C-Dramas Like My Dear Guardian
Loved My Dear Guardian (2021), iQIYI, and want more with the same feel? It is known for age gap, soldier romance and slow burn. Here are 10 Chinese dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.
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Love Endures
难忘的一天
After years apart following a painful breakup, two former partners are thrown back into each other's orbit through work, both having changed significantly since they last spoke.
Same feel: Slow Burn, Drama, Romance
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The Journey of Chongzi
Chong Zi is a young cultivator caught up in the fallout of a betrayal that cost her mentor everything, and her path toward answers keeps crossing with a calm, methodical immortal…
Same feel: Based On A Novel, 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, Romance
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The Blue Whisper
苍兰诀
A powerful demon lord is sealed away in the underworld for millennia after a catastrophic battle, only to be freed by a flower spirit whose fate turns out to be far more tangled…
Same feel: Based On A Novel, 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: Based On A Novel, Drama, 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, Romance
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Sword Dynasty
剑王朝
Ding Ning is the last disciple of a fallen sword sect, raised in isolation and unaware of how deeply his teacher's old conflicts still shape the political world beyond his…
Same feel: Based On A Novel, Drama
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Love Like the Galaxy
星汉灿烂
Cheng Shaoshang was left behind as a child while her parents were away at war, and she learned to protect herself by hiding how clever she really is.
Same feel: Slow Burn, Drama, Romance
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The Early Spring
早春晴朗
Fresh out of college, Shang Zhitao lands a job at a top advertising agency and finds herself working under Luan Nian, a brilliant but famously hard-to-please veteran of the…
Same feel: Slow Burn, Romance
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Nirvana in Fire
琅琊榜
When General Lin Xie was framed for treason, his army was wiped out and only his young son Lin Shu survived.
Same feel: Slow Burn, Drama
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About My Dear Guardian
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… See the full page, cast and where to watch →
Questions about dramas like My Dear Guardian
What are the best dramas like My Dear Guardian?
Our top picks are Love Endures, The Journey of Chongzi, Love Better Than Immortality, followed by The Blue Whisper. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as age gap, soldier romance and slow burn, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.
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