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The Best TV Shows on IQiyi

Every IQiyi Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Across the timeline from 2004 to 2024, IQiyi has presented audiences with over 20 captivating shows. Premiering in 2004 and 2009, Pen Tor and The Qin Empire are among IQiyi’s most celebrated shows. Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from November 2024 that includes over 20 unique series.

  • Nirvana in Fire
    Nirvana in Fire (2015)9.1

    During the great unrest of 4th-century China, war breaks out between the feudal Northern Wei and Southern Liang dynasties. General Lin Xie of Liang takes his only 17-year-old son, Lin Shu, into battle and successfully fights off the hostile Wei army. But when a political rival frames General Lin Xie, it causes the deaths of 70,000 Chiyan army soldiers. Lin Shu is able to escape with his life with the help of a loyal subordinate. Twelve years later, Lin Shu establishes the Jiangzuo Alliance and returns to the capital as the Chief Mei Changsu. When the Northern Wei forces mount another attack, to what lengths will Mei Changsu go to protect his own people?

  • Fangs of Fortune
    Fangs of Fortune (2024)9.0

    During the Zhenyuan era, the accidental death of the Bai Ze goddess, who governed both human and demon realms, leads to chaos as demon beasts run rampant. Disguised as Zhao Yuanzhou, the demon leader Zhu Yan offers to form a demon-hunting bureau to help restore order. Wen Xiao, suspicious of Zhao Yuanzhou, joins the bureau along with her childhood friend Zhuo Yichen, skilled archer Pei Sijing, and the talented but timid doctor Bai Jiu. Together, they confront the creatures from "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and uncover the darker truths behind the chaos.

  • Pen Tor
    Pen Tor (2004)8.8

    A successful man at a publishing company tries to rekindle his romance with an ex-girlfriend as those around him also search for love amidst conflict.

  • Become a Farmer
    Become a Farmer (2023)8.7

    A labor documentary interactive reality show that selects 10 young individuals to form the 'Farming Squad,' which will authentically document their entire process of operating a farm on 142.8 acres of land over 190 days. This includes sowing, irrigating, fertilizing, and harvesting, as well as live-streaming their sales to establish a self-sustaining farmers' market.

  • Scissor Seven
    Scissor Seven (2018)8.6

    Seeking to recover his memory, a scissor-wielding, hairdressing, bungling quasi-assassin stumbles into a struggle for power among feuding factions.

  • I Can I BB
    I Can I BB (2014)8.3

  • Tales of Demons and Gods
    Tales of Demons and Gods (2017)8.3

    In his past life, although too weak to protect his home when it counted, out of grave determination Nie Li became the strongest Demon Spiritist and stood at the pinnacle of the martial world. However, he lost his life during the battle with the Sage Emperor and six deity-ranked beasts. His soul was then brought back to when he was still 13 years old. Although he's the weakest in his class with the lowest talent, having only a red soul realm and a weak one at that, with the aid of the vast knowledge which he accumulated from his previous life, he decided to train faster than anyone could expect. He also decided to help those who died nobly in his previous life to train faster as well. He aims to protect the city from the coming future of being devastated by demon beasts and the previous fate of ending up destroyed. He aims to protect his lover, friends, family and fellow citizens who died in the beast assault or its aftermath.

  • The Qin Empire
    The Qin Empire (2009)8.2

    The rise of the Qin state in the Warring States period during the reign of Duke Xiao of Qin.

  • Like a Flowing River
    Like a Flowing River (2018)8.2

    The story of Song Yunhui, Lei Dongbao, and Yang Xun as they take part in China’s economic reform from the 1980s to the 1990s.

  • Joy of Life
    Joy of Life (2019)8.1

    Zhang Qing, a present-day college student in culture and history major wants to study in professor Ye's postgraduate class, so he decides to write a historical fiction to elaborate his perspective of analyzing ancient literature history with modern concept. In the fiction, Zhang himself acts as a young man Fan Xian with mysterious life who lives in a remote seaside town of Kingdom Qing in his childhood, under the help of a mysterious mentor and a blindfolded watchman. Fan goes to the capital when he grows up, where he experiences plenty of ordeal and temper. Fan persists in adhering the rule of justice and goodness and lives his own glorious life.

  • 喜欢你我也是
    喜欢你我也是 (2019)8.0

  • Deep Lurk
    Deep Lurk (2024)8.0

    During the Anti-Japanese War, Yun Hongshen unknowingly chases after his father's killer, only to fall into a trap set by "Black Butler," a Japanese spy who had been undercover in China for 15 years. With the help of a close family friend and guidance from the Communist Party, Yun Hongshen joins forces with patriotic youth Wen Yeming to expose the spies hidden within the Nationalist army. Together, they set intricate counter-traps, overcoming personal vendettas to help turn the tide of war.

  • Happy Toon
    Happy Toon (2010)7.8

  • The Story of Ming Lan
    The Story of Ming Lan (2018)7.4

    The Story of Ming Lan, based on the novel written by Guan Xin Ze Luan, follows our heroine through her youth, into her adulthood, and well into her marriage life as well. She’s the 6th child of the Sheng household. Though she is an intelligent and beautiful child, she was not loved by her family (her dad, her sisters, her mom dies early.) She has to hide her intelligence and suffers through the years, hoping to avenge for her mom. During this process she will meet many friends and foes, one of which is our male lead, Gu’s second son, Gu Ting Ye. He has helped and mistreated her before, but also the one to witness her sharp wits and lonely soul. After they get married, they will work together as a power couple, managing the new King’s regime as well as harvesting a world of happiness on their own.

  • Fox Spirit Matchmaker
    Fox Spirit Matchmaker (2015)7.2

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

  • HaHaHaHaHa
    HaHaHaHaHa (2020)6.6

    Road-type outdoor reality show. The five-kazakhstan tour group takes time out of the busy and trivial daily life to embark on a journey from east to west across China.

  • Sing! China
    Sing! China (2012)5.7

  • The Detectives' Adventures
    The Detectives' Adventures (2021)5.2

    The first reality show on detective stories adapted from classic IP. Every episode is based on a classic IP drama. MCs are able to adapt and act out the classic stories in the real scenes. The detective group includes seven MCs, who are encouraged to obtain clues from the unreasonable scripts and amusing games.

  • The Guardians of Carcosa
    The Guardians of Carcosa (2013)N/A

  • 梦想改造家
    梦想改造家 (2014)N/A

    "Dream Home" is a large-scale decoration reality show created by Dragon TV in China. The program selects ordinary families with living difficulties throughout the country, and through the ingenuity of designers, they can complete the seemingly impossible dream of home improvement at a limited cost. The program boldly breaks through the traditional decoration style mainly based on color and soft decoration, and focuses on the transformation of space and the realization of functions. With limited funds and limited space, a thorough renovation is carried out according to the special needs of the clients, which truly solves the housing problem of the entrusted family. By focusing on buildings with different regional characteristics and family stories of different types and backgrounds across the country, it reveals the meaning of home to people and witnesses the happiness that home improvement renovation brings to people.