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Title: Ever Night (Season 1) (2018) Platform: Youtube (free), Viki, WeTV MDL Rating: 8.4 Genre: Wuxia, (weird) Romance Episode Count: 103 Total (60 in S1, 43 in S2) Last Episode Watched: 51 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence and blood, seduction(?) (lol) Starring: Arthur Chen (Love Story in the 1980's) Ireine Song (The Prince of Tennis) Adam Cheng (Psycho Detective S2) Sun Zu Jun (Youthful Glory) Meng Zi Yi (Blossom) Tong Yao (The Rebel) Synopsis: After his family is m

Title: Fangs of Fortune (2024) Platform: iQIYI MDL Rating: 8.6 Genre: Wuxia/ Mystery/ Period Idol Fantasy Episode Count: 34 Last Episode Watched: 10 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence and blood Starring: Hou Ming Hao (Love in the Clouds) Chen Du Ling (Veil of Shadows) Tian Jia Rui (Veil of Shadows) Cheng Xiao (Glory) Lester Lin (Blossoms of Power) Xu Zhen Xuan (Overdo) Synopsis: During the Zhenyuan era, the accidental death of the Bai Ze goddess, who governed the realm

Title: A Journey to Love (2023) Platform: iQIYI MDL Rating: 8.7 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Wuxia Episode Count: 40 Last Episode Watched: 7 Parental Guidance Rating: PG (I'd give it PG-13): Violence, Blood, Torture Starring: Liu Shi Shi (Love in Pavillion) Liu Yu Ning (Prisoner of Beauty) Alen Fang (Zhan Zhao Adventures) He Lan Dou (Tower of Whispers) Chen You Wei (Love in Pavilion) Synopsis: Female assassin Ren Ru Yi, the former left envoy of the Scarlet Guards, becomes a me

Title: Guardians of the Dafeng (2024) Platform: Disney+, Viki, Youtube (free), WeTV MDL Rating: 8.6 Genre: Wuxia/ Comedy/ Romance/ Transmigration Episode Count: 40 Last Episode Watched: 10 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence, alcohol use (it is listed as TV-18+ on Prime (w/ purchase), but that is NOT accurate lol) Starring: Dylan Wang (Love Between Fairy and Devil) Tian Xi Wei (Pursuit of Jade) Liu Yi Jun (Reset) Yan Zi Dong (Dazzling) Synopsis: Yang Ling, a modern offi

Title: Nirvana in Fire Season 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin (2017) Platform: Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.6 Genre: Period Political Wuxia (some brief splashes of romance) Episode Count: 50 Last Episode Watched: 34 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence and blood (battle sequences) Starring: Huang Xiao Ming (Winter Begonia) Liu Hao Run (Novoland: Eagle Flag) Zhang Hui Wen (Legend of Fei) Tong Li Ya (Fearless Blood) Wu Hao Chen (Swords into Plowshares) Synopsis: Xiao Ping Z

Title: Legend of Fei (2020) Platform: Youtube (free), WeTV, Tubi, Viki, iQIYI MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Wuxia/ Light Romance Episode Count: 51 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Violence and blood (a la very fake looking Wuxia action) Staring: Zhao Li Ying (Story of Ming Lan) Wang Yi Bo (The Untamed) Zhang Hui Wen (Glory) Chen Ruo Xuan (Veil of Shadows) Sun Jian (Enforcement Department) Zhou Ji Qiong (Love in Pavillion) RBTS Rating: 2.5/5 Stars (A highly anticipated Wuxia that pro

Title: The Legends (2019) Platform: Viki, Youtube (free), iQIYI MDL Rating: 8.2 Genre: Period Idol Fantasy/ Romance/ Wuxia Episode Count: 56 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Violence, Blood, the Wuxia works Staring: Bai Lu (The First Jasmine) Xu Kai (Wonderland of Love) Dai Xu (Love Between Lines) Xiao Yan (Melody of Golden Age) Liu Yu Qiao (Melody of Golden Age) RBTS Rating: 2.6/5 Stars (A barely passable Wuxia/Xianxia hybrid that has a romance with good chemistry that was c

Title: Under the Power (2019) Platform: Youtube (free), iQIYI, Viki MDL Rating: 6.2 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Wuxia/ Mystery Episode Count: 55 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Minor Violence and Blood Staring: Ren Jia Lun (One and Only) Tan Song Yun (Against the Current) Han Dong (The Blossoming Love) Ethan Yao (Unchained Love) Ye Qing (One and Only) RBTS Rating: 2.75/5 Stars (Had Pirates of the Caribbean vibes but lost them and the plot.) Synopsis: Lu Yi is a cold, ruthles

Title: The Only Girl You Haven't Seen (2022) (Mini Drama) Platform: Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 7.8 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Wuxia/ Rebirth Episode Count: 32 total (18 eps per season, 10 mns per episode) Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Minor violence, brief domestic violence (not leads), intimacy alluded to but not explicitly depicted. Staring: Wang Zu Yi (The Vendetta of An) Wen Mo Yan (Reborn From the Ashes) Hou Dong (Forever Love) Sunny Jin (Fights Break Sphere) RBTS Ra

Title: Generation to Generation (2026) Platform: WeTV, Youtube MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Wuxia, Romance Episode Count: 37 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: The spewing of much blood, violence, general Wuxia mayhem. It was all very fake. Staring: Zhou Yi Ran (Ashes to Crown) Bao Shang En (Never Ending Summer) Yia Cheng (Coroner's Diary) Fan Jing Yi (Unchained Love) RBTS Rating: 3/5 Stars (Generation to Generation is an.. uh.. unexpected feast for the eyes, that really leans into t

Title: Snowy Night Timeless Love (2024) Platform: Youtube (free), iQIYI MDL Rating: 7.8 Genre: Wuxia/ Romance Episode Count: 32 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: I'd say PG-13 for sure. Depictions of an abusive relationship (alludes to rape), violence, much blood splitting (lol), general Wuxia mayhem Staring: Le Qin (Joy of Life) Joseph Zeng (Veil of Shadows) Wang Hong Yi (Sword and Beloved) Edward Chen (The First Frost) RBTS Rating: 3.1/5 Stars (A slow, quiet drama starring a Fe

Title: Listening Snow Tower (2019) 听雪楼 Platform: WeTV, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 7.7 Genre: Wuxia/ Romance Episode Count: 56 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence, Blood, and angst (should be criminal) Staring: Qin Jun Jie (Heroes) (Crystal) Yuan Bing Yan (Love and Redemption) Han Cheng Yu (Melody of Golden Age) Angela Yuen (Killing Procedures) Lin Yuan (A Splendid Match) Zhao Dong Ze (Lost Tomb 2) RBTS Rating: 3.2/5 Stars (A Wuxia with a cool story that gets tripped up

Title: Love in Between (2020) 少年游之一寸相思 Platform: WeTV, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 7.8 Genre: Wuxia/ Romance Episode Count: 43 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Fade to black scene, Violence, much spitting of blood Staring: Gala Zhang (Blossoms of Power) Zhang Ya Qin (Flourished Peony) Zou Ting Wei (Ashes of Love) Deng Yu Li (My Little Happiness) Sean Zheng (The Sword and the Brocade) Shi Yung Peng (Love Story in the 1970's) RBTS Rating: 3.3/5 Stars (A brilliant and authentic

Title: Legend of Fu Yao (2018) 扶摇 Platform: Viki, Prime, iQIYI MDL Rating: 8.3 Genre: Wuxia/ Romantasy Episode Count: 66 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-18(?): Violence, Alcohol Use, Foul Language, SA Note: The drama is PG-13 on iQIYI and Viki, but 18+ on prime. I would say the themes warrant an MA rating. It was all so intense for some reason lol. Staring: Yang Mi (Eternal Love) Ethan Juan (Cupid's Kitchen) Gao Wei Guang (Eternal Love) Liu Yi Jun (Reset) Leon Lai (Who Rules the

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: 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: 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