The Netflix series The Get Down has been cancelled after just one two-part season, according to Variety, with director Baz Luhrmann taking to Facebook to describe an exclusivity deal that became a “sticking point” for Netflix and Sony Pictures Television, precluding him from working on a new film project. The show – an extravagant US$120m retelling of the founding of hip-hop, executive produced by Grandmaster Flash and narrated by the rapper Nas – was plagued by a revolving door of crew and beset by a series of delays.
“When I was asked to come to the centre of The Get Down to help realise it, I had to defer a film directing commitment for at least two years,” Luhrmann wrote.
While Luhrmann did not confirm The Get Down had been cancelled, he said it was “unlikely” the series would go back into production in the immediate future.
Since The Get Down stopped, I have actually been spending the last few months preparing my new cinematic work.”