2025 Drama Rankings
2025 started strong compared to 2024 and past the mid-way point and summer's high season, it is a very solid year, with many dramas I was happy to rate 8.5. That said, there hasn't been anything strong or memorable enough to merit a 9.0+ from me.
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![Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 3: To Changan]()
1. Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 3: To Changan
Chinese Drama - 2025, 40 episodes
Currently Watching
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![The Immortal Ascension]()
2. The Immortal Ascension
Chinese Drama - 2025, 30 episodes
The art of strategic retreat.
How to live forever - if you really want to. -
![Twelve Letters]()
3. Twelve Letters
Chinese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
A Way Back Into Love
A magical emotional journey. -
![The Demon Hunter's Romance]()
4. The Demon Hunter's Romance
Chinese Drama - 2025, 36 episodes
Monster's Ball.
A thrilling and chilling supernatural love story. -
![The Litchi Road]()
5. The Litchi Road
Chinese Drama - 2025, 35 episodes
A kingdom for a concubine's smile.
Smart, witty, critical and profound. -
![Eternal Brotherhood Season 2]()
6. Eternal Brotherhood Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
The Art of the Bluff.
Part 2 of the Purple River fantasy series about politics, warfare and comedy. -
![The Wanted Detective]()
7. The Wanted Detective
Chinese Drama - 2025, 36 episodes
Yesha can be anyone and everyone.
A brilliant and immersive suspense thriller. -
![Blood River]()
8. Blood River
Chinese Drama - 2025, 38 episodes
Unfinished business.
A damn fine wuxia about an assassin's guild going legit. -
![Legend of the Magnate]()
9. Legend of the Magnate
Chinese Drama - 2025, 40 episodes
Currently Watching
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![Dead End]()
10. Dead End
Chinese Drama - 2025, 18 episodes
Currently Watching
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![Flourished Peony]()
11. Flourished Peony
Chinese Drama - 2025, 32 episodes
Fortune favors the bold.
Success and love during Tang dynasty. -
![In the Name of Blossom]()
12. In the Name of Blossom
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
Hijacked by the feminist manifesto.
A weak part 2 finishes the series at a 8.0 overall. -
![Fated Hearts]()
13. Fated Hearts
Chinese Drama - 2025, 38 episodes
Sha Shi 杀石 or Smirk and Soap?
Addictive ancient Chinese makjang. -
![Abyss Dweller]()
14. Abyss Dweller
Chinese Drama - 2025, 36 episodes
Currently Watching
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![A Life for a Life]()
15. A Life for a Life
Chinese Drama - 2025, 13 episodes
Prisoner's Dilemma
A beautiful but flawed gem about justice delayed. -
![The Vendetta of An]()
16. The Vendetta of An
Chinese Drama - 2025, 28 episodes
Currently Watching
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![The Journey of Legend]()
17. The Journey of Legend
Chinese Drama - 2025, 40 episodes
A bot could have done a lot better!
A classic wuxia with an unneeded AI twist and fantastic action scenes. -
![Legend of the Female General]()
18. Legend of the Female General
Chinese Drama - 2025, 36 episodes
A Sword-Grabbing Saga That Will Tickle Your Bones
A top tier trashy guilty pleasure with action and romance. -
![Coroner's Diary]()
19. Coroner's Diary
Chinese Drama - 2025, 38 episodes
Imposter
A bingeable, romance-driven romp that is sheer entertainment. -
![Northward]()
20. Northward
Chinese Drama - 2025, 38 episodes
No place like home.
A heartwarming coming of age and cultural heritage story. -
![The Prisoner of Beauty]()
21. The Prisoner of Beauty
Chinese Drama - 2025, 36 episodes
The Beauty Trap: She Came, He Saw, and She Conquered.
An addictive Three Kingdoms romantic parody. -
![Rose Finch]()
22. Rose Finch
Chinese Drama - 2025, 30 episodes
Being bad never looked so good.
A fast-paced, dark, and sensational Republican-era penny dreadful. -
![Kill My Sins]()
23. Kill My Sins
Chinese Drama - 2025, 30 episodes
No smiling matter.
A sober, suspenseful story about vengeance and atonement. -
![The Glory]()
24. The Glory
Chinese Drama - 2025, 30 episodes
A viper's nest.
Another engrossing revenge story that starts strongly. -
![The Blossoming Love]()
25. The Blossoming Love
Chinese Drama - 2025, 40 episodes
Do you really want to live forever?
A deep xianxia with a bewitching FL. -
![Drifting Away]()
26. Drifting Away
Chinese Drama - 2025, 14 episodes
Murder is like potato chips: you can't stop with just one.
A terrifying encounter with cold-blooded serial killers. -
![Breaking the Shadows]()
27. Breaking the Shadows
Chinese Drama - 2025, 17 episodes
Ghosted.
A watchable police procedural for genre enthusiasts. -
![Whispers of Fate]()
28. Whispers of Fate
Chinese Drama - 2025, 40 episodes
Dropped
Misunderstanding of cosmic proportions. -
![Love on the Turquoise Land]()
29. Love on the Turquoise Land
Chinese Drama - 2025, 32 episodes
Dropped.
Nicely shot but the mutant grasshoppers lost me. -
![Under the Moonlight]()
30. Under the Moonlight
Chinese Drama - 2025, 36 episodes
Dropped.
Interesting mysteries, uninspiring and unnecessary romance. -
![The Princess's Gambit]()
31. The Princess's Gambit
Chinese Drama - 2025, 36 episodes
Dropped.
A complete and utter waste of time and money.
