City Of God The Fight Rages On is an HBO Original series produced by O2 Filmes and inspired by Paulo Lins’s work.

The series will follow the story of its characters, starting with the work of the photographer Rocket (Wilson). Set in the early 2000s, the series includes excerpts from the film as flashbacks to reconstruct the protagonists’ memories.

City Of God The Fight Rages On Cast

The film features returning cast members who played renowned characters in the original film: Alexandre Rodrigues, Thiago Martins, Roberta Rodrigues, Sabrina Rosa, Kiko Marques, and Edson Oliveira.

New cast members include Andréia Horta, Marcos Palmeira, Jefferson Brasil, Eli Ferreira, Luellem de Castro, Otávio Linhares, Rafael Lozano, Leandro Daniel, and Luiz Bertazzo, as well as emerging talents from Rio de Janeiro communities like City of God, Vidigal, and Mangueira.

In the original film, the Brazilian saying “if you run, the beast will catch you; if you stay, it will eat you” portrayed the City of God as an inescapable place. In the series, the community, plagued by disputes between drug dealers, police, and militiamen, presents a perspective of collective resistance, focusing on the lives of its residents.

Andrea Barata Ribeiro and Fernando Meirelles are producers, and Cris Abi and Gustavo Gontijo are co-producers. Aly Muritiba is the general director, with Bruno Costa as the second director.

The script is by Sérgio Machado, Renata Di Carmo, Armando Praça, Estevão Ribeiro, Rodrigo Felha, and Muritiba. From Warner Bros. Discovery, the series is executive produced by Mariano Cesar, Anouk Aaron, and Monica Albuquerque.