AWAKEN
醒来
Completed2026· 22 episodes
Gulnazar · Jiang Shuying · Oho Ou
- Republican era
- Action
- Drama
C-dramas under 30 episodes
Shorter series you can finish without committing to a fifty-episode epic.
How this list is chosen: Known episode count of 29 or fewer. Traits are researched from published sources with AI assistance and editorially checked (methodology).
Ashes to Crown
翘楚
Completed2026· 24 episodes
Chen Duling · Richards Wang · Tang Xiaotian
- Historical
- Action
- Drama
Be Yourself
机智的上半场
Completed2021· 24 episodes
Shen Yue · Vivienne Tien · Zhang Ruonan
- Modern
- Comedy
- Drama
Born Again
她的涅槃
Completed2026· 24 episodes
Gao Rongfang · Li Jiahao · Sun Li
- Modern
- Drama
- Mystery
Braving the Famine with My Wife
万里江山待我耕
Completed2026· 24 episodes
Aurora · Chang Zhekuan · Pan Mingyun
- Historical
- Comedy
- Drama
Cang Feng
藏锋
Completed2026· 23 episodes
Alan Aruna · Duan Yihong · Li Chun
- Modern
- Action
- Drama
Chef Son-in-law
大厨小婿
Completed2025· 24 episodes
Chang Long · Chen Shujun · Zhu Rongjun
- Modern
- Comedy
- Drama
Cicada
蝉
Completed2026· 21 episodes
Elaine Zhong · Francis Ng · Zheng Yunlong
- Modern
- Drama
- Mystery
Closer To You
我的刺猬女孩
Completed2020· 24 episodes
He Ze Yuan · Li Yi Nan · Wang Rui
- Modern
- Drama
- Mystery
Conspiracy of Love
谋爱上瘾
Completed2019· 12 episodes
Chen Ya'an · Meng En
- Modern
- Drama
- Mystery
Cute Bad Guy
可爱的坏家伙
Completed2023· 23 episodes
Wang Luqing · Zhang Yijie
- Modern
- Comedy
- Drama
Dating in the Kitchen
我，喜欢你
Completed2020· 24 episodes
Lin Yushen · Zhao Lusi
- Modern
- Comedy
- Drama
Definitely Not Today
今天不是最后一天
Completed2021· 8 episodes
Leon Leong · Vivienne Tien
- Modern
- Comedy
- Drama
Don't Leave After School
放学别走
Completed2021· 24 episodes
Li Junting · Li Tingting · Xu Mengyuan
- Modern
- Comedy
- Drama
Eclipse in the Lost City
月蚀迷城
Completed2026· 24 episodes
Liang Rui · Sheng Yi Chen
- Republican era
- Action
- Drama
Fairy From the Painting
你是人间理想
Completed2022· 24 episodes
Peter Sheng · Wang Mohan
- Modern
- Comedy
- Drama
Falling Before Fireworks
最食人间烟火色
Completed2023· 23 episodes
Chen Xin Hai · Lu Yang Yang · Nan Sheng
- Modern
- Comedy
- Drama
Fragments of Truth
猎罪现场
Airing2026· 24 episodes
Dai Meng · Huang Junjie · Zhang Dong
- Modern
- Drama
- Mystery
Genius Girlfriend
天才女友
Completed2026· 28 episodes
Hu Yitian · Tian Xiwei
- Modern
- Comedy
- Drama
Hanyi Enters the Heart
寒衣入心
Completed2026· 24 episodes
He Xuanlin · Zhan Yu
- Historical
- Drama
- Mystery
Healing Food, Healing Love
你是我的美味
Completed2022· 23 episodes
Li Qing Tian · Zhang He · Zhao Pin Lin
- Modern
- Comedy
- Drama
Hello There
公子贵姓
Completed2023· 20 episodes
Cai Xiang Yu · Jin Mo Xi · Meng En
- Historical
- Comedy
- Drama
Hidden Love
偷偷藏不住
Completed2023· 25 episodes
Chen Zheyuan · Qiu Xinzhi · Victor Ma
- Modern
- Comedy
- Drama