Baz Luhrmann is making a musical drama TV series at Netflix.
The renowned filmmaker will make his television debut with the period hip-hop drama called The Get Down.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 13-episode show is set in New York in the 1970s around a rag-tag crew of teenagers from the South Bronx.
The Great Gatsby director commented: "In this golden era of TV, the Netflix culture puts no constraint on creative possibilities. So it is a natural home for The Get Down, a project I have been contemplating and working on now for over 10 years.
"Throughout, I've been obsessed with the idea of how a city in its lowest moment, forgotten and half-destroyed, could give birth to such creativity and originality in music, art and culture. I'm thrilled to be working with my partners at Sony and collaborating with a team of extraordinary writers and musicians, many of whom grew up with and lived the story we've set out to tell."
Luhrmann will direct three episodes of the show, as well as executive producing the project for the web streaming service.
The Get Down will premiere on Netflix in 2016.
