Ultimate Guide: Where To Watch Chinese Dramas Legally (2025)

MyDramaList (MDL) is a comprehensive platform for fans of Asian dramas and films. A large collection of content from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and more with detailed information on each title, including where to watch and so much more!

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Amazon has been very aggressive in building its library of Asian offerings. Annual fee includes free 2 day shipping on many items.

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"AsianCrushis the premier Asian streaming service for movies, TV shows, and web videos online." - AsiansCrush. No ads and access to more content with monthly fee.

Some Content Free With Ads

Crunchyroll is primarily geared toward anime, but does offer Chinese shows and dramas withEnglish subtitles. No ads and access to more content with monthly fee.

Some Content Free With Ads

Asian content is more lacking than Viki, Netflix and Amazon, but if you already subscribe you can check out its offerings. Hulu often has titles the big three do not.

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iQIYI International offeris a variety of Asian TV shows and films. Available in 191 regions, it supports 12 languages, including Simplified and Traditional Chinese, English, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean, and Spanish. The platform has over 100 million users and features more than 1,700 dramas, variety shows, anime, and 2,000 films. No ads and access to more content with monthly fee.

Some Content Free With Ads

Netflix has recently been very public about wanting to corner the "Asian drama" market. Although there is a monthly fee, Netflix allows sharing as it will only play on the number of screens you pay for per month. Be sure to get the Chrome Extension available on our Resources Page to show Chinese and English subtitles simultaneously!

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TubiFree With Ads

While its Chinese content is very limited, it may be worth a look if you exhausted all other free choices on this list.

Free With Ads

VikiSome Content Free With Ads

Viki, a play on the words video and wiki, is well-known for its primetime shows and movies available with subtitles in many languages. No ads and access to more content with monthly fee.

Some Content Free With Ads

CCTV is the National Chinese Television Network. You can find many TV shows and Chinese news on their website.

iQiYi is one of the largest online video sites in the world. There you can find a plethora of Chinese entertainment here, including films, TV series, variety shows, web movies, trailers, talk shows, anime, music, fashion, finance & much more!

Here you can find TV series, movies, variety shows, anime, documentaries and more all geared toward children.

Le 电视剧 (Diànshìjù) which means “Le TV Series,” is a popular Chinese streaming website. It provides a seemingly endless amount movies, dramas and shows to choose from.

PPTV offers current Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese movies and dramas. Some titles require a membership fee.

QQ is one of the best sites to watch full-episode Chinese dramas. I think that sums it up.

Here you will find animated movies, overseas classics (like Peppa Pig) Chinese nursery rhymes, puzzles and more all geared toward children.

Here you can find many popular movies and drams from China and Taiwan. There are also children’s programs, anime, trailers, variety shows, physical educations, American movies, music, documentaries and much more!

Tudou is a Chinese video sharing platform. It actually owns many Chinese movies, dramas and variety shows. All these are available to watch and/or download. Youku and Tudou merged, so you may find similar content on Youku.

Watch the latest movies, TV dramas, variety shows, animation, sports, documentaries and more.

Xiaodu has a large library of current dramas, movies, cartoons and TV shows. The former Baidu TV redirects to this website.

YouKu is a Chinese video hosting service based in Beijing, China. Youku and Tudou merged, so you may find similar content on Tudou.

Here you will find animated movies, overseas classics (like Peppa Pig) Chinese nursery rhymes, and more all geared toward children.

Here, you can access the live broadcast of CCTV, China's National Television Network, and explore 20 different channels. If you're watching on a computer, simply switch channels using the buttons on the right side of the video player.

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