VOTE: 21 best historical/period dramas from 2000 to 2021

VOTE: 21 best historical/period dramas from 2000 to 2021!

PLEASE ONLY ADD DRAMAS TO THE LIST IF YOU WOULD RATE THE DRAMA A 9/10 OR 10/10.  What makes a drama good? (The following link is safe and free of viruses):  https://screencraft.org/2021/05/26/6-essential-traits-of-a-great-drama-screenplay/Typically, historical dramas have a heavy focus on politics with little romance, and period dramas tend to have a heavy focus on romance with little politics.

What is the difference between historical dramas and period dramas?

  • Historical drama - a drama based on historical events. 
  • Period drama - a drama based in a particular time or period, not obviously based on real events.

How long do you have to vote?

  • Voting starts 08-05-2021 
  • Voting ends 09-05-2021

Note: Each user can vote 3 times. Only the top 21 voted dramas will be shown on this list. However, it doesn't mean that other dramas haven't been voted for, it means it hadn't made the top 21.  

HOW TO VOTE: If the drama that you want to vote for is not listed in the top 21, you can vote for the drama by adding it to the blank spot ["Is something missing on this list?"], which is directly under the 21 most voted dramas;  type in the name of the drama, and it should appear. Afterwards, on the right side of the screen (where it says, My votes Rank the shows you're voting for and add new ones), you'll see the 3 dramas that you voted for and be able to arrange them in order by typing in the numbers 1, 2, 3. I hope that this helps. =)

TalkingWithYou Aug 5, 2021
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Top 21
  • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    1. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    17,099 points by 172 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
  • Mr. Queen

    2. Mr. Queen

    Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
    9.0
    13,728 points by 138 voters
    Jang Bong Hwan is a South Korean chef who has risen up the ranks to cook for the country’s top politicians in the Blue House’s presidential residences. After a serious accident, he ...more
  • Mr. Sunshine

    3. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    8.9
    9,025 points by 91 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
  • Kingdom

    4. Kingdom

    Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
    8.8
    7,739 points by 78 voters
    No sooner does the Joseon King succumb to smallpox, do the rumors of his death begin. The Cho Clan, the clan of the pregnant Queen and her father, Chief State Councillor Cho ...more
  • The Tale of Nokdu

    5. The Tale of Nokdu

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    6,128 points by 62 voters
    Jeon Nok Du lives on an island with his father and older brother. He is smart and a good swordsman. Since he was little, his father did not let him study or ...more
  • Eternal Love

    6. Eternal Love

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 58 episodes
    8.8
    5,254 points by 53 voters
    The Nine-tailed Fox Bai Qian, the youngest daughter of the Fox King, is brought to Kunlun Mountain to become a disciple of the God of War, Mo Yuan. While studying there, a ...more
  • 100 Days My Prince

    7. 100 Days My Prince

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.3
    5,043 points by 51 voters
    Lee Yul, Crown Prince of Joseon, is a perfectionist who disregards most royal palace nobles. His cold and demanding demeanor masks deeply-rooted loneliness. He comes to pass a law stating that Korean ...more
  • Ashes of Love

    8. Ashes of Love

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 63 episodes
    8.6
    4,163 points by 42 voters
    Zi Fen, the Flower Deity, dies after giving birth to a daughter, Jin Mi. Before her death, Zi Fen foresaw that Jin Mi would encounter a fatal love trial and fed her ...more
  • Empress Ki

    9. Empress Ki

    Korean Drama - 2013, 51 episodes
    8.6
    3,860 points by 39 voters
    Genghis Khan built an empire that spanned vast regions in East Asia and East Europe. And there was one woman who held immense power in the Yuan Dynasty, which Genghis Khan founded, ...more
  • Nirvana in Fire

    10. Nirvana in Fire

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 54 episodes
    9.1
    3,471 points by 35 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
  • Joy of Life

    11. Joy of Life

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 46 episodes
    9.0
    3,469 points by 35 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
  • Moon Embracing the Sun

    12. Moon Embracing the Sun

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    8.4
    3,462 points by 35 voters
    Thirteen-year-old Heo Yeon Woo, the daughter of a high-ranking official, accompanies her mother to the royal palace to attend her brother, Heo Yeom's civil service examination congratulatory ceremony. By chance, she comes ...more
  • The Story of Ming Lan

    13. The Story of Ming Lan

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 78 episodes
    8.8
    2,473 points by 25 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
  • Six Flying Dragons

    14. Six Flying Dragons

    Korean Drama - 2015, 50 episodes
    8.7
    1,982 points by 20 voters
    A fictional, historical drama about the ambition, rise and fall of real and fictional characters based around Yi Bang Won. Yi Bang Won was the third king of the Joseon Dynasty in ...more
  • The Romance of Tiger and Rose

    15. The Romance of Tiger and Rose

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
    8.6
    1,189 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
  • The Princess Wei Young

    16. The Princess Wei Young

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 54 episodes
    8.3
    1,186 points by 12 voters
    The Northern Wei Dynasty was obliterated one night leaving behind the kindhearted Princess Feng Xin Er as an orphan. Although she escapes death, she accidentally enters her enemy's territory and she assumes ...more
  • Story of Yanxi Palace

    17. Story of Yanxi Palace

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
    8.8
    1,088 points by 11 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
  • Love Destiny

    18. Love Destiny

    Thai Drama - 2018, 15 episodes
    8.6
    893 points by 9 voters
    This is a story where karma, merit, love destiny and a moon mantra combine to fling Kadesurang, a chubby archaeologist, into the body of another woman, Karakade, during the Ayutthaya era (300 ...more
  • Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

    19. Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

    Korean Drama - 2017, 30 episodes
    8.5
    889 points by 9 voters
    “The culprit who is posing as a royal official is not stealing wealth. He is stealing the hearts and minds of your people, Your Majesty.” There was a divisive figure in the ...more
  • The Rise of Phoenixes

    20. The Rise of Phoenixes

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
    8.4
    794 points by 8 voters
    Feng Zhi Wei is the unfavored daughter of the Qiu Family, who has to flee due to unfortunate circumstances. Owing a favour to the 6th prince Ning Yi, Zhi Wei cross-dresses as ...more
  • The Crowned Clown

    21. The Crowned Clown

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.4
    690 points by 7 voters
    Joseon is in a state of disorder due to uprisings and a power struggle surrounding King Lee Hun. To avoid assassination, a clown named Ha Sun is brought to the palace to ...more

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