The Best TV Shows on Youku

Every Youku Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Our curated list, current as of March 2026, showcases over 20 of Youku’s highest-rated series. For top-tier entertainment, Youku delivered GG Bond and Love Stories in the Countryside in 2006 and 2006. With its programming history stretching from 2006 to 2025, Youku offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows.

  • The Demon Hunter
    The Demon Hunter (2023)9.4

    Meng Chuan witnessed his mother killed before his eyes, so he trained very hard hoping to one day avenge her death. But his peaceful days were broken as his wedding engagement being called off, an invasion by foreign forces, the sanctuary fallen into enemy hands… In order to protect the people of Ning City, he picked up his sword and vowed to be the strongest. This is a heavy responsibility and a long journey…

  • GG Bond
    GG Bond (2006)9.1

  • My Senior Brother is Too Steady
    My Senior Brother is Too Steady (2023)9.0

    After being reborn in the ancient times before the Great God-Conferment War, Li Changshou becomes a minor cultivator. His only dream is to live a long life as a cultivator. In order to survive in the cruel Primordial Times, Li Changshou tries hard not to accumulate any karma—killing inevitably leads to feuds. Thus, he always plans thoroughly before doing anything and never allows himself to walk into dangerous situations. He hides his trump cards well, trains himself in escape techniques, refines poisonous pills, and masters his mystical abilities. Li Changshou originally plans to remain hidden and safe in the mountain. There, he is supposed to cultivate until he ascends to immortality. However, everything changed one year when his master seems to think that their lives are too peaceful. He takes in a junior sister…

  • The Legend of Qin
    The Legend of Qin (2007)8.7

    The Legend of Qin follows the Qin dynasty from when the Emperor of the Qin, King Zheng conquered the other 6 nations and unified China, to the rise of the king of Western Chu, Xiang Yu, who capture the capital city, Xianyang.

  • I Am Nobody
    I Am Nobody (2023)8.5

    When a student unearths the truth behind his grandfather’s life, he must unveil his secret superpowers to an underworld eager for his emergence.

  • The First Frost
    The First Frost (2025)8.4

    Wen Yifan, by chance, ends up living with her high school classmate Sang Yan, whom she once rejected. They keep their distance until Wen Yifan learns from Sang Yan that she sleepwalks, intertwining their lives once more.

  • The Advisors Alliance
    The Advisors Alliance (2017)8.3

    The story of Sima Yi, a great politician and strategist who lived during the Three Kingdoms era. By his side, Sima Yi has his politically-astute distaff members of his household, and pitted against them are the formidable Cao Cao and his heirs. After defending the Kingdom of Wei from Kongming formidable talents, who will end up with the ultimate power?

  • Relationship
    Relationship (2019)8.0

  • 熊熊帮帮团
    熊熊帮帮团 (2021)8.0

  • Faith Makes Great
    Faith Makes Great (2021)8.0

    One hundred years since the founding of the Communist Party of China, Faith Makes Great tells stories from different times in history that chronicle the people's endless struggle to realize their dream of rejuvenating the nation.

  • Ming Dynasty
    Ming Dynasty (2019)7.4

    Sun Ruo Wei entire family is killed on the orders of the Yongle Emperor in 1402, though she escapes death after being secretly adopted by Sun Zhong. Sun Ruo Wei becomes the concubine of crown prince Zhu Zhan Ji by chance, and continues to investigate the truth behind her family’s death. However, Sun Ruo Wei decides to abandon her revenge plans after realizing how dangerous it would be to destabilize the court for her own personal goals. Touched by Zhu Zhan Ji’s kindness, Sun Ruo Wei resolves to become a virtuous empress who can support him in times of hardship. Unfortunately, Zhu Zhan Ji passes away after a decade on the throne, and Sun Ruo Wei is honored as Empress Dowager once her 7-year-old Zhu Qi Zhen ascends the throne.

  • Happy Toon
    Happy Toon (2010)7.3

  • The Guardians of Carcosa
    The Guardians of Carcosa (2013)7.0

    The Guardians of Carcosa have made it their mission to protect all humans. Watch the battle for humanity ensue, and join adventures to the realms Carcosa Wonderland and beyond.

  • iPartment
    iPartment (2009)6.8

  • The Magical Chef of Ice and Fire
    The Magical Chef of Ice and Fire (2021)6.7

    Nian Bing is the son of a fire mage and an ice mage. After both of his parents were killed by the Ice Lord, Nian Bing received both of his parents' magic gems. When Nian Bing was trying to escape from the Ice Lord's followers, he managed to cast both fire and ice magic at the same time. An impossible feat for a mage. He fell from the cliff, unconscious, and was saved by an oldman. After he woke up, the oldman gave him a food so delicious he never tasted before. It turned out that the oldman was a genius chef, once called a spirit chef. And he wants Nian Bing to be his disciple no matter what! Is Nian Bing able to seek vengeance while aiming to become the greatest chef?

  • Fox Spirit Matchmaker
    Fox Spirit Matchmaker (2015)6.6

    As Bai Yue-Chu searches for a bride to foil his family's plans, a fox youkai falls through the roof.

  • Super Wings
    Super Wings (2014)6.4

    An action-packed preschool series about an adorable jet plane named Jett who travels the world delivering packages to children. On every delivery, Jett encounters a new problem that the he and his friends the Super Wings must work together to solve!

  • Love Stories in the Countryside
    Love Stories in the Countryside (2006)6.1

  • Sing! China
    Sing! China (2012)6.0

    Sing! China (Chinese: 中国好声音; pinyin: Zhōngguó Hǎo Shēngyīn; formerly Chinese: 中国新歌声; pinyin: Zhōngguó Xīn Gēshēng) is a Chinese singing competition television series broadcast on Zhejiang Television. It is produced by Star (CM) Holdings Ltd.[1] It premiered during the summer on 15 July 2016. It is a re-branded version of The Voice of China, a show based on the original The Voice of Holland. It has aired seven seasons and aims to find new singing talent (solo or duets, professional and amateur) contested by aspiring singers, aged 18 or older (16 or older in seasons one and two), drawn from public auditions. The winner is determined by live audience voting by SMS text. They receive a record deal with various labels for winning the competition. (Wikipedia)

  • Screechers Wild!
    Screechers Wild! (2016)5.5

    Screechers Wild is a Chinese-American animated series, produced by Alpha Group in coproduction with Man of Action and Wexworks Media. As of now, it consists of one season and one web series. It was first broadcasted in China on March 14, 2016, and on the United States on June 15, 2018.