Historical Dramas 2019

Sun Ruowei 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 Ruowei becomes the concubine of crown prince Zhu Zhanji by  chance, and continues to investigate the truth behind her family’s  death.

Lü (Lv) Guichen (Liu Haoran) is the heir of the nomadic Qingyang tribe,  and is sent to the Eastern Land as hostage. He meets Ji Ye (Chen  Ruoxuan), an unfavoured illegitimate son who is training to become a  warrior, and Yu Ran (Song Zu’er), the princess of the Winged tribe. The  three become close friends, and the boys’ feelings for Yu Ran soon turn  romantic.

Third installment of the "The Eternal Love" series.

Based loosely off the novel by Zhuang Zhuang and produced by Yu Zheng  (expect a lot of changes to the novel.) The story tells of Li Qing Luo, a  16 year old girl, the third daughter to Ning Guo's Prime Minister Li  and his seventh wife. Born to a mother of lower social status, she is  treated unfairly and assumed to be of lower intellect, however she  surprises the family when sherecites a  famous a Tang dynasty poem. Knowing she has the aptitude to learn, she  hides her ability so as to avoid being married off to a prince or court  official like her sisters.

At thirteen, investigative prodigy Huang Zixia had already proved  herself by aiding her father in solving confounding crimes. At  seventeen, she’s on the run, accused of murdering her family to escape  an arranged marriage. Driven by a single-minded pursuit, she must use  her skills to unmask the real killer…and clear her name.

The story of the great Taiwanese singer, Teresa Teng.

A pair of cheating marriage partners rushed off the cliff when they fled. She has become a little girl in this world. He became a family of people who are full of flowers and rich in the country. The fate meets the two again after thirteen years. She struggles to suppress secrets and get along with him. Deja vu, he struggles with regret. What kind of storm caused by the unceasingly passing of the life experience? The  past brothers and daughters of this life, the owner of Feiyunbao, and  the mysterious lotus clothing trader, who is the same person with her?

This story is involved about the past and present life. 

Period lakorn about a female doctor and a high-rank federal police officer.

The Great Thousand World. It is a place where numerous planes intersect,  a place where many clans live and a place where a group of lords  assembles. The Heavenly Sovereigns appear one by one from the Lower  Planes and they will all display a legend that others would desire as  they pursue the road of being a ruler in this boundless world.

In the twilight years of Eastern Jin, Liu Yu usurps the throne to become  the founding emperor of the Liu Song dynasty. Consort Ye’s newborn son  is the only royalty to survive the bloody purge, and is adopted by the  Imperial Secretariat Fan Jian. At the age of eighteen, Fan Xian’s  impending political marriage with a princess makes him extremely popular  among the ambitious princes, though he carefully avoids joining any ofthe factions.

Adapted from the original novel, the drama tells the story of a  political conflict within the royal court and the romance between the  crown prince and his maidservant.

The Legend of Hao Lan depicts the fights between the Qin and the Zhao state towards the end of the Warring States period. After Zhao’s imperial censor Li He gets caught in a trap and goes bankrupt, his daughter Li Hao Lan (Wu Jin Yan) is sold to Lü Bu Wei (Nie Yuan). Bu Wei will later offer her to the King of Qin Sun Yi Ren (Mao Zi Jun) who is held hostage in Zhao’s palace. Bu Wei and Hao Lan enter the palace where they have to outwit Princess Ya (Hai Ling) and others who try to harm them.

Become a father's chess piece, marry the Yuzhang Wang Xiaoyu who is given the cold door. On the night of the wedding, Xiao Yu was forced to leave the capital, and Wang Hao  was shamed and disheartened. Prince Helan was tied to Wang Hao to seek  revenge for Xiao Yu, and the husband and wife both became acquainted  with each other in disguise. Wang Hao was moved by Xiao Yu’s wish to  protect the world’s people. The two men separated from each other  because of the struggle between the two kings and the Xie.

Set in the fictional Eastern Liang dynasty, circus performer Ye  Ningzhi’s (He Hongshan) troupe enters the palace and stages a  performance to celebrate the empress dowager’s birthday. The ambitious  grand princess (emperor’s sister) decides to cause mischief by framing  her for treason, though the heroine is saved by strategist Wei Guang (Xu  Zhengxi), and falls in love at first sight with him.

A reversal of the classic Mary Sue when the daughter of a powerful  official is married off to the King of Zhou. Liu Qing (Gong Mi) is  forced to assume the identity of the princess as she is married off to  Yuwen Yong (Mi Re) a puppet figurehead who holds no power.

A man whose time has stopped, and a woman who flows like a river. Story about strife that comes and goes in the past and in the present.

A woman from the future arrives at a fantasy-like universe to experience love for the first time. She goes by the name Chun Hua and falls into a complicated romance with two young men who are opposites like black and white. (Source: ChineseDramaInfo)

When Ha Sun was a child, his parents died during an epidemic. Ha Sun was on the brink of death when he was saved by a group of clowns. He grew up with the clowns and became one of them. During their performances, he would play the role of King Lee Hun since he looked so similar to him.
 Now, Ha Sun is nervous that someone in the palace will find out he is not the real king. He falls for beautiful Queen Yoo So Woon.

Oshima Goro, a janitor of an elementary school, becomes a gifted teacher who teaches children that have fallen behind even though he has no licence. Single mother Akasaka Chiaki opposes formal education in schools during the war and sees the potential in a school to give coaching for a free, well-rounded education. The two of them become a couple both at work and at home, and create new history in the industry in this story depicting a family’s 50 years, set against the backdrop of the Showa to Heisei era.
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An upcoming Youku web series based on the novel The Tang Dynasty’s Female Forensic Doctor. It follows a present day forensic examiner who is reborn in the Tang Dynasty and who must make use of her modern day knowledge and post motem techniques to survive in the Tang dynasty

A biographical drama series on the life of Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia (1868-1910) from the producer of Legend of Condor Heroes 2017 and the director of Handsome Siblings 2018.

REMAKE - The story took place in the Himalayan region. The three neighboring states namely, Kasik(North), Bandurath(Middle) and Danta(South), had plotted against one another for a long time. Though brilliant,it was known that the King of Kasik was extremely brutal. So when the princess of Danta, the king's betrothed, was at the tripoint waiting to be escorted to Kasik, she decided to flee into Bandurath to seek refuge. After the Crown Prince of Bandurath took her into his protection, profoundly insulted and offended, the Kasikan king sneaked into Bandurath and abducted Darshika, the princess of Bandurath, to get even with everyone. Winter was coming, the mountain passes would be blocked soon and the Bandurathan princess was alone surrounded by her enemies. There were those who wanted war, and those who preferred peace. However in the midst of this political crisis, love quietly blossomed. While pride, prejudice, profit, politics played significant roles in this world, it would seem Darshika of Bandurath was the only one who could bring peace to the region.

This is the last part of the trilogy which began with Legend of the Condor Heroes and continued in Return of the Condor Heroes. Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre took place nearly 100 years after the events of Return of the Condor Heroes in a China ruled by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.

"Kingdom" is set in Korea’s medieval Joseon period. A crown prince is sent on a suicide mission to investigate a mysterious plague that’s spreading across his country. The truth threatens the kingdom when he discovers that it is an atrocious epidemic in the form of zombies.

The story happens at the end of the Tang Dynasty when Zhu Wen usurps the throne and establishes the Later Liang Dynasty, and he’s known as Emperor Taizu. Ma Zhai Xing is the daughter of an official and as a child, she befriends a young boy who lives on the mountain. One day when he saves a wolf, he accidentally falls over the cliff and is rescued by Zhu Wen. The authoritative figure adopts him as a godson and gives him the title Bo Wang. Ten years later, he saves the female lead per chance and finds her courage and intelligence resonant, and she likes that while he’s in a position of power, he still has humility and kindness. She encourages him to fight for justice and he begins that journey by helping the people, stopping throne fights.

Yoi has four sons: Pathom, Prasong, Kamol and Mongkol. Pathom - the eldest son, falls in love with a prostitute named Reynu and brings her home as a wife, but Yoi despises her and they encounter many obstacles. She will do anything to try to get rid of Reynu.
Kamol, the 3rd son, has two wives, Piangpen and Jantra. He was forced to marry Piangpen but the one he really loves is Jantra. Kamol is the only friendly person to Reynu in the family and they develop a brother and sister relationship.

A story that follows the master of Listening Snow Tower and the woman that he loves. He is a martial arts expert known to be a dragon among men and she is known as the blood demon's daughter. The Bai Yue Sect is a poison to mankind and the source of disaster in the pugilistic world. Bai Di, Xue Gu, and Xue Mo who are three of the most powerful martial arts experts in Wulin join hands with Xiao Shi Hui to defeat Bai Yue. Hua Lian, the sect leader of Bai Yue, makes use of a sacred bell to intrude Xue Mo's mind, thus forcing him to kill his wife with his own hands before taking his own life.  

New adaptation of the classic folktale that tells the love story between an immortal and a human. The story is set in Hangzhou, then the capital of the Southern Song court, and is about a 1,000-year-old snake spirit that's transformed into a beautiful woman and falls in love with a young man. However, a Buddhist monk intervenes

Orphaned as a child, Liu E travels to the capital Kaifeng, and later catches the eye of Zhao Heng. Though she was a concubine, Liu E was perceptive to state affairs, and often discussed politics with Zhao Heng. This tradition continued when he became emperor in 997.

Senior gamers Qin Yu and Yu Chen took the full-scale equipment to the game martial arts world, and they retired to the rivers and lakes. Soon, the two gave birth to their son, Wang Zi. In other game worlds, there is a coalition of devils, who created a series of crises and kidnapped the rainy morning in order to return Qin Qin to the rivers and lakes. Qin Lan and Wang Zi broke through one level after another and successfully awakened the rainy morning. Finally, Qin Yu and Yu Chen, with the help of Wang Tsai, returned to the real world. 

It follows a pair of twin sisters in a story about the rush of first love, a resigned separation, an unwavering companionship and a love without regrets.

The drama is a biopic on Prince Gong. He was known to have established positive relations with foreign affairs for the Qing dynasty. The drama depicts his rise and fall.

Set in the end of the Tang dynasty, in the chaotic time of the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms where the warlords fight for the country's throne. The wealthy young master Tang Xiao Cheng joins the war with a goal to create the perfect world for his lover Shen Lian Xing. The bloody battles changes him into a conspiring and violent man. He loses the heart of his lover and ends up an enemy to his good friend Zhang Jun Xiang.

In the time of King Zhou of Shang, the Gods are mostly gone and the demons trouble the human world. The Primeval Lord of Heaven decides to use the war between the Zhou and Shang dynasties to choose a new generation of Gods to ascend the celestial realm. His sends his apprentices forth in search of righteous candidates: Jiang Zi Ya assists Ji Fa in governing his new empire Zhou dynasty, Shen Gong Bao infiltrates the Shang dynasty with Su Da Ji seducing the king to rack havoc on the world, and Yu Ding Zhen Ren helps Yang Jian, a human with a third eye, to achieve his potential. The outcome of selection lies in the fates of the humans.

The Fated General is a Chinese historical drama about the heroic feats of a general who has never lost a battle. He is Huo Qu Bing, the son of a servant who ends up becoming a member of the imperial family. During a time when the people are forced to live through insufferable conditions and the constant threats from Xiong Nu, Huo Qu Bing takes up arms to become a celebrated warrior of the Han Dynasty. According to Director Zhang Jian, this is a project that has taken seven years to prepare and a similar approach is being taken when it comes to filming to ensure a quality production that is neither rushed nor forced.

The drama chronicles the life of Ba Qing, the wealthiest woman of the Qin Dynasty. She is known to have provided mercury for the first Emperor of China’s mausoleum, and also funded construction works for the Great Wall. She is referred to as the older sister by Ying Zheng, the Emperor of Qin Dynasty and they become involved in a complicated romance.

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.

The story is set towards the end of the Shang Dynasty, a time often revisited to tell the story of an incompetent king who led his nation to its downfall. Ji Fa is a man who endeavors to make a change as he enlists the help of powerful people to achieve his vision.

Can the heavens make the man of your dreams fall from the sky that easily?
Hong Chun Gi is the only female painter in Joseon who enters the palace and shares love lines with a blind astronomer and arts enthusiast Grand Prince Anpyeong, third son of King Sejong.

After their family was wrongfully persecuted due to the machinations of a corrupt official, Dugu Jia Luo held strict expectations for herself to be independent and strong even at a young age. Her husband Yang Jian is a man of great spirit. He is a warrior, skilled in battle, who rises up the ranks to become the Emperor. With Dugu Jia Luo by his side, they succeed in uniting the country under the Sui Dynasty. The husband and wife stay in a monogamous relationship despite their imperial status and come to be revered by people as the two saints due to their extraordinary contributions to a new golden age.

Set towards the end of Sui and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty is a story of intense upheaval that paves the way for a Golden Age under the rule of the Li Imperial Family.

1942, Nanjing. Following a series of assassination attempts on officials of the Japanese-controlled puppet government, the Japanese spy chief gathers a group of suspects in a mansion for questioning, and eventually, torturing. A tense game of "cat and mouse" ensues as the Chinese code-breaker attempts to send out a crucial message while protecting his/her own identity.

Our hero is a young man emanating with patriotism and begins his career in Hong Kong, helping with the establishment of a military base and an intelligence agency. To collect information about the Japanese, he goes by the name Qiu Chan and with the two identities coming into conflicts with the work and people around, he encounters many dangerous situations. When his identity is exposed, he’s caught and interrogated in Japan, only escaping with the help of his true love. They are a group of young people ready to die for the greater cause of their country and they continue to fight alongside each other.

In order to find her missing father, the young maiden Gu Hai Tang comes to Kunyang and starts working at the Lang family’s rouge manufacture. There she always bickers with the Lang family’s second son Yue Xuan until they become friends. However, Yue Xuan’s older brother Yue Ming takes a liking to Hai Tang and the Lang family therefore tries to trick her into marriage with him. When Hai Tang learns that she was married to the wrong person, she starts to hate Yue Xuan for deceiving her. She then promises the Lang family to treat Yue Ming’s disfigured face when they let her divorce in return. Yue Xuan is ashamed of his actions and finally faces his true feelings. He pursues Hai Tang again and the two develop a love and hate relationship. But after Yue Ming fully recovers, his love turns to hate and he snatches away the operating rights for the manufacture and even tries to break up his brother and Hai Tang. At the same time, Hai Tang’s father’s true identity and the reason for his disappearance as well as the truth behind Yue Xuan’s hardships in life are revealed. Will Hai Tang and Yue Xuan be able to overcome everything and develop a healthy relationship? (Source: CdramaBase)

The story is set during the Ming dynasty. Female police officer Yuan Jin Xia receives the order to help the fierce embroidered uniform guard (imperial secret police) Lu Yi solve a case in Yangzhou. The two can’t seem to get along at first, but through the hardships they have to endure together, they learn to rely on each other. When they finally become lovers, however, the ill-fated story of their families is brought to light.

In the spring of 1931, after The Communist Party successfully set up many communication stations in China, they set their sight on Western Europe and assigned 2 of their agents ''Asthray'" and "Porcelain" to Paris.  From there on, the stories of secret deal, hidden betrayal, questionable death, forbidden love, and brotherhood among the military and a prominent family's members were unraveled.

The story is set during the high economic development time of the Showa period. Natsu lost her parents during the war so she moves to the Tokachi region in Hokkaido with her foster father who is a dairy farmer. While growing up, Natsu meets a boy at primary school who draws a very beautiful picture of a horse so she becomes interested in animated movies. Upon graduating from senior high school, Natsu moves to Tokyo and joins the budding animation industry in order to fulfill her dream of becoming an animator.

The story takes place at the end of the Qing Dynasty and beginning of the Republic of China, following a bunch of youths in a time of turbulence, power struggles, and nation’s pride. Huang Zi Tao and Jackson Yi play dual lead roles; Huang Zi Tao plays Chong Li Ming, a leader to one of Eight Banners aka elite forces of the Qing military. But his other identity is the leader to a special royal organization (assassination group), Yan Shi Fan, which protects the nation. Despite A Yi’s humbling background, he encourages the boy to join. A Yi is described as beautiful, quiet, and cruel, with potentials to become a killing machine. A profound friendship develops among the men as they go through difficulties and challenges, realizing their ideals and desire to protect their homeland, and joining the revolution.  

A Demon Lord who was spurned and imprisoned for thirty years unexpectedly becomes the woman in rouge. While she strives to uncover the truth around a massacre thirty years ago, she falls into a romance with the new master of Wulin.

The story is sets place between the North and South where they are at war with each other. The female lead belongs to the central part where they are neutral. However, after her father was recruited, the female sets off on an adventure and meets the male lead along the way.