Burning Peony (2022): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2022, Burning Peony is a romance and fantasy film directed by Haibo Song.

What it’s about. The Flower King Yaojun of the Hundred Flowers Banquet was violently killed in front of the eyes of the immortals, and many immortals were killed one after another. Legend has it that there is a temple on the top of Kunlun Mountain, Yunyandu, which can be pawned to take all things, and the flower fairy white peony went to Yunyandu in order to seek the truth and met the evil god king. The order of winter blossom is imminent, the white peony is unwilling to succumb to the blossom against the time, suffer the heavenly punishment, the god king turns into a divine beast Pixiu to absorb the water of the rivers, lakes and seas to extinguish the heavenly calamity thunder and fire on the white peony, and the two fall in love. Bai Peony found that the owner of Yunyandu was a woman exactly like himself, and the Shenjun was inextricably linked to this person. The real murderer who took the birthday at the Hundred Flowers Banquet was also about to move, plotting to seize Yunyandu...

Who’s in it. Burning Peony stars Lai Yumeng as White Peony / Red Peony, Jia Zhengyu as Du Heng / Evil Lord, Yang Jingru as Camelia and Fu Qianwen as Yan Zhen, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.0/10, Burning Peony has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Burning Peony page.

If you liked it. Fans of Burning Peony tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Your Name., Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Cinema Paradiso.