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.

Web ReleaseEmotionally Strong Female LeadTown SettingDebt Collector Male LeadDark FictionTwo Timelines
  1. 1

    Love Legend

    风华令

    2026 · Youku · 24 episodes · Historical, Mystery, Romance

    Yun Shao, a young woman from a powerful clan, is marked for a blood ritual by her own family and barely survives it.

    Same feel: Web Release, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance

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  2. 2

    Northward

    北上

    2025 · CCTV-1 · 38 episodes · Youth, Drama, Family

    Several boys and girls grow up along the Grand Canal in the Jiangnan region.

    Same feel: Town Setting

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  3. 3

    Wild Fire

    她似野火

    2026 · iQIYI · 24 episodes · Drama, Romance

    After a devastating setback wipes out everything she'd built, Xie Nan Feng wakes up back in her younger self, in 1991 — with the people who once destroyed her life and stole her…

    Same feel: Web Release, Romance

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  4. 4

    I Am Nobody

    异人之下

    2023 · Youku · 27 episodes · Comedy, Wuxia, Drama

    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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  5. 5

    As Promised

    如期

    2026 · Tencent QQ · 24 episodes · Drama, Romance

    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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  6. 6

    Love with the Lion

    天赐娘子小镖师

    2026 · Mango TV · 24 episodes · Drama, Romance

    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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  7. 7

    Fatal Proximity to Him

    不可靠近的他

    2026 · Tencent QQ · 23 episodes · Fantasy, Romance

    Luo Xi Yu and He Lan both grow up in broken homes, and school becomes the one place they find real understanding in each other.

    Same feel: Fantasy, Romance

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  8. 8

    Love After Marriage

    婚后心动

    2026 · Hongguo · 78 episodes · Drama, Romance

    Same feel: Romance

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  9. 9

    Parallel World

    西出玉门

    2023 · Tencent QQ · 38 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Romance

    A beautiful melon seller and a shadow-puppet performer join forces to travel deep into the desert.

    Same feel: Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance

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  10. 10

    An Ancient Love Song

    古相思曲

    2023 · Bilibili · 14 episodes · Historical, Mystery, Romance

    A modern professor accidentally travels to an ancient era and becomes obsessed with uncovering its secrets.

    Same feel: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance

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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 Love Legend, Northward, Wild Fire, followed by I Am Nobody. 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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