Shows Like Blossoms Shanghai

If you liked Blossoms Shanghai (2023), a drama series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Ode to Joy (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
Five independent, career-driven women living in the Ode to Joy apartment building navigate love, ambition, and personal growth as they chase fulfillment on their own terms. As they try to make it in the big city, each…
2
The Advisors Alliance (2017)
★ 8.3/10Also drama
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…
3
A Dream Within a Dream (2025)
★ 8.3/10Also drama
When Song Xiaoyu is unexpectedly pulled into a scripted world as a tragic heroine fated to be discarded by the villainous male lead, she tries to escape, only to be trapped in an endless loop of fatal outcomes each…
4
Life on Top (2009)
★ 7/10Also drama
Based on a novel by Clara Darling, about a college grad who heads to a big city looking for work and discovers her older sister, who's been living there for years, is a model.
5
My Sunshine (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
Years after two college sweethearts went their separate ways, Mosheng and Yichen rekindle their romance despite a barrage of challenges to their love.
6
Firefly Lane (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
For decades, childhood best friends Kate and Tully have weathered life's storms together -- until a betrayal threatens to break them apart for good.
7
Fighter of the Destiny (2017)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
Chun Changsheng was abandoned in a flowing river and plucked up by a Taoist monk. He’s actually the fourth Prince of the Chen’s Royal bloodline. He’s plagued with an incurable illness, fated not to live past the age of…
8
Story of Kunning Palace (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
A fallen queen, Jiang Xuening who aspired to have the highest power and authority in her life was held hostage by rebels after the king, Shen Jie was poisoned. In this life, she used everyone around her to reach the…
9
Perfect Match (2025)
★ 8.1/10Also drama
In the bustling capital of Bianjing during the Northern Song Dynasty, Madam Li moves her family in search of better marriage prospects for her five beautiful but quirky daughters, whose love lives have long been her…
10
Meteor Garden (2018)
★ 8.5/10Also drama
An ordinary girl is admitted to the most prestigious school in the country where she encounters F4, an exclusive group comprised of the four wealthiest and handsomest boys in the school - Dao Mingsi, Hua Zelei, Xi Men…
11
The Newsreader (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
An unconventional relationship in a world on the cusp of change; a star newsreader and an ambitious bisexual reporter join forces in a ruthless 1986 newsroom, as events unfold that will change their lives.
12
The Gilded Age (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
It’s 1882 and the Gilded Age is in full swing when Marian Brook moves in with her rigidly conventional aunts in New York City. With the help of Peggy Scott, an African-American woman masquerading as her maid, Marian…
13
Fated Hearts (2025)
★ 9/10Also drama
After losing her memory in battle, skilled archer Fu Yixiao is taken in by a noble family and unexpectedly reunited with her former enemy, Prince Feng Suige—the man she once struck with an arrow. As they face the…
14
A Dream of Splendor (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
Zhao Pan'er is a smart and savvy teahouse owner in Qiantang, living alongside her two best friends Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang. When she finds out her fiancé left her for another woman of a high ranking officer…
15
Off Campus (2026)
★ 8.9/10Also drama
Hannah Wells tutors hockey captain Garrett Graham to win over her crush. Their deal becomes real connection as they face their pasts. Friends Logan, Dean, Tucker, and Allie navigate college life and love.
16
Heated Rivalry (2025)
★ 8.7/10Also drama
Two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey are bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two fresh faced rookies evolves into a…
17
Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (2018)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
The road to becoming an empress is paved with treachery. Ruyi is a consort who quickly learns to navigate the treacherous politics of the the royal court and move up the ranks. After becoming Empress, Ruyi still must…
18
Parish (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
Gray Parish is a good man with a troubled past who gave up his life of crime for life as a family man. But when his son is violently murdered, old habits return, sending him on a relentless quest with moral intentions…
19
Empresses in the Palace (2011)
★ 8.5/10Also drama
Zhen Huan, a 17-year-old innocent introduced into the imperial court as the latest concubine of Emperor Yong Zheng. Her dreams of a new life of love and prosperity are swiftly dashed as she enters a dog-eat-dog world…
20
General and I (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also drama
Brilliant strategist Bai Pingting and prince-general Chu Beijie of rival kingdoms find themselves torn between loyalty to the country and their passionate love for each other.