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The Get Down

  1. the baz of it all
    Counting the Baz-isms in Baz Luhrmann’s ElvisBaz Luhrmann can do many things, but he cannot do less — especially not in Elvis.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  2. The 10 Best TV Shows of 2017Matt Zoller Seitz chooses his favorite TV shows of the year.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  3. peak tv
    Rival Networks Are Really Happy That Netflix Is Finally Canceling Its Shows“I’m glad they’re canceling shows,” FX’s president bluntly declared.
    By David Canfield
  4. cancellations
    The Get Down Canceled After One SeasonThe super-expensive project will not live to see another day.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  5. The Get Down’s Baz Luhrmann on Season Two’s CliffhangerAnd the two songs Sia wrote.
    By Josef Adalian
  6. overnights
    The Get Down Recap: You Cannot Imagine What We’ll BecomeA star is born.
    By Odie Henderson
  7. overnights
    The Get Down Recap: All The Devils Are HereAfter the series’ best episode, we’re presented with its worst.
    By Odie Henderson
  8. overnights
    The Get Down Recap: Cadillac’s RevengeThis is an episode about contracts — verbal and written.
    By Odie Henderson
  9. overnights
    The Get Down Recap: Adventures in White-Boy LandEach episode of The Get Down orbits a single thematic element that builds on the one before.
    By Odie Henderson
  10. overnights
    The Get Down Recap: The Church Is God’s NightclubAfter a hiatus, The Get Down jumps a year into the future.
    By Odie Henderson
  11. tv review
    The Second Half of The Get Down Is a Major Improvement Over the FirstA promising show has become a terrific one.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  12. Allow The Get Down to Reintroduce Itself With Its Part Two TrailerThe series heads into 1978 when it returns April 7.
    By Jackson McHenry
  13. The Get Down Trailer: The Boys Are Still Here to BoogieThe show returns April 7.
    By E. Alex Jung
  14. conversations
    Jimmy Smits on Playing Role Models, Villains, and Everything in Between“The machine of the business does jade you if you don’t find a way out of it.”
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  15. the industry
    Netflix Raising $800 Million in Additional DebtThe loan is fairly standard, but think of what it can buy!
    By Jackson McHenry
  16. expense accounts
    Making The Get Down Reportedly Cost Even More Than We ThoughtLots of money.
    By Devon Ivie
  17. Justice Smith Almost Lost Himself in The Get Down“There were days I would just go home and bawl because the lines get blurred and you’re like, What is me and what is the character?”
    By E. Alex Jung
  18. conversations
    Justice Smith Almost Lost Himself in The Get Down“There were days I would just go home and bawl because the lines get blurred and you’re like, What is me and what is the character?” 
    By E. Alex Jung
  19. legacies
    The Story Behind The Get Down’s Kung Fu Connection“If it wasn’t for Hong Kong cinema, hip-hop street dancing culture would be a bit different.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  20. the vulture tv podcast
    Get Down Creator on the Show’s Messy Production“Sometimes I feel like I almost died in this last two-and-a-half years. It’s just been kind of crazy.”
    By Gazelle Emami, Jen Chaney, and Matt Zoller Seitz
  21. old new york
    The Get Down and How Pop Culture Has Handled NYC’s 1977 BlackoutFrom The Get Down to City on Fire.
    By Nate Jones
  22. overnights
    The Get Down Recap: The Only Game We GotIn this mid-season finale, The Get Down unveils its most satisfying blend of real life and fiction.
    By Odie Henderson
  23. 6 Pretentious Ways to Boost Your Get Down Viewing ExperienceSix ways of seeing The Get Down differently while waiting for the show to take off (as it eventually does).
    By Frank Guan
  24. the low down
    A Brief Primer on the Politics of The Get Down’s 1977 New YorkFrom bankruptcy to the mayoral race.
    By Jackson McHenry
  25. explainer
    Separating Fact and Fiction in Netflix’s The Get DownLet us break it down.
    By Lisa Liebman
  26. The Get Down’s Rare Pakoussa Remix, ExplainedDon’t go Googling for it.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  27. overnights
    The Get Down Recap: The Definition of SuccessAt its best, The Get Down highlights the particular struggle of being a poor kid.
    By Odie Henderson
  28. inevitable comparisons
    How Baz Luhrmann-ish is The Get Down?Relatively Baz-ish.
    By Jen Chaney
  29. overnights
    The Get Down Recap: Two Tribes on a Quest“You can’t be a rebel if you don’t rebel.”
    By Odie Henderson
  30. overnights
    The Get Down Recap: Slippin’ Into Darkness“Where were you when the lights went out in New York City?”
    By Odie Henderson
  31. overnights
    The Get Down Recap: The Grace of GodTwo episodes in, The Get Down embraces its inner Moulin Rouge.
    By Odie Henderson
  32. overnights
    The Get Down Recap: New York, Big City of DreamsConsider this a blessing or a warning: The Get Down unmistakably belongs to Baz Luhrmann.
    By Odie Henderson
  33. chat room
    So What Exactly Is ‘the Get Down’? Let Grandmaster Flash Explain“Oh shit, he took my beat and he glued it to this picture.”
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  34. tv review
    Netflix’s The Get Down Is a Spectacular Mixed Bag of a ShowAnyone who watches this expecting it to be about the birth of hip-hop is going to be disappointed.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  35. Why The Get Down Is Only Premiering Half of Its First Season on Friday“Netflix and Sony wanted to get something on the air.”
    By Gazelle Emami
  36. right-click
    Hear Miguel’s New Song for The Get DownIt samples a Hot Chocolate disco gem.
    By Dee Lockett
  37. new on netflix
    What’s New on Netflix: August 2016The Little Prince! Slow TV!
    By Jackson McHenry
  38. tca 2016
    6 Things We Learned at Netflix’s The Get Down TCA PanelThe idea to explore this cultural and musical period occurred to Baz Luhrmann when he was sitting in a Paris restaurant ten years ago.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  39. the industry
    Baz Luhrmann’s The Get Down Is the Most-Expensive Netflix Show EverAnd it almost killed Baz Luhrmann.
    By Devon Ivie
  40. trailer mix
    New Trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s The Get DownWarning: Tears ahead.
    By Dee Lockett and E. Alex Jung
  41. netflix
    Netflix Announces Premiere Dates for 10 SeriesWelcome to Peak TV.
    By Jackson McHenry
  42. party chat
    Baz Luhrmann on Working With Grandmaster FlashThe Flash is also a character on the show.
    By Bennett Marcus
  43. exclusive
    Baz Luhrmann Tells Us All About His New Netflix Show, The Get DownAnd it sounds kind of like an Empire prequel.
    By Josef Adalian
  44. Baz Luhrmann’s First TV Show Is Headed to NetflixThis should be a spectacular spectacular.
    By Josef Adalian