C-Dramas Like Twelve Letters
Loved Twelve Letters (2025), Tencent QQ, and want more with the same feel? It is known for web release, emotionally strong female lead and town setting. Here are 10 Chinese dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.
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1
I Am Nobody
异人之下
Zhang Chu-lan lives an ordinary life until his grandfather's body disappears and he is dragged into the hidden world of the Outsiders, people with supernatural powers.
Same feel: Web Release, Fantasy
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Northward
北上
Several boys and girls grow up along the Grand Canal in the Jiangnan region.
Same feel: Town Setting
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As Promised
如期
Palace maid He Xiao Yuan has lived the same story thirty-three times over: fall for Crown Prince Zhao Jun Yao, lose him to another woman, die in a palace coup, repeat.
Same feel: Web Release, Romance
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Love with the Lion
天赐娘子小镖师
Su Yuejiao, a sharp young bodyguard from her family's escort agency, and Cheng Qi, an ambitious scholar with nothing but his talent, couldn't come from more different worlds.
Same feel: Web Release, Romance
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The Spirealm
致命游戏
Ling Jiu Shi is pulled without warning into a virtual game where he must make it through twelve doors to escape.
Same feel: Fantasy, Mystery
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Love in the Clouds
入青云
At the Qingyun Conference, the greatest contest of the Six Realms, a rising fighter named Ji Bo-zai stuns everyone by ending the long winning streak of Ming Yi.
Same feel: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
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Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty
唐朝诡事录
A strange herb called Black Tea sweeps through Chang'an, and reports of missing brides and eerie deaths start to fill the city.
Same feel: Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery
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Shadow Love
与晋长安
Li Shuang is a female general who takes in an amnesiac man she finds by chance and names him Jin An. He stays devotedly at her side and the two fall in love.
Same feel: Fantasy, Romance
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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: Thriller, Mystery
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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: Thriller, Mystery
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About Twelve Letters
When his girlfriend Ye Hai-tang vanishes without warning, Tang Yi-xun finds a letter waiting in a mailbox and writes back. See the full page, cast and where to watch →
Questions about dramas like Twelve Letters
What are the best dramas like Twelve Letters?
Our top picks are I Am Nobody, Northward, As Promised, followed by Love with the Lion. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as web release, emotionally strong female lead and town setting, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.
Where can I watch Twelve Letters?
Twelve Letters is listed on Tencent Video. Availability can differ by country, so check the service in your region.
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