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Splash Splash Love (퐁당퐁당 Love)
Splash Splash Love (퐁당퐁당 LOVE) is a 2015 MBC 54th-anniversary time-slip romance web drama in which math-fearing senior Jang Dan-bi lands in drought-era Joseon and tutors young King Lee Do; 10 Naver episodes, 2 TV parts, starring Kim Seul-gi and Yoon Doo-joon.
Stay With Me (哥哥你别跑)
Stay With Me (哥哥你别跑, Ge Ge Ni Bie Pao) is a 2023 Chinese youth BL drama directed by Su You Chen, starring Xu Bin and Zhang Jiong Min as stepbrothers Wu Bi and Su Yu; a remake of Addicted, released overseas on YouTube and Viki.
Story of Qinglian Blooming Days Xifei's Royal Love in the Palace (岁岁青莲)
岁岁青莲 (Story of Qinglian, Blooming Days, Xi Fei Zhuan) is a 2023 Chinese costume romance drama adapted from the novel Xi Fei Zhuan, starring He Rundong and He Hongshan, 36 episodes on Tencent Video, October 23 to November 13, 2023.
Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty II (唐朝诡事录之西行)
Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty II: To the West (唐朝诡事录之西行) is a 2024 iQiyi 40-episode costume mystery anthology, sequel to the 2022 hit, directed by Bai Shan, written by Wei Fenghua, starring Yang Xuwen and Yang Zhigang, with eight unit cases and a Douban score of 8.3.
Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty III (唐朝诡事录之长安)
Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty III: To Chang'an (唐朝诡事录之长安) is the third season of iQiyi's Tang-dynasty zhiguai detective series, a 40-episode 2025 drama starring Yang Xuwen and Yang Zhigang, set in High Tang Chang'an with eight strange cases and a Douban score of 8.0.
Summer Rose (盛夏芬德拉)
Summer Rose (盛夏芬德拉, Midsummer's Vendela) is a 2025 Chinese vertical-screen micro short drama, 82 episodes, starring Liu Xiaoxu and Guo Yuxin, a contract-marriage romance spin-off of Shen Qing Yin Yi that reached 4.4 billion plays on Hongguo and Douyin.
Sweet Tai Chi (淑女飘飘拳)
Sweet Tai Chi (淑女飘飘拳) is a 2019 Chinese Youku web drama, 24 episodes, adapted from Tian Yi You Feng's 2008 CMFU Academy novel, directed by Luo Ande, starring Bi Wenjun and Sun Qian as tai chi students reviving their school's tai chi department.
Sweet Teeth (世界微尘里)
Sweet Teeth (世界微尘里) is a 2021 Chinese urban romance drama directed by Xu Hongyu, adapted from Mu Fusheng's novel, starring Wu Xuanyi and Bi Wenjun as a librarian and dentist; 22 episodes on iQIYI from August 16, 2021.
Switched (宇宙を駆けるよだか)
Switched (宇宙を駆けるよだか, Sora wo Kakeru Yodaka) is a 2018 six-episode Netflix Japanese drama directed by Matsuyama Hiroaki, adapted from Kawabata Shiki's manga, in which popular high schooler Ayumi swaps bodies with bullied classmate Zenko, who refuses to switch back.
Sword and Fairy (祈今朝)
Sword and Fairy (祈今朝, Qi Jin Zhao), also called Legend of Sword and Fairy 6: Qi Jinzhao, is a 2024 Chinese xianxia drama adapted from the game Chinese Paladin 6, starring Xu Kai and Esther Yu; 36 episodes on Tencent Video from January 18, 2024.
Takane and Hana (高嶺と花)
Takane and Hana (高嶺と花) is a 2019 FOD live-action drama adapted from Yuki Shiwasu's Hana to Yume manga, starring Mahiro Takasugi and Aisa Takeuchi in an age-gap omiai romcom; distinct from the 2018 NTV drama Takane no Hana.
Take My Brother Away (快把我哥带走 (电视剧))
Take My Brother Away (快把我哥带走) is a 2018 Chinese youth drama adapted from the You Ling sisters' manhua, directed by Han Qing, starring Joseph Zeng and Sun Qian as bickering siblings Shi Fen and Shi Miao; 30 episodes on Tencent Video, later on Netflix.
Talking Bones (骨语)
Talking Bones (骨语) is a 2018 Chinese crime suspense web series directed by Hu Yaozhi for Tencent Video, starring Zhang Lingxin and Gao Ren in 36 episodes.
Taming the Wild (驯野)
Taming the Wild (驯野, Xun Ye; also Tamed by Temptation) is a 2025 Chinese 77-episode urban romance micro short drama starring Yang Pengcheng, Wang Xiaoyi, and Zhang Xuan, about a cardiologist and a kept college student who is a lost wealthy heir; a Hongguo platform hit with over 1 billion effective plays.
Tanabata no Kuni (七夕の国)
Tanabata no Kuni (七夕の国, Land of Tanabata) is Hitoshi Iwaaki's 1996–1999 sci-fi mystery manga about a bloodline that can erase spheres of reality, adapted as a 10-episode Disney+ live-action drama in July 2024 starring Kanata Hosoda.
Tang Dynasty Tour (唐砖)
Tang Dynasty Tour (唐砖) is a 2018 iQIYI time-travel wuxia light comedy adapted from 孑与2's novel, starring Wang Tianchen and Zhang Jianing; it premiered 29 October 2018, won a Chinese American TV Festival award, and gained a 2026 sequel.
Ten Miles of Spring Breeze (春风十里，不如你)
Ten Miles of Spring Breeze (春风十里，不如你, Shall I Compare You to a Spring Day) is a 2017 40-episode Chinese youth romance drama adapted from Feng Tang's novel Beijing, Beijing, starring Zhou Dongyu and Zhang Yishan, streamed exclusively on Youku with over 5 billion views.
Ten Years Late (十年三月三十日)
Ten Years Late (十年三月三十日) is a 2019 Chinese 39-episode urban workplace romance drama directed by Zhong Shu Jia, starring Dou Xiao and Gulnazar, set in the tourism industry, streamed on iQiyi and Tencent Video from September 19, 2019.
The Spirealm (致命游戏_(网路剧))
The Spirealm (致命游戏) is a 2024 Chinese horror-mystery web drama adapted from Xi Zixu's danmei novel Kaleidoscope of Death, starring Xia Zhiguang and Huang Junjie. iQIYI released all 78 short episodes on February 2, 2024 and pulled them within two hours under BL censorship; it later streamed internationally in 38 episodes on Viu and Viki.
The Sword and the Brocade (锦心似玉)
The Sword and the Brocade (锦心似玉) is a 2021 Tencent Video costume drama, 45 episodes, adapted from Zhi Zhi's novel Shu Nu Gong Lue, starring Wallace Chung and Tan Songyun in a Ming dynasty arranged-marriage romance.
The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call
The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (중증외상센터) is Netflix Korea's first original medical K-drama, an 8-episode January 2025 series adapted from Lee Nak-joon's web novel/webtoon, starring Ju Ji-hoon as trauma surgeon Baek Kang-hyuk; it topped Netflix's non-English chart and has seasons 2 and 3 confirmed.
The Truth (风过留痕)
The Truth (风过留痕, The Remains of the Wind) is a 2026 Chinese crime drama on Tencent Video and iQIYI, China's first trace-evidence (痕检) forensic crime series, 30 episodes adapted from Jiushui's novel 尸案调查科, starring Gong Jun, Jiang Wu, and Sun Yi.
The Truth Within (剥茧)
The Truth Within (剥茧, Bo Jian) is a 2025–2026 Chinese forensic crime suspense drama on Youku and Migu Video, 21 episodes, starring Luo Yunxi, Liu Yase, and Jiang Qilin, directed by Zhuang Xuanwei; Douban 6.6, Youku heat above 8900.
The Victims' Game (谁是被害者)
The Victims' Game (誰是被害者) is a Taiwanese Netflix Mandarin crime thriller adapted from Endless Universe's novel The Fourth Victim, starring Joseph Chang as a forensic investigator with Asperger's syndrome; two seasons, 2020 and 2024, first Chinese-language Netflix renewal.
The Weasel Grave (鬼吹灯之黄皮子坟)
The Weasel Grave (鬼吹灯之黄皮子坟, Candle in the Tomb: The Weasel Grave) is a 2017 Tencent Video web series, 20 episodes, directed by Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang, starring Ethan Juan as Hu Bayi, adapted from the fifth Ghost Blows Out the Light novel about 1960s sent-down youth.
The World of Fantasy (灵域)
The World of Fantasy (灵域, also Spirit Realm) is a 2021 iQIYI Chinese fantasy drama, 36 episodes, adapted from Ni Cangtian's web novel, starring Fan Chengcheng as amnesiac Qin Lie and Cheng Xiao as Ling Yushi.
The Worm Valley (云南虫谷)
The Worm Valley (云南虫谷, Candle in the Tomb: The Worm Valley) is a 2021 Chinese web drama adapted from Tianxia Bachang's novel, directed by Fei Zhenxiang, starring Pan Yueming, Zhang Yuqi, and Jiang Chao; 16 episodes on Tencent Video, Douban 7.9 falling to 6.7.
The Young Master's Personal Maid (阴差阳错，成了老板的女仆)
The Young Master's Personal Maid (阴差阳错，成了老板的女仆) is a 2025 Chinese 83-episode vertical short drama by 七公主剧场, directed by 梁斌, adapted from the novel 先做, starring 李艾笑 and 何连飞 in a CEO-maid romance.
Thirteen Years of Dust (尘封十三载)
Thirteen Years of Dust (尘封十三载) is a 2023 iQIYI Mist Theater crime-suspense series, adapted from Lou Xiaopeng's novel 黯夜之光, following detectives Wei Zhengrong and Lu Xingzhi across dual 1997/2010 timelines to solve a serial-murder case staged like oil paintings with an HB pencil; Douban 8.1.
Thousand Years For You (请君)
Thousand Years For You (请君, aka 请君赐轿) is a 2022 Chinese fantasy romance drama on iQIYI, 36 episodes, directed by Zheng Weiwen, starring Ren Jialun as general Lu Yan and Li Qin as bandit chief Yu Dengdeng; fastest 2022 iQIYI drama past heat 9000.