Jaden Smith has joined the cast of Baz Luhrmann‘s Netflix series “The Get Down,” the premium streaming company announced Tuesday.
The musically-themedย drama is led by four newcomers: Tremaine Brown Jr., Justice Smith, Shameik Moore and Skylan Brooks will make up the rag-tag group of teenagers who run wild in the streets of the late-1970s Bronx.
The “Karate Kid” actor will recur as Marcus “Dizzee” Kipling, 18, a psychedelically talented and enigmatic graffiti writer.
“We as an audience have known Jaden since he was very young. Recently, Jaden has been seeking diverse and challenging roles and this is a testament to his passion to grow in the craft,” Luhrmann said in a statement.