Be in when you are in the mood to watch some good old investigating Chinese drama with top-notch acting, or if you want to watch a haunting Chinese drama starring an assassin, we all like to watch something new all the time. If you love the tension-inducing feel of the games between the cat and mouse between the authorities and killers, these Chinese dramas are a must-watch. Here is a list of intriguing Chinese dramas about serial killers that you should watch.
1. Love Me If You Dare
Love Me If You Dare is a crime drama released in 2015, starring Sandra Ma, Wang Kai, Wallace Huo, Zhang Luyi, and Yin Zheng. Jin Yan is a brilliant psychologist who can get into the minds of violent criminals. He is an advisor and analyst on the police's most challenging and damaging cases. With Jenny Jian Yao, his assistant, he delves into the intentions and thoughts of the criminal mind. Jenny is the daughter of a veteran police investigator and has a deep sense of justice.
2. Bloody Romance
Bloody Romance is a fantasy drama released in 2018, starring Qu Chuxiao and Li Yitong. It was a commercial success being praised for its high production quality and tight plot, even though it was a low budget. After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the young daughter of an herbalist gets tricked and sold to a brothel. After escaping from death, she finds herself in a city filled with female assassins. Taking the name Wan Mei, she learns the ropes of being an assassin from a young man, Chang An, who acts as her warden and guide. Over time, they begin to develop affection. The leader of the assassins, Cha Luo, dislikes her and plots against her.
3. Medical Examiner Dr. Qin: Silent Evidence
It is a thriller drama released in 2021, starring Zhang Yu Jian, Xiao Ran, and Zhou Yu Tong. Qin Ming is a talented youth who has just stepped out into society. With the help of others and Lin Dang, he slowly steps out of his childhood trauma and becomes a well-known medical examiner who is capable of taking charge of the whole bureau. A new murder has happened with the same M.O. as 15 years ago. Have they caught the wrong person? Or did the murderer have an accomplice? All the memories and nightmares Qin Ming had experienced resurface again.
4. Princess Agents
Princess Agents, also known as The Legend of Chu Qiao, is a historical romance drama released in 2017, starring Zhao Li Ying, Lin Geng Xin, Shawn Dou, and Li Qin. It takes place during the chaotic times of Wei, where innocent citizens are kidnapped and turned into enslaved people. Chu Quai is a slave girl who is thrown into a forest along with others and the next target of the wealthy lords. She gets saved by Yan Xun, Prince of Yanbei. She gets brought into a powerful family of Yu Wen and witnesses their power struggle. She captures the attention of Yu Wen Yue and goes through training while building companionship with Yan Xun.
5. On The Scent
On The Scent is a historical mystery drama released in 2022, directed by Xu Xiao Lu, starring Leo Yang and Li Jia Jia. Su San is a witty reporter with an extraordinary sense of smell and teams up with Luo Yin, a detective police chief, to solve a murder case in Shengcheng. They are fighting to protect social justice, people, and each other.
6. Under The Skin
Shen Yi is a young painter who joins the Haicheng Public Security Bureau while angering Interpol Caption Du Cheng because of a past incident that involves the death of their comrade. Shen Yi sketches the cause of the death of an undercover detective, but he cannot remember a woman being involved. To find the truth, he becomes an Interpol Team portraitist and impresses Du Cheng with his case solving skills. They form a strong bond and uncover the truth behind the death.
7. World Of Honor
Zhou Zi Shu, the leader, leaves The Window of Heaven, an assassin organization, performing an obligatory departure technique, leaving him only three years to live. He disguises himself and lives the remainder of his days drinking and wandering the martial arts world. He meets Wen Kexing three months later who immediately sees Zi Shu’s facade. The two get entangled in various machinations writhing the martial arts world and become soulmates in each other’s redemption.
8. Sniper
The story is about two legendary snipers who have a seamless partnership and find themselves on opposite sides because of differences in beliefs and values. One dangerous mission brings a deadly battle that takes place in the shadows. In 1949 spring, Su Wen Qian, an expert sniper hiding his identity, gets a mission to join a crimes division as a consultant, to take down a secret assassin's organization. The enemy simultaneously sends Chi Tie Cheng, their number one assassin. They are two friends with unmatched lethal skills who engage in a battle of will and wits.
9. Who Is The Murderer
A murder had occurred in an apartment of a printing factory in 2000. Leng Xiao Bing is a rookie policeman who with his senior rushes to the scene, but gets split up, and ends up in a face-to-face struggle with the serial murderer. Leng Xiao is timid and is afraid to shoot. The murderer flees the scene after killing his senior. Another victim at the scene is Xia Mu, an orphan who is hiding in the attic that is adjacent to the apartment. Xia Mu, seventeen years later joins the primary crime unit, to solve his teacher’s murder. Together, they reopened the cold case.
10. Guardian
Guardian is a mystery drama released in 2018, starring Bai Yu and Zhu Yi Long. It follows the story of Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan, a professor and a detective who investigate supernatural phenomena. It is a world that is beyond scientific understanding with a group of passionate adults who are trying to solve cases that are done by such force. These two are tasked with upholding peace between the humans and underworld dwellers. The story focuses on their friendship that transcends both present and past lifetimes.
