The BEST iQiyi shows of all time
Every iQiyi show, ranked
We've compiled the average episode rating for every iQiyi show to compile this list of best shows!
#1 - Nirvana in Fire
The story revolves around a sickly man who vows to right the wrongs that he has faced. Equipped with an intellectual mind that sees no parallel, he moves to change the tide in a political struggle for power. Twelve years ago, General Lin and his men set off to war, but meet their end due to a conspiracy against them. Lin Shu (Zhang Zhe Han) who is the General's 17-year-old son barely survives the massacre and reemerges several years later as Mei Changsu (Hu Ge). He suffers from a terrible illness because of his near-death experience though it doesn't stop him from being a formidable character in Jianghu. He is the leader of the Jiangzuo Alliance and his presence has attracted the attention of Kings and royalty. The Langya Hall has touted him as a divine talent and stated that anyone who has his support can conquer the world.
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#2 - Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy
The story follows the brotherhood of a imprisoned half-human half-spirit prince, an abandoned son of a general, and the heir of a slaughtered tribe as they uncover the secrets of their past and seek both revenge and justice for the ones they love.
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#3 - Story of Yanxi Palace
A story revolving around a palace maid with a plucky attitude, street smarts, and a good heart as she maneuvers the dangers in the palace to become a concubine of Emperor Qian Long. During the 6th year of the Qian Long's reign, Wei Ying Luo finds her way to the Forbidden City as a palace maid to investigate the truth behind her older sister's death. She vows to exact justice after learning that Hong Zhou is connected to the case. The kind and gentle Empress Xiao Xian Chun worries that Wei Ying Luo would tread on a path of no return, so she does everything in her power to help Ying Luo and to be her pillar of support. Under the Empress' guidance, Ying Luo becomes a female official and starts to let go of her hatred. However, the Empress dies an untimely death. Misunderstandings arise between Ying Luo and Emperor Qian Long yet they eventually learn to see eye to eye and to find comfort in each other inside the palace that is full of intrigue and conspiracy.
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#4 - Love Between Fairy and Devil
An immortal girl from the Po Xin tribe had her tribe vanquished by the Demon Lord, Dongfang Qingcang. She was reborn ten thousand years later as a lowly immortal of the Heavenly Tribe, Xiao Lanhua (Little Orchid). Lan Hua unknowingly revived Dongfang Qingcang, her mortal enemy, who was trapped in the Hao Tian Tower. In order to regain his freedom, Dongfang Qingcang wants to sacrifice Xiao Lanhua's immortal soul to unleash the curse placed on his body. In the process, the heartless demon falls or the gentle and adorable young fairy...
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#5 - Legend of Yun Xi
Han Yun Xi is the daughter of an imperial physician who lost her mother when young, but maintains a cheerful and optimistic disposition. Yun Xi is naturally talented in medical science and proficient in traditional medicine, but suffers from the jealousy and avoidance of others. By a stroke of fate, she marries the Duke of Qin, Long Fei Ye, and becomes embroiled in the changing politics of the imperial court. Yun Xirelies on her high-level medical skills, wise, far-sighted brain, and compassionate heart to expel the poisons of a great official, get rid of secret agents for the Duke of Qin, eliminate the plague for the common citizens, and cure the crown prince’s strange illness. Yun Xi’s kindness as a doctor not only earns her the appreciation of the masses, but helps the Duke of Qin overcome many nefarious plots, including the rebellion of the Chu siblings. After a series of unfortunate accidents, her medical skills grow even more unparalleled and she even gains the admiration and adoration of the Duke of Qin. Both of them take fame lightly in favor of digging into the medical field. In the end, they leave the clamor of court intrigue behind them and go in seclusion in the mountains, living a happy life free from worldly cares. ~~ Based on the novel by Jie Mo
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#6 - The Long Night
It was an open shut case with hundred of witnesses seeing the murder suspect trying to dispose of a body and a signed confession from the suspect himself. And yet when the case was ready for court, the prosecutor discovered that the case was not as it appeared. The murder was but a cover for another more shocking injustice. He spent ten years trying to uncover the truth, toiling away his youth, his career, his reputation, his family, and even his life.
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#7 - The Bad Kids
A story that follows three children from a coastal town who unintentionally film a murder scene. As the kids become involved with the suspect, it opens up a case that is far more complicated than it looks and entraps several families into an unpredictable outcome.
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#8 - IPartment
In the two shared apartments in Shanghai, there are seven young men and women. In both apartments, there is a fun and warm story.
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#9 - Addicted
Ever since he was young, Bai Luo Yin has been living with his careless father, Bai Han Qi and his grandmother. When he turned 16 years old, his biological mother Jiang Yuan is re-marrying, and her partner is the party’s high ranking official Gu Wei Ting. Because of his mother’s death, Gu Wei Ting’s son, Gu Hai, has been harboring a deep grudge towards his father. Due to the random hand of fate, the 2 brothers with wildly conflicting emotional backgrounds have been placed in the same class. With time, they slowly developed a different kind of feeling. Bai Luo Yin’s classmates, You Qi and Fa Xiao Yang Meng, have been instrumental in the relationship.
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#10 - Oh No! Here Comes Trouble
Pu Yi-Yong is a high school student who gains superpowers after a near-fatal car accident and embarks on a fantastical journey with rookie policewoman Chen Chu-Ying and school rival Cao Guang-Yan.
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#11 - Love and Destiny
Ten thousand years ago the God of War, Jiu Chen, fought the vile demon lord in a battle so intense, it pushed him to the outermost edge of his limits. Desperate to save the world from the all-consuming evil of the demon lord, Jiu Chen fought with all his might and in the end, managed to seal the foul demon away for good. Exhausted after his victory, the God of War fell into a deep slumber, his sleep a guarantee to the people that they were safe. And so they were until the young fairy maiden, Ling Xi, accidentally wakes him from his slumber. Despite his irritation at being disturbed, Jiu Chen can’t help but notice the fair maiden’s beauty. Smitten from the very beginning, the two soon fall in love but their happiness together is short-lived. Born with an evil miasma that can free the demon lord from Jiu Chen’s seal, Ling Xi is the living embodiment of everything evil in the world; her very existence, a dangerous threat to the world. Encouraged by the gods to end the world’s suffering before it begins, Jiu Chen has two choices before him: save the woman he loves, or let the world fall to darkness. Forced to make an impossible decision, Jiu Chen struggles against his destiny, knowing that whatever he chooses, the fate of the world rests solely in his hands.
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#12 - You Are My Hero
A story that follows Mi Ka, a new resident at the hospital who meets special ops agent Xing Ke Lei during an emergency rescue training organized by the SWAT team. From their initial hostility arising out of a misunderstanding, repeated encounters through several operations lead them to see each other in a new light. With the sudden onslaught of a deadly earthquake, Mi Ka and Xing Ke Lei were ordered to travel to the disaster-stricken area to help with rescue operations. Xing Ke Lei is touched by Mi Ka's selflessness. A nation in Africa is thrown into turmoil, putting Mi Ka and the rest of the medical team in a dangerous situation. At this time, Xing Ke Lei arrives to ensure everyone's safety. One a policeman and one a doctor, the two are able-bodied and willing to devote everything for the sake of others.
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#13 - Youth With You
Idol Producer (偶像练习生) is a Chinese reality group survival show produced by iQiyi. Idol Producer brings together 100 trainees from 31 different entertainment companies and talent agencies, both within and beyond China, including individual trainees who aren't associated with any agencies. Out of the 100 trainees, 9 of them will be chosen to debut through viewer voting.
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#14 - With You
When Geng Geng enters Zhen Hua High School, she is seated next to top student Yu Huai. While she's struggling with homework and exams, she suddenly also gets a new mom and younger brother. After entering Zhen Hua High School however, her lonely life comes to an end. With new friends on her side, especially Yu Huai, she lives through the three years till graduation. Suddenly after graduation, the boy she came to like disappears. When she meets Yu Huai again, will she choose the love she could never forget or will she choose Lu Xing He who pursued her all these years?
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#15 - Forever and Ever
[Sequel of "One and Only"] When Shiyi, a sweet, low-key but talented voice actress, meets the elegant Zhousheng Chen, an oversea returnee chemistry professor, at the airport for the first time, they felt a sense of familiarity. In order to save his family's business, Zhou agreed to his mother's terms and proposed to Shiyi, whom he had a crush on. During their time together, they started to fall for each other. Shiyi was always by his side when Zhousheng Chen faced difficult decisions. Later on, in order to save Zhousheng Chen who was framed, Shiyi became injured and fell unconscious. Zhousheng Chen took good care of Shiyi and she finally woke up; promising each other that they would never part ways in this life.
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#16 - Hikaru no Go (2020)
This drama is based on the classic Japanese manga of the same name, The Soul of Go, originally written by Yumi Horita and drawn by Ken Obata. It tells the story of time in the coincidence of chance to discover an ancient chessboard, and thus got to know the first person - Chu Ying, who has been entrenched in the chessboard for thousands of years in the South Liang Weiqi, and gradually under his cultivation to the Weiqi interest, and aspire to become a professional Go player story.
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#17 - Love is Sweet
It follows the story of a girl named Jiang Jun who meets her close childhood friend, Ma Yuan Shuai, in the workplace—this time, however, not as an ally but as a rival...
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#18 - Arsenal Military Academy
Xie Xiang disguises herself as a man to study at a military academy.
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#19 - Meet Me @1006
Zhen Yu Ke is a lawyer. Suave, handsome and successful, he has never lost a case. Until now. When he loses one of his most high-profile cases, Zhen Yu Ke’s career sinks. After losing everything, the lawyer moves into a mysterious, low-budget apartment. There, he meets a new kind of roommate. Jia Le Cheng is a reporter. She lives in the same apartment as Zhen Yu Ke and meets him every dayat 10:06pm. Except they don’t even live in the same realm. The two are meeting through some kind of supernatural portal, and they have no clue what to do. Zhen Yu Ke and Jia Le Cheng soon realize something is very wrong, and the only way to fix it is to work together. To do that, however, they must keep meeting at 10:06.
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#20 - Lucky's First Love
24-year-old “adorkable” homebody Xing Yun spends her days working for mobile gaming company TIG, dreaming of becoming a game designer. When the company announces an open audition for aspiring game managers, Xing is quick to sign up, but soon finds her ambitions put in check. The trouble is, the challenge involves designing a game with a love theme, something TIGs’ president Xia Ke is convinced a permanently-single person like her wouldn’t understand. Undismayed, Xing decides to try her luck at blind dating. Just then, Xia Ke unexpectedly realizes his love for her too.
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#21 - The Day of Becoming You
The leader of a boyband and an entertainment reporter are forced into many outrageous situations after they switched bodies. Jiang Yi is a big star in the entertainment industry. He is the cold and distant leader of a popular boy band. In reality, he's simply not good at expressing himself ever since his parents divorced when he was young. Meanwhile, Yu Sheng Sheng has become an entertainment reporter who keeps running up against a stone wall at work. Their lives were not meant to intersect, but an accident results in the two exchanging bodies on their birthday which happens to fall on the same day. The sudden change catch them off guard and with only each other to turn to for support in the days and nights that followed, Jiang Yi and Yu Sheng Sheng gradually fall in love.
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#22 - Mysterious Lotus Casebook
Li Lian Hua is a countryside doctor who travels dragging around a lotus tower. He accidentally becomes "famous" and gets pulled into the pugilistic world that he no longer wants to have any connections with.
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#23 - Detective Chinatown
Strange crimes occur in Thailand as the ranking for the world's best detective sees a shift. New detectives come into the picture to tackle three difficult cases.
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#24 - My Heroic Husband
Ning Yi, a matrilocal son-in-law of a cloth merchant, embarks on a journey in Wu Dynasty and helps his wife, Su Tan'er, run family business and finally become the richest in Jiangning.
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#25 - Poisoned Love
The story revolves a dubbing genius Qi Jia, who suffers from sleepwalking due to a trauma; and a film producer Shi Meng. Shi Meng helps Qi Jia walk out of her traumatic experience, but Qi Jia recognized the wrong person, and thought his brother Shi Yi was the one who helped her. The three of them grew through misunderstands, and untied the knot in their heart.
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#26 - Moonlight (2021)
After graduating from university, with a passion for publishing, Chu Li successfully entered her dream company, Yuan Yue Publishing House. However, a challenging path lies ahead of her. She was shocked to find out that the publishing industry at this time has undergone huge changes. With her sincerity and professionalism, she earned the respect of renowned authors and became their exclusive editor. Chu Li overcomes the obstacles in her career and finally becomes an established editor. Renowned author Zhou Chuan is said to be gentle as a jade when he’s really not. The two are immediately at odds but Zhou Chuan later discovers that Chu Li is his online friend Monkey. She also discovers that her close online friend, "L Jun" is Zhou Chuan.
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#27 - My Roommate is a Detective
After the 14th year of the Republic of China, Lu Yao, a playboy who returned from studying in the UK, was invited by Qiao Chusheng, the inspector of the patrol room, to be a detective consultant with his super-high IQ and reasoning ability. After that, the two joined hands with Bai Youning, a female reporter with a strong sense of justice. Formed a detective team and solved the seemingly bizarre murder cases, the legendary story of three people with different personalities sticking to justice and maintaining social stability in troubled times.
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#28 - The Legend of White Snake
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.
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#29 - Once Upon a Time in Lingjian Mountain
As the nine continents face a crisis, a young disciple joins the Spirit Blade sect and comes under the tutelage of a temperamental sage.
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#30 - Crush (2021)
University graduate Sang Wu Yan dreamed of becoming a radio host. She worked at a radio station as a production assistant and secretly admired an artist by the pseudonym of “Yi Jin.” By chance, Sang Wu Yan fell in love with a visually disabled person, Su Nian Qin, at first sight. Later, she discovered Su Nian Qin was her idol, Yi Jin, and fell deeper in love. However, their relationship ended when Sang Wu Yan failed to see her father one last time. Three years later, Sang Wu Yan became a radio host, Su Nian Qin’s eyes were cured and he took over his family’s business. Their paths crossed once again and their romantic fate was fulfilled.
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#31 - 7 PROJECT
About seven different couples, whose stories were inspired by seven different songs.
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#32 - The Lost Tomb
Wu Xie is an antique shop owner who comes from a family of tomb raiders. As he continues the family trade with his team of tomb raiders, he finds lost treasures of the Warring States as well as the answers to the tragedies of his family’s past. With the help of his grandfather’s notes and his team – the quiet Zhang Qiling, the resourceful Pang Zi, the experienced Wu Sanxing, San Xing’s loyal helper Pan Zi, and the skillful Ah Ning – Wu Xie sets out to find the lost treasures as well as the people responsible for the massacre of his family.
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#33 - My Classmate From Far Far Away
Xuan Mo is an ordinary high school girl till the day she was unexpectedly possessed by a female marshal from an alien civilization. Her outstanding ability amazes everyone around her. However, the highly intelligent female marshal has no clue how to act as a human being and has to learn everything from scratch. When her human life gets more enjoyable, someone discovers her secret...
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#34 - My Unicorn Girl
Sang Tian is an aspiring figure skater. On the day she turns 18, she vows to her family that she will be accepted to the same university that her mother once attended. To get in, she must pass a test, which she – an exceptionally competent skater and student – expects to ace. However, things do not go according to plan for Sang Tian and she fails the exam. Undaunted, Sang Tian decides not to give up, and in desperation, she dresses as a male ice hockey player and joins in a trial match for the college team. She unexpectedly shines, and is selected as part of the men’s ice hockey program. Things get even more complicated for her when she realizes that Wen Bing, a young man she has crossed swords with in the past, is also part of the team. Worse still, she finds she must share a dormitory with him, and struggles to keep her true identity a secret.
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#35 - The Wolf
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 (Li Qin) is the daughter of an official and as a child, she befriends a young boy (Darren Wang) who lives in 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, etc. Even when they have conflicts, they will face those frankly. As they overcome obstacles and fight for justice, feelings deepen and they are able to reap their own happiness by each other’s side.
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#36 - One and Only
Zhou Sheng Chen was raised by his brother, the Emperor, until the age of thirteen, when he set out to defend the border and establish himself as a loyal and accomplished general. Cui Shi Yi, the well-read daughter of an esteemed family, has been betrothed to the Crown Prince since birth. However, political scheming and tragic events result in Cui Shi Yi falling mute, her former fiance becoming a child Emperor, and Zhou Sheng Chen returning to the capital amidst a cloud of political turmoil.
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#37 - The Destiny of White Snake
It tells a heartbreaking love story between an immortal being and a human being. She is Bai Yao Yao, a white serpent who roams the mortal realm when she meets Xu Xuan, the master of the medicinal valley. There is also a second pair of pair between Xiao Qing, a green snake whose fate intertwines with a demon catcher named Qi Xiao.
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#38 - The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion
Fu Rong who's the second daughter of the Fu family unexpectedly had the ability of "foreseeing dreams" after a serious illness. She predicted that she would marry to Prince Su, Xu Jin, and finally suffered the fate of being buried. However, Xu Jin also has the ability of foreseeing dreams. Although Xu Jin also predicted the same tragedy, he doesn't want to avoid it but try his utmost to change the destiny. These two people begin the sweet game of "framing one another".
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#39 - Sweet Teeth
A teenager, Ai Jing Chu accidentally receives Zeng Li's love letter to her first love, Yu Yi, and their love story begins. They have contacted and met again and again, from strangers to a phone call, from doctor-patient to lovers, they meet and get to know each other, two lonely hearts are longing for warmth, close to each other and heal each other...
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#40 - Even Sun
Sun is a young man with a very unlucky career in debt collection, until he is assigned the task of managing the money of a major debtor as his last mission, because if he fails, he really must leave this industry. Sun then must go to the island of Athit as ordered, where... a chaotic story will happen.
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#41 - Bump Up Business
Eden, who is about to debut in a boyband, encounters Jihoon, an over-the-hill celebrity from the same agency as his. Not long after seeing Jihoon and determining that he would become a more popular star than Jihoon, Eden is told that he can make his debut only by doing a “business gay performance (BGP)” as a team with Jihoon. Eden wants to reject such a reality, but he follows what his agency wants him to do for his long-cherished dream of debuting. Eden feels averse to “BGP” while working in a boy band called “BoK”, and Jihoon naturally approaches and teases him. The two continue to squabble, but as they spend more time together, they begin to grow closer. In the meantime, with the appearance of top stars Hyunbin and Jay, misunderstandings between Eden and Jihoon build up… Will they be able to clear up the misunderstanding and find out their true feelings for each other?
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