Plot

The city of New Rome faces the duel between Cesar Catilina, a brilliant artist in favor of a Utopian future, and the greedy mayor Franklyn Cicero. Between them is Julia Cicero, with her loyalty divided between her father and her beloved.

Cesar Catalina is head of the Development Authority of New Rome. A master architect and city planner, he has a grand, Utopian vision for New Rome - Megalopolis. However, his vision and methods see him fall foul of the city's major, Frank Cicero, resulting in a bitter feud between the two. The major is not the only person Catalina needs to worry about: seeing an opportunity, Catalina's cousin undermines him at every turn in his own bid for power.—grantss

MEGALOPOLIS is a Roman Epic set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina, a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero, the mayor's daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.—Lionsgate

Once, the dazzling metropolis of New Rome inspired people to dream. But now, it lies in ruins, plagued by corruption, crime, and rapid decline. However, Cesar Catilina, a visionary architect and the gifted head of the Design Authority, refuses to take the situation lying down. After all, he has been tirelessly working on a grand plan to build a new utopia on the city's ruins. Unfortunately, his ambitious vision doesn't sit well with Franklyn Cicero, Rome's long-standing mayor. As intense rivalry threatens to sabotage the Megalopolis Project, things go sideways when Cesar falls in love with Julia, Cicero's charming socialite daughter. With greed and sinister hidden agendas putting loyalties to the ultimate test, what will it take to restore order and turn Cesar's vision into reality?—Nick Riganas