2024 Drama Rankings
2024 is off to a slow start.
As a reminder, I rank c-dramas I watch by year of release. This enables me to compare dramas that are released at the same time and makes it unnecessary for me to adjust my past ratings. I raise the bar every year, as the industry advances. So an 8.0 for me from 2019 is not as good as an 8.0 in 2023; it is just an 8.0 relative to other dramas in its vintage.
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![Joy of Life: Season 2]()
1. Joy of Life: Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2024, 36 episodes
You only live twice.
Fan Xian is back! A long anticipated and highly satisfying sequel. -
![Fu Shi Hui]()
2. Fu Shi Hui
Chinese Drama - 2024, 36 episodes
Three Blind Mice.
A brilliant action adventure treasure hunt. -
![Kan Bu Jian Ying Zi De Shao Nian]()
3. Kan Bu Jian Ying Zi De Shao Nian
Chinese Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
Lost and Found.
A moving suspense thriller about lost children. -
![Yu Feng Xing]()
4. Yu Feng Xing
Chinese Drama - 2024, 39 episodes
Tale as old as time.
A profound and funny xianxia. -
![Di Jia Qian Jin]()
5. Di Jia Qian Jin
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
All the world's a stage.
An addictive and melodramatic tale of revenge and regret. -
![Guang Ming Zhi Lu]()
6. Guang Ming Zhi Lu
Chinese Drama - 2024, 38 episodes
Winning hearts and minds.
A young man's ideological journey during a time of struggle and change. -
![Xin Sheng]()
7. Xin Sheng
Chinese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
Fake it till you make it.
An engaging suspense thriller. -
![Zi Chuan]()
8. Zi Chuan
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
To Ningdom Come.
The first part of a Machiavelli thriller set in the fantasy world Zichuan. -
![The Story of Hua Zhi]()
9. The Story of Hua Zhi
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
Buns of Steel.
A fun, female centric romp through feudal China. -
![Jin Yong Wu Xia Shi Jie]()
10. Jin Yong Wu Xia Shi Jie
Chinese Drama - 2024, 60 episodes
Currently Watching
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![In Blossom]()
11. In Blossom
Chinese Drama - 2024, 32 episodes
Switched by the witch.
A little bit of mystery, romance and fantasy. -
![Judge Dee's Mystery]()
12. Judge Dee's Mystery
Chinese Drama - 2024, 32 episodes
Can't judge a book by its cover.
A decent collection of Judge Dee's mysteries. -
![A Mai Cong Jun]()
13. A Mai Cong Jun
Chinese Drama - 2024, 36 episodes
For clown and country.
One brave and patriotic woman's adventures with a clown prince. -
![Wu Da Zei Wang]()
14. Wu Da Zei Wang
Chinese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
Thief of hearts.
A fast paced and action packed Republican era treasure hunt. -
![Du Hua Nian]()
15. Du Hua Nian
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
Oh Hold
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![Frozen Surface]()
16. Frozen Surface
Chinese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
Frostbite.
A Northeastern revival mystery thriller. -
![Tou De Jiang Jun Ban Ri Xian]()
17. Tou De Jiang Jun Ban Ri Xian
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
A hot and cheesy mess.
A funny, silly, lighthearted romance. -
![Mei You Wo De Cheng]()
18. Mei You Wo De Cheng
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
Dropped at ep 12.
Spy thriller set in Harbin 1944.
