DESCRIPTION: (from Warner Bros. Discovery's press release, May 2024) Max has announced that the HBO Original series CITY OF GOD: THE FIGHT RAGES ON will premiere in August of this year on Max and HBO. This new six-episode Brazilian production takes place two decades after the events of the highly acclaimed film "City of God." Produced by O2 Filmes, CITY OF GOD: THE FIGHT RAGES ON is an adapted continuation of the literary work by Paulo Lins, and will follow the story of its characters, starting with the work of the photographer Buscapé. Set in the early 2000s, the series includes excerpts from the film as flashbacks to reconstruct the protagonists' memories.
