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The Untamed(2019)

45min per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
4.0/5 (with 38 votes)

Two talented disciples of respectable magical clans unit during the cultivation training and through many hardships they are together.

With Xiao Zhan, Wang Yibo, Jianmin Lu, Wang Zhuocheng, Xuan Lu, Liu Haikuan, ...
Subscription Netflix

Damnation(2017-2018)

TV-MA
| 42min per episode | Western
3.5/5 (with 35 votes)

Seth Davenport is masquerading as a small town Iowa preacher in the hopes of starting a full-blown insurrection against the status quo, unaware that an industrialist tycoon has hired a professional strikebreaker to stop the uprising by any means necessary. An epic saga of the secret history of the 1930’s American heartland, chronicling the mythic conflict and bloody struggle between big money and the downtrodden, God and greed, charlatans, and prophets.

With Killian Scott, Logan Marshall-Green, Sarah Jones, Christopher Heyerdahl, Melinda Page Hamilton
Subscription Netflix

Haechi(2019)

TV-14
| Drama, Action & Adventure
2.7/5 (with 8 votes)

Set during the Joseon Dynasty period, the series follows three people from different walks of life who came together to help Prince Lee Geum claim the throne and reform the Saheonbu.

Empress Ki(2013-2014)

NR
| 1h per episode | Drama, War & Politics
3.5/5 (with 22 votes)

A woman born in Korea navigates her way through love, war, politics and national loyalties to become a powerful empress in China's Yuan dynasty.

With Ha Ji-won, Han Hee, Lee Sung Joon, Jang Young-chul, Jung Kyung-soon, Ji Chang-wook, ...

Arthdal Chronicles(2019-2023)

1h per episode | Drama, Action & Adventure
3.9/5 (with 30 votes)

In a mythical land called Arth, the inhabitants of the ancient city of Arthdal and its surrounding regions vie for power as they build a new society.

With Song Joong-ki, Jang Dong-geon, Kim Ok-vin, Kim Ji-won
Subscription Netflix

Ice Fantasy(2016-2017)

45min per episode | Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, War & Politics
3.0/5 (with 11 votes)

The story is set a hundred years after a war between the Empire of Snow (Ice Tribe) and the Fire Tribe, where the Fire Tribe was defeated. However, the war was fatal, leaving Prince Ka Suo and his younger half-brother Ying Kong Shi the only royal heirs and pure-blood ice illusionists left in the Ice Tribe. Conflict ensues after Ka Suo reluctantly ascends to the throne as his lover, Li Luo, and his brother go missing. Ka Suo also accidentally discovers an evil presence lurking in the Ice Tribe's holy shrine. He and his companions enter the mysterious shrine, and defeat head of the shrine, Lady Yuan Ji, only to find out that she has been plotting a conspiracy against him. Ka Suo also experiences hardships in trying to find his lover and brother, not knowing that his brother has lost all of his memories and has become the Fire Prince under his mother's command. A war between the two tribes commences once again, with the two brothers pitted against each other.

With Feng Shaofeng

Princess Agents(2017)

45min per episode | Drama
3.8/5 (with 107 votes)

During the Warring Period, the Western Wei enslaved large numbers of civilians. The slave girl, Chu Qiao, is thrown into a forest along with other slaves and becomes the next hunting target for the rich lords. She is saved by the Prince of Northern Wei, Yan Xun. Afterwards, she is brought into a powerful family of Yuwen and witnesses their bloody power struggle. Seeing this, she swears to take her younger sister and flee from the situation. However, she catches the attention of Yuwen Yue, and undergoes strict training while building a sense of companionship with Yan Xun. Unfortunately, Western Wei goes into battle and Yan Xun’s family is slaughtered. After that incident, Yan Xun grows ambitious and cruel to avenge for the things and the people he lost. He doubts Chu Qiao and takes advantages of her loyalty and love many times, disregarding their relationship as well as the sacrifices he will have to make for power. Disappointed with the man she once loved, Chu Qiao eventually breaks off her relationship with Yan Xun and chooses to fight with Yuwen Yue, destroying Yan Xun’s plans of vengeance. She eventually convinces Yuwen to free the country from slavery, becoming a successful military strategist/female general in the people’s hearts.

With Zhao Liying, Lin Gengxin, Shawn Dou, Li Qin

Mr. Queen(2020-2021)

1h 12min per episode | Drama, Comedy, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.3/5 (with 175 votes)

In the modern age, Jang Bong-hwan is a chef who works for the country's top politicians at the Blue House. He has a free spirit, but he one day finds himself in the body of Queen Cheorin in the Joseon period.

Directed by Yoon Sung-sik - With Shin Hae-sun, Kim Jung-hyun, Cha Chung-hwa, Yoo Min-kyu, Lee Jae-won, Choi Jin-hyuk, ...
Subscription Netflix

Six Flying Dragons(2015-2016)

1h per episode | Drama
3.5/5 (with 15 votes)

The ambitious success stories of 6 people surrounding Prince Lee Bang Won, and the ideological and political conflict between Prince Lee Bang Won and Jung Do Jeon, the man instrumental in helping King Taejo establish the fledgling Joseon nation.

Directed by Shin kyeong-soo - With Yoo Ah-in, Nam Da-reum, Kim Myung-min, Shin Se-kyeong, Lee Re, Yoon Yu-seon, ...

Ming Dynasty(2019-2020)

45min per episode | Drama
3.5/5 (with 3 votes)

Sun Ruo Wei entire family is killed on the orders of the Yongle Emperor in 1402, though she escapes death after being secretly adopted by Sun Zhong. Sun Ruo Wei becomes the concubine of crown prince Zhu Zhan Ji by chance, and continues to investigate the truth behind her family’s death. However, Sun Ruo Wei decides to abandon her revenge plans after realizing how dangerous it would be to destabilize the court for her own personal goals. Touched by Zhu Zhan Ji’s kindness, Sun Ruo Wei resolves to become a virtuous empress who can support him in times of hardship. Unfortunately, Zhu Zhan Ji passes away after a decade on the throne, and Sun Ruo Wei is honored as Empress Dowager once her 7-year-old Zhu Qi Zhen ascends the throne.

With Tang Wei

The Great Queen Seondeok(2009)

1h 4min per episode | Drama, History
3.7/5 (with 17 votes)

The life story of Queen Seondeok, the first queen of the Korean people during the Silla Dynasty.

Directed by Park Hong-kyun

Monster(2016)

1h per episode | Drama
3.4/5 (with 3 votes)

The story of a man who fights against greed, and experiences every hardship and adversity known to man in order to make something of himself and find love.

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Joy of Life(2019-)

45min per episode | Drama
3.9/5 (with 23 votes)

Zhang Qing, a present-day college student in culture and history major wants to study in professor Ye's postgraduate class, so he decides to write a historical fiction to elaborate his perspective of analyzing ancient literature history with modern concept. In the fiction, Zhang himself acts as a young man Fan Xian with mysterious life who lives in a remote seaside town of Kingdom Qing in his childhood, under the help of a mysterious mentor and a blindfolded watchman. Fan goes to the capital when he grows up, where he experiences plenty of ordeal and temper. Fan persists in adhering the rule of justice and goodness and lives his own glorious life.

With Zhang Ruoyun, Li Qin, Chen Daoming, Wu Gang, Li Xiaoran, Yu Rongguang, ...

The Longest Day in Chang'an(2019)

45min per episode | Mystery, Action & Adventure
4.2/5 (with 15 votes)

Chang'an. The city of Eternal Peace. China's ancient imperial capital and the world's most magnificent metropolis. Its treasures and wealth are now under siege from a mysterious army. In 24 hours the enemies will launch a devastating attack. While the nobles panic and flee, the city's most notorious criminal will be its savior!

Directed by Cao Dun - With Lei Jiayin, Jackson Yee, Zhou Yiwei, Peng Guanying, Han Tongsheng, Lu Fangsheng, ...

Good Bye My Princess(2019)

40min per episode | Drama, War & Politics
3.8/5 (with 4 votes)

A love story revolves around the 9th Princess of Western Liang as she journeys to the Central Plains to fulfill a marriage alliance with the Crown Prince. Having received overwhelming love and admiration as the 9th Princess, Xiao Feng is forced to leave the life that she has known in order to become the Crown Princess. Her husband, the black-bellied Crown Prince, holds the highest position second only to one, the Emperor. However, the Eastern Palace is the most dangerous place to be. For political reasons, the Prince has no choice but to marry the Princess from a foreign land. He has his own favored concubine while she has her own life. Two parallel lines begin to intersect in a place fraught with danger and deadly power play and buried somewhere deep inside are memories that have yet to resurface.

With Peng Xiaoran, Chen Xingxu

My Mister(2018)

1h 30min per episode | Drama
4.3/5 (with 56 votes)

In a world that is less than kind, a young woman and a middle-aged man develop a sense of kinship as they find warmth and comfort in one another.

Directed by Kim Won-seok - With Lee Sun-kyun, IU, Go Doo-shim, Park Ho-san, Song Sae-byeok, Lee Ji-ah, ...
Subscription Netflix

The Promise of Chang’An(2020-2021)

45min per episode | Drama
3.5/5 (with 4 votes)

He story is set in the fictive Sheng country. He Lan Ming Yu is an honest and bright young lady. In her young years, she gets to know the 9th Prince Xiao Cheng Xu by chance. The two get along well and gradually develop feelings for each other. However, fate turns against them and while fake news that Cheng Xu died on the battlefield spread, Ming Yu is forced to marry Cheng Xu’s third older brother and reigning king Xiao Cheng Rui . Cheng Xu helps Cheng Rui establish a great and stable country through continuous big achievements on the battlefield, but Cheng Rui is filled with jealousy towards his outstanding younger brother. When the truth about the death of Cheng Xu’s mother comes to light, Cheng Xu is determined to usurp the throne to take revenge.

Investiture of the Gods(2019)

50min per episode | Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

This movie can make you drop all what you have to do a whole day to watch it.... It is intriguing and fantastics.... Every episode leaves you wanting more... Watch it and prove me wrong

Princess Silver(2019)

45min per episode | Drama
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Rong Le, a princess of the royal family of the Xiqi Kingdom who wakes up one day to find that she has lost her memory. She is ordered to marry Wu You, seventh prince of the neighboring Beilin Kingdom, though her husband-to-be refuses to let her inside his manor. Unable to return home, Rong Le settles down in Beilin and opens a teahouse under the alias of Man Yao. It is rumored that the Qin family has misplaced an extraordinary tome that will supposedly usher in a time of prosperity for all the kingdoms, and Man Yao embarks on a journey to find the book. Man Yao and Wu You meet and fall in love without realizing each other's true identity, though they are forced to separate when Rong Le's brother Rong Qi orders her to marry the powerful General Fu Chou.

With Zhang Xueying

The Princess Weiyoung(2016)

45min per episode | Drama, War & Politics
3.5/5 (with 13 votes)

A princess descended from a ruined noble family disguises herself as the woman who saved her life and embarks on a mission to avenge her loved ones.

Directed by Li Huizhu - With Tiffany Tang, Luo Jin, Vanness Wu, Mao Xiaotong, Li Xin'ai, Chen Yuqi, ...
Subscription Netflix

Kings(2009)

TV-14
| 1h per episode | Drama
3.8/5 (with 28 votes)

A riveting drama about a modern day monarchy, a contemporary re-telling of the timeless tale of David and Goliath. This series is an epic story of greed and power, war and romance, forbidden loves and secret alliances -- and a young hero who rises to power in a modern-day kingdom.

With Ian McShane, Chris Egan, Susanna Thompson, Allison Miller, Eamonn Walker, Sebastian Stan, ...

Ugly Alert(2013)

NR
| 35min per episode | Drama, Kids & Family, Comedy
4.4/5 (with 3 votes)

Gong Joon-soo is a man who's had a rough life and early on had to fend for himself. He takes the blame for a murder his younger sibling commits and serves time in prison. There he learns to sew and acquires a trade. With his newly acquired skills, Joon-soo goes to work for Na Do-hee at a fashion company. Do-hee has inherited her job because her grandfather built the company. But even though she inherited her position, she is serious about doing a good job and is something of a workaholic.

Directed by Sin Yoon-seob - With Lim Ju-hwan

Doctor Prisoner(2019)

35min per episode | Drama, Crime
3.6/5 (with 19 votes)

An ace doctor in a university hospital is wrongfully accused of a medical malpractice incident and gets ousted from the hospital. He then applies to work at a prison, where he plans to make personal connections with all the big shots in prison with the ultimate goal of getting revenge against the hospital that kicked him out.

The Legend of Xiao Chuo(2020)

45min per episode | Drama, Action & Adventure, War & Politics
4.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Late in the 10th century, the Liao dynasty is at the zenith of its power. The omnipotent Liao rule much of what is now Northeast China, Mongolia, Russia, and much of the Korean Peninsula. Prime Minister Xiao Si Wen and Princess Yan have three daughters, with the youngest, Xiao Chao, their favourite. Her heart belongs to the aspiring military commander, Han De Rang, whose family have served the Liao loyally for decades. However, her parents have other plans, sucessfully arranging her marriage to Liao Emperor, Jin Zhong, whom she eventually concedes to marry. As the Emperor’s queen, she becomes a fierce defender of the Liao by assisting in mobilizing the army, heading a 10,000-strong cavalry and providing support to the civil administration. Eventually, she will earn the title of Empress.

The Orchestra(2022-)

25min per episode | Drama, Comedy
3.4/5 (with 3 votes)

Jeppe Nygren takes over as deputy conductor of the Copenhagen Symphony Orchestra and is warmly welcomed by his new conductor, who speaks candidly about the musicians' peculiarities and olates. The conflict-ridden Jeppe quickly gets an example of these olates and happens to give the embittered second clarinetist Bo with a cursed promise of a solo part. But it has far-reaching consequences.

Directed by Mikkel Munch-Fals - With Frederik Cilius, Rasmus Bruun, Neel Rønholt, Emma Sehested Høeg, Lise Baastrup, Ina-Miriam Rosenbaum, ...

Scarlet Heart(2011-2014)

50min per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama
4.0/5 (with 6 votes)

Zhang Xiao, a Chinese young woman from the 21st century, accidentally travels back in time to the Qing Dynasty period during the reign of Kangxi Emperor after experiencing a deadly combination of traffic collision and electrocution, resulting her somehow reliving the life of one of her previous incarnations and forcing her to assumes the identity belongs to her past: Maertai Rouxi (Liu Shi Shi), the teenage daughter of a Manchu nobleman, who also had a near-fatal incident in her own time which Zhang awakes from.

With Liu Shishi, Nicky Wu, Kevin Cheng, Yuan Hong, Lin Gengxin, Annie Liu, ...

Heart Surgeons(2018)

30min per episode | Drama
4.4/5 (with 5 votes)

The series revolves around the thoracic surgery department of a hospital.

With Go Soo

Goddess of Marriage(2013)

1h 10min per episode | Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
1.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Goddess of Marriage is a 2013 South Korean romantic comedy-drama series starring Nam Sang-mi, Kim Ji-hoon, Lee Sang-woo, Lee Tae-ran, Kim Jung-tae, Jo Min-su, Kwon Hae-hyo, Jang Young-nam and Jang Hyun-sung. It premiered on SBS on June 29, 2013, airing every Saturday and Sunday at 21:50 for 32 episodes.

With Nam Sang-mi

Strange Empire(2014-2015)

TV-14
| 1h per episode | Western
2.8/5 (with 8 votes)

Set in 1869 Alberta-Montana border country, “Strange Empire” is a Western whose heroes are women. With most of their men gone, and those who remain battling for control, the women struggle to survive, to find their independence, and to build a life in which to thrive and raise families.

Bad Guys: Vile City(2017-2018)

TV-MA
| 1h 10min per episode | Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
3.8/5 (with 8 votes)

Ordered to take down a villainous business leader who controls the city, a prosecutor gathers a team of men who may not be so clean themselves.

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