Megacitys - Wenn es Nacht wird in ...

Synopsis

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?

First Air Date: 2024-01-02

Last Air Date: 2025-12-29

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 12

Networks: ZDF

Top Cast

Miriam Steimer as Presenter
Benjamin Daniel as Presenter
Steffanie Riess as Presenter
Susann von Lojewski as Presenter
Nicola Albrecht as Presenter
Hilke Petersen as Presenter
Wolf-Christian Ulrich as Presenter
Christoph Röckerath as Presenter

Seasons

Season 1 (2024)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Chongqing - the largest city in the world (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.
Ep. 2: Mexico City - creative and combative (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.
Ep. 3: Lagos - Metropolis of Extremes (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.
Ep. 4: Rome - Journey to the heart of the city (2024-03-31)

Extraordinary people, touching stories and mysterious places.
Ep. 5: London (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.
Ep. 6: Rio de Janeiro (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.
Ep. 7: Istanbul (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?
Ep. 8: Mumbai (2025-07-31)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 9: Vienna (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.
Ep. 10: Toronto (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.