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Guixu

Rating 9.0/10

In a world reshaped by catastrophe and biological mutation, an explorer team fights to survive a new ecosystem.

Where to Watch in English

Season 1 episodes are available on YouTube via the full series playlist.

Free full episodes on PineDrama · Copy title to search PineDrama iOS ↗ Android ↗ Melolo iOS ↗

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Story

In a world transformed by environmental catastrophe and biological mutations, a team of explorers struggles to survive and understand the new ecosystem taking shape around them.

Noteworthy

Why Watch

  • A slow-building atmosphere: The opening episodes take their time, drawing viewers into a world on the brink instead of rushing from one dramatic payoff to the next.
  • Cinematic visuals: Film-like cinematography and a sci-fi thriller aesthetic create an immersive, suspenseful atmosphere.
  • Real-world themes, imagined catastrophe: Inspired by climate change, melting ice, and ancient viruses in permafrost, the story imagines a world of mutated creatures and collapsing order.
  • A coherent disaster world: The catastrophe, conflicts, and characters’ fates are connected, giving the story a sense of internal logic.
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Guixu
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Sources

Research note: This guide covers Hongguo’s 归墟第一季, the black-rain and giant-ant story. Other dramas titled 归墟 are separate works. The 12 episodes refer to this listing.

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