It likely happened because of financial reasons, since Season 1’s dozen episodes reportedly cost upwards of $120 million to put together, easily making it one of the most expensive shows ever.
But the issue wasn’t exactly the content or critical reactions that serve as the driving force behind The Get Down only getting a freshman season.
In the scheme of things, The Get Down’s cancellation is very far from shocking, as the lush and gorgeous drama has arguably been the most likely show to get the ax from Netflix.
Sure, Netflix has pockets deeper than half of all cable networks put together — that’s probably not accurate — but lines have to be drawn somewhere.