The Get Down

The Get Down

Rule the world.

Created by Baz Luhrmann

On Netflix

2016–20171 season11 episodes7.3 / 10

A vibrant, music-driven coming-of-age drama set in 1970s Bronx hip-hop culture, balancing gritty street life with the transformative power of artistic ambition.

In 1977 New York City, the talented and soulful youth of the South Bronx chase dreams and breakneck beats to transform music history.

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  • Does The Get Down leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of series.

  • Is The Get Down scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.

  • Is The Get Down easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Get Down sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Get Down violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity77

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise29

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love46

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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