Guardian (Season 1)

Guardian (镇魂, 2018) is a Chinese sci-fi detective series you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Gu Zhi Wei. Long ago, alien DNA crashed to Earth, merged with human DNA, and gave rise to new species — some dwelling underground, others walking among ordinary people on the surface.

For centuries, coexistence held — until a resource war shattered the balance. Now university professor Shen Wei and detective Zhao Yunlan find themselves entangled in that ancient conflict, as supernatural forces step out of hiding and an elusive figure known as the Black Robe keeps derailing every lead. Zhu Yi Long and Bai Yu carry the show's unusual blend of crime procedural and urban fantasy with real chemistry. Stream Guardian online on iFILM.