Megacitys - Wenn es Nacht wird in ...
Glittering facades, vibrant life, and people facing the daily struggle for survival. ZDF correspondents each profile a megacity within their reporting area. How do people celebrate, laugh, and love in such a city? How are problems like housing shortages, food supply, transportation, and climate change solved – in metropolises with over ten million inhabitants?
11 episodes
1. Chongqing - the largest city in the worldThis megacity is growing relentlessly and is not for the faint of heart. Anyone wanting to experience China simply cannot miss Chongqing – the largest city in the world.CC44minJan 2, 2024
2. Mexico City - creative and combativeMexico City was once feared; today, the megacity is a tourist hotspot. The city has retained its fighting spirit – in some places for the sake of spectacle, in others for survival.CC43minJan 3, 2024
3. Lagos - Metropolis of ExtremesLagos is growing faster than any other city in the world. A megacity of extremes: while many of its 25 million inhabitants live in poverty, money is no object in its clubs.CC44minJan 4, 2024
4. Rome - Journey to the heart of the cityExtraordinary people, touching stories and mysterious places.CC45minMar 31, 2024
5. LondonAs night falls over the Thames, those sharp contrasts emerge that make London arguably the most interesting and international metropolis in Europe.CC45minDec 30, 2024
6. Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro is Sugarloaf Mountain, the Christ the Redeemer statue, and Copacabana. When night falls, culture and music pulsate – but it's also hard work in the "engine room" of the metropolis.CC45minJan 2, 2025
7. IstanbulBetween tradition, chaos, and constant upheaval: How does beleaguered Istanbul, with its 16 million inhabitants, manage to survive as a modern global city despite all the tensions?CC45minMay 1, 2025
8. MumbaiNo synopsis available yet.CC45minJul 31, 2025
9. ViennaVienna is beautiful. Framed by the facades of the Austro-Hungarian era, people enjoy culture and coffee, clattering past St. Stephen's Cathedral and the Sisi Museum in horse-drawn carriages. Until night falls.CC45minAug 7, 2025
10. TorontoWhen pilot Ky sees the Toronto skyline during her evening approach, it's the happiest moment of her day. The financial metropolis transforms into a vibrant, dazzling melting pot.CC44minDec 29, 2025
11. ParisCity of love, fashion metropolis, place of longing for millions of people – that is Paris, often described as the most beautiful city in the world.CC54minMay 25, 2026
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Megacitys - Wenn es Nacht wird in ...
Glittering facades, vibrant life, and people facing the daily struggle for survival. ZDF correspondents each profile a megacity within their reporting area. How do people celebrate, laugh, and love in such a city? How are problems like housing shortages, food supply, transportation, and climate change solved – in metropolises with over ten million inhabitants?
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Markus Wenniges
- Studio
- ZDF
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Audio languages
English, German
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