When Destiny Brings the Demon Review (2025): Is It Worth Watching?

Is When Destiny Brings the Demon worth watching?

Yes — When Destiny Brings the Demon is worth watching, holding a 88% Critic Score and 92% Audience Score on Celluloid. Its 87% Celluloid Score averages five independent sources: critic percentage, audience percentage, Metascore (78), IMDb (8.4/10) and aggregated fan rating (94%).

Created by Fu Hua, When Destiny Brings the Demon ran 1 season, 33 episodes on iQIYI in Mandarin, from China. When Destiny Brings the Demon has ended, so you can watch the complete story without waiting on a renewal.

What is When Destiny Brings the Demon about?

Modern-day office drone Zou Yan accidentally stumbles into the world of cultivation and wakes up as Liao Tingyan, a disciple of the Qinggutian Sect. She’s soon selected to serve the reclusive Grandmaster Sima Jiao, a powerful cultivator who’s been secretly sealed inside a mountain for 500 years. Twisted by isolation and rage, he’s cold, hot-tempered, and bent on revenge. Liao Tingyan doesn’t know that “her” original identity is a demonic assassin. But to his surprise, she shows no ill will, no ambition, and no desire at all. Her nature fascinates him. Thus begins an unlikely romance between a villainous immortal and a healing-type “slacker,” a connection that defies fate and spans lifetimes.

Critics consensus: When Destiny Brings the Demon — a major Wang Yinglu television credit for Celluloid Stars filmography. The cast is led by Wang Yinglu, Arthur Chen, Wang Yiting, Gao Han, Wu Yuheng, among others.

How many seasons of When Destiny Brings the Demon are there, and where do I start?

When Destiny Brings the Demon has 1 season, 33 episodes, and there is no reason to start anywhere but the first episode. At 1 season, 33 episodes, it is a single-season commitment you can finish in a week. The series page breaks the 87% Celluloid Score into its five sources so you can see exactly where critics and audiences disagree before committing.

Where can I watch When Destiny Brings the Demon?

When Destiny Brings the Demon is carried by iQIYI, though rights are licensed by territory and change often. Check the iQIYI hub for everything else on the same service, and the series page for the regions where Celluloid has confirmed availability.

What should I watch after When Destiny Brings the Demon?

If it lands, try Moonlight (96%), The Classic of Mountains and Seas (96%), A Splendid Match (94%) next — same shelf, comparable scores. You can also browse all drama series, everything from China, or the year it premiered.