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Even if the quality of the series from the US seems to deteriorate with time and the plethora of offerings, Asia, on the other hand, seems to retain and even increase the level of standards regarding drama, with the transition from towards “TV” of Korean talent, and the ever present ‘workaholism’ of the actors in J-dramas leading the way. Add to that the fact that the production values, with the streamers investing more and more, continues to get higher, the opening to Indonesia, which seems the next big market, and the heavy investment by Taiwan, and you have the backbone of what is happening in the drama world at the moment. In that setting, the awards “Shogun” got in this year’s Golden Globes seems like the cherry on top.

Without further ado, here is the list with the best Asian Dramas of 2024, in random order, since we thought that the difference in genres,...

Screenworks Asia, the production subsidiary of Taiwan’s Catchplay, is teaming with the Taiwanese arm of Chinese platform iQiyi to jointly stream two of its original series: Not a Murder Story and I Can See You Shine.

Set to stream on Catchplay+ and iQiyi beginning in January 2024, Not a Murder Story is directed by Chen-Nien Ko, one of Taiwan’s most promising young filmmakers, following her award-winning feature The Silent Forest and series Close Your Eyes Before It’s Dark.

Starring Kuan-Ting Liu (A Sun), Sonia Sui (Women Who Flirt) and Gingle Wang (Wave Makers), Not a Murder Story will also be broadcast on Taiwan’s Gtv Channel and Catchplay Movies Channel.

It revolves around a wannabe actor who finally gets his big break but wakes up with a dead woman beside him, then makes matters worse by trying to make the situation look like a robbery gone wrong.

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