Sniper | Recap and Review

Two legendary spies aim at each other. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Huang Xuan: Su Wen Qian

Chen He: Chi Tie Cheng

Yang Cai Yu: Ouyang Xiang Ling

Li Xi Rui: Qin Zi Shu

Zhang Hong Rui: Cao Bi Da
Chinese Title
瞄準

Aim

Genres: Historical Era, Slight Romance, Action, Suspense

Network: iQIYI, Tencent Video, Youku, MangoTV

Year: 2020
Episodes: 30/57

First Impression: 4/5

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Miss Gu Who Is Silent | Recap and Review

A girl is on a mission to avenge her brother but is he worth avenging for? 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Aliyah: Gu Qing Zhou

Li Zi Feng: Wen Mo Lin

Scriptwriter

Chen Xin Yue

Chinese Title
沉默不語的顧小姐

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Suspense, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2020
Episodes: 20

Recap Grade: B/C
First Impression: 3.5/5

A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower | Recap and Review

A murder takes place in Horizon Tower. The death of this girl brings about the deepest and darkest secrets of everyone involved in her life. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Guo Tao: Zhong Jing Guo

Yang Zi Shan: Yang Rui Sen

Angelababy: Zhong Mei Bao

Lv Yu Lai: Xie Bao Luo

Director: 

Chen Zheng Dao, Xu Zhao Ren

Scriptwriter: 

Shu Qiao, Shen Yang, Ren Peng, Yi Shuai Jie

Chinese Title
摩天大樓

Genres: Contemporary, No Romance, Sismance, Suspense

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2020
Episodes: 16

Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 5/5

Thorn | Recap and Review

A girl goes missing to plot her revenge against her high school bullies. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Su Qing: Han Xiao Ting

Shi Shi: Zhang Bei Lei

Bao Wen Jing: Liu Tao

Yuan Hong: Chen Xi

Chinese Title
刺

Genres: Contemporary, Slight Romance, Suspense

Network: Youku

Year: 2020
Episodes: 6/16

Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 2.6/5

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Sheng Suan | Recap and Review

A Republican espionage drama where a man and a woman try to seduce each other. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Su Qing: Cai Meng

Liu Yun Long: Tang Fei
Chinese Title
勝算

The Odds of Winning

Genres: Historical Era, Slight Romance, Suspense

Year: 2020
Episodes: 21/40

Recap Grade: C
First Impression: 2.6/5

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Missing Persons Review

The bus to Chong Qing brings six strangers together. After an accident, they are the lone survivors. This story follows the salvation of each character. why it had to be them, and what there purpose is. 

Notable Actors/Actresses
Chen Hao Yu: Li Qiao

Chen Xiao Yun: Lu Min

Liu Chang: Zou Zhi Ming

Lv Yu Lai: Chen Jian

Zhang Zhi Lu: Tao Zi You

Chinese Title
失踪人口

Genres: Contemporary, No Romance, Suspense

Network: Youku

Year: 2020
Episodes: 12

The Bad Kids | Review

A murderer versus the bad kid. Warning: Once you click to view this post it will all be spoilers. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Qin Hao: Zhang Dong Sheng

Rong Zi Shan: Zhu Chao Yang

Shi Peng Yuan: Yan Liang

Wang Sheng Di: Yue Pu (Pu Pu)

Director: 

Xin Shuang

Scriptwriter: 

Pan Yi Ran, Sun Hao Yang

Chinese Title
隱秘的角落

The Hidden Corner

Genres: Contemporary, No Romance, Family, Suspense

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2020
Episodes: 12

Autumn Cicada | Recap and Review

A nationalistic man who's secretly operating under the enemy's military police.
Notable Actors/Actresses
Ren Jia Lun: Ye Chong
Li Man: He Ying
Chinese Title
秋蟬

Genres: Historical Era, Slight Romance, Suspense

Network: iQIYI, Tencent Video, Youku, MangoTV

Year: 2020
Episodes: 8/51
First Impression: N/A

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Imperfect Love | Recap and Review

A girl is looking for her birth mother but somehow becomes a mother of a child who's abused by her family.
Notable Actors/Actresses
Zhou Xun: Lin Xu Zhi
Chen Si Nuo: Mu Lian Sheng / Lin Xiao Ou
Kara Hui: Yuan Ling
Angie Chiu: Zhong Hui

Producer: 

Gao Ming Qian

Chinese Title
不完美的她
Imperfect Her

Genres: Contemporary, No Romance, Family, Suspense, 

Network: Tencent Video, iQIYI

Year: 2020
Episodes: 22

First Impression: 2.75/5

Deep in My Heart | Recap and Review

A mystery romance between a man who can see someone's past and a woman who shares her body with her sister. The sisters have a pact to help one another. But what happens when the three get embroiled in a serial murder.
Notable Actors/Actresses
Wang Ke Ru: Han Bing / Han Xue
Zhou Cheng Ao: Kong Yi Fei
Chinese Title
我心深觸

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Suspense, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2019
Episodes: 28

Dim Light In The Shadow | Recap and Review

A youth, suspense drama about four friends deciphering who locked them in a room-sized closet. But they’ve bullied too many people to narrow it down to one.
Notable Actors/Actress:
Yang Lin: Yuan Wei
Chen Yi Fan: Chen Qing

Chinese Title:

那年夏天的秘密
That Summer's Secret

Genres: Contemporary, Slight Romance, Suspense

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2020

Episodes: 16 (Mini)

Crime and Suspense

Criteria: 

✓ A single crime/suspense unfolds

✓ For crimes, MCs are involved in the crime rather than just investigating it. 

✓ +/- Romance

Genres (but not all-inclusive): 

✓ Suspense, +/-Romance

✓ Period / Contemporary (Period Romance / Contemporary Romance)

Excluding overlapping dramas that are mainly:

𐄂 Procedural police/detective shows where MCs are police officers or related

𐄂 Police vs. Mafias