Netflix has canceled The Get Down after one season. Baz Luhrmann’s series about the beginnings of hip-hop and the political tension in the Bronx just released the second-half of season one last month. It was previously noted that The Get Down was one of Netflix’s most expensive shows with a total cost of $120 million for the first season. The high price was attributed to delays in the pre-production and production process. Luhrmann told fans of the show on Facebook that the cancellation was the result of his inability to work on The Get Down full time.

[youtube id=”JUz23OrMKIU”] Baz Luhrmann’s second season of the hip-hop Netflix series The Get Down will return on April 7th. The show debuted last year and was quickly recognized for its historical scope of hip-hop’s Bronx beginnings and the soundtrack. It was rumored that the show would not return but Nelson George announced on Twitter that part two is coming in the spring.

[youtube id=”W8uqQ5FgHYs”]  Quindon Tarver started his career in the music industry by appearing in Madonna’s video for “Like A Prayer.” He recorded his self-titled solo album in 1996 but he did not gain notice until he covered Prince’s “When Doves Cry” for Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet movie. Tarver’s version of the song appeared on William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture, Volume 2.  Tarver was 12-years old when he recorded “When Doves Cry” and he also contributed “Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good)” for the soundtrack and appeared as a choir boy in the film. He is preparing his second solo album for release later this year and keeps his fans updated at his Youtube channel.

[youtube id=”usv442G6H8A”] Watch the main trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s The Get Down which comes out August 12th on Netflix. The drama is set in 1977 Bronx, New York and it follows the birth of hip-hop after the death of disco. Nas, Grandmaster Flash and Nelson George are some of the producers and Jaden Smith, Jimmy Smits and Giancarlo Esposito have roles in the series.