Chinese television dramas (simplified Chinese: 中国电视连续剧) or mainland Chinese television dramas (simplified Chinese: 中国大陆电视剧) are television series in the Chinese language, made in mainland
China. Having made more than
15,000 episodes in 2014, China produces more television dramas than any other country. The most
popular genre of dramas in China is fantasy romance, with
47 of the 50 most watched dramas in the country in
2016 being in this genre. Chinese television dramas are
popular and regularly broadcast on television throughout Asia, particularly in Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan (ROC), Sri Lanka and Cambodia. It is also widely available via streaming services such as Netflix, which often offer subtitles in multiple languages.