Revenge C-Dramas
If you love revenge stories, these 29 Chinese dramas are a good place to start, from pursuit of jade, nirvana in fire and story of yanxi palace. Each page has the story, the cast and where to watch.
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Pursuit of Jade
2026 · Tencent QQ · 40 episodesFan Chang-yu is the daughter of a butcher, strong-willed and used to taking care of herself and her sister.
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Nirvana in Fire
2015 · Beijing TV · 54 episodesWhen General Lin Xie was framed for treason, his army was wiped out and only his young son Lin Shu survived.
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Story of Yanxi Palace
2018 · iQIYI · 70 episodesWei Yingluo is a sharp-witted young embroidery maid who enters the Forbidden City during the Qianlong Emperor’s reign…
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Coroner's Diary
2025 · iQIYI · 38 episodesShen Wan's whole family is wiped out after being drawn into a royal scandal, and she escapes by taking on a false…
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When Destiny Brings the Demon
2025 · Youku · 33 episodesA modern office worker named Zou Yan suddenly wakes up in a cultivation world as Liao Ting-yan, a disciple of a…
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The Double
2024 · Youku · 40 episodesXue Fang Fei loses everything when her father, a wealthy official, is thrown into prison.
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Justice in the Dark
2023 · Youku · 30 episodesIn a future city where rising crime is linked to people born without empathy, a murder case leads a young police…
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The Vendetta of An
2025 · CCTV-8 · 28 episodesAt the fall of the old dynasty the dark guards who secretly ruled Chang'an vanish along with the deposed emperor.
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Back from the Brink
2023 · Youku · 40 episodesAn ancient dragon is betrayed and torn apart by the one he loved.
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Legend of Zang Hai
2025 · CCTV-8 · 40 episodesZang Hai was the son of the Imperial Astronomer until his whole family was murdered before his eyes.
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The Rise of Phoenixes
2018 · Hunan TV · 70 episodesFeng Zhi Wei is an unwanted daughter who flees her family and dresses as a man to enter a top academy, where she…
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Ever Night
2018 · Tencent QQ · 60 episodesAfter his family is killed, young Ning Que survives in the wild and adopts a baby girl he finds among the dead.
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Skate Into Love
2020 · Youku · 40 episodesAs children, a shy boy and a bossy short-track skater shared a dream of ice sports.
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The Princess Wei Young
2016 · Dragon TV · 54 episodesWhen the Northern Liang dynasty is destroyed in a single night, a kind princess survives as an orphan and stumbles into…
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Love of Nirvana
2024 · Tencent QQ · 40 episodesXiao Wu Xia, the young lord of Yueluo City, lives in hiding under a false name in the Liang Kingdom, trying to find out…
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Handsome Siblings
2020 · CCTV-8 · 44 episodesTwin brothers separated at birth are raised by rival masters, each trained from childhood to kill the other.
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Song of Youth
2021 · Youku · 43 episodesAfter her family falls from grace in the Ming dynasty, Shao Chun joins a performing troupe to survive, where a wealthy…
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Royal Nirvana
2019 · Youku · 60 episodesCrown Prince Ding Quan lost his mother and sister young, and his own father the emperor keeps him at a cold distance…
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The Journey of Chongzi
2023 · Tencent QQ · 40 episodesChong Zi is a young cultivator caught up in the fallout of a betrayal that cost her mentor everything, and her path…
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Miracle Healer
2017 · Sohu TV · 20 episodesA skilled operative living under a false identity gets pulled back into the world he tried to leave behind when a…
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Irreplaceable
2026 · CCTV-8 · 20 episodesXu Chi grew up determined never to be the person who gets left behind.
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Mystery Forest
2026 · iQIYI · 24 episodes
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Dream
2026 · Tencent Video · 18 episodesReporter Shen Yue Shui once spent months filming the workers of an old brewery, recording the everyday lives of people…
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Shadow Punisher
2026 · iQIYI · 30 episodesLi Si, who also goes by Master Qingyang, joins the imperial Divine Constable Bureau on purpose, hoping to uncover how…
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Embers of the Night
2026 · Mango TV · 24 episodesGu Qingyu loses everything in a single explosion that kills her husband and unborn child, and in the aftermath, she…
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Spring of the Blade
2026 · Youku · 30 episodesOrphaned young and left to survive on the streets, Xie Qing Yuan finds an unlikely ally in Shen Run, a boy sent off to…
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From Cold Palace to the Throne
2026 · iQIYI · 14 episodesA psychology PhD from the modern world wakes up in the body of a disgraced concubine, banished to the palace's Cold…
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Single In Marriage
2026 · Tencent QQ · 40 episodesHousewife Fan Juan's life falls apart when her husband proposes something humiliating: he wants her to have an affair…
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Cicada
2026 · Zhejiang TV · 21 episodesA criminal defence lawyer, whose birth father is a kidnapper and whose stepfather is a police detective, crosses paths…
Questions about Revenge C-Dramas
What are the best Revenge C-Dramas?
Our top picks are Pursuit of Jade, Nirvana in Fire, Story of Yanxi Palace, followed by Coroner's Diary. Open any drama for its story, cast and where to watch.
How often is this list updated?
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