Update: After an earlier version of this story was published, Cast It Talent, which has hosted "The Get Down'"casting calls, pulled its existing postings down and told DNAinfo New York that "new, updated roles for season 2 will be added in the upcoming weeks." This story has been edited to reflect those changes.
Are you ready to get down?
The Netflix original series "The Get Down," director Baz Luhrmann's first-ever TV show, will soon be casting for more episodes, according to Cast It Talent, an online job board for actors that has been hosting the show's recruiting website.
The musical drama exploring the rise of hip-hop culture in the South Bronx in the 1970s, centers on the up-and-coming MC Ezekiel (Justice Smith) and would-be disco star Mylene (Herizen Guardiola). Its first six episodes premiered on Netflix on Aug. 12, and the second half of season one will debut sometime in 2017.
The talent agency was advertising parts as extras for black and Latino men and women ages 18 to 21 on their website, TheGetDownCasting.com, on Tuesday afternoon. It was also recruiting hip-hop dancers of both genders and all ages.
However, those listings were taken down by Cast It Talent by Wednesday morning and replaced with a message that read "Thanks for your interest in The Get Down! Details on future audition opportunities coming soon..."
In an email to DNAinfo New York on Wednesday, Cast It Talent said they plan to look for more talent soon, adding that "new, updated roles for season 2 will be added in the upcoming weeks."
"Unfortunately, we cannot provide any information regarding season 2 roles until they are made publicly available," they added.
A second season of the show has yet to be publicly confirmed by Netflix. The online streaming service has "nothing to announce beyond Part Two for next year," a spokesperson said in an email.
"The Get Down" offered breakout roles to cast members like Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who plays Cadillac and Tremaine Brown Jr., who plays Boo-Boo.
As Luhrmann told Vulture in February 2015, the director was determined to cast previously undiscovered performers in his hip-hop opus. His production team launched TheGetDownCasting.com, a site inviting actors, rappers and dancers to submit video auditions.
In their videos, applicants were instructed to introduce themselves, tell a story, perform a rap, song or poem and do a little dance in any style. (In the other words, you had to be the full package if you wanted to roll with Luhrmann's crew.)
