Best tv shows like The Longest Promise
Last updated March 2024
Looking for tv shows related to The Longest Promise? Use your knowledge to steer others towards tv series and movies you've watched that they may enjoy too. Help expand the group of people recommending videos to one another. We value your input!
Plot Summary:
From the Kong Sang Continent comes the tale of the tumultuous love story of Princess Zhu Yan of the Chi Yi Tribe and Royal Prince Shi Ying, The framing of the Queen results in the Prince being banished to Jiu Yi Mountain to cultivate. Once solely focused on his tasks, he develops romantic feelings for his disciple Zhu Yan. But their student/teacher relationship prevents either from expressing their true feelings. Fate then works against them when they choose opposing sides in a political struggle of life and death proportions. Eventually, putting aside their issues, they pledge to protect their beloved Kong Sang Continent.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: xianxia
Best tv shows and movies like The Longest Promise (2023):
Similar in 83%
Back From the Brink (2023)
Plot Summary:
Tian Yao is a dragon spirit who was betrayed by his lover and stripped of his dragon bones. He meets Yan Hui, a free-spirited young maiden who holds the key to help him regain his powers and his faith in love. Mysteries will abound as Yan Hui come to learn of her true origin.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 383
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: xianxia
Similar in 86%
Legend of Yunze (2021)
Plot Summary:
Cultivator Jiang Zhao-yun's sword, Tange, leads her to Changshui Village, where a mysterious young woman, A-Ze, has suddenly appeared. A-Ze senses that something odd is going on in Changshui Village, and asks Zhao-yun to investigate the village together. They gradually discover the truth behind the strange happenings in Changshui Village. Aided by A-Ze, Zhao Yun — who had always believed that all demons were evildoers, and less worthy than humans — comes to realize that humans can be even crueler and more rapacious than demons. After the events of Changshui Village, the two agree to travel to Mount Qingyuan together.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 35
Genere: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 3 min
Plot tags: xianxia
Similar in 83%
Novoland: The Castle In the Sky 2 (2020)
Plot Summary:
The story centers around the human tribe and the winged tribe. Feng Ruche is Feng Tianyi and Yi Fuling's daughter whose fate is intertwined with the greatest magician of Lanzhou.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 7
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: xianxia
Similar in 84%
Lotus Lantern (2005)
Plot Summary:
The story is based on the traditional Chinese folklore about a boy named Chenxiang. His mother, Sanshengmu, was a goddess and his father, Liu Yanchang, was a mortal. Since their marriage was forbidden, his maternal uncle, Erlang Shen, who was a god, punishes them by killing Liu Yanchang. Sanshengmu escapes and gives birth, but Chenxiang grows up without knowledge of his ancestry. Sanshengmu possesses a magical Lotus Lantern whose light can scare away evil. When Erlang Shen, a strict and powerful god, kidnaps Chenxiang, Sanshengmu fights to save him. Unfortunately, Erlang Shen is victorious and Chenxiang is forced to live in his palace on the sacred mountains. Erlang Shen then imprisons Sanshengmu beneath a mountain for her crimes. Although he is quite young, Chenxiang manages to escape from the palace, taking the magical lotus lantern that Sanshengmu lost during the battle. After surviving adventures with many beloved characters of Chinese mythology, Chenxiang finally matures into a courageous boy who must battle Erlang Shen to win Sanshengmu's freedom and fall in love at the same time.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: anime
Similar in 89%
Unexpected (2018)
Plot Summary:
A manga artist, He Jie has entered into his own manga “Crystal Love” and he must complete the mission of saving the evil second female lead, turning her into a better person before he can return back to the real world. He ended up having to keep on filling up the loopholes of his own manga again and again, forming a funny lovestory.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 11
Genere: Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 90%
The Great Ruler (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young boy with insurmountable potential starts on an adventure to become a great hero who fights on the side of good. Along the way, he forms lasting friendships and finds love. Mu Chen was born in the Mu region. His father is the Mu Chief, but a series of tragic events forced his mother to abandon Mu Chen early in his life. Mu Chen swore to become strong, seek out his mother, and reunite with her. Mu Chen’s natural talents give him the chance to cultivate his skills for competition. During his training, he saves a young girl, Luo Li, and the two quickly fall in love. In order to find his birth mother, Mu Chen leaves his hometown and enters the earthly world to face dark forces and save his loved ones.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: xianxia, costume drama, romantic comedy
Similar in 90%
Hua Xu Yin: City of Desperate Love (2015)
Plot Summary:
Hua Xu Yin tells the story of a princess of a fallen kingdom who died to show her loyalty to her kingdom and becomes resurrected by the power of the Aqua Tear Pearl. She utilizes the power from the Pearl to weave a fulfilling dream for those who are willing to pay the price of death, using chords to guide the illusions. Through various encounters along her adventure she learns about the various kinds of love and weaknesses faced in love.
IMDB Rating:
IMDB Votes:
Genere: Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining, xianxia
Similar in 89%
Love Better Than Immortality (2019)
Plot Summary:
A woman from the future arrives at a fantasy-like universe to experience love for the first time. She goes by the name Chun Hua and falls into a complicated romance with two young men who are opposites like black and white.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: lyrical, touching, captivating, disturbing, xianxia
Similar in 88%
Novoland: The Castle in the Sky (2016)
Plot Summary:
In the ancient time, the human honored the winged clan as gods for their ability to fly and to build a castle in the sky. The day when the castle was to be lifted off the ground an explosion destroyed it. A human girl was suspected to have the done deed. However, a man from the winged clan didn't believe it and saved her life. As it turned out, it was a faction of the winged clan trying to start a war with the humans in order to expand their control.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: touching, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, xianxia
Similar in 87%
The Blue Whisper (2022)
Plot Summary:
An Oriental fairytale follows the romance between a demon master and a merman. Their relationship started from that of control and being controlled. After a series of conspiracies and misunderstandings, they break free of the barriers between their worlds to become each other's salvation. There are only four remaining places in existence where the use of the ability to control monsters is allowed by imperial rule. In a certain region in the South lives a woman named Ji Yunhe. She is the most powerful demon master with the ability to tame any demon. However, she falls in love with merman Chang Yi and sets him free even at the expense of deceiving him while she becomes imprisoned in endless darkness.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 445
Genere: Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: xianxia
Similar in 85%
Ms. Cupid in Love (2022)
Plot Summary:
Sharing a desire to save the world's marriages from chaos, Bo Yan and Shangguan Ya embark on a journey to do just that. Working together towards a common goal, the two begin to realize their feelings for each other have changed dramatically since their first encounter, but can a human and an immortal really be each other's destiny?.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: xianxia
Similar in 84%
Song of the Moon (2022)
Plot Summary:
Liu Shao initially leads a carefree life of a wealthy heiress, but accidentally gets embroiled in a battle between the immortals and demons, thus unraveling the past and present romantic entanglement between her and Lu Li, a mysterious cloaked immortal.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 61
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: xianxia
Similar in 84%
The Little Fairy (2006)
Plot Summary:
When Goddess Xiao Qi commits a major crime, she is stripped of her powers and banished to the mortal realm where she meets a mortal who helps her accomplish 100 charitable acts so she can regain her goddess status. The two fall in love, but when their forbidden love affair is discovered, heaven guards descend upon the mortal realm to separate the two lovers.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Fantasy, Romance
Country: China, Singapore
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, costume drama
Similar in 84%
Till The End of The Moon (2023)
Plot Summary:
In an era when the demons are in power, they are the masters of the despicable cultivators and mortals. The cultivator elders deem it necessary to send someone back in time, to determine the origin of the demon lord and to prevent his awakening. Li Su Su accepts the mission, becoming the mortal Ye Xi Wu, General Ye's third daughter who is married to Tantai Jin, the hostage prince and future demon lord. She is determined to destroy Tantai Jin, who in the future will massacre many. But as a witness to Tantai Jin's past life and rise to power, an unexpected tale emerges, one complicating her quest.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 53 min
Plot tags: xianxia, costume drama, period drama
Similar in 80%
The Journey of Flower (2015)
Plot Summary:
She is the last god of the world and a Lone Star (an unlucky star). On the day of her birth, flowers wilted and the sky turned dark as her mother passed away during childbirth. Therefore, she was named Hua Qian Gu, meaning a thousand flower bones. Her body has a strange scent that attracts and provokes demons. Taking the advice of her dying father, Hua Qian Gu sets out on the journey to seek for a teacher to teach her martial art skills so that she could protect herself. On her journey she met friends such as Dongfang Yu Qing, Meng Xuan Lang, and Sha Qian Mo.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 442
Genere: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, scenic, stylized, intense, xianxia, costume drama
Similar in 87%
Lost Love in Times (2017)
Plot Summary:
Feng Qingchen is a sorceress of Mingyi Tower, the secret organisation tasked with protecting the royal family. Yuan Ling is a prince from Western Wei, a ruling kingdom during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Yuan Zhan, the seventh prince, is Yuan Ling’s biggest competitor in both power and love. After getting to know each other, Feng Qingchen is impressed by Yuan Ling’s abilities and suppresses her feelings for the sake of seeing him ascend his rightful position. Despite Qingchen’s contributions to the kingdom, the court is vehemently against Yuan Ling marrying a woman who dabbles in black magic. Yuan Zhan launches a coup on the day of the wedding ceremony, and Qingchen uses her powers to reset the universe in an effort to prevent further bloodshed. Will Qingchen succeed to heal the rift between Yuan Ling and Yuan Zhan? Will Yuan Ling and Yuan Zhan be able to join hands and overthrow the corrupt officials, and eventually return peace to the land? Will the love between Qingchen and Yuan Ling prevail?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 141
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, xianxia, entertaining
Similar in 89%
The Legend of White Snake (2019)
Plot Summary:
Provoked by the actions of a seemingly sly human, an ancient snake spirit takes on a human form, in order to prove him a fraud. Convinced she’s doing the world a favor, Bai Su Zhen challenges Xu Xuan to a contest of skill but what starts as a heated rivalry soon turns to burning passion. Faced with opposition from every side, Bai Su Zhen and Xu Xuan’s love is put to the test time and time again.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 316
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, suspense, suspenseful, xianxia
Similar in 90%
Chinese Paladin (2005)
Plot Summary:
Chinese Paladin is a Chinese television series produced by Chinese Entertainment Shanghai Ltd. It was first broadcast on CTV and CBG in Taiwan and mainland China respectively in January 2005. The series is based on the original version of the RPG The Legend of Sword and Fairy. It was followed by Chinese Paladin 3 in 2009. The series brings together cast members from China, Hong Kong and Singapore.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 472
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, xianxia, costume drama
Similar in 81%
Miss the Dragon (2021)
Plot Summary:
A young maidservant named Liu Ying saves a snake on behalf of her young mistress in a chance encounter. However, the snake turns out to be a thousand year ancient dragon named Yuchu Longyan, who now wants to marry her to repay her kindness. The two's lives then becomes entangled with each another as their love transcends over three lifetimes.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 376
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, xianxia
Similar in 88%
Jade Dynasty (2019)
Plot Summary:
After the massacre of his village, Zhang Xiaofan is taken in by the Qing Yun Sect where he begins his journey of cultivation. When he finds out the truth behind the deaths of his parents, he succumbs to his rage and demonic tendencies and becomes the enemy of Qing Yun Sect.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, suspense, disturbing, colorful, xianxia, dark fantasy, colourful
Similar in 90%
Ashes of Love (2018)
Plot Summary:
Jin Mi is the daughter of a flower deity who is fed a pill that prevents her from feeling or expressing romantic love. She gets tangled in a love triangle with Heavenly Prince Xu Feng and the ambitious Night Deity Run Yu.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: scenic, exciting, stylized, xianxia, tear jerker, intense, sweet, tearjerker
Similar in 84%
Eternal Love (2017)
Plot Summary:
Three hundred years ago, Bai Qian stood on the Zhu Xian Terrace, turned around and jumped off without regret. Ye Hua stood by the bronze mirror to witness with his own eyes her death. Three hundred years later, in the East Sea Dragon Palace, the two meet unexpectedly. Another lifetime another world, after suffering betrayal Bai Qian no longer feels anything, yet she can't seem to comprehend Ye Hua's actions. Three lives three worlds, her and him, are they fated to love again?.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: disturbing, romantic, touching, semi serious, dorama, romantic drama, xianxia, exciting
Similar in 88%
Love and Destiny (2019)
Plot Summary:
A love story between the God of War and a young maiden whose very existence can bring harm to the world.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 429
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, xianxia, mystical, entertaining
Similar in 85%
Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky (2012)
Plot Summary:
Can they put their differences aside for the greater good? Chen Jing Chou is a playful, childish descendant of the Chen Dynasty. Yu Wen Tuo is the descendant of the rival Northern Zhou Dynasty who is on a mission to recover his fallen empire. When Jing Chou’s shifu (master) is placed into a frozen limbo by Satan, Jing Chou and Wen Tuo join forces to hunt down 10 mystical weapons that can close the Gates of Hell and banish the evil demons from the human world. Joining them on this epic journey are Tuo Ba Yu’er and Du Gu Ning Ke. Can the bickering group put their personal feelings aside for the good of humanity?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 79
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, xianxia, exciting
Similar in 78%
Love Between Fairy and Devil (2022)
Plot Summary:
When a low-ranked fairy accidentally resurrects a powerful demon, their fates become cosmically entangled as the world is thrown into turmoil.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: xianxia
Similar in 84%
Sweet Dreams (2018)
Plot Summary:
A caring but apprehensive woman is transported into her crush's dreams. She feels she can finally express her love, but some dreams end in a rude awakening.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 350
Genere: Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
Similar in 76%
The Starry Night, the Starry Sea (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young woman who moves away from the city to get it away from misery finds a life she didn’t expect. After the divorce of her parents, Shen Luo grew up being mistreated by her stepmother and stepbrother. To make a break from her difficult life, she moves out of the city to a small island cottage. One day, Luo finds an injured and unconscious Wu Ju Lan at her doorstep. As Luo nurses Ju Lan back to health, Ju Lan appears to Luo as a man without roots, a job or resources, but she can’t help falling in love with him. Ju Lan uses his mystical powers and intellect to try to make Luo’s life better. But when a nosy neighbor discovers Luo’s prized possession, a magical pearl, what sacrifices will Ju Lan have to make to save Luo’s life?.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 79%
Eternal Love of Dream (2020)
Plot Summary:
Having been saved by Emperor Dong Hua from a vicious monster attack, Princess of Qingqiu, Bai Fengjiu becomes immensely indebted to him. To repay him, Fengjiu follows Donghua around on his adventures to eliminate evil but unwittingly realizes that her feelings of gratitude towards him has turned to romantic. However, after a hundred thousand years of fighting evil, Donghua has long forgotten the meaning of “love". To protect Fengjiu, Dong Hua sends her to the human world but accidentally causes the death of Fengjiu’s friend. Fengjiu enters the dream of Ah Lan Ruo to search for the fruit that will be able to resurrect her friend. However, Fengjiu ends up getting trapped in the dream. Dong Hua comes to rescue, and realizes he has fallen in love with Fengjiu….
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: sentimental, uplifting, touching, romantic, captivating, disturbing, xianxia
Similar in 77%
Battle Through the Heavens (2018)
Plot Summary:
Xiao Yan is a genius child who suddenly loses all his powers. In a world governed by strength and power, Xiao Yan’s lack of talent is an embarrassment to his family. At the age of 15, Xiao Yan accidentally summons Yaochen from his mother’s ring. With the elder’s help, Xiao Yan’s skills improve by leaps and bounds. After his entire family is assassinated, Xiao Yan embarks on a journey to find his family’s killer and return peace to the Jianghu (martial world).
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 702
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, tense, xianxia
Similar in 79%
The Untamed (2019)
Plot Summary:
In a land dominated by the mighty Wen clan, a young man named Wei Wuxian strikes up an unconventional friendship with justice-loving Lan Wangji. When the duo unexpectedly stumbles across evidence implicating the Wen clan’s chief in a plot to bring mayhem to the inhabitants of their land, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji decide to intervene. However, the pair’s attempts to foil the Wen clan boss’s wicked plans go wrong. In the confusion that follows, Wei Wuxian disappears – with many fearing the worst for him. Sixteen years later, Wei Wuxian returns out of the blue. He is soon reunited with Lan Wangji, just as a spate of mysterious murders has broken out. The duo joins forces once more to investigate, determined not to fail this time… Can the pair get to the bottom of the intrigue? Will they solve the murder cases? And just who is the dastardly secret figure pulling the strings behind the evildoings now blighting the land?.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: yaoi, xianxia, captivating, unusual plot structure, suspense, dorama, visually appealing, queer cinema