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form y separately published work icon The Get Down series - publisher   film/TV  
Note: Co-created by Baz Luhrmann and American television producer Shawn Ryan. Written by Baz Luhrmann, with staff writers including Jacqui Rivera.
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 The Get Down
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Film Details - Sony Pictures Television , 2016

Producers:

Aaron Seliquini.

Production Companies:

Sony Pictures Television.
Distributed on streaming service Netflix.

Director of Photography:

William Rexer.

Editors:

Allyson C. Johnson.

Production Designers:

Karen Murphy.

Music:

Elliott Wheeler.

Cast:

Primary cast members include Jimmy Smits (Francisco 'Papa Fuerte' Cruz), Justice Smith (Ezekiel), Herizen Guardiola (Mylene Cruz), Shameik Moore (Shaolin Fantastic), Skylan Brooks (Ra-R), T.J. Brown Jr. (Boo-Boo), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Cadillac), Mamoudou Athie (Grandmaster Flash), and Giancarlo Esposito (Pastor Ramon Cruz).

Additional cast members include Jaden Smith (Marcus 'Dizzee' Kipling), Yolonda Ross (Ms Green), Zabryna Guevara (the wife of pastor Ramon Cruz and the mother of Mylene), and Sal Rendino (Stanley Kelly).


Release Dates:

Due to premiere on Netflix in 2016.

Notes:

Executive story editor: Lana Cho.

Subjects:
Settings:
  • New York (City), New York (State),
    c
    United States of America (USA),
    c
    Americas,
  • 1970s
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