Chinese Dramas like Under the Microscope

CPOP HOME collects the best Chinese dramas which the genres and plots are similar to Under the Microscope.

  • Luoyang

    #1

    Historical, Suspense, Romance
    Huang Xuan, Wang Yibo, Victoria Song
    Gao Bingzhu, a deputy captor who lives in Luoyang is involved in a case by mistake and becomes a suspect. While trying to prove his innocence, he meets Baili Hongyi. Baili Hongyi is trying to find out the truth about his father’s murder. Then they team up to investigate. The guardian, Si Yue comes from an aristocratic family. To find out the informing letter related to the case, she...
  • Joy of Life Season 2

    #2

    Historical, Suspense, Fantasy
    Zhang Ruoyun, Li Qin, Chen Daoming
    The drama continues from the first season of the Joy of Life, which tells the story of Fan Xian, a young man with a mysterious background, who comes from a small seaside town and undergoes various tests and refinements in his family, Jianghu, and the court.
  • Under the Power

    #3

    Historical, Suspense, Romance
    Ren Jialun, Tan Songyun
    Yuan Jinxia, a gifted female constable of Liushan Yamen, was in a feud with each other with the ruthless Imperial Guard, Lu Yi because of a case. Jinxia thought she would never meet him again in her life, but things went athwart. The court money to repair the river disappeared, Jinxia was ordered to go to Yangzhou to assist Lu Yi to investigate the case and retrieve the lost official...
  • Faithful

    #4

    Historical, Suspense, Thriller
    Janice Wu, Li Jiahang, Qiao Zhenyu
    The girl Lin Rulan, ignoring the opposition of her close friend Meng Wan, staked her own reputation and accused the owner of the Embroidery Pavilion, Wu Lian. However, her attempts to report to various authorities were in vain, and she found herself isolated and without support. In the end, she took her own life to prove her innocence. Meng Wan, after seven years of hardship, gathered...
  • Joy of Life

    #5

    Historical, Suspense, Fantasy
    Zhang Ruoyun, Li Qin, Chen Daoming
    Zhang Qing, a student of literary history at a university, was well versed in classical masterpieces, but his thesis proposition of analyzing ancient literary history with modern concepts was not approved by Professor Ye. In order to make Professor Ye his graduate advisor, Zhang Qing decided to further elaborate on the point he wanted to make by writing a novel. In his novel, Fan Xian,...
  • Legend of Zang Hai

    #6

    Historical, Political, Suspense
    Xiao Zhan, Zhang Jingyi, Zhou Qi
    Overnight, the family of Zhi Nu, the son of Kua Duo, Chief of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory of the Great Yong Kingdom, was annihilated. He tempered his edges, acquired skills in construction and strategic mastery. Ten years later, under the alias Zang Hai, he returned to the capital and sought reconciliation with his enemy, the Marquis of Pingjin. In order to gain the Marquis's...
  • Medical Examiner Dr. Qin

    #7

    Suspense, Crime, Thriller
    Zhang Ruoyun, Jiao Junyan, Li Xian
    Lin Tao, the chief of the criminal police in Longfan City, has been an old friend of Qin Ming, the head of the Forensic Medicine Section, for many years. Qin Ming’s assistant resigned because he could not stand Qin Ming’s eccentric temper. Li Dabao of the Trace Inspection Section was assigned to join the working group. In the beginning, Qin Ming distrusts Dabao for she is a girl,...
  • Blossom

    #8

    Historical, Romance
    Meng Ziyi, Li Yunrui
    Dou Zhao, who lost her mother at a young age, becomes disillusioned with love and familial affection due to the hardships and upheavals in her life. Facing challenges such as scheming stepmothers and safeguarding her family’s assets, she retreats to a remote estate, dedicating herself to learning and self-reliance. On a stormy night, she encounters Song Mo, disguised as a merchant...
  • Story of Kunning Palace

    #9

    Historical, Romance, Fantasy
    Bai Lu, Zhang Linghe
    Jiang Xuening once struggled hard to become a queen, only to be driven to suicide in a palace mutiny. Now, Jiang Xuening's dream is to get away from power and take charge of her own life. But by chance she enters the palace as a companion, becoming a student of the imperial teacher Xie Wei, and meets Xue Shu, the niece of Empress Dowager Xue, who enters the palace at the same time....
  • Mysterious Lotus Casebook

    #10

    Historical, Wuxia, Suspense
    Cheng Yi, Joseph Zeng, Xiao Shunyao
    Ten years ago, Li Xiangyi, the master of the Si Gu Sect, was famous for his Sword of Xiangyi and was the glory of the martial arts world. He had a fight with the master of the Jin Yuan League in Dong Hai, then the two masters disappeared in the sea. The Si Gu Sect and the Jin Yuan League both lost seriously and disappeared from the Jianghu. Ten years later, Li Lianhua, a wandering...
  • The Story of Pearl Girl

    #11

    Historical, Romance, Business
    Zhao Lusi, Liu Yuning, Daddi Tang
    In Hepu, a pearl-harvesting slave named Duanwu escapes from the human-devouring pearl field during the Dragon Boat Festival, overcoming countless obstacles. She crosses paths with a Western merchant, Yan Zijin, and the gentle scholar, Zhang Jinran. Joining Yan’s caravan, she pushes forward, reaching closer to the dazzling world of gemstones. However, on the journey through the northwest,...
  • I've Fallen For You

    #12

    Historical, Suspense, Romance
    Esther Yu, Liu Yichang
    Zhao Cuo is a playboy with a domineering personality. He met a female coroner Tian Sanqi by mistake and married her after a series of ludicrous stories. But soon after the marriage, he was involved in an unsolved case. It led Tian Sanqi and others to start a story of uncovering the conspiracy and solving the mystery.
  • Riverside Code at Qingming Festival

    #13

    Historical, Suspense
    Zhang Songwen, Bai Baihe
    During the Northern Song Dynasty, in a corner of Que'er Alley in Bianliang City, lived a family of five with vastly different personalities: Zhao Bu-you, Wen Yue, and their household. Zhao Bu-you was a low-ranking clerk in the Court of Judicial Review, content with leading a simple life, while his wife, Wen Yue, was determined to buy land and property. Despite their frequent quarrels,...
  • The Glory

    #14

    Historical, Romance
    Chen Duling, Xin Yunlai
    Zhuang Hanyan, abandoned and raised in the southern countryside since childhood, eventually returns to the Zhuang family in the capital, attracting the attention of Fu Yunxi. Fu Yunxi is afflicted with a strange illness and seeks to marry a woman of both virtue and talent to entrust his family and friends. Zhuang Hanyan, with her exceptional courage and kind heart, becomes his ideal...
  • The Untamed

    #15

    Historical, Wuxia, Fantasy
    Xiao Zhan, Wang Yibo, Meng Ziyi
    Sixteen years ago, the world was divided into five, Gusu Lan, Yunmeng Jiang, Qinghe Nie, Qishan Wen, and Lanling Jin, who ruled the world together. The Wen Family was dominant, and the other four families suffered from it. Among the youths, Wei Wuxian, the son of a deceased member of the Jiang family, has a cheerful personality. He met and became friends with Lan Wangji, a disciple...
  • Love Like The Galaxy

    #16

    Historical, Romance, Political
    Leo Wu, Zhao Lusi
    Cheng Shaoshang, was a “left-behind child” who live with her grandmother due to the war, and her aunt intends to raise her as a good-for-nothing. Faced with many traps, Cheng Shaoshang fakes absurdity and learns the knowledge in order to stay alive, hiding her strength and waiting for the return of his parents. But when the dark clouds are lifted and the moon becomes clear, it...
  • Word of Honor

    #17

    Historical, Friendship, Wuxia
    Zhang Zhehan, Gong Jun, Zhou Ye
    To gain freedom, Zhou Zishu, the leader of Window of Heaven, doesn't hesitate to pay with his life to leave the organization. With not much time left, he encounters Wen Kexing, the Chief of Ghost Valley, who is determined to destroy the world and exact revenge. Drawn into the intricate disputes of the jianghu (martial arts world), the two meet and come to deeply understand each other,...
  • The Legend of Anle

    #18

    Romance, Historical, Drama
    Dilraba Dilmurat, Gong Jun, Liu Yuning
    Di Ziyuan, who is righteous, heartfelt, comes from a family of founding fathers and was displaced by a sudden change in her family. Unwilling to be strangled by fate, she took the name Ren Anle and decided to do her best to resettle the people who suffered from the war, hoping to create a peaceful home for them. While at the same time, she was investigating and learning the truth,...
  • The Imperial Coroner

    #19

    Historical, Romance, Suspense
    Su Xiaotong, Wang Ziqi
    In the late Tang Dynasty, Chu Chu, a young girl from a family of coroner in the southwest mountains, comes to Chang’an alone to realize her dream of becoming a coroner and takes the coroner examination. Xiao Jinyu recruits Chu Chu as a partner to uncover the mystery of the case. The mystery of Chu Chu’s background breaks the balance of power in the capital, and a power struggle...
  • A League of Nobleman

    #20

    Historical, Suspense, Thriller
    Jing Boran, Song Weilong
    In the Yong Dynasty, Lan Jue, a Minister of Rites, has been involved in court disputes for many years, but behind his seemingly gentle and elegant appearance, he has a little-known history of growing up. During a covert operation, Lan Jue meets Zhang Ping, a young man who has gone to the capital alone to take the examination and pursue his ambition. The honest and straightforward Zhang...
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