The South Bronx is hip hop’s Mother. Baz Luhrmann and the cast of The Get Down will pay respects to the foundation of today's popular culture in the new Netflix Original series. The first trailer was revealed at CES this week in Las Vegas and since its release fans are already hyping it up to be the best TV show of 2016. Starring Justice Smith (Paper Towns), Shameik Moore (Dope), Skylan Brooks (The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete), and the multi-talented Jaden Smith the young actors will recreate the disco days of late-1970 New York City. Pioneer DJ Grandmaster Flash is an associate producer of the 13-episode series rumored to release this summer.
Check out the trailer:
After the action packed 3-minute trailer was debuted, cast members took to Twitter to promote the sizzle reel and speak positive words about the project so far. Some of the tweets reveal pictures of the cast you may not have seen yet. Check our previous article to find out everything we know about The Get Down's plot.
Jaden Smith will play Marcus “Dizzee” Kipling, a psychedelically influenced graffiti artist. The eccentric rapper and model tweeted just a winky face. He must be feeling his new look:
(; #TheGetDown https://t.co/TV6v0eXkbg
— Jaden Smith (@officialjaden) January 6, 2016
Shameik Moore will play Shaolin Fantastic, “a child of the streets, thrill-seeking, unpredictable, eccentric but above all, enigmatic.” He also showed some love.
You guys like the trailer for #TheGetDown ?!
— Shameik Moore (@meaksworld) January 7, 2016Y'all really have me smiling from ear to ear. Y'all hype now.. Wait till you see bad boy meak ;)
— Shameik Moore (@meaksworld) January 7, 2016
Grandmaster Flash added to the hype.
#tbt - these days being recreated on The Get Down right nowwww pic.twitter.com/hRZ1vJid6w
— Grandmaster Flash (@DJFlash4eva) January 7, 2016Whoa the trailer dropped today so proud to be Associate Producer of #TheGetDown with Mr. Baz Luhrmann Check it out! https://t.co/Y5tPmctts5
— Grandmaster Flash (@DJFlash4eva) January 7, 2016
Herizen Guardiola will play Mylene Cruz, the aspiring singer who showed off her amazing chops in the trailer. She tweeted to her friends to check out what she’s been working on this year.
Hey guys! Check out what I've been working on for almost a year! So excited!!! _❤️ #TheGetDown https://t.co/2dc6bJjB0s
— herizen guardiola (@herizenfawn) January 6, 2016
Justice Smith will play Ezekiel, “a smart, resourceful teen brimming with untapped talent and unrequited love who is determined to make his mark in this world.” The recently famed actor gave the trailer a shout out.
Go WATCH THE GET DOWN TRAILER https://t.co/M82cPwxAYs pic.twitter.com/T3TTqcSpxw
— Justice Smith (@JusticetheSmith) January 6, 2016
It seems the cast is pretty close, Jaden even sent Shameik a sweatshirt.
Thanks for the hoodie brozay @officialjaden pic.twitter.com/h5HtHCfydK
— Shameik Moore (@meaksworld) January 8, 2016The series has already got a #1 superfan.
*goes to shamelessly watch #TheGetDown trailer another 20 times*
— Tia ♡ (@tiaharajenise12) January 6, 2016Justice is about to blow UP __ I'm so excited to see more of him this year!!!! _ @JusticetheSmith #TheGetDown
— Tia ♡ (@tiaharajenise12) January 6, 20162016. IT'S ALMOST HERE. #TheGetDown pic.twitter.com/w1fCNdiKP7
— Tia ♡ (@tiaharajenise12) December 5, 2015Grandmaster Flash and Justice Smith have documented the series on their instagram accounts with an handful of photos of the set and cast members.
During a Q&A at the Ghetto Film School in the Bronx a member of Luhrmann’s team revealed the tentative release date as August 2016, however neither Netflix or partner Sony Pictures has made that official.
