C-Dramas Like Three-Body
Loved Three-Body (2023), Tencent QQ, and want more with the same feel? It is known for scientist male lead, adapted from a novel and alien. Here are 10 Chinese dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.
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1
My Girlfriend Is an Alien
外星女生柴小七
Chai Xiao Qi is an alien girl who loses her signal and gets stuck on Earth.
Same feel: Alien
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An Ancient Love Song
古相思曲
A modern professor accidentally travels to an ancient era and becomes obsessed with uncovering its secrets.
Same feel: Historical Fiction, Mystery
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The Vendetta of An
长安二十四计
At the fall of the old dynasty the dark guards who secretly ruled Chang'an vanish along with the deposed emperor.
Same feel: Historical Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
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A Splendid Match
良陈美锦
A fortune-teller says the eldest daughter of the Gu family is a jinx for her father's career, so she is sent to live with her grandparents from birth.
Same feel: Historical Fiction
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A League of Nobleman
君子盟
Zhang Ping is a poor orphan who comes to the capital to sit an official exam and ends up selling noodles on the street.
Same feel: Adapted From A Novel, Thriller, Mystery, Drama
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Mystic Nine
九门
When turmoil returns to Changsha, an entire army unit mysteriously vanishes. An officer investigates the truth and uncovers a secret that has been buried for a hundred years.
Same feel: Historical Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
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A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower
摩天大楼
A beautiful coffee-shop owner is found dead in her flat at Horizon Tower with doll-like makeup on her face, and the press call it the Doll Murder Case.
Same feel: Adapted From A Novel, Thriller, Mystery, Drama
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Gladiator in the Theater
云雀叫天录
Born into poverty with nothing that marks him as special, Meng Jin Fu finishes a brutal opera apprenticeship at eighteen and starts at the very bottom of the theater world — a…
Same feel: Historical Fiction, Drama
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City of Romance
漫城
Xiao Duo has grown used to protecting herself with small lies because of her low self-esteem, while Yan Cheng, a gifted campus cartoonist, can't stand dishonesty of any kind.
Same feel: Adapted From A Novel
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Rattan
司藤
Decades ago, a plant spirit was hunted down and killed in Shanghai by a supernatural hunter, her remains buried at the base of a cliff.
Same feel: Adapted From A Novel, Sci-Fi, Mystery
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About Three-Body
A nanomaterials expert starts seeing a mysterious countdown in his vision and finds himself under military investigation. See the full page, cast and where to watch →
Questions about dramas like Three-Body
What are the best dramas like Three-Body?
Our top picks are My Girlfriend Is an Alien, An Ancient Love Song, The Vendetta of An, followed by A Splendid Match. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as scientist male lead, adapted from a novel and alien, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.
Where can I watch Three-Body?
Three-Body is listed on Tencent Video. Availability can differ by country, so check the service in your region.
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