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Title: Veil of Shadows (2026) 月鳞绮纪 Platform: Netflix, Youku, Viki, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.2 Genre: Period Idol Fantasy/ Wuxia Episode Count: 29 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Violence, fear, substances, gore, alludes to intimacy Staring: Ju Jing Yi (In Blossom) Josheph Zeng (FEUD) Chen Du Ling (The Glory) Tian Jia Rui (Fangs of Fortune) RBTS Rating: 3.2/5 Stars (This was not good and I know that. In fact, it was downright ridiculous, but I watched the whole thing. It

Title: Reset (2022) 开端 Platform: Youtube (free), WeTV MDL Rating: 9.0 Genre: Contemporary Thriller/ Sci Fi Episode Count: 15 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Burn victims shown briefly, very minor swearing and violence, depictions of harassment. Staring: Bai Jing Ting (First Frost) Zhao Jin Mai (Our Generation) Liu Yi Jun (Nirvana in Fire) Liu Tao (Red Dance Shoes) RBTS Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (A time loop drama bogged down by repetition, but the themes and intensity make up the

Title: Love of the Divine Tree (2025) 仙台有树 Platform: iQIYI, WeTV MDL Rating: 8.5 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy)/ Romance Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: Minor "fighting" and blood spitting a la Xianxia. Staring: Deng Wei (Lost You Forever) Julia Xiang (Legend of the Magnate) Chen Xin Hai (The Double) Zhang Wei Na (Blood River) Deng Kai (Pursuit of Jade) RBTS Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (A Master and Disciple switch roles in a mortal realm focused Xianxia, with a refres

Title: Les Belles (2025) 怎敌她千娇百媚 Platform: Viki, WeTV, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Comedy Episode Count: 26 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: Minor Violence Staring: Jelly Lin (Dream of Splendor and The Road to Glory)) Alen Feng (My Journey to You) Charles Lin (Love Between Fairy and Devil) Zhao Qing (Unveil: Jadewind) RBTS Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (Perfect for fans of Royal Rumors, Les Belles is a low stake romantic comedy riddled with pacing issues, bu

Title: Eternal Love (2017) 三生三世十里桃花 (Also Known As: Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms) Platform: Viki, iQIYI, Youtube (free), Netflix MDL Rating: 8.7 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy), Romance Episode Count: 58 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Blood, Violence, General Xianxia mayhem, more steamy makeout scenes Staring: Yang Mi (This Thriving Land) Mark Chao (Loving Strangers) Gao Wei Guang (Snowfall) Dilraba Dilmurat (The Longest Ballad) RBTS Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (THE quintessential Xia

Title: Love of Nirvana (2024) 流水迢迢 Platform: WeTV, iQIYI, Viki, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.2 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ (light) Wuxia Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: I'd say more of a TV-16 vibe for violence, blood, and torture. Get ready for some C-trauma. lolz. Staring: Ren Jia Lun (One and Only) Landy Li (Coroner's Diary) Jeremy Xu (The Autumn Ballad) Gao He Yuan (Wonderland of Love) RBTS Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (An enemies to lovers romance filled with a

Title: Royal Rumors (2023) 花琉璃轶闻 Platform: WeTV, Youtube (free), Viki MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Comedy Episode Count: 24 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Fake looking violence and, of course, spitting of much blood. Staring: Jeremy Xu (Love of Nirvana) Meng Zi Yi (Blossom) Ryan Zhu (Love of Nirvana) Su Meng Yun (A Dream Within A Dream) RBTS Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (A shorter, low budget and low stake drama that exceeds expectations with its comedy) Synopsis: Ji

Title: Moonlight Mystique (2025) 白月梵星 Platform: IQIYI, Wavve, TVING MDL Rating: 8.5 Genre: Xianxia (high fantasy) Idol Romance Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: Blood, blood spewing, violence, general xianxia mayhem Staring: Bai Lu (The First Jasmine) Ao Rui Peng (Coroner's Diary Dai Lu Wa (Youthful Glory) He Nan (Blood River) RBTS Rating: 2.5/5 Stars Synopsis: Bai Shuo, the youngest daughter of the Governor's mansion, made a vow to cultivate immortality to repa

Title: Legend of the Female General (2025) 锦月如歌 Platform: IQIYI, Viki, iflix, Youtube (free), WeTV MDL Rating: 8.6 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Wuxia Episode Count: 36 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Some minor violence and bloodshed, references victims of assault Staring: Zhou Yu (Back From the Brink) Ryan Cheng (Cheng Lei) (My Journey to You) Zheng Kang Le (The Way Home) Li Qing (Pursuit of Jade) RBTS Rating: 3.4/5 Stars (Promised Mulan, but delivered an angsty love story b

Title: Perfect Match (2025) 五福临门 Platform: Netflix, MGTV MDL Rating: 8.4 Genre: Period Idol Romance Episode Count: 36 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Minor violence and blood, domestic violence (but it's supposed to be funny?) Staring: Lu Yu Xiao (Love Between Lines) Liu Xie Ning (The Double) Wu Xuan Yi (Duolou Continent) Ke Ying (A Familiar Stranger) Huangyang Tian Tian (Rebirth) Wang Xing Yue (The Double) (Ensemble cast. There is no definitive lead) RBTS Rating: 1.8/5 Sta

Title: My Journey to You (2023) 云之羽 Platform: IQIYI MDL Rating: 8.5 Genre: Wuxia (Martial Fantasy)/ Action/ Romance Episode Count: 24 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-PG: Um... IQIYI do have them jokes. I'd say this is def PG-13 lol. Violence, bloodshed, minor torture. Overall, a darker/moodier tone. Staring: Esther Yu (Love Between Fairy and Devil) Zhang Ling He (Pursuit of Jade) Ryan Cheng (How Dare You?!) He Nan (Love Between Lines) RBTS Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (Aesthetic with une

Title: Love Beyond the Grave (2026) 白日提灯 Platform: Viki, Youtube, WeTV MDL Rating: 8.1 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy)/ Romance/ Action Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Bloodshed (more in the begining), violence Staring: Dilraba Dilmurat (Eternal Love) Arthur Chen (When Destiny Bring's the Demon) Miles Wei (Flourished Peony) Zhang Li (A Moment But Forever) RBTS Rating: 3.6/5 Stars (I recommend with caveats as it was great on paper, but loses it's grip in execu

Title: The Blossoming Love (2025) 千朵桃花一世开 Platform: Viki, Youku, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.3 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy/ Romance Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: The Xianxia usual-- blood splitting, stabby stab, fake looking fights Staring: Vin Zhang (Eternal Love: Ten Miles of Peach Blossom) Shen Zhen Ni (Till the End of the Moon) Wang Duo (The Immortal Ascension) Zhang Ya Qin (Flourished Peony) RBTS Rating: 3.6/5 Stars (All the lifetimes, all the ang

Title: Rise of Ning (2024) 锦绣安宁 Platform: IQIYI, WeTV, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.4 Genre: Period Idol Romance Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: Minor violence and murder, non explicit beatings, attempted assault, fat shaming Staring: Zhang Wan Yi (Si Jin) Ren Min (A Splendid Match) Ci Sha (A Splendid Match) Wu Yu Heng (Shadow Love) He Nan (Yummy Yummy Yummy) RBTS Rating: 3.6/5 Stars (Mostly an idol romance, with some inner household scheming and a ML who does

Title: Love in the Clouds (2025) 入青云 Platform: Viki, Youku, Youtube (free), MDL Rating: 8.8 Genre: Xianxia, Romance, Fantasy Episode Count: 36 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Violence, Bloodshed, Fade to Black scene. A bit spicier in the romance department than usual, but nothing explicit and still within the TV-14 realm. Staring: Ji Bo Zai (Glory) Lu Yu Xiao (My Journey to You) Yu Cheng En (Coroner's Diary) He Nan (Unchained Love) RBTS Rating: 3.6/5 Stars (Less crazy than

Title: Love and Redemption (2020) Platform: Viki, Youku, IQIYI, Youtube (free), MDL Rating: 8.6 Genre: Xianxia, Period Romance, Fantasy, Action Episode Count: 59 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence, Classic spitting of blood, An abusive relationship depicted (not leads), Assault alluded to-- the whole show is very dramatic but within the PG-13 realm. Staring: Cheng Yi (Mysterious Lotus Casebook) Yuan Bing Yan (Ever Night) Liu Xue Yi (Kill Me, Love Me) Zhang Yu Xi (Deep

Title: An Ancient Love Song (2023) 古相思曲 Platform: Viki MDL Rating: 8.2 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Time Travel Episode Count: 14 (each episode is around 25 minutes) Parental Guidance Rating: G: Ignore the G rating, I'd say it's at least PG. But it's still super mild w/ minimal blood and violence. One character does yeet themselves over a balcony so there is that. Staring: Zhang Ya Qin (Flourished Peony) Guo Jia Nan (Les Belles) Zhu Lin Yu (Close to You) Quan Yi Lun (Echoes

Title: Duoluo Continent (2021) 斗罗大陆 Platform: WeTV, Viki, Prime Video, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.3 Genre: Wuxia/ Fantasy/ Comedy/ Romance Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Some very fake looking violence and blood. I'd say this leans more PG. Staring: Xiao Zhang (Legend of Zang Hai) Wu Xuan Yi (Perfect Match) GaoTai Yu (Sword Snow Stride) Liu Mei Tong (Blossom) RBTS Rating: 3.6/5 Stars Synopsis: Having lost his mother at a very young age, Tang San grew up

Title: Butterflied Lover (2023) 风月变 Platform: Viki, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.1 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Mystery/Fantasy Episode Count: 22 (each episode is around 16 minutes) Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence, Blood, A Fade to Black Scene. There are some exposed shoulders-- look out! Staring: Lv Xia Yu (Shadow Love) Zhao Yi Qin (Glory) Deng Kai (Pursuit of Jade) Wu Ri Li Ge (Ancient Love Poetry) RBTS Rating: 3.7/5 Stars Synopsis: Inspired by the romance of Lian

Title: Wonderland of Love (2023) 乐游原 Platform: Viki, WeTV, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.4 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Action Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence and blood, an attempted assault, a couple fade to blacks Staring: Xu Kai (Moonlit Reunion) Jing Tian (Si Jin) Zheng He Hui Zi (Twelve Letters) Gao He Yuan (Love Beyond the Grave) RBTS Rating: 3.6/5 Stars Synopsis: Li Ni, the emperor’s grandson, is stuck defending the border and dealing with a