The Acclaimed Independent Action/Adventure Web Series

ManHeat is an independently produced action/adventure/comedy web series that began lo-fi — shot on an iPhone, cut with freeware, powered by grit. These days, it’s got better gear… but the same dry, offbeat soul.

Lock in, Click Play and enjoy the ride.

Season 1

Before plot.

Before production value.

There was Season 1 — bite-sized action clichés filmed in 480p selfie mode on an iPhone SE.

Season 2

Shot during the Great Pandemic. Clips stretched to 30–60 seconds, scenes started connecting, and a legend started to take shape.

A tripod provided stability.

ClipChamp stitched it all together.

Season 3

Bumped things up to 720p and stitched together a basic storyline, folding in episodes from Season 2.

The world of ManHeat started to take form — just enough plot to justify the firepower.

Season 4

Armed with a donated Canon Vixia HF R500, Season 4 pushed the story and the format.

The reels experiment began. So did the war with vertical framing.

Season 5

Upgraded the editing game to Adobe Premiere Pro, pushing the storyline deeper into its third act.

The series started to feel like more than just clips glued together.

Current Season

Ramping up with AI quietly doing the heavy lifting—upscaling footage, reimagining the villain, and revamping that infamous Season 2 training montage.

Also, we’ve switched from Adobe to DaVinci Resolve—because some things shouldn’t have unfettered access to your raw files.

Five years in the making. Dozens of obstacles, one mission left.

It all kicks off with a brutal hand-to-hand fight against a top-tier heavy — and ends with the rescue of the hero’s long-lost special ops mentor. But not before the mentor drops one last twist (his second, for those keeping track). What follows: an epic helicopter battle to take out the villain’s doomsday machine, once and for all.