-        movie = self._download_json(
-            request, video_id, 'Downloading movie metadata JSON')
-
-        title = movie.get('title') or movie['original_title']
-        description = movie.get('synopsis')
-        thumbnail = movie.get('large_artwork') or movie.get('artwork')
-
-        entries = []
-        for clip in movie['play_list']:
-            entry = None
-
-            # movielink api
-            link_request = clip.get('link_request')
-            if link_request:
-                request = compat_urllib_request.Request(
-                    'http://api.live.viewster.com/api/v1/movielink?movieid=%(movieid)s&action=%(action)s&paymethod=%(paymethod)s&price=%(price)s¤cy=%(currency)s&language=%(language)s&subtitlelanguage=%(subtitlelanguage)s&ischromecast=%(ischromecast)s'
-                    % link_request)
-                request.add_header('Accept', self._ACCEPT_HEADER)
-
-                movie_link = self._download_json(
-                    request, video_id, 'Downloading movie link JSON', fatal=False)
-
-                if movie_link:
-                    formats = self._extract_f4m_formats(
-                        movie_link['url'] + '&hdcore=3.2.0&plugin=flowplayer-3.2.0.1', video_id)
-                    self._sort_formats(formats)
-                    entry = {
-                        'formats': formats,
-                    }
-
-            # direct link
-            clip_url = clip.get('clip_data', {}).get('url')
-            if clip_url:
-                entry = {
-                    'url': clip_url,
-                    'ext': 'mp4',
-                }
-
-            if entry:
-                entry.update({
-                    'id': '%s-%s' % (video_id, clip['canonical_title']),
-                    'title': '%s - %s' % (title, clip['title']),
-                })
-                entries.append(entry)
-
-        playlist = self.playlist_result(entries, video_id, title, description)
-        playlist['thumbnail'] = thumbnail
-        return playlist
+            def concat(suffix, sep='-'):
+                return (base_format_id + '%s%s' % (sep, suffix)) if base_format_id else suffix
+
+            for media_type in ('application/f4m+xml', 'application/x-mpegURL', 'video/mp4'):
+                media = self._download_json(
+                    'https://public-api.viewster.com/movies/%s/video' % entry_id,
+                    video_id, 'Downloading %s JSON' % concat(media_type, ' '), fatal=False, query={
+                        'mediaType': media_type,
+                        'language': audio,
+                        'subtitle': subtitle,
+                    })
+                if not media:
+                    continue
+                video_url = media.get('Uri')
+                if not video_url:
+                    continue
+                ext = determine_ext(video_url)
+                if ext == 'f4m':
+                    manifest_url = video_url
+                    video_url += '&' if '?' in video_url else '?'
+                    video_url += 'hdcore=3.2.0&plugin=flowplayer-3.2.0.1'
+                    formats.extend(self._extract_f4m_formats(
+                        video_url, video_id, f4m_id=concat('hds')))
+                elif ext == 'm3u8':
+                    manifest_url = video_url
+                    m3u8_formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(
+                        video_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id=concat('hls'),
+                        fatal=False)  # m3u8 sometimes fail
+                    if m3u8_formats:
+                        formats.extend(m3u8_formats)
+                else:
+                    qualities_basename = self._search_regex(
+                        '/([^/]+)\.csmil/',
+                        manifest_url, 'qualities basename', default=None)
+                    if not qualities_basename:
+                        continue
+                    QUALITIES_RE = r'((,\d+k)+,?)'
+                    qualities = self._search_regex(
+                        QUALITIES_RE, qualities_basename,
+                        'qualities', default=None)
+                    if not qualities:
+                        continue
+                    qualities = list(map(lambda q: int(q[:-1]), qualities.strip(',').split(',')))
+                    qualities.sort()
+                    http_template = re.sub(QUALITIES_RE, r'%dk', qualities_basename)
+                    http_url_basename = url_basename(video_url)
+                    if m3u8_formats:
+                        self._sort_formats(m3u8_formats)
+                        m3u8_formats = list(filter(
+                            lambda f: f.get('vcodec') != 'none' and f.get('resolution') != 'multiple',
+                            m3u8_formats))
+                    if len(qualities) == len(m3u8_formats):
+                        for q, m3u8_format in zip(qualities, m3u8_formats):
+                            f = m3u8_format.copy()
+                            f.update({
+                                'url': video_url.replace(http_url_basename, http_template % q),
+                                'format_id': f['format_id'].replace('hls', 'http'),
+                                'protocol': 'http',
+                            })
+                            formats.append(f)
+                    else:
+                        for q in qualities:
+                            formats.append({
+                                'url': video_url.replace(http_url_basename, http_template % q),
+                                'ext': 'mp4',
+                                'format_id': 'http-%d' % q,
+                                'tbr': q,
+                            })
+
+        if not formats and not info.get('VODSettings'):
+            self.raise_geo_restricted()
+
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+
+        synopsis = info.get('Synopsis') or {}
+        # Prefer title outside synopsis since it's less messy
+        title = (info.get('Title') or synopsis['Title']).strip()
+        description = synopsis.get('Detailed') or (info.get('Synopsis') or {}).get('Short')
+        duration = int_or_none(info.get('Duration'))
+        timestamp = parse_iso8601(info.get('ReleaseDate'))
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'title': title,
+            'description': description,
+            'timestamp': timestamp,
+            'duration': duration,
+            'formats': formats,
+        }