C-Dramas Like General and I
Loved General and I (2017), Hunan TV, and want more with the same feel? It is known for warring kingdoms, military strategist and political marriage. Here are 10 Chinese dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.
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Court Lady
骊歌行
Fu Rou is forced into a marriage with a powerful, standoffish general as part of a political arrangement neither of them chose, and initially clashes with him at every turn while…
Same feel: Political Marriage, Based On A Novel, History, Romance
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The Legend of Xiao Chuo
燕云台
Set during the Liao dynasty, Xiao Yan-yan grows from a clever, capable young noblewoman into one of the era's most influential political figures, navigating court rivalries, war…
Same feel: Political Marriage, Based On A Novel, War, History
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Oh My General
将军在上
Ye Zhao is a celebrated female general who's spent her career disguised as a man to be taken seriously on the battlefield, until an arranged marriage to a scheming young lord…
Same feel: Political Marriage, History, Drama, Romance
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The King's Woman
秦时丽人明月心
Gongsun Li is raised and trained as an assassin with one target in mind: the king who would go on to become the first emperor of a unified China.
Same feel: Political Marriage, History, Drama, Romance
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Legend of Fu Yao
扶摇
Fu Yao is an orphan raised in servitude who turns out to be the key figure in a prophecy tied to the fate of nine kingdoms, and her path to understanding her own power keeps…
Same feel: Based On A Novel, History, Romance
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Love Better Than Immortality
芸汐传
A young woman skilled in medicine and quietly gifted with unusual abilities gets swept into the affairs of a guarded young lord recovering from amnesia, in a fictional kingdom…
Same feel: Based On A Novel, History, Romance
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Please Give Me a Pair of Wings
请赐我一双翅膀
A skilled young woman raised as an assassin is sent undercover into a noble household on a mission that puts her directly in the orbit of a guarded, calculating young lord.
Same feel: Based On A Novel, History, Romance
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Serenade of Peaceful Joy
清平乐
Set across the long reign of a Song dynasty emperor, the show follows his attempts to balance duty to the throne with the personal cost of court politics, including a marriage…
Same feel: Based On A Novel, History, Drama, Romance
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Legend of Lu Zhen
陆贞传奇
Lu Zhen enters the imperial palace as a lowly servant after her family is wrongly disgraced, and through sheer competence and persistence rises to become one of the first female…
Same feel: Based On A Novel, History, Drama, Romance
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My Dear Guardian
你是我的城池营垒
Xia Chu has quietly admired a family friend, army officer Liang Mu-ze, since she was a teenager, though the gap in their ages and his protective, hands-off attitude have always…
Same feel: Based On A Novel, Drama, Romance
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About General and I
Bai Ping-ting is a brilliant military strategist trying to keep her small kingdom from being crushed between two larger, warring powers, and Chu Bei-jie is the ruthless general… See the full page, cast and where to watch →
Questions about dramas like General and I
What are the best dramas like General and I?
Our top picks are Court Lady, The Legend of Xiao Chuo, Oh My General, followed by The King's Woman. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as warring kingdoms, military strategist and political marriage, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.
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