The Get Down

At a cost of $10 million per episode, The Get Down (2016) joined a three-way tie with Friends (1994) and Game of Thrones (2011) for the second-largest budget in TV history. ER (1994) holds the record for the highest budget per episode at $13 million.

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Daveed Diggs plays Ezekiel "Book" Figuero in the mid-1990s as an adult and mainstream rapper. Although Diggs is himself a rapper, Nas dubbed his voice in the rap scenes.

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Many of the lines spoken and some of the interstitial scenes during the series' run were taken directly from Wild Style (1982), a dramatized film considered the first hip hop film.

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Most of the graffiti art on the subway cars is based on and copied from real works found on the New York City I. R. T. cars of the 1970s and 1980s.

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While filming one of the intimate scenes, Herizen F. Guardiola did not want to kiss Justice Smith on the lips, stating that he was a complete stranger and that she did not want to make out with someone she did not know. In later episodes, Guardiola grew more accustomed to the idea of kissing her co-stars on camera. However, before letting her lips meet his, she cared about learning something personal about the person.

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The Get Down (2016) premiered 13 episodes over two years, then halted production after just one season, making it the shortest-running show among all Netflix series at the time. Although critics and viewers received it well, co-creator Baz Luhrmann cited the high production cost and his desire to move on to other projects as the reasons for ending the series.

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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) is frequently referenced throughout the series. Jimmy Smits, who plays Francisco Cruz, appeared in three Star Wars prequels as Bail Organa: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016). In 2022 he reprised the role in the Disney+ show 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'.

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Ezekiel "Books" Figuero's home address, 400 Prospect Ave #16G, Bronx, NY 10455, does not actually exist.

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Süper Yüksek Gerilim Kayıtları is a fictional record label. Its address in the series, 1201 Hunts Point Ave, Bronx, New York, 10474, also does not exist in reality.

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