In Pictures: Director Baz Luhrmann's Netflix series The Get Down premieres

Director Baz Luhrmann's TV series for Netflix has been making headlines mainly for the huge budget overruns and long delays. The Get Down attempts to retell the birth of hip hop music on the mean streets of New York's South Bronx.

Here's a look in pictures at the premiere at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in Bronx, New York, on Aug 11.

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Aug 12, 2016, 03:44 PM

Actress Yolanda Ross, who plays an English teacher who dishes out tough love to a bunch of South Bronx teenagers in the show, arrives for the premiere. PHOTO: AFP

Veteran actor Giancarlo Esposito talks to reporters on the red carpet for The Get Down's premiere. PHOTO: AFP

The cast and crew of The Get Down pose for the cameras at the premiere. PHOTO: AFP

Actress Stefanee Martin, one of the stars of the show, arrives for the premiere. PHOTO: AFP

Grandmaster Flash, hip hop pioneer and associate producer of The Get Down, arrives for the premiere. PHOTO: AFP

Veteran rapper Nas, who along with Grandmaster Flash, helped shape the music for The Get Down, arrives for the premiere. PHOTO: AFP

Director Baz Luhrmann, for whom The Get Down has been a passion project, arrives for the premiere.
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Actress Herizen Guardiola arrives for the premiere.
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Actor Jaden Smith, who is part of the core team of young stars on the show, arrives for the premiere. PHOTO: AFP

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