The Get Down 

A rag tag group of teenagers run wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 70's.

Creator:

Shawn Ryan

Stars:

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mamoudou Athie, Skylan Brooks

Cast

Series cast summary:
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II	...	Cadillac (13 episodes, 2016)
Mamoudou Athie	...	Grandmaster Flash (13 episodes, 2016)
Skylan Brooks	...	Ra-Ra (13 episodes, 2016)
Tremaine Brown Jr.	...	Boo-Boo (13 episodes, 2016)
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Pastor Ramon Cruz (13 episodes, 2016)
Herizen F. Guardiola	...	Mylene Cruz (13 episodes, 2016)
Stefanée Martin	...	Yolanda Kipling (13 episodes, 2016)
Shameik Moore	...	Shaolin Fantastic (13 episodes, 2016)
Justice Smith	...	Ezekiel (13 episodes, 2016)
Jimmy Smits	...	Francisco 'Papa Fuerte' Cruz (13 episodes, 2016)
Lillias White		(13 episodes, 2016)
Zabryna Guevara	...	Mrs. Cruz (8 episodes, 2016)
Michel Gill	...	Mr. Gunns (6 episodes, 2016)
Jaden Smith	...	Marcus 'Dizzee' Kipling (6 episodes, 2016)
Tory Devon Smith	...	Little Wolf (6 episodes, 2016)

Storyline

The Get Down focuses on 1970s New York City - broken down and beaten up, violent, cash strapped -- dying. Consigned to rubble, a rag-tag crew of South Bronx teenagers are nothings and nobodies with no one to shelter them - except each other, armed only with verbal games, improvised dance steps, some magic markers and spray cans. From Bronx tenements, to the SoHo art scene; from CBGBs to Studio 54 and even the glass towers of the just-built World Trade Center, The Get Down is a mythic saga of how New York at the brink of bankruptcy gave birth to hip-hop, punk and disco -- told through the lives and music of the South Bronx kids who changed the city, and the world...forever.

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Genres:

Drama | Music | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 August 2016 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bazmark Films, Sony Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 1970 a Community Organization in Detroit, Michigan was named Operation Get Down. OGD provided recreation services, educational opportunities for diploma candidates, food co-op, Senior Citizens program, arts and crafts, camping, Sports, entertainment, educational resources and trouble shooting services for the City Airport Community. Rosemary Messenger created several murals within the facility. This Organization created the blueprint for successful inner city youths.