Chinese thrillers will keep you hooked with their intense storylines, suspenseful plots, and mind-boggling twists. It will keep you on the edge of your seat with their gripping shows. So, if you are ready to start your binge-watching sessions, then given below are the top 10 Chinese thriller dramas on Amazon Prime.
1. Born To Fly
Born to Fly is a Chinese action thriller drama starring Wang Yibo, Yu Shi, Zhou Dongyu, Xu Kaicheng, and Hu Jun. It has one season. It was released in 2023. It is a story about a test pilot. He is challenged by elite pilots, which is a special operation in which all the test pilots have to test new fighter jets. Test flight after test flight, they challenge the limits of the sky and themselves.
2. Thunder Chase
Thunder Chase is a Chinese action suspense drama starring Elaija Chekhov, Mu Liu, Osvaldo Aenlle Liqui, Liang Ye Wen, Xiao Xiao, Wu Zhe, and Ivan Ponomarenko. It has one season. It was released in 2021. It is a story about a veteran. His son with his friends went on a trip to a country R without informing him. And he soon finds himself in deep water as they get held up by the local mobsters. He loses contact with his son before he can learn his whereabouts.
3. The White Storm 2: Drug Lords
The White Storm 2: Drug Lords is a Chinese action crime thriller drama starring Andy Lau, Louis Koo, Michael Miu, and Kent Cheng. It has two seasons. It was released in 2019. It is a story about a former gang member. But now he has turned into a businessman and a philanthropist. He is on a mission to take down a drug kingpin that he used to work with.
4. The Wandering Earth 2
The Wandering Earth 2 is a Chinese sci-fi action drama starring Andy Lau, Wu Jing, Wang Zhi, Clara, and Tong Liya. It has two seasons. It was released in 2023. It is a prequel to a movie that was released in 2019. When humans built large engines on the surface of the Earth in search of a new home, they discovered that the journey to the universe was dangerous. To save Earth, young people must step forward once again and race against time.
5. The Climbers
The Climbers is a Chinese adventure action drama starring Jackie Chan, Zhang Ziyi, Hu Ge, Wu Jing, and Boran Jing. It has one season. It was released in 2019. It follows a story about four members of the China Everest Climbing Commando. This is their fifth attempt. The first four failures have cost them too much physical strength but finally, the wind and snow stop and they have an opportunity to climb.
6. Operation Mekong
Operation Mekong is a Chinese action thriller film starring Zhang Hanyu, Eddie Peng, Joyce Wenjuan Feng, and Karl Ng. I have one season. It was released in 2016. It is a story about the Chinese government. They launched a daring operation and that is to arrest a violent drug cartel following the discovery of thirteen Chinese crew members' bodies on two ships sailing through the Mekong River.
7. Wolf Totem
Wolf Totem is a Chinese action thriller starring Feng Shaofeng, Ankhnyam Ragchaa, Shawn Dou, Baasanjav Mijid, and Yin Zhu-Sheng. It has one season. It was released in 2015. It is a story about a Chinese student. He is sent to Inner Mongolia from Beijing to teach the shepherds there about modernity and what technology can do. However, there is turn of events and he got fascinated by their culture and bonds with wolves.
8. The Adventurers
The Adventurers is a Chinese action-adventurous drama starring Andy Lau, Jean Reno, Tony Yang, Jingchu Zhang, and Shu Qi. It has one season. It was released in 2017. This is a story about a group of the world's most skilled thieves who team up to execute the biggest heist of their lives. However, they soon discover that they are being chased across Europe by a renowned French detective. To avoid getting caught, they must elevate their game to the next level.
9. Shaolin
Shaolin is a Chinese action thriller drama starring Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Wu Jing, Shi Yanneng, and Nicholas Tse. It has one season. It was released in 2011. It is a story about a man. His world comes crashing down after he loses his family. He takes refuge with the Shaolin monks and goes through a life-transforming change as he accepts their principles.
10. Police Story
Police Story is a Chinese action thriller film series starring Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, and Michelle Yeoh. It has seven seasons. It was released in 1985. It is a story about an honest Hong Kong cop. He is trying to protect a Triad boss's girlfriend-turned-informer, but finds himself framed for the murder of a dirty cop and goes on the run to save himself.
