‘The Get Down’ Trailer: Jaden Smith, Grandmaster Flash, Shameik Moore, And Justice Smith Show Love For Baz Luhrmann's Netflix Original

The South Bronx is hip hop’s Mother. Baz Luhrmann and the cast of The Get Down will pay respects to the foundation of today's popular culture in the new Netflix Original series. The first trailer was revealed at CES this week in Las Vegas and since its release fans are already hyping it up to be the best TV show of 2016. Starring Justice Smith (Paper Towns), Shameik Moore (Dope), Skylan Brooks (The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete), and the multi-talented Jaden Smith the young actors will recreate the disco days of late-1970 New York City. Pioneer DJ Grandmaster Flash is an associate producer of the 13-episode series rumored to release this summer.

Check out the trailer:

After the action packed 3-minute trailer was debuted, cast members took to Twitter to promote the sizzle reel and speak positive words about the project so far. Some of the tweets reveal pictures of the cast you may not have seen yet. Check our previous article to find out everything we know about The Get Down's plot.

Jaden Smith will play Marcus “Dizzee” Kipling, a psychedelically influenced graffiti artist. The eccentric rapper and model tweeted just a winky face. He must be feeling his new look:

Shameik Moore will play Shaolin Fantastic, “a child of the streets, thrill-seeking, unpredictable, eccentric but above all, enigmatic.” He also showed some love.

Grandmaster Flash added to the hype.

Herizen Guardiola will play Mylene Cruz, the aspiring singer who showed off her amazing chops in the trailer. She tweeted to her friends to check out what she’s been working on this year.

Justice Smith will play Ezekiel, “a smart, resourceful teen brimming with untapped talent and unrequited love who is determined to make his mark in this world.” The recently famed actor gave the trailer a shout out.

It seems the cast is pretty close, Jaden even sent Shameik a sweatshirt.

The series has already got a #1 superfan.

Grandmaster Flash and Justice Smith have documented the series on their instagram accounts with an handful of photos of the set and cast members.

During a Q&A at the Ghetto Film School in the Bronx a member of Luhrmann’s team revealed the tentative release date as August 2016, however neither Netflix or partner Sony Pictures has made that official.