Megacitys - Wenn es Nacht wird in ...
2024•45m
Documentary
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?
Production
ZDF
Language
DE
Status
Returning Series
First Aired
January 2, 2024
Last Aired
December 29, 2025
Networks
ZDF
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Chongqing - the largest city in the world
Air date: 2024-01-02
This 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.
E2
Mexico City - creative and combative
Air date: 2024-01-03
Mexico 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.
E3
Lagos - Metropolis of Extremes
Air date: 2024-01-04
Lagos 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.
E4
Rome - Journey to the heart of the city
Air date: 2024-03-31
Extraordinary people, touching stories and mysterious places.
E5
London
Air date: 2024-12-30
As night falls over the Thames, those sharp contrasts emerge that make London arguably the most interesting and international metropolis in Europe.
E6
Rio de Janeiro
Air date: 2025-01-02
Rio 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.
E7
Istanbul
Air date: 2025-05-01
Between 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?
E8
Mumbai
Air date: 2025-07-31
E9
Vienna
Air date: 2025-08-07
Vienna 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.
E10
Toronto
Air date: 2025-12-29
When 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.
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