Cenoura is coming home from prison to a neighbourhood fighting over its future. Matheus Nachtergaele reprises his role from the 2002 film City of God in the second season of HBO’s continuation, The Fight Rages On.
The Brazilian series, adapted from Paulo Lins’s work, launched in 2024, picking up the story two decades after the film’s events and following the community through the work of photographer Rocket. Season two finds control of the territory up for grabs after the death of drug lord Curió.
Newly elected councilwoman Berenice confronts political corruption and the growing influence of the militia. Lawyer Jerusa has a more personal battle: haunted by her past, she seeks revenge against those responsible for destroying her family.
Leka turns to funk music and dance parties to rally residents, using culture to build unity and resistance as the neighbourhood faces another struggle for power.
Filmed in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, the six-episode second season arrives November 8 on HBO Latino in the US and will be available to stream globally on HBO Max.
