Insect Detective (Seasons 1–2)

Insect Detective (2020, original title 破茧) is a Chinese crime series you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Li Jingdong. The show builds its forensic logic on an unusual foundation: insect toxicology as a tool for solving murders.

Tan Jingtian, an entomology graduate tainted by a past scandal, gets drawn into a case when a victim is found killed by the venom of a bullet ant — a rare tropical species. Working with forensic pathologist Jin Lin and a police team, he quickly finds the case runs deeper than the initial evidence suggests, with a suspect who has stayed off the radar for years.

For viewers tired of standard procedural templates, the insect-toxicology angle gives this show a fresh set of puzzle pieces to work through. Stream Insect Detective online on iFILM.