Best mind-bending Chinese web series in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

42 web series in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 7.3. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.

1. The Untamed (2019)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 8.7 (16.5K votes)

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In a magical world of inter-clan rivalry, two soulmates face treacherous schemes and uncover a dark mystery linked to a tragic event in the past.

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2. Scissor Seven (2018)

Web series · Chinese · 5 seasons · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 8.4 (6.6K votes)

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

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3. Love Between Fairy and Devil (2022)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.4 (5.5K votes)

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When a low-ranked fairy accidentally resurrects a powerful demon, their fates become cosmically entangled as the world is thrown into turmoil.

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4. Word of Honor (2021)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Drama, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.3 (5.2K votes)

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A disillusioned leader of assassins sets out for the martial arts world, where he encounters a bosom friend and becomes entangled in a conspiracy.

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5. The World Between Us (2019)

Web series · Chinese · 2 seasons · Drama · IMDb 8.8 (3.3K votes)

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A ten-part hour-long series that follows the aftermath of a mass-shooting where all parties involved - the killer, the victims, the victims’ families, the media and the defense teams, whose fates are all intertwined.

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6. Heaven Official's Blessing (2020)

Web series · Chinese · 2 seasons · U/A 16+ · Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.2 (4.4K votes)

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Banished to the mortal realm to exorcise ghosts, an eight-century-old deity reckons with a demon and slowly uncovers dark secrets behind the many heavenly gods.

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7. Eternal Love (2017)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.2 (3.8K votes)

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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 bet

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8. Love Like the Galaxy (2022)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.3 (2.8K votes)

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Cheng Shaoshang, left behind by her parents who went off to war, faces challenges from a scheming aunt and struggles with estrangement from her family. Lacking love and security, she is cautious in choosing a marriage partner and meets three suitors: Ling Buyi, the emperor's adopted son; Yuan Shen, a talented figure fr

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9. Joy of Life (2019)

Web series · Chinese · 3 seasons · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 8.2 (2.7K votes)

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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 wit

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10. Blossoms Shanghai (2023)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama · IMDb 7.9 (1.4K votes)

Visually stunningTwistySlow-burn

Set against the backdrop of massive economic growth in the 1990s, the story follows A Bao, a self-made millionaire and his journey from being a young opportunist with a troubled past to accumulating dazzling wealth in the city of Shanghai. It also follows his entanglement with four women who represent the pursuits of h

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11. The Victims' Game (2020)

Web series · Chinese · 2 seasons · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.3 (2.4K votes)

TwistyMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

After discovering his estranged daughter's link to mysterious murders, a forensic detective with Asperger's syndrome risks everything to solve the case.

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12. Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (2024)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 7.6 (1.6K votes)

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Pulled into the pages of a fantasy novel, a woman is shocked to find herself stuck in the role of a villain. Now, she must battle to rewrite her destiny.

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13. Light the Night (2021)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.4 (1.8K votes)

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In the red light district of 1980s Taipei, women at a popular Japanese night club navigate jealousy, heartbreak, friendship and love.

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14. More than Blue: The Series (2021)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama · IMDb 8.2 (718 votes)

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The series revolves around the journey of music producer Wang Po Han and his assistant An Yi Qi to find the copyright owner of the mysterious song for their artist, A-Lin. They also came across a diary belonging to K who is the producer of the mysterious song and traveled into the life story of K through the diary. The

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15. Copycat Killer (2023)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.0 (2.9K votes)

TwistyCold & detachedMatureEdge-of-seat

When a spate of grisly murders throws a city into chaos, a tenacious prosecutor must brace for a cat-and-mouse game against a dangerous manipulator.

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16. The Princess Royal (2024)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama · IMDb 7.5 (1.1K votes)

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After 20 years, a loveless political marriage between Princess Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan ends in deadly betrayal. When they wake up young and unmarried, the couple must work together to right wrongs and expose the conspiracy that once destroyed them.

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17. Mobius (2025)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.5 (971 votes)

TwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seatCold & detached

In Hua'ao City, a brilliant detective with a flawless track record faces his toughest case yet when a string of seemingly perfect murders shakes the city. With no evidence, no witnesses, and a killer who vanishes without a trace, he must race against time to uncover the truth. As hidden dangers lurk in every corner, th

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18. Autumn's Concerto (2009)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Family · IMDb 7.8 (666 votes)

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Ren Guang-xi, a cocky law student, seems to lead the perfect life. He's the sole successor to a huge and famous business and is a talented ice hockey player. But in reality, his lonely life lacks joy, laughter and motivation. That is until he meets Liang Mu-cheng, the new bento seller at his school canteen. A harmless

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19. Kill Me Love Me (2024)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Action & Adventure · IMDb 7.4 (925 votes)

Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

In a land torn by war, the three kingdoms of Dayan, Xiyan, and Nanyue have battled for years. Prince Murong Jinghe of Dayan, renowned for his military prowess, suffers a devastating betrayal, leading to the annihilation of his army. Determined to uncover the truth behind the treachery, he seeks justice while navigating

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20. Had I Not Seen the Sun (2025)

Web series · Chinese · 2 seasons · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (748 votes)

TwistyMatureDark & grittyCold & detached

Filmmaker Zhou Pin-yu interviews a serial killer in prison — an encounter that triggers a string of mysterious events tied to a buried past.

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21. The Resurrected (2025)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.0 (970 votes)

TwistyDark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seat

Two grieving mothers resurrect a scam ringleader to avenge their daughters — but as painful truths emerge, justice slips from their reach.

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22. On Children (2018)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 7.4 (516 votes)

TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedMature

Adapted from the novel by author Wu Hsiao-Le, the series consists of five independent stories about parenting, as well as children's pressures of growing up, when faced with the tragic consequences of social pressure, parental oppression and family dysfunction. Each story is told in two parts in this ten-part series.

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23. Shards of Her (2022)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Mystery, Drama · IMDb 6.9 (921 votes)

TwistyMatureDark & grittyCold & detached

Waking up from a coma, an accomplished headhunter finds herself in an alternate reality where she has to revisit an excruciating childhood trauma.

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24. Veil of Shadows (2026)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 7.4 (482 votes)

Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seat

Lu Wuyi, the youngest nine-tailed fox of the mysterious Formless Moon Sect, sets out on a mission with her friend Wu Wangyan to track down a fox demon on the run, Xiaowei. She infiltrates the Wei Mansion in Luo'an City, where she later crosses paths with Wu Shiguang, who holds a deep grudge, as well as Ji Ling and Li J

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25. Derailment (2023)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 7.1 (539 votes)

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Do you believe that there exist countless parallel universes that are exactly like the world you live in? Jiang Xiaoyuan finds herself struggling with her identity as she travels across parallel universes that never seem to intersect. In her original world, she is an invincible wealthy daughter, but in another place, s

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26. Black & White (2009)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 7.4 (409 votes)

Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

Two cops who are as different as night and day must team up on a case involving the highest rungs of the government, the military, and law enforcement.

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27. Moonlit Reunion (2025)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 7.5 (381 votes)

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Mei Zhuyu, a calm and reserved nobleman from a lesser branch of the Mei family, arrives in Chang'an as an official at the Bureau of Mystic Investigations. During a banquet, he meets Wu Zhen, the bold and unruly younger sister of the Empress and secret Guardian of the Demon Underworld. Both hide their true identities. W

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28. My Lethal Man (2023)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.1 (451 votes)

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Due to an unexpected kidnapping case, Shen Manning crosses paths with Zhuang Xinyan. After Zhuang Xinyan's death, the powerful and mysterious Yan Xingcheng forces Shen Manning into a new life as his fiancée. Despite starting off as adversaries, they gradually come to trust and rely on one another as they face various c

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29. Ice Fantasy (2016)

Web series · Chinese · 2 seasons · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 6.7 (712 votes)

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A century after the war between the Ice and Fire Tribes, Prince Ka Suo of the Ice Tribe becomes king, searching for his missing lover and brother. He uncovers a dark conspiracy within his tribe, unaware that his brother, now the Fire Prince with no memory of his past, is leading the Fire Tribe. As tensions rise, the br

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30. Lost You Forever (2023)

Web series · Chinese · 2 seasons · Drama, Action & Adventure · IMDb 6.5 (3.4K votes)

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In ancient times, humans, gods, and demons lived together, and the three kingdoms of Shennong, Xuanyuan, and Gaoxin stood together. Jiuyao (Xiaoyao) has gone through a hundred years of suffering, losing not only her identity but also her appearance. She settles down in Qingshui Town, becoming Wen Xiaoliu.

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