2023 Drama Rankings

The winds of change.
A suspense mystery set in a time of profound change.

The Princess Bride.
A beautiful, mysterious and immersive fantasy about loss and longing.

The road to perdition.
A riveting crime thriller.

Confucius' last stand.
A superb ancient suspense that will thrill hard core mystery buffs.

House of cards.
A dark and suspenseful wuxia with stunning aesthetics.

The mountains are high and the emperor is far away 山高皇帝远.
Ancient financial shenanigans.

A timeless love story with no beginning and no end. 
One of my Must Watch dramas of 2023

Hope is not a strategy.
A very special, inspiring and realistic drama about life.

Today is a good day to die. 
A mind-blowing, thrilling dark comedy Republican era wuxia.

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In the land of the scorpion the rooster is king.
A suspenseful, romantic desert fantasy adventure.

May the baddest man win.
A dark tale of revenge and atonement.

Ask me no questions and I 'll tell you no lies.
An action packed, dark jianghu murder mystery.

The father, the son and the holy sheep.
The long awaited and much anticipated Season 2 of the adventures of six young Song spies.

Did you ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?
An angsty date with the devil.

Catch me if you can!
A superb mystery cum police procedural..

Flower Power.
A hilarious xianxia spoof.

Drink the finest wines, look at lovely girls, make the best friends, and fight glorious battles. 
Of spies, assassins, king and country and times gone by.

Just Say No.
A thought provoking drama about consent and  victim blaming.

Who's your daddy?
An unlikely couple's journey in times of chaos.

Liar's Poker.
A new wuxia revenge conspiracy.

Cat's paw.
Ancient conspiracy with lots of hot men. 

How to train your dragon koi.
A very comical and enjoyable xianxia.

The saddest happy story.
An unconventional sci-fi romantic comedy.

Dead men tell no tales.
An intense historical suspense thriller that is not for casual watchers.

Lukewarm.
A fantasy conspiracy, mystery and romance.

To the ends of the earth.
A suspenseful and chilling cop thriller.

Those who seek revenge dig two graves.
A sobering and heart wrenching story about the high cost of justice.

Let life be beautiful like summer flowers...
When a first love meets a last love.

The bugs will inherit the earth.
A contemplative exploration of the mysteries of the universe.

The hunt for a serial killer.
An interesting police procedural based on two high profile true crimes.

An appealing lawyer.
A little bit of mystery, romance and a smart ancient female litigator.

An Oriental Odyssey.
A short fantasy suspense thriller.

How a leader of men becomes a follower of a woman. 
A bland cocktail of romance and game of thrones.

Women should not rule the world. 
An funny empowerment rom com that turns into political melodrama in the back half.

My dear, I don't give a damn. 
A Tang dynasty Gone with the Wind.

Everybody lies. 
A suspense thriller that turns into relationship counseling.

Dumbed down to the point of fatousness. 
An impossibly boring revenge tale to avoid.

Identity Theft.
Just another vapid run-of-the-mill xianxia.