City of God: The Fight Rages On

Set two decades after the events of the film, the series has Wilson "Rocket" Rodrigues achieving his dreams of becoming a photojournalist. He returns to the favela to document the disputes between drug dealers, police, militiamen, and politicians and how the events impact the lives of its residents. ==Cast==

Translation into English of character's names that were nicknames are between parenthesis when applicable. Main • Alexandre Rodrigues as Wilson Rodrigues / "Buscapé" • Thiago Martins as Valdemar Cavalcante / "Bradock" / "Lampião" (season 1) • Roberta Rodrigues as Berenice Aguiar • Sabrina Rosa as Cinthia Braga • Edson Oliveira as João Augusto Barbacena / "Barbantinho" (season 1) • Marcos Palmeira as Genivaldo / "Curió" (season 1) • Andréia Horta as Jerusa Rocha Recurring • Dhonata Augusto as Delano Braga • Eli Ferreira as Lígia Rodrigues • Shirley Cruz as Marta / "Martinha" • Luellem de Castro as Leka Rodrigues • Kiko Marques as Reginaldo Cavani / "Cabeção" • Victor Andrade as Genis / "Geninho" • Demétrio Nascimento as Cleiton Machado / "PQD" • André Tristão as "Afrânio" (season 1) • Felipe Paulino as "Pézinho" • Otávio Linhares as "Touro" (season 1) • Matheus Nachtergaele as Sandro / "Cenoura" (season 2) ==Episodes==

HBO announced in May 2024 that a sequel to the 2002 film City of God would be released as a six-episode series. The series continues to adapt the works of Paulo Lins and follow the photographer Buscapé. Several cast members from the film returned for the series over two decades later. The series began airing on HBO Latino and streaming on Max on August 25, 2024. On August 30, 2024, HBO renewed the series for a second season. ==Reception==

Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 83% based on reviews from six critics, with an average rating of 5.5/10. On Metacritic, the series holds a score of 53 out of 100 based on four critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". ==References==