Scripted series · iQIYI International
Burning Desire
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Burning Desire actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Burning Desire reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Run infiltrates the city's largest mafia family to avenge his deceased father. Unexpectedly, he catches the eye of Chai, the head of the family, and becomes Chai's fiancé. Run decides to go along with the plan, only to be reunited with Win, who is Chai's son and Run's former flame. Faced with Win’s repeated "forced love" and aggressive pursuits, how will Run choose his path forward...?
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Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Nova HuangWriter
Direction
- Yanakan ThepthongDirector
Where to watch
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