Full-Length Series Trailer Released For Baz Luhrmann's Bronx Hip-Hop Origin Tale "The Get Down"

A new original series from famed director Baz Luhrmann on Netflix titled The Get Down is all about the birth of hip-hop in South Bronx during the 1970s.

"The Get Down is a mythic saga of how New York at the brink of bankruptcy gave birth to a new art form. Set in New York in 1977, this music-driven drama series chronicles the rise of hip-hop and the last days of disco -– told through the lives, music, art and dance of the South Bronx kids who would change the world forever.

The Get Down will be released for binge watching on Netflix this August 12th.