<Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> 4K (Ultra HD) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> August 12, 2016 (2016 - 08 - 12)--April 7, 2017 (2017 - 04 - 07) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Get Down is an American musical drama television series created by Baz Luhrmann and Stephen Adly Guirgis . Its six - episode first part premiered globally on August 12, 2016, on Netflix . Produced by Sony Pictures Television, the series is set in the South Bronx region of New York City in the late 1970s; its title refers to parts of disco and R&B records that could be repeated using multiple turntables and were enjoyed most by dancers . A five - episode second part concluding the series was released on April 7, 2017 . On May 24, 2017, Netflix announced that the series is concluded after part 2 and that there would be no more parts . </P> <P> The series is set in the 1970s in the Bronx, New York City, and follows the rise of hip - hop and disco music through the eyes of a group of teenagers . Each episode begins with MC Books, a famous artist that raps his story to a large crowd during a concert in 1996 . The short rap serves both as a recap of previous episodes and as a setup of the events of the next . Each episode is also intercut with real footage and newscasts from the 1970s . </P>

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