The Big Picture It's been a while since we've visited the streets of Brazil in the genre-defining thriller City of God. Today, over 20 years after the Academy Award-nominated movie was released, Max announced that a sequel series is set to follow-up with the story. Titled City of God: The Fight Rages On, the series will span across six episodes and is set to premiere this August. A specific release window is yet to be announced.
In addition to the announcement of the series, Max also revealed that segments of City of God will be used as flashbacks in City of God: The Fight Rages On in order to better contextualize and remind viewers of some long-time events that might have influenced characters decades later. When you consider that the movie depicted kids that survived a traumatic childhood in violent neighborhoods, it's not surprising that the movie will have a direct influence on the sequel series.
City of God was released in 2002 to immense critical acclaim. To this day, it is considered a masterpiece both for Brazilian and international cinema. It told the story of several people who grew up in Cidade de Deus , the biggest slum in Brazil and a place that offered little protection to its inhabitants in terms of violence, crime and drug war.