Best Taiwanese family series
Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch family shows from Taiwan, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
Unknown 2024
Wei Qian, thrust into adulthood after losing his parents, faces turmoil when his adopted brother Xiao Yuan confesses feelings, challenging family bonds and emotions.
YouTube85
Fated to Love You 2008
A timid legal assistant and a wealthy heir accidentally spend the night together on a cruise after mistaking each other for their partners. Their unexpected encounter leads to scandal and complications when it's used as leverage in a corporate blackmail scheme.
TTV Main Channel72
The Ghost Bride 2020
In 1890s Malacca, Li Lan finds herself in the afterlife and becomes mired in a mystery linked to the sinister, deceased son of a wealthy family.
Netflix64
Autumn's Concerto 2009
Ren Guang-xi, a cocky law student, seems to lead the perfect life. He's the sole successor to a huge and famous business and is a talented ice hockey player. But in reality, his lonely life lacks joy, laughter and motivation. That is until he meets Liang Mu-cheng, the new bento seller at his school canteen. A harmless bet brings the two together and Guang-xi slowly changes as Mu-cheng teaches him how to give and love. Tragedy strikes when Guang-xi suddenly has to go through a major brain surgery which causes him to lose his memory.
TTV Main Channel73
Let's Talk About CHU 2024
Part-time vlogger Chu Ai uses her channel to speak candidly about sex. But in real life, she finds that subject to be so much trickier.
Netflix69
The Making of an Ordinary Woman 2019
A story of a woman born in 60s grew up in a Chinese herbal medicine store in southern Taiwan. Love, marriage, and seniority in human relationships around her collide together, leading to a different aspect of life.
CTS80
Back to 1989 2016
Chen Che doesn't know who his father was and the topic is a taboo in the Chen family. When an accident threw him back to 1989, a year before he was born, he gets a chance to find out himself. Before he could locate his mother, he first meets her best friend, Ye Zhen Zhen, a wholesome girl who helps him navigate the past while he helps her land big clients with his expert knowledge of stock market trend. Through her, he gets to know his younger, happier "mom" and the possible candidates for his father. He soon learns the reason his mother never talks about his father, and he is faced with a dilemma: He must choose between his mother's future and his very existence.
Sanlih E-Television74
I Am Married...But! 2025
After a meet-cute ends in a whirlwind romance, a couple must learn to navigate the messy reality of married life that's nothing like a fairy tale ending.
Netflix61
Papa & Daddy 2021
Damian returns to Taiwan, opens a restaurant, and starts a family with Jerry via surrogacy, navigating parenthood and societal pressures while raising their son.
GagaOOLala73
Living 2023
The defeated Kao Jia Yue suddenly comes back home after many years. Many people feel awkward about his return, and hope he will leave soon. His nephew Cheng Yu is the only exception, as he finds Jia Yue different from other adults. Jia Yue realizes everyone, including himself, is struggling in life with so many challenges. His parents have an unhappy marriage, his second brother doesn’t feel he belongs at home, and his third brother is bewildered about his future. However, they continue to stumble and move on in life. Witnessing how everyone works hard to survive, Jia Yue also starts to plan his next step. He thought it was time to carry out his suicide plan…
GTV75
HIStory2: Right or Wrong 2018
Shi Yi Jie, a divorced professor raising his daughter Yo Yo, unexpectedly becomes a family with Fei Sheng Zhe after a series of strange events.
Viki88
A Touch of Green 2015
The drama tells the story of air force pilots and their families from 1945 to 1971. As the husbands embarked on patriotic missions to fight against the enemies, their families must content with horror of wars, mass emigration to distant land, and death of love ones. Their shared experience brought the military families together to support one another.
Netflix69
Love, Now 2012
When her loved ones cook up a morbid plan to make her take time off from work, Yang Yiru goes on a vacation, truly believing she has terminal cancer.
Sanlih E-Television62
HIStory4: Close To You 2021
Managing the sales division of one of the most sought-after wedding planning companies in the country, Xiao Li Cheng can close a deal without even blinking an eye. But when it comes to love, Li Cheng is the first to admit that he could use a little help. Having harbored a crush on Liu Mei Fang since childhood, Li Cheng decides that the only way to attract the attention of his life-long love is to recruit the help of his co-worker, Teng Mu Ren. Knowing Mei Fang is a bit of a fujoshi, Li Cheng asks Mu Ren to be his “date”, hoping the attention of the handsome Mu Ren will spark Mei Fang’s interest in him. But what starts as an innocent act between friends soon begins to morph into something more.
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Inborn Pair 2011
Betrothed while in utero, a resort group president enters into an arranged marriage with a legal assistant. Despite their bickering, love blooms.
Sanlih E-Television52
The Cleaner 2024
Dragon Brother, once a former underworld boss, now runs a cleaning company that specializes in cleaning up death scenes. Together with his disciple, Da Chuan, they enter various accident sites, witnessing the myriad facets of human life and sorting out their own life entanglements. Everything takes a different turn when Dragon Brother’s daughter suddenly returns to the hometown…
PTS80
The Rose 2003
"The Rose" is a 2003 Taiwanese drama starring Ella Chen of S.H.E, Jerry Huang, Joe Cheng, Joelle Lu and Cecilia Yip. It was based on Japanese josei manga, Bara no Tame ni, written by Akemi Yoshimura and directed by Chu Yu-ning. It was broadcast on Taiwan Television from 25 May 2003 to 23 November 2003. The series won Most Popular Drama of the Year at the 2004 Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan.
TTV Main Channel65
Love Storm 2016
Three grown siblings must rethink their idea of family when they learn their parents are getting divorced and have their eyes on new partners.
PTS63
The Fierce Wife 2010
Xie An Zhen was happily married with one daughter until her husband cheated on her with her cousin. And the ensuing divorce became a battle of love and wits. READ THIS: The official TTV release was 23 episodes long in 2010. The current version available through Netflix is 39 eps long. IMDB.com & theTVDB.com holds to the official release.
TTV Main Channel51
Better Man 2016
The Yang brothers have it all — good looks, brains and family background. But each shuns romantic entanglements for his own reasons. Yang Zhen Wei (Lin Yo Wei) is the workaholic oldest brother who only has his mind set on expanding his catering business. Yang Zhen Hao (Tender Huang) is the middle brother who works in the entertainment industry and as a fitness instructor. Yang Zhen Kai (Jolin Chien) is the meticulous youngest brother who has been given the position of CEO of the family empire. How will the brothers handle their emotions when they each meet a woman who turns their perfect worlds upside down? “Better Man” is a 2016 Taiwanese drama series.
Sanlih E-Television66
Two Fathers 2013
Seven years ago, two men were notified that the women they both dated had disappeared after giving birth to a baby girl. Not knowing who the father was, the two bachelors decided to raise the baby together. Tang Xiang Xi, the smooth-talking lawyer, and Wen Zhen Hua, the sensitive florist, and the young Tang Wen Di make up a non-traditional family. Their unique living arrangement attracts the attention of the girl's pigheaded teacher and their reclusive next door neighbor.
EBC Drama52
A Thousand Goodnights 2019
To carry out her dad's wish and discover her roots, Dai Tian-qing embarks on a journey around Taiwan and finds love and redemption on the way.
Sanlih E-Television60
Mother 2022
At age 12, in the twilight of the Chinese Civil War, GAO Bing-han followed the Nationalist government in their exodus to Taiwan under his mother’s orders. Now, in his 80s and a lawyer, GAO encounters three mothers in his work. The first is HONG, who tolerates her son’s violence. The second is JIANG, an indigenous woman who isn’t accepted by her father-in-law. And the last one is XIE, who seems elegant on the surface but is greatly depressed due to her family problems. In the midst of dealing with the conflicts of these three, GAO can’t help but sigh: “Did the war really end?”
myVideo70
Fairy in the House 2022
STAR Chinese Channel70
M Mission 2024
In a small town in Taiwan, the discovery of an unidentified corpse has caused a huge stir. Aside from concerns about the upcoming flying fish season being affected, skilled individuals in the community, led by Samantha, form the Mom Agents! To rescue Samantha’s husband, locate the whistle that activates poisonous butterflies, and save the innocent town from a deadly crisis, the trio employs unique strategies, embarking on a series of adventures to apprehend and defeat a criminal syndicate.
GTV60
A Wonderful Journey 2024
During the fast-changing 1990s, the family who held “Wonderful Taxi” and their drivers in Chiayi, even when they encountered various difficulties and problems, they still kept going with their own way.
LINE TV60
U Motherbaker 2020
A Taiwanese family comedy that reflect the daily culture of the people and also the problem of the transformation of a traditional cake shop. It discusses parent-child relationship, problems between mother in law and wife, the gap between generations and the dilema of maintaining tradition or modernization.
PTS50
Candy Online 2019
When a wardrobe malfunction goes viral, a bubbly live streamer struggles to navigate her classmates' cruel judgment and the small town she lives in.
PTS47
Yong-Jiu Grocery Store 2019
Jung Long, has left home to study in Taipei, only to return to be the keeper of the family grocery store after his grandfather has gotten ill. However, he is not just guarding the store, but also the rich emotions and sentiments within it, and Jung Long’s memories of growing up are once again reawakened by his return.
Sanlih E-Television42
The Mouse Serves a Guest Tea 2019
Formosa TV45
Dear Mom 2014
Sanlih E-Television40The Love Story in Banana Orchard 2019
SET TV40
Your Home is My Home 2008
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The Coming Through 2018
The story describes Taiwan in the 70s, when it's economy is beginning to take off, and the daily pains of the Taiwanese workers.
PTS35
An Innocent Mistake 2012
Zhong Man Qing received 3 times the mother's love, as she was raised by 3 mothers. But all their love could not stop her secret longing for a father. When a case of lost wallet led her to Zheng Da Shan, she thought she had found the perfect father figure. His wise counsel comforted her during a tumultuous time in her life. She began to envy his son Zheng Yu En for having him as a parent. Their relationships became complicated when the son expressed his love interest in her, but she only wanted the father. Three of them learned a hard lesson on how to love so that love is a blessing and not a torment.
TTV Main Channel32
The Orange is Red 2001
PTS33
The X-Family 2007
The X-Family is a Taiwanese drama starring Pauline Lan, Jiro Wang, Danson Tang, Sunnie Huang, Calvin Chen, and Aaron Yan. It is a sequel to 2005 series KO One and was produced by Comic International Productions. The series started filming in June 2006 and wrapped in April 2007. It was broadcast on cable TV Gala Television Variety Show/CH 28 on 8 August 2007 to 23 October 2007. The prequel KO One was broadcast on 26 November 2005 to 27 May 2006 and a threequel, K.O.3an Guo was broadcast on 28 February 2009 to 27 February 2010, on cable TV Gala Television Variety Show/CH 28.
GTV30My Hero,My Daddy 2019
SET TV20
Daybreak 2023
Hakka TV20
Genius Chef Junior 2023
Han-ming is afraid of ghosts. After the death of his beloved grandpa, he must work with spirits to cook the “Ghost Festival Feast” to recall the memory between them. Then, he discovers it takes effort to make friends as well. Can he conquer these challenges and grow up?
CHT MOD20
Mr. Lighter 2023
Two girls who grew up in different single-parent families, went to the same school since they were young, and entered the same workplace as colleagues when they grew up. The two have very different appearances and personalities, and they have been fighting for more than ten years without getting tired. One day, a mafia boss suddenly appeared in their lives, claiming to be their father, but the two turned out to be half-sisters...
CTV20
乳母 1981
TTV Main Channel10
媽媽萬歲 1991
CTS10Reaching for the Stars 2005
Ren Xiao Jie (Ren Jie), Zhou Xin Lei (Lei Lei) and Shen Xiao Rou are three different girls who were born on the same date (February 14, 1983). On a CF commercial, they were brought together by destiny...
CTS10
April Rhapsody 1999
TTV Main Channel10
Mother To Be 2020
Three women at different stages of life grapple with questions of marriage and raising children.
Sanlih E-Television10
秋水长天 1980
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Endless Love (2019) (TVBS) 2019
TVBS10Dong-Huachun Barbershop 2012
Chen Xiaohua has lived 20 years living without his father at the Dong-Huachun Barbershop. One day, his father sends a girl with a letter to him, revealing that the girl, Chen Yulan, is his little sister.
TTV Main Channel10
木棉花的春天 2006
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Mute Bride 2005
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Coolie 2019
TTV Main Channel10
Magic 18 2009
Jia Jia and Jing Jing are from a magic family. They spend their lives looking for their missing younger sister, Liang Liang, who was taken in by a nice Zhu family. But, they soon realize that under the loving, caring facade, the family is on the verge of breaking apart. So the sisters decide to repay the family's kindness by using their magical powers to help the family get back together.
CTS10
千金媳婦萬金孫 1998
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I Love Fair Lady 1992
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新丁花開 2014
Hakka TV10
The Summer Temple Fair 2021
A story about discovering true happiness and fulfilling promises through unity and forgiveness, centered around the celebration of the birthday of the Holy Ruler Deity Guan, which falls on June 24th in the lunar calendar.
PTS10
Survival 2019
Hakka TV10
Xue Ke 1990
CTV10
家有日本妻 2003
Formosa TV10
再見阿郎 2003
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后山日先照 2002
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Daddy 2011
Formosa TV10嫁妝一牛車 2000
TTV Main Channel10征服情海 1997
TTV Main Channel10Maruko TV Drama 2017
Maruko is a third grade girl who lives in a family of six. She has a father who likes to drink beer and watch TV, a mother who always complains about Maruko's antics, a serious and diligent older sister, a kind grandmother and a grandfather who adores her. In her classroom there are a lot of students with different personalities.
CTS10