Best Historical Fantasy Dramas 2020-2025
Vote for the best historical fantasy dramas from Korea and China released between 2020 and 2025! This list features dramas that blend historical settings with fantasy elements such as time travel, supernatural powers, mythology, and magical realism. Whether you love epic palace intrigue with mystical twists or romantic tales across time, cast your vote for your favorites. Both K-dramas and C-dramas are included. Feel free to suggest titles that should be added!
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![Maiden Holmes]()
It is the sixth century CE and the Qi Kingdom, in what is now Eastern China, is a land at war. The young teenage prince Xiao Yan Zhi, a prodigal young military ...more -
![Love in the Desert]()
In a desert where three cities vie for power, Princess Huang Beishuang of a fallen clan is chosen as an envoy for a peace marriage to Yunpei City. Along her journey, she ...more -
![Handsome Siblings]()
The story of twin brothers who separated at birth but grew up to be supreme martial artists. Raised to take revenge on each other they soon find themselves becoming good friends. Together ...more -
![Warm on a Cold Night]()
Su Jiu Er is a young, talented, and personable female constable with a keen investigatory mind. She hails from the Qian Kingdom, meaning she is in possession of a rabbit-like spirit – ...more -
![Melody of Golden Age]()
Yan Xing, a concubine’s daughter from the Yan family, was trained from a young age by the Ministry of Justice’s chief inspector, acquiring exceptional investigative skills and the ability to find answers ...more -
![Ever Night]()
After his family is massacred by a ruthless general, young Ning Que survives in the wild, honing his wits and combat skills. He rescues a baby girl from a pile of corpses, ...more -
![Lost You Forever: Special Edition]()
In ancient times, humans were mixed with deities and demons, and the world consisted of Shennong, Xuanyuan, and Gaoxin. Wandering in Dahuang, Jiu Yao from Gaoxin lost her identity and appearance. She ...more -
![River Where the Moon Rises]()
Born a princess of Goguryeo, Pyeong Gang survives an early crisis and grows up as the warrior Yeom Ga Jin, unaware of her past. When she meets On Dal, a gentle soul ...more -
![Brocade Odyssey]()
During the Tang Dynasty, Ji Ying Ying from the Huanhua Dyeing Workshop and Zhao Xiu Yuan, her childhood sweetheart, are separated when Zhao is forced to marry another. Ji later meets Yang ...more -
![Captivating the King]()
Prince Yi In, held hostage by the Qing Dynasty, is betrayed by his brother, King Yi Seon, who once cherished him. Heartbroken, Yi In endures emotional torment. He encounters an enigmatic baduk ...more -
![Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty]()
When the dark evil immortal descends from the heaven, and the mysterious underground ghost palace was revealed, a strange herb named the Black Tea suddenly took Chang'an City by storm. However, no ...more -
![The Eight]()
An ordinary college student accidentally becomes entangled in the open warfare and veiled strife of a complicated world. The Eight revolves around martial arts experts of Jianghu in the face of seismic ...more -
![A League of Nobleman]()
Zhang Ping, an impoverished orphan from a rural area, moves to Beijing to take the civil service exam but ends up selling noodles on the street. Despite his unsophisticated manners, he is ...more -
![Mirror of the Witch]()
The story is about a young man finding his way and love for a forgotten princess. Heo Jun faces discrimination as an illegitimate son and gives up on his natural talents, intelligence, ...more -
![The Unexpected Marriage]()
Princess Liu Chang Sheng of the Fu Yu Kingdom, labeled a "husband-killer," faces pressure to find a suitable spouse. The Emperor sends her to marry the ruthless Prince Li Jing of the ...more -
![Faithful]()
Seven years after the tragic death of Ru Lan, who sacrificed her reputation to seek justice for herself, nine people connected to her case come together for revenge. Ru Lan had sued ...more -
![Our Blooming Youth]()
Min Jae I, a gentle and poised daughter of a prominent family, is engaged to the son of a powerful State Councillor. Devoting herself to learning everything she needs to know to ...more -
![Kill My Sins]()
The wandering physician Ye Ping An, entangled in an old and secretive case, arrives in Chang'an. Accused of mystical medical interventions, she manipulates minds and evokes fear, while the low-born magistrate Yuan ...more -
![Love upon a Time]()
Nakhun is an unsuperstitious twenty-year-old student. One day, fate plays a trick on him and he winds up travelling back nearly four hundred years to the Ayutthaya Kingdom. He's mistaken for someone ...more -
![Interminable]()
The love between lord Khun Yai and Kaewta, a traditional Thai dancer, remained unfulfilled, leading to a tragedy that hindered Khun Yai's soul from being reborn. In Kaewta's new life, he encounters ...more -
![Unchained Love]()
During the Longhua period, eunuch Xiao Duo plotted with Fu Wang to help him sit on the throne. Bu Yin Lou was supposed to be buried with the late Emperor, but she ...more -
![Snowy Night Timeless Love]()
Swordsman Huo Zhan Bai searches for medicine for a friend's child and meets pharmacist Xue Zi Yue. Over eight years, their daily interactions lead to a deep bond and a mutual promise ...more -
![Six Flying Dragons]()
A fictional, historical drama about the ambition, rise and fall of real and fictional characters based around Yi Bang Won. Yi Bang Won was the third king of the Joseon Dynasty in ...more -
![The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won]()
A work that sheds new light on the figure of Lee Bang Won, a leader who took the lead in the founding of the nation. (Source: Naver) -
![Legend of the Magnate]()
In the late Qing Dynasty, a passionate young man named Gu Ping Yuan came from a family of small merchants. He wanted to study and pursue an official career to shine, but ...more -
![The Long River]()
After a huge flood during the 15th year of his reign, the young Emperor Kang Xi conducts civil service examinations to recruit talented individuals to solve the problems plaguing the Yellow River, ...more -
![The Longest Day in Chang'an]()
744 A.D., Chang’an, the cosmopolitan heart of the Tang Empire. The remnants of a vanquished Central Asian kingdom have infiltrated the world’s largest city for a planned attack during the Lantern Festival. ...more -
![Destined]()
Liu Yu Ru is the only legitimate daughter of a former cloth merchant living a stoic life with her mother in a household where they're mistreated despite their status. Due to a ...more -
![Are You the One]()
The clever and decisive Liu Mian Tang, as the first lord of Yang Shan, led the people of Yang Shan to punish the wicked, promote goodness, and uphold justice. However, she suffered ...more -
![Yummy Yummy Yummy]()
The story follows the Shen family, who accidentally arrive in Yong'an City and encounter Lin Yan, a royal official. This chance meeting leads them on an extraordinary journey filled with culinary delights, ...more -
![The Legend of Xiao Chuo]()
In the late 10th century, the Liao dynasty reigns supreme. Prime Minister Xiao Si Wen and Princess Yan’s youngest daughter, Xiao Chao, loves the ambitious Han De Rang, but is married off ...more -
![Empress Ki]()
Genghis Khan built an empire that spanned vast regions in East Asia and East Europe. And there was one woman who held immense power in the Yuan Dynasty, which Genghis Khan founded, ...more -
![The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War]()
The drama will be a telling of historical events with the scholar as the central character. Ryu Seong Ryong was an official who served during King Seon Jo’s reign in the late ...more -
![Korea-Khitan War]()
A historical drama that deals with the second and third periods of the Goryeo-Khitan War. King Hyeon Jong of Goryeo and his political teacher, Commander-in-Chief Kang Gam Chan, united the people of ...more -
![The Origin of Eternity]()
Qing Huan is a charming, stubborn little iris fairy who is adorably infatuated with Bai Ze, the powerful and aloof god of the Heavens. Every day she chases him with her lovely ...more -
![Jang Ok Jung]()
It tells the story of Jang Hui Bin, one of the most famous royal concubines in the Joseon Dynasty, who was behind the deposition of King Suk Jong’s wife, Queen In Hyeon. ...more -
![Knight Flower]()
Cho Yeo Hwa has been a widow for 15 years. Her in-laws are the most prestigious noble family in the kingdom. During the day, she leads the life of a widow devoted ...more -
![Hwarang]()
The names of just a few Hwarangs are recorded in history. Not many people these days truly know about Hwarangs. How did they start? How did beautiful looking young men become at ...more -
![The Crowned Clown]()
Amid political chaos and threats against King Lee Hun, a clown named Ha Sun, who closely resembles the king, is brought into the palace as his double. Orphaned during an epidemic and ...more -
![The Last Empress]()
Set in an alternate universe, in which Korea is a constitutional monarchy in 2018, Oh Sunny is a bright and vivacious musical actress who marries the emperor. She becomes involved in the ...more -
![Mr. Sunshine]()
Mr. Sunshine centers on a young boy born into a house servant's family who travels to the United States during the 1871 Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea). He returns to his homeland ...more -
![My Love from the Star]()
Do Min Jun is an alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago during the Joseon Dynasty. He possesses a near-perfect appearance and enhanced physical abilities involving his vision, hearing and speed. ...more -
![The Rebel]()
In the Joseon Dynasty, Hong Gil Dong, a hero to the people and enemy to the elite, faces King Yeonsangun, who is despised by his subjects despite his royal lineage. Born a ...more -
![Rooftop Prince]()
Crown Prince Yi Gak finds that he has been transported from the Joseon Dynasty to modern-day Seoul. He meets Hong Se Na, who bears a striking resemblance to his dead wife, and ...more -
![Song of the Bandits]()
An action melodrama in which the people who have been deprived of their livelihoods blow a refreshing shot for their family and colleagues, set in the 1920s during the Japanese colonial period. ...more -
![The Nokdu Flower]()
Set during the Donghak Peasant Revolution (1894-1895), two half-brothers find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. Baek Yi Kang, the son of a wealthy but notorious local official and a woman ...more -
![The Princess's Man]()
Princess Se Ryung is the headstrong and forward-thinking daughter of Grand Prince Su Yang, who is determined to be King. She falls in love with the son of his mortal enemy, and ...more -
![The Red Sleeve]()
In 18th-century Korea, Prince Yi San is a perfectionist haunted by his father's murder. He's set to inherit the throne once his cruel grandfather, the current king, passes away. Despite the emotional ...more -
![The Murky Stream]()
A gripping tale of twisted fates unfolds in lawless Joseon, where the once-pristine Gyeonggang River has turned into a murky stream. Jang Si Yul, a man who buries his past to survive ...more -
![Moon Embracing the Sun]()
Thirteen-year-old Heo Yeon U, the daughter of a high-ranking official, meets Crown Prince Yi Hwon at her brother's civil service exam celebration, and they fall in love. Yeon U is chosen as ...more -
![The Legend of the Blue Sea]()
Shim Chung, a mermaid from the Joseon era, follows her true love, nobleman’s son Kim Ryung, to modern-day Seoul. Ryung’s doppelgänger, Heo Joon Jae, is a skilled scam artist who becomes intrigued ...more -
![Sungkyunkwan Scandal]()
Kim Yun Hee is a smart, responsible young woman with an independent drive. Since her father passed away, she has worked to support her family but has also managed to do well ...more -
![Moonshine]()
An extended period of prohibition in the Joseon era proved that the restriction of alcohol was no match for human desire. Laws against imbibing, buying or making alcohol created different challenges for ...more -
![Shine or Be Mad]()
Wang So, a Goryeo prince, was born with the name, “Shine.” Sin Yul is a woman hailing from the Balhae kingdom and believed to have the powers of an oracle. A prince ...more -
![The Royal Gambler]()
Baek Dae Gil and King Yeong Jo enter a match. Baek Dae Gil bets his life and King Yeong Jo bets the entire Kingdom of Joseon on the outcome. Baek Dae Gil ...more -
![Joseon Attorney: A Morality]()
Kang Han Su, a cunning lawyer who exploits clients for personal gain, gains a reputation as a hero among the public. Over time, he matures into an ethical lawyer, with his client ...more -
![Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born]()
Jeong Nyeon has no money or education, but she is a Mokpo girl with a talent for singing! Her dream is to join a women's traditional theater company, and make it big. ...more -
![Grand Prince]()
Centered around one woman who gets caught up in a bloody romance with two princes. It tells the story of a man who would kill even his younger brother to have the ...more -
![Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency]()
Lee Soo, once an ordinary blacksmith, unexpectedly becomes the king of Joseon at twenty-three. Struggling with the palace's restrictions, especially in matters of the heart, Lee Soo's dream of marrying his childhood ...more -
![Chicago Typewriter]()
Set in the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea and the 21st century. Han Se Ju, a bestselling author in the present, struggles with writer’s block, while Yoo Jin O, a talented ghostwriter ...more
