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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

4/5 Stars: This rating is based purely on entertainment value. It was a fun time, not a quality time.

4/5 Stars: Rebirth and revenge in the Ming Dynasty

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

4.25/5 Stars

4.3/5 Stars: A dying man seeks revenge, in a Count of Monte Cristo-esque chess game for justice.

4.3/5: Plastic surgery and revenge in ancient times wherin bystanders be catching too many strays

Twelve Letters is a surprisingly engaging mystery thriller romance fantasy. It's a lot of genres, but the drama balances them well...

4.3/5 Stars: 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.

4.5/5 Stars: What a masterpiece! On the surface, Ripe Town is a crime thriller about catching a serial killer, but the real meat of the story is unravelling the iceberg of cases lurking underneath.

4.5/5 Stars: The sequel to Flourished Peony is just as beautiful, but not as fragrant.

4.7/5 Stars: There is no situation Mudan can't girlboss her way out of...

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.

4.2/5 Stars: An amnesiac and his childhood crush join in platonic matrimony for government benefits in a love story set against the rosy (lolz) backdrop of the Cultural Revolution.