The Get Down

The Netflix bubble seemingly burst with a one-two punch of both Baz Luhrmann’s The Get Down and the Wachowskis’ Sense8 cancellations. Now, Netflix brass explain their thinking, as well as the reason to “celebrate” failure.

It’s admittedly rare of Netflix to pull the plug on original series after one season, but with recent cuts like The Get Down (and potentially Sense8), the safety … well, net might finally have holes. According to a new interview with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, the streaming service might be getting a bit more strict with its renewals.

Netflix Baz Luhrmann hip-hop drama The Get Down has endured notably public production headaches, even delaying half of its first season, and the price tag finally soared too high. Netflix confirms Season 2 has been scrapped, as Luhrmann reveals his commitment to another film.

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Netflix Baz Luhrmann hip-hop drama The Get Down has often seen more problems than praise, making headlines for its unusual structure and expense, rather than content. The first season’s second half may get things back on track, though Luhrmann now reveals a shorter count than expected, and what may change in a second season.

Netflix’s Baz Luhrmann-helmed The Get Down is finally dusting off the vinyl to bring us the second half of its first season. After an earlier announcement teaser, the ‘70s hip-hop drama goes “inside the music” with a first full trailer, new key art and photos.

Netflix’s Baz Luhrmann-helmed The Get Down proved one of the first notable examples of streaming series breaking up their episode runs, but at long last, Part II is headed to the stage. Wave goodbye to your social life in April, as The Get Down announces its return in a first teaser.

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Netflix’s The Get Down made headlines for the wrong reasons at first, as reports of Baz Luhrmann‘’s ballooning budget and reshoots pulled focus from positive reviews. Production even made history by separating the two halves of its first Netflix season, while new reports suggest episode budgets have reached as high as $16 million.

As the most recent trailer only proved, Baz Luhrmann’s Netflix hip-hop drama The Get Down has become one of the more anticipated series of the year, even as the streaming service broke with its usual strategy to release season halves at different times. There’s good reason, it seems, as an eye-popping report has The Get Down at one of the most expensive series ever made, for which Luhrmann might sit out any possible second season.