Full Trailer for ‘City of God: The Fight Rages On’ Legacy Sequel Series
by Alex Billington
July 25, 2024
Source: YouTube
“Someone needs to tell this story.” HBO has revealed the first official trailer for a streaming series called City of God: The Fight Rages On, a long-awaited legacy sequel to the iconic masterpiece Brazilian film City of God (from 2002). There was already a sort-of-sequel made in 2007 called City of Men, but it had mixed reviews and didn’t make much of an impact. This new series follows the very same kid, Rocket (aka Buscapé), and stars Alexandre Rodrigues bringing him back 22 years after starring in the original. The series will follow in the footsteps of the film by Fernando Meirelles and will also be based on Paulo Lins’ book “City of God”. It’s set two decades after that of the original, following the current lives of the characters seen in the 2002 film – showing what happened to them. With excerpts used in flashbacks to reconstruct memories and affective recollections. The cast includes: Roberta Rodrigues, Thiago Martins, Sabrina Rosa, Kiko Marques, Edson Oliveira, Andréia Horta, Marcos Palmeira, Eli Ferreira, Luellem de Castro; and debuting talents from communities in Rio de Janeiro such as Cidade de Deus, Vidigal and Mangueira. A City of God sequel was never necessary, but I’ll probably watch anyway. Doesn’t look that bad.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Max’s series City of God: The Fight Rages On, from YouTube:
City of God: The Fight Rages On is an adapted continuation of the literary work of Paulo Lins and will tell the story of its characters taking as a starting point the work of the photographer Rocket (Wilson). The plot unfolds in the early 2000s when the release of a young drug dealer from prison puts Cidade de Deus back into dispute. Local residents find themselves trapped between drug traffickers, militias and public authorities, but the need to escape this cycle makes the community unite to face the oppressor. City of God: The Fight Rages On, also known as Cidade de Deus: A Luta Não Para in Portuguese, is a series created and produced by Andrea Barata Ribeiro and Fernando Meirelles (director of the original City of God). With writing by Sérgio Machado, Renata Di Carmo, Armando Praça, Estevão Ribeiro, Rodrigo Felha and Aly Muritiba. Featuring episodes directed by Aly Muritiba (director of the films Circular, To My Beloved, Rust, Nóis por Nóis, Jesus Kid, Private Desert) and Bruno Costa. It’s produced by O2 Films and HBO Originals. Executive produced by Mariano Cesar, Anouk Aaron, Mônica Albuquerque. HBO will debut City of God: The Fight Rages On streaming on Max starting August 25th, 2024 coming soon. Looks good? Want to watch?
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