Burning Flames (Season 1)

Burning Flames (烈焰, 2024) is a Chinese fantasy epic you can watch online on iFILM. Directed by Chongchong Liu, it opens on a world where gods have enslaved humankind for millennia, working them to death in the mines to harvest the "blood stones" demanded as tribute.

When the king of men finally turns on the gods, the revolt collapses and his realm burns. Prince Wu Geng loses his entire family and ends up a slave in one of those mines, until the mystic Fu Xi takes notice and trains him to raise a secret army. Ren Jialun and Xing Fei head the cast in a story adapted from a hugely popular manhua, built around one stubborn question: can a mortal ever beat a god?

The combat is brutal and the mythology leans dark — closer to Eastern grimdark than gentle wuxia. It lands best with viewers who want a sprawling revenge saga about a broken cosmic order. Stream Burning Flames online on iFILM.