Call Me by Fire: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Call Me by Fire is a 2021 Chinese singing reality television show broadcast on Mango TV. It features 33 male celebrities who have been in the entertainment industry for close to ten years or more competing to form a 17-member performance group.The second season of Call Me by Fire, it features 32 seasoned male celebrities from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and the US who compete to form a boy band. The Chinese title of the show has also been renamed from 披荆斩棘的哥哥 to 披荊斬棘.

Series details

• Title: Call Me by Fire
• Format: Variety
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 2021-08-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-09-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Hunan TV
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Mango TV
• Network country: China
• TVMaze ID: 65403
• TVDB ID: 408671

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-08-12; final listed air date 2021-10-29.
• Season 2: premiered 2022-08-19; final listed air date 2022-11-03.
• Season 3: premiered 2023-08-18; final listed air date 2023-09-16.

Source and licence

Adapted from Call Me by Fire on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.