

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?
Seasons

E1Chongqing - the largest city in the world
Jan 2, 2024
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.

E2Mexico City - creative and combative
Jan 3, 2024
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.

E3Lagos - Metropolis of Extremes
Jan 4, 2024
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.

E4Rome - Journey to the heart of the city
Mar 31, 2024
Extraordinary people, touching stories and mysterious places.

E5London
Dec 30, 2024
As night falls over the Thames, those sharp contrasts emerge that make London arguably the most interesting and international metropolis in Europe.

E6Rio de Janeiro
Jan 2, 2025
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.

E7Istanbul
May 1, 2025
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?

E8Mumbai
Jul 31, 2025

E9Vienna
Aug 7, 2025
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.

E10Toronto
Dec 29, 2025
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.

E11Paris
May 25, 2026
City of love, fashion metropolis, place of longing for millions of people – that is Paris, often described as the most beautiful city in the world.
E1Episode 1
Dec 30, 2024
E2Episode 2
Jan 2, 2025
Storyline
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?
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