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The Get Down - Season 1
Set in the late 1970s, when New York was at the brink of bankruptcy and disco was dying out, the series centers around the incredibly turbulent state of the late '70s South Bronx and the birth of the DJ/MC turntabling dynamic that would evolve into hip-hop.
8 July 1998, Malibu, California, USA
25 June 1986, Rochester, New York, USA
26 April 1958, Copenhagen, Denmark
August 09, 2016
The show's second episode offers a stronger, more cohesive hour but it's still not altogether clear how all the characters are connected due to the ramshackle, elliptical nature of the gauzy pilot.
August 11, 2016
"The Get Down" boasts plenty of vibrancy. But after three episodes it's still unclear whether this ambitious Netflix series has come up with a narrative that's as galvanic as the art form that inspired it.
August 09, 2016
The Get Down unfurls a huge canvas. It's a great example of the way different pop-culture phenomena influence each other.
August 09, 2016
The Get Down wants to be gritty, but it doesn't quite know how. It's like a glistening manicure with the polish laid over flecks of dirt-under a few clear coats, schmutz is indistinguishable from glitter.
August 05, 2016
The Get Down is a mess. At times, it's a thrilling mess, at other times a boring one, and there's just barely enough energy in the parts that work to power through the many parts that don't.
March 21, 2017
While the rest of The Get Down struggles to find its footing outside the performances, Dizzee is a refreshing character to see.
August 05, 2016
It's a masterpiece.
October 04, 2016
If you can dig the vibe, the feature-length first episode becomes as absorbing as it is theatrical.
August 11, 2016
[The premiere is] Luhrmann at his most bloated. Once the show moves into subsequent episodes, it maintains Luhrmann's trademark operatic stylizations, but it also factors in our need for a cogent, original narrative.