5 Most Gripping Chinese Survival Dramas to Binge
The stakes are as high as they can be.
How many times have you played a game and wondered how good or bad you would do if it was real? Well, these Chinese survival dramas take a deeper look into such a scenario, making the characters put their survival skills to the test in various mind-bending situations and mysterious circumstances.
From science fiction time travel to being trapped in a video game created by an evil corporation, these C-dramas will have you on the edge of your seat trying to guess what will happen to the main characters next.
Reset (2022)
Li Shi Qing is an ordinary college student who finds herself trapped in a time loop on a bus that is not destined to reach its destination. Together with another passenger, Xiao He Yun, she must find a way to fix the bus before it explodes and kills every single passenger on board, including herself.
Escape Guide (2023)
What would happen if you found yourself trapped in a virtual reality? That's what happened to high school student Lin Yang Fei, gamer He Ying Yue, and Northeast China man Chen Dong Hui, and unfortunately for them, it's not a dream. Now the trio must fight for their survival using the escape guide that He Ying Yue has seen before.
The Spirealm (2024)
Adapted from the web novel Kaleidoscope of Death, this peculiar story will leave you speechless. When strange little things start happening in Lin Qiushi's life, he doesn't give it much thought. But when a familiar hallway turns into a mysterious corridor with twelve identical iron gates on either side, he must find a way out.
Die Now (2017)
When Xia Chi's girlfriend mysteriously disappears, he begins his own investigation, which leads him and his friend Meng Qin into the deadly game. They must compete in various challenges, going from one level to the next, hoping to uncover the truth and make it back to reality alive and well.
Last One Standing (2019)
Another duo of amateur investigators, Luo Ran and his best friend Ning Yu, try to find those responsible for the death of Luo Ran's wife. Their pursuit leads them to the train to C City, but it doesn't reach its destination and goes off the rails, forcing many people to fight for their survival, cut off from the rest of the world.