Best historical dramas

Nishu Jul 19, 2023
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  • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    1. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    2,137 points by 22 voters
    When a total eclipse of the sun takes place, Go Ha Jin is transported back in time to the start of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea during King Taejo's rule. She wakes ...more
  • Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1

    2. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
    9.0
    1,866 points by 19 voters
    Ling Bu Yi, the foster son of Emperor Wen and a talented & ruthless general of the Black Armour Army, was on a personal mission to uncover hidden truths about the past, ...more
  • The Untamed

    3. The Untamed

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
    9.0
    1,792 points by 18 voters
    Wei Wu Xian and Lan Wang Ji, two talented disciples of respected clans, meet during cultivation training and accidentally discover a secret carefully hidden for many years. Taking on the legacy of ...more
  • Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2

    4. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 29 episodes
    9.0
    1,674 points by 17 voters
    After a series of twists and turns, Cheng Shao Shang and Ling Bu Yi are engaged to be married by Imperial consent and decree. However, they still have many hurdles to overcome. ...more
  • Nirvana in Fire

    5. Nirvana in Fire

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 54 episodes
    9.1
    1,487 points by 15 voters
    In sixth-century China, the Emperor of Great Liang orders the unjust execution of his brother-in-law Marshal Lin Xie alongside the Lin family, his 70,000 army soldiers, and Crown Prince Qi. Secretly surviving ...more
  • Who Rules the World

    6. Who Rules the World

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
    8.7
    1,376 points by 14 voters
    Hei Feng Xi is handsome and elegant, while Bai Feng Xi is majestic and unrestrained. Opposites attract as both are unrivaled in skill and intellect. Caught in the warfare and chaos of ...more
  • Till the End of the Moon

    7. Till the End of the Moon

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
    8.6
    1,285 points by 13 voters
    In an era when demons have dominion over cultivators and mortals, the cultivator elders believe it is imperative to send someone back in time to discover the origin of the demon lord ...more
  • The Romance of Tiger and Rose

    8. The Romance of Tiger and Rose

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
    8.6
    1,170 points by 12 voters
    Having finally sold her TV series script, aspiring screenwriter Chen Xiao Qian soon falls under the scrutiny of the male lead, who refuses to act out the role. Vowing to make her ...more
  • Mr. Sunshine

    9. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    8.9
    1,050 points by 11 voters
    Mr. Sunshine centers on a young boy born into a house servant's family who travels to the United States during the 1871 Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea). He returns to his homeland ...more
  • Love and Redemption

    10. Love and Redemption

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 59 episodes
    8.7
    680 points by 7 voters
    A thousand years since the battle between the demons and heavens took place, the souls of the Star of Mosha and the God of War are sent to the mortal realm to ...more
  • The Long Ballad

    11. The Long Ballad

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 49 episodes
    8.7
    575 points by 6 voters
    In the year 626 C.E., the Tang Dynasty faces upheaval following the successful Xuanwu Gate Incident, a coup orchestrated by a cunning prince. During the chaos, Li Chang Ge's family is slaughtered, ...more
  • Back from the Brink

    12. Back from the Brink

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
    8.5
    496 points by 5 voters
    After a lover's betrayal, the ancient dragon Tian Yao found himself badly wounded and heartbroken. The woman he loved betrayed him by dismembering him and stripping him of his dragon scales and ...more
  • Joy of Life

    13. Joy of Life

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 46 episodes
    9.0
    483 points by 5 voters
    Fan Xian is born in the ancient empire of Southern Qing with memories of the 21st century. He lives in a rural town as the illegitimate son of the Minister of Finance, ...more
  • The King's Face

    14. The King's Face

    Korean Drama - 2014, 23 episodes
    7.5
    400 points by 4 voters
    "The King's Face" tells the story of Prince Gwang Hae, an illegitimate son of King Seon Jo, who suffers since his childhood with the indifference of his father and the constant feeling ...more
  • Story of Yanxi Palace

    15. Story of Yanxi Palace

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
    8.8
    386 points by 4 voters
    In 18th century Beijing, during the 6th year of Qianlong Emperor's reign, Wei Ying Luo enters the Forbidden City as an embroiderer to investigate the truth behind her older sister's rape and ...more
  • The Story of Ming Lan

    16. The Story of Ming Lan

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 78 episodes
    8.8
    380 points by 4 voters
    Set in the Northern Song dynasty, the story follows Sheng Ming Lan, an unfavored concubine-born 6th daughter of an official. After losing her mother at a young age, Ming Lan is raised ...more
  • The Red Sleeve

    17. The Red Sleeve

    Korean Drama - 2021, 17 episodes
    8.8
    299 points by 3 voters
    In 18th-century Korea, Prince Yi San is a perfectionist haunted by his father's murder. He's set to inherit the throne once his cruel grandfather, the current king, passes away. Despite the emotional ...more
  • The Sword and the Brocade

    18. The Sword and the Brocade

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 45 episodes
    8.3
    289 points by 3 voters
    Set during the Ming Dynasty, the story revolves around the romance between General Xu Ling Yi and the concubine's daughter Shi Yi Niang, that starts from an arranged marriage. Despite being born ...more
  • Asa ga Kita

    19. Asa ga Kita

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 156 episodes
    8.4
    197 points by 2 voters
    In the late Tokugawa Shogunate, Asa was born as the second daughter of a wealthy merchant in Kyoto, Japan. Later, in Osaka, Asa entered various business fields like coal mines, banks, life ...more
  • The Blue Whisper: Part 1

    20. The Blue Whisper: Part 1

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 22 episodes
    8.4
    197 points by 2 voters
    Ji Yun He is a powerful and talented spiritual master living in Flower Valley. She loathes the deep, dark secret that restricts her from exploring the world at her leisure. Changyi is ...more

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