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Title: The Imperial Coroner (2021) 御赐小仵作 Platform: Viki, Youtube, WeTV MDL Rating: 8.4 Genre: Period Mystery/Investigative, Romance Episode Count: 36 (64 eps total for both S1 and S2) Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Some blood, violence, and autopsies, but nothing is really shown. Staring: Su Xiao Tong (Treasure at Dawn) Wang Zi Qi (Serendipity's Embrace) Zhao Yao Ke (The Moment I Met You) Yang Ting Dong (The Glory) RBTS Rating: 3.75/5 Stars (This rating is based purely on

Title: Warm on a Cold Night 九霄寒夜暖 Platform: Viki, IQIYI, Youtube MDL Rating: 8.1 Genre: Period Idol Fantasy/ Romance Episode Count: 36 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Very fake looking blood and violence. Suicide referenced. Staring: Li Yi Tong (A Dream Within A Dream) Bi Wen Jun (Kill Me, Love Me) Chen He Yi (Fated Hearts) He Rui Xian (Feud) RBTS Rating: 3.9/5 Stars Synopsis: Su Jiu Er is a young, talented, and personable female constable with a keen investigatory mind. Sh

Title: Love Between Fairy and Devil 苍兰诀 Platform: Netflix, IQIYI, Youtube, Viki, Apple TV MDL Rating: 8.7 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy), Romance Episode Count: 36 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: Scary images (for young children specifically, but this leans younger in tone overall), Minor violence, bloodshed (fake spitting up of blood) Staring: Esther Yu (Love Game in Eastern Fantasy) Dylan Wang (Guardians of Dafeng) Zhang Ling He (Pursuit of Jade) Xu Hai Qiao (Dream of Splendo

Title: Shadow Love 与晋长安 Platform: IQIYI, MGTV, Youtube MDL Rating: 8.4 Genre: Period Idol Fantasy Romance Episode Count: 38 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Some (very fake looking) violence and blood, brief torture, attempted rape Staring: Song Yi (Destined) Ryan Cheng (The First Jasmine) Bi Wen Jun (Kill Me, Love Me) Shi Ce Love Next Door) Darren Chen (There Will Be Ample Time) RBTS Rating: 4/5 Stars (This rating is based purely on entertainment value. This was a fun time,

Title: Blossom (2024) 九重紫 Platform: Viki, IQIYI, WeTV, Youtube MDL Rating: 8.8 Genre: Period Idol Romance/Rebirth Episode Count: 34 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Some violence and blood, domestic abuse Staring: Meng Zi Yi (Blossoms of Power) Lin Yu Rui (Love Like the Galaxy) Snow Kong (Pursuit of Jade) Xia Zhi Guang (Veil of Shadows) RBTS Rating: 4/5 Stars Synopsis: After a tragic life filled with betrayal and injustice, noblewoman Dou Zhao unexpectedly wakes up years in

Title: Faithful 九义人 (Also known as: The Nine) Platform: Viki, WeTV MDL Rating: 8.1 Genre: Period Mystery/Thriller Episode Count: 25 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Minor violence and blood, suicide, sexual assault (nothing explicit shown). Staring: Wu Qian (Meet Yourself) Li Jia Hang (The Bond) Qiao Zhen Yu (Blood River) Hu Yi Xuan (How Dare You?!) RBTS Rating: 4/5 Synopsis: Seven years after the tragic death of Ru Lan, who sacrificed her reputation to seek justice for hers

Title: Glory (Not to be confused with the K-Drama or C-Drama titled: THE Glory) 玉茗茶骨 Platform: Viki, Youtube, IQIYI, MGTV MDL Rating: 8.3 Genre: Period Idol Romance, the Bachelorette Episode Count: 36 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Some violence and blood, a fade to black scene (nothing explicit shown), some kissing Staring: Hou Ming Hao (Love in the Clouds) Gulnezer Bextiyar (The Journey of Legend) Chen Ruo Xuan (Veil of Shadows) Cheng Xiao (Light of Dawn) RBTS Rating: 4/

Title: Dream of Splendor 梦华录 Platform: Viki, WeTV MDL Rating: 8.4 Genre: Period Idol Romance, Female Entrepreneur Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence and blood, brief torture depicted Staring: Crystal Liu (Live-Action Mulan) Chen Xiao (Legend of the Magnate) Ada Liu (All Rise) Im Se Mi (The Road to Glory) RBTS Rating: 4/5 Synopsis: Zhao Pan Er, a clever teahouse owner in Qiantang, embarks on a journey to the Capital, Bian Jing, after discovering her f

Title: Si Jin Platform: Viki, Youtube, WeTV, iflix, IQIYI MDL Rating: 8.3 Genre: Period Idol Romance and Rebirth Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Nothing explicit is ever shown but there is a a storyline about a serial killer/rapist and a very murderous princess. Some violence and murder. It sounds more intense than it is. Staring: Jing Tian Zhang Wan Yi Sun Zu Jun Zhang Chi Xu Hao Bai Bing Ke RBTS Rating: Synopsis: Jiang Si, reborn after being killed by he

A dying man seeks revenge, in a Count of Monte Cristo-esque chess game for justice. Synopsis: In sixth-century China, the Emperor of Great Liang orders the unjust execution of his brother-in-law Marshal Lin Xie alongside the Lin family, his 70,000 army soldiers, and Crown Prince Qi. Secretly surviving the massacre is Lin Xie's son, Lin Shu, who undergoes medical treatment that changes his appearance entirely and leaves him in a weakened state, unable to ever perform martial a

Plastic surgery and revenge in ancient times wherin bystanders be catching too many strays. Title: Legend of Zang Hai Platform: Viki, Youtube, Youku MDL Rating: 8.4 Genre: Period Idol Mystery Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: This should at least be TV-16. Violence, bloodshed, blood spewing. Gruesome deaths including but not limited to, women, children, and the elderly. Staring: Xiao Zhan (Untamed) Zhang Jing Yi (Blossoms in Adversity) RBTS Rating: Stay tun

Title: Twelve Letters Platform: Viki, WeTV, Apple TV MDL Rating: 8.8 Genre: Contemporary Thriller with a splash of Fantasy Episode Count: 12 Parental Guidance Rating: Pg-13: Gang violence, brief torture, murder, domestic abuse, minimal swearing. On the upper end of TV-14. Staring: Zhou Yi Ran as Tang Yi Xun (Male Lead/ML) Wang Hai Tang as Ye Hai Tang (Female Lead/FL) RBTS Rating: Stay tuned for my full review! Spoiler-Free Mini Review: Twelve Letters is a surprisingly engagi

A gothic and addictive tale of revenge in which a woman wronged disguises herself as another woman wronged and systematically takes down her foes with the help her boo. Stay tuned for my full review! Title: The Double Platform: Netflix, Viki, Youku, Youtube MDL Rating: 8.8 Genre: Period Idol Romance Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Some violence and blood, murder, domestic violence, attempted assault, alludes to an intimate scene-- I'd say upper end of TV-1

Title: Ripe Town Platform: Viki, Youtube, WeTV MDL Rating: 8.1 Genre: Period Investigative Thriller/Mystery Episode Count: 12 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: This should be MA, if not for content, then at least for comprehension. The content straddles between TV-16/MA. Violence, murder, child abuse, torture, partial nudity. Staring: Bai Yu Fan as Qu San Geng Ning Li as Song Chen RBTS Rating: 4.5/5 Stars Stay tuned for my full review! Spoiler-Free Mini Review: What a maste

Title: In the Name of Blossom (Season 2 of Flourished Peony) Platform: Viki, Youtube, WeTV, iflix MDL Rating: 8.3 Genre: Period Idol Romance Episode Count: 24 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: More intense than Flourished Peony w/ battles depictions, violence, some torture, and domestic violence. Still in the TV-14 realm. Staring: LYang Zi as He Wei Fang/ Mu Dan (Female Lead/FL) Li Xian as Jian Chang Yang (Male Lead/ML) Miles Wei as Liu Chang/Zi Shu (Male Lead/ML) Zhang Ya Qi

There is no situation Mudan can't girlboss her way out of... Title: Flourished Peony (Season 1) Platform: Viki, Youtube, MGTV (Mango), IQIYI, Apple TV MDL Rating: 8.6 Genre: Period Idol Romance Epiosode Count: 32 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Domestic violence, brief torture, some action violence and blood . I'd say TV-14 rating is an accurate rating. Staring: Yang Zi as He Wei Fang/ Mu Dan (Female Lead/FL) Li Xian as Jian Chang Yang (Male Lead/ML) Miles Wei as Liu Chang

Title: Love like the Galaxy (Part 1 & 2) (2022) Platform: Viki, Youtube, WeTV, iflix MDL Rating: 8.9 Genre: Period Idol Romance Episode Count: 56 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Violence, bloodshed (seriously), brief torture, suicide. Staring: Leo Wu as Ling Bu Yi/Zi Sheng (Male Lead/ML) Zhao Lusi as Cheng Shao Shang (Female Lead/FL) RBTS Rating: 4.8/5 Stars (This is more reflective of enjoyment than quality, but I feel what I feel) Stay tuned for my full review! LLTG has a

A look back at the C-Dramas released in the month of June, and a look ahead at confirmed dramas in July.

A story of rebirth and revenge that gets tangled in its own web, but at least manages to still look good while doing so. Starring: Chen Duling and Zhou Yi Ran

An artificially sweetened period idol drama, Pursuit of Jade is flawed in its aesthetic flawlessness which through no fault of its own, finds itself the casualty of both praise and criticism in response to overhyped internet fandom, reigning as the most thoroughly produced and popular drama of the year.