The City of God: The Fight Rages On trailer previews the upcoming Max show, which serves as a sequel to the 2002 crime drama film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund.
The series will premiere on Sunday, August 25th, on HBO Latino in the U.S. It will be available to stream on Max where the platform is available. It consists of six episodes, released weekly, every Sunday until September 29th.
Check out the City of God: The Fight Rages On trailer below (watch more trailers):
What happens in the City of God trailer?
The trailer for City of God: The Fight Rages On begins by emphasizing the two decades that have passed since the events of the film, beginning with a focus on a photojournalist who finds himself dropped into the ongoing drug war. The battle for control over the City of God rages on, and Rocket finds himself caught up in a daily fight that only seems to escalate.
This is expanded on by the plot of the HBO Original series as it unfolds in the early 2000s. That’s when the release of a young drug dealer from prison puts Cidade de Deus right back into conflict. As residents become ensnared between drug traffickers, militias, and public authorities, the need to escape this cycle makes the community “unite to face the oppression,” per the official synopsis.
Using excerpts from the film in flashbacks, the cast of the City of God sequel includes Alexandre Rodrigues, Roberta Rodrigues, Thiago Martins, Sabrina Rosa, Kiko Marques, Edson Oliveira, Andréia Horta, Marcos Palmeira, Eli Ferreira, Luellem de Castro, Jefferson Brasil, Otávio Linhares, Rafael Lozano, Leandro Daniel, and Luiz Bertazzo, in addition to debuting talents from communities in Rio de Janeiro such as Cidade de Deus, Vidigal, and Mangueira.
City of God: The Fight Rages On is an HBO Original series produced by O2 Filmes. Producers are Andrea Barata Ribeiro and Fernando Meirelles, and co-producers are Cris Abi and Gustavo Gontijo. Bruno Costa joins as second director. Scripts are written by Sérgio Machado, Renata Di Carmo, Armando Praça, Estevão Ribeiro, Rodrigo Felha, and Muritiba. It is executive produced by Mariano Cesar, Anouk Aaron, and Mônica Albuquerque on behalf of Warner Bros. Discovery.
