Summary: The Get Down
: The Get Down focuses on 1970s New York City broken down and beaten up, violent, cash strapped dyin. It turned to rubble, a rag-tag crew of South Bronx teenagers are nothings and nobodies with no one to shelter them - except each other, armed only with verbal games, improvised dance steps, some magic markers and spray cans. From Bronx tenements, to the SoHo art scene; from CBGBs to Studio 54 and even the glass towers of the justbuilt World Trade Center, The Get Down is a mythic saga of how New York at the brink of bankruptcy gave birth to hip-hop, punk and disco told through the lives and music of the South Bronx kids who changed the city, and the world forever.
Part 2:
Justice Smith as Ezekiel "Zeke" Figuero, a smart, resourceful teen, brimming with untapped talent and unrequited love, who is determined to make his mark in this world. He is in love with Mylene, but her desire to leave the Bronx hinders their relationship.
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Fantastic, a child of the streets, thrill-seeking, unpredictable, eccentric but above all, enigmatic. He is distrustful of Mylene and sees her as a distraction to Ezekiel.
Herizen F.
Guardiola as Mylene Cruz, a tenacious girl with an incredible voice who dreams of becoming a disco star, a dream that is far outside the realm of her fiercely religious background. She loves Ezekiel, but fears that he won't ever leave the Bronx.
Jaden Smith as Marcus “Dizzee” Kipling, the most artistically minded of the Kipling brothers, Dizzee is a graffiti artist who tags as Rumi 411.
Skylan Brooks as Ra-Ra Kipling, a loyal, respected, protective friend and brother with his head screwed on tight, he's the voice of reason beyond his years.
T. J. Brown Jr. as Boo-Boo Kipling, a mechanically minded kid who is an irrepressible 40-year-old in a 14-year-old's body.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Cadillac, a "fly gangster" and prince of the disco world who is the owner and proprietor of the most notorious after-hours night spot in the Bronx.
Jimmy Smits as Francisco "Papa Fuerte" Cruz, a South Bronx political boss who delivers services to his constituents that the city has failed to provide, such as jobs, housing and
healthcare.
Part 2:
Justice Smith as Ezekiel "Zeke" Figuero, a smart, resourceful teen, brimming with untapped talent and unrequited love, who is determined to make his mark in this world. He is in love with Mylene, but her desire to leave the Bronx hinders their relationship.
Moore as Shaolin …show more content…
Fantastic, a child of the streets, thrill-seeking, unpredictable, eccentric but above all, enigmatic. He is distrustful of Mylene and sees her as a distraction to Ezekiel.
Herizen F.
Guardiola as Mylene Cruz, a tenacious girl with an incredible voice who dreams of becoming a disco star, a dream that is far outside the realm of her fiercely religious background. She loves Ezekiel, but fears that he won't ever leave the Bronx.
Jaden Smith as Marcus “Dizzee” Kipling, the most artistically minded of the Kipling brothers, Dizzee is a graffiti artist who tags as Rumi 411.
Skylan Brooks as Ra-Ra Kipling, a loyal, respected, protective friend and brother with his head screwed on tight, he's the voice of reason beyond his years.
T. J. Brown Jr. as Boo-Boo Kipling, a mechanically minded kid who is an irrepressible 40-year-old in a 14-year-old's body.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Cadillac, a "fly gangster" and prince of the disco world who is the owner and proprietor of the most notorious after-hours night spot in the Bronx.
Jimmy Smits as Francisco "Papa Fuerte" Cruz, a South Bronx political boss who delivers services to his constituents that the city has failed to provide, such as jobs, housing and
healthcare.