Chongqing - the largest city in the world

S01 E01 • Tuesday, Jan 2, 2024 • Jan 2 • 44m

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.

Mexico City - creative and combative

S01 E02 • Wednesday, Jan 3, 2024 • Jan 3 • 43m

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.

Lagos - Metropolis of Extremes

S01 E03 • Thursday, Jan 4, 2024 • Jan 4 • 44m

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.

Rome - Journey to the heart of the city

S01 E04 • Sunday, Mar 31, 2024 • Mar 31 • 45m

Extraordinary people, touching stories and mysterious places.

London

S01 E05 • Monday, Dec 30, 2024 • Dec 30 • 45m

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

Rio de Janeiro

S01 E06 • Thursday, Jan 2, 2025 • Jan 2 • 45m

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.

Istanbul

S01 E07 • Thursday, May 1, 2025 • May 1 • 45m

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?

Mumbai

S01 E08 • Thursday, Jul 31, 2025 • Jul 31 • 45m

Vienna

S01 E09 • Thursday, Aug 7, 2025 • Aug 7 • 45m

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.

Toronto

S01 E10 • Monday, Dec 29, 2025 • Dec 29 • 44m

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.