Series · 2024 · 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?
2 seasons · 13 episodes

Episode 01
Chongqing - the largest city in the world
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.

Episode 02
Mexico City - creative and combative
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.

Episode 03
Lagos - Metropolis of Extremes
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.

Episode 04
Rome - Journey to the heart of the city
Extraordinary people, touching stories and mysterious places.

Episode 05
London
As night falls over the Thames, those sharp contrasts emerge that make London arguably the most interesting and international metropolis in Europe.

Episode 06
Rio de Janeiro
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.

Episode 07
Istanbul
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?

Episode 08
Mumbai
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Episode 09
Vienna
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.

Episode 10
Toronto
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.

Episode 11
Paris
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.
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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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Megacitys - Wenn es Nacht wird in ... has 2 seasons with 13 episodes in total.
Megacitys - Wenn es Nacht wird in ... is currently in production and returning for new episodes.
Megacitys - Wenn es Nacht wird in ... airs on ZDF.
Megacitys - Wenn es Nacht wird in ... first aired on January 2, 2024.
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