City of God: The Fight Rages On – Watch the trailer for the new sequel series

2002’s City of God was the Brazilian film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund. The film received widespread critical acclaim and had four nominations at the 76th Academy Awards; Best Cinematography (César Charlone), Best Director (Meirelles), Best Film Editing (Daniel Rezende), and Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) (Mantovani).

Meirelles and Lund went on to create the City of Men TV series and its 2007 film adaptation. Meirelles returns as a producer for the new HBO MAX series, City of God: The Fight Rages On. They are working alongside “City of God” film producer Andrea Barata Ribeiro on the six-episode series.

Set two decades after the events of the international award-winning film, CITY OF GOD: THE FIGHT RAGES ON includes the return of memorable characters such as Rocket (Wilson), Berenice, Bradock, Cinthia, Barbantinho and Melonhead, as well as new faces that will bring the continuation of this story to life, including Jerusa, Ligia and Genivaldo Curio.

Directed by Aly Muritiba and Bruno Costa, the series stars Alexandre Rodrigues, Roberta Rodrigues, Thiago Martins, Sabrina Rosa, Kiko Marques, Edson Oliveira, Andreia Horta, Marcos Palmeira, Eli Ferreira, Luellem de Castro, Jefferson Brasil, Otavio Linhares, Rafael Lozano, Leandro Daniel, and Luiz Bertazzo.

The show hits HBO and MAX on 25th August 2024.