What are C-Damas? Find out more about Chinese series

Nowadays, Asian productions have gained more and more popularity internationally. In addition to the famous K-Dramas, which are the dramas produced in South Korea, many films and series from other countries also have drawn attention, including the so-called “C-Damas”.

What are C-Dramas?

The word c-drama means “Chinese drama”, ie Chinese dramas, being used to refer to the original series of China. Like the works done in Korea, Thailand, Japan and other Nations of Asia, C-Damas also feature productions that address themes such as romance, period dramas and more.

At Viki, one of the largest Asian content streaming platforms in the world, Chinese series are also present, and are extremely loved by fans. Among the most popular works, the 10 most watched C-Damas titles of all time in the service are:

• Why women love
• Fireworks of my heart
• The Oath of Love
• Together here again
• Love between fairy and demon
• You are my destination
• Hello, the shooter
• The love you offer me
• My boss
• Love at the right time

In addition to the C-Damas, Chinese miniseries have also caught a lot of attention, and have some minor differences in the titles that many are used to.

This is because, unlike classic dramas, these productions are characterized by being smaller, with a faster recording schedule; have shorter episodes, lasting 10 to 20 minutes; In addition to having a faster pace and even more dramatic plots.

If you are curious to meet, and you want to unravel the Chinese miniseries, get to know some titles that will reach Viki later this month and you need to watch:

1. Destiny kissed by the rain

Synopsis: “Desperate to ensure her child’s cancer treatment, a woman proposes a marriage by contract with a former Bulker without him knowing that he is the father.”

2. Love on the edge of divorce

Synopsis: “Arrested in a wedding arranged for three years, young designer Sheng Mian (Li Xing Yao) and CEO Fu Yan Cheng (Ryan Ren) agree to divorce, but a series of unforeseen events prevent them from facing each other. What happened, she decides not to reveal her identity. Coincidentally, Yan Cheng is looking for designers to work on a project in her home, and Sheng Mian, whose company is desperate by customers, decides to apply with a fake name not to be recognized.

3. Saddic love

Synopsis: “He Zheng (Dai Gao Zheng) has always nourished feelings for his half sister he an ran (yu yi yao). However, after witnessing the arrest and death of his own mother at the hands of her father, he disappears without a word. In the process, he Zheng left behind MO Yu Tang (Guan Yue), a younger boy with whom he became friends with. Powerful Lord of War under his new name, He Lian Zheng, he ends up capturing his stepfather and forcing an ran to marry him. The situation is even more complicated when Lian Zheng also meets Yu Tang and finds that, a while after his departure, the boy lost his ability to walk and began to carry a lot of anger over Lian Zheng.

4. Grab your love (soon)

Synopsis: “A young woman wants to become a famous tutor, but finds it difficult to get closer to the chief of one of the most influential families in the city.”