At present, 2023 has passed most of the way, and we have stood on the tail of 2023. Looking back at the mainland TV drama market throughout 2023, it can be described as "a hundred flowers blooming and wonderful".
Starting from the two blockbusters "Crazy" and "Three-Body Problem" at the beginning of the year, it opened a year of prosperity and development of national dramas in 2023.
This year, the number of spy war dramas is the highest in recent years, period dramas also have a second classic comparable to "The World", the fairy drama market is also a frequent explosion, this year's national drama market, how to be lively!
The 10 dramas with the highest Douban ratings so far this year have also been freshly released. Let's take a look at the 10 best dramas in 2023, which are them.
NO10, "Ask the Heart" Douban score 8.1 points
There have been many medical dramas in recent years, but there are not many that are really highly praised. This "Ask the Heart" can be regarded as the leader in the medical dramas broadcast in recent years.
The reason why this drama can get a good reputation is mainly based on two reasons.
First, authenticity.
Most of the medical dramas in recent years are relatively suspended and ungrounded. The hospital is as luxurious as a five-star hotel, and the doctors are all workplace elites, coupled with the suspension of the plot, it is really impossible to enter the play.
This "Ask the Heart" is different, it is too real. From the scene setting of the hospital, to the various medical equipment in the ward, to all the supporting facilities of the operating room, it is almost exactly the same as the real hospital cardiology. Even the doctor's consultation room is very close to the people, exactly the same as what we usually see in the hospital.
To borrow a netizen's evaluation: "I thought I was watching a medical documentary."
Second, the rhythm is tight and contradictions and conflicts are constant.
Another reason why "Ask the Heart" is good is that the plot is particularly fast-paced, with almost no redundant plots, one story after another, one contradiction has just been handled, and another contradiction has broken out again, truly restoring the daily work of doctors.
In terms of actors, the acting skills of the protagonist group Zhao Youting, Jin Shijia and Mao Xiaotong, coupled with the help of old drama bones such as Chen Chong, Yan Xiaopin, and Fang Bin, this drama can get a rating of 8.1, which can be said to be well deserved.
NO9, "Apocalypse of Dressing" Douban score 8.2 points
It is not surprising that the urban drama "Apocalypse" can enter the top ten dramas with the highest rating of the year. Because its director Li Mo, before this drama, has already made two dramas with more than 8 points, one is "I'm Very Good in Another Country" with 8.1 points, and the other is "Sanyue Has a New Job" with 8.4 points.
Li Mo's latest masterpiece "Apocalypse in Style" describes the most real life of ordinary urban people.
Working overtime until late every day is commonplace, and at 4 a.m. he is still talking to customers about work; You only see work, but customers treat you as a plaything; My husband's phone can't get through by himself, but others can get through...
As the highest liked Douban netizens commented: "Pretend to apocalypse, not pretending at all, it is all the truth of social animals." ”
NO8, "Lotus Building" Douban score 8.2 points
In the past two years, there have been few martial arts dramas, and even fewer high-quality dramas. This "Lotus Building" can kill a bloody road when the martial arts drama market is sluggish, thanks to the following three points:
First of all, the plot of combining suspense and martial arts has attracted a large number of martial arts fans and successfully attracted a large number of suspense drama lovers.
Secondly, in terms of character setting, Li Lianhua, a hero who takes an unusual path, plus a golden mandarin alliance master Di Feisheng, who is also good and evil, plus Fang Duo, a teenager who has just entered the rivers and lakes, these three people join hands to break into the rivers and lakes and solve the mystery case, which can be said to be full of highlights.
Coupled with the fact that it is not a traditional happy ending, it can be said that the word "innovation" runs through all aspects of the entire drama.
NO7, "Agent Mission" Douban score 8.2 points
The spy war dramas in 2023 can be regarded as a bumper harvest in quantity. "Infernal", "Thin Ice", "Stalker", "Hive", "Eve", "Fatal Enemy", "Plum Red Peach", this whole number adds up to almost the sum of the past three years. It's a pity that the quantity has come up, but the quality is not satisfactory. Among these dramas, except for "The Eve", which has a slightly better reputation, the others have their own problems. It was not until September that a new spy war drama "Special Agent Mission" directed by Zhao Baogang was launched, which can be regarded as saving some face for the mainland spy war drama market in 2023.
There are two main reasons why "Agent Mission" can successfully get out of the circle.
The first is the new angle.
The series tells about the new situation and new situation faced by counterintelligence workers in today's context.
In the play, the overseas spy organization developed a game called "Agent Mission", in which spy personnel are assessed and trained in the form of games. Gamers who successfully pass the assessment will receive offline tasks with generous bonuses, and unknowingly, they will be used by spies to carry out espionage activities.
Although it is based on the game as the starting point, this drama is very good-looking, not only has the advantages that ordinary spy war dramas should have, but also can keep pace with the times, so needless to say, in addition to the original spy war drama audience, young people are also in the pit.
In terms of actors, this drama basically uses powerful actors, the protagonist group Han Geng, Wang Yang, Wei Daxun, Li Yitong, plus a number of old drama bone supporting roles, it can be said that the quality of the whole drama is very high.
NO6, "Crazy" Douban score 8.5 points
What made the mainland TV drama market explode at the beginning of the year was this anti-black drama "Crazy".
Now in the past half a year, looking back at this show, there are two main reasons why it can be so successful.
First, the characterization is quite successful, especially the villains. Gao Qiqiang is ruthless but can't help but sigh for it; The sister-in-law is shrewd and strong, and is Gao Qiqiang's only nemesis, but she has a bad fate; Gao Qisheng is extreme... The three-dimensional and plump characters make the series deeply attract the hearts of the audience.
The second is that the actors are well chosen. This drama with the theme of sweeping black was broadcast and no one expected it to be so popular. In fact, the gene of the drama's popularity may have been doomed as early as the moment the actor was selected. The big starring actors in this drama, and the small to the inconspicuous little people, are all very appropriately chosen, which is the key reason why this drama can be so successful.
NO5, "Ancient Lovesickness" Douban score 8.6 points
To be honest, this "Ancient Lovesickness" is estimated to be unknown to many audiences, because it is a drama that is popular at station B, and it is also produced by station B.
Glancing at the cast, there are almost few familiar ones, but they still can't stop its fire, and the Douban score is as high as 8.6 points. This score almost surpasses most of the episodes that start this year. And it does not rely on traffic, does not rely on publicity, relies on excellent quality.
"Ancient Lovesickness" tells a series of stories triggered by Shen Buyan, a best-selling author of modern history, who travels through the encounter with Lu Yue, a generation of "demon queens" who have lost their history.
The biggest highlight of the series is the reverse crossing of this meme. The male protagonist will travel to an earlier time point than the last time every time, so he doesn't know when she is deeply in love, and she doesn't know when he is affectionate... This is destined to be a story that connects all the bureaus differently.
NO4, "Go to a Windy Place" Douban score 8.7 points
No one expected that a landscape film without ups and downs and no fierce contradictions and conflicts would be so popular without warning and became a high-scoring drama with a Douban score of 8.7.
Liu Yifei Li now starred in this "Go to a Windy Place", the plot is also very simple, the heroine Xu Hongdou starring Liu Yifei, was originally an urban elite, and when she was fighting in the dark, her best friend suddenly fell ill and died. This incident is like pressing a pause button on the heroine's life, making her have to rethink: how should she live this life? What is most important in life?
When she suddenly encountered a change, she suddenly had doubts about her previous way of life, and she wanted to change her life. So without saying a word, he resigned, left the metropolis of Shanghai, and went to Dali, Yunnan Province alone, to live a life that he had never experienced before.
There, beautiful nature, rustic people healed her. Similarly, the high-value male and female protagonists in the play, the beautiful natural scenery, the simple people in Yunnan, and the slow-paced life also healed the audience in front of the TV, so this drama became popular.
"Go to a Windy Place" actually cuts to the deepest longing of countless ordinary people who are swept up in the workplace and cannot get out. Like an airtight wall, suddenly there is a hint of coolness, fresh and gentle, which makes people can't help but want to get closer.
NO3, "The Three-Body Problem" Douban score 8.7 points
At the beginning of the year, one "Crazy" and one "Three-Body Problem" pushed the popularity of the entire 2023 Chinese drama market to the climax. As a pioneering work in the true sense of the mainland science fiction drama theme, the success of "The Three-Body Problem" is not easy.
The novel is indeed popular and indeed good-looking, but those who have read the novel probably know how difficult it will be to restore such a sci-fi classic with an infinite brain hole with real pictures.
So when the live-action version trailer came out, many people were not optimistic, and they didn't even dare to think about what the live-action version would be.
But I didn't expect that as soon as the feature film was released, many people were amazed, too restored to the original, and filmed too well. Even many viewers who almost never watch science fiction dramas can't help but be attracted to it.
Overall, the success of this drama is twofold.
First, the combination of animation and live-action interpretation restores the original work to the greatest extent;
Another one, the actors are really well chosen. Wang Ziwen's youth version Ye Wenjie, Chen Jin's elderly version Ye Wenjie, Zhang Luyi's Wang Miao, Yu Hewei's Shi Qiang, and even Lin Yongjian's military head Chang Siwei, Li Xiaoran's Shen Yufei, Wang Chuanjun's Ding Yi, this one character has been interpreted by the actors to be full and three-dimensional, which is impressive.
To restore the novel to this extent, you can imagine how much effort the main creators have put into behind the scenes.
NO2, "The Glory of Fathers" Douban score 8.7 points
CCTV's "The Glory of Fathers" can be said to be another period drama classic in the Chinese drama market after "The World".
"Glory of Fathers" takes the twenty years of development and changes in the forestry industry as the background, starting from a family of ordinary forest farm workers, telling the joys and sorrows of three generations, and the ups and downs of fate. At the same time, it shows the development process of Northeast forestry in the past 20 years.
The biggest feature of the drama is that it shows the beauty of human nature in plain and simple. In the play, Guo Tao's Changshan father, like most fathers of that era, is simple and heavy, with a mountain-like mind and quality; Liu Lin's flower mother knife-mouthed tofu heart, her kindness and simplicity have touched many people. Young actor Zhang Wanyi also contributed amazing acting skills to the audience. It can be said that the success of this drama depends on the grounded script in addition to the powerful actors who can interpret the role into the hearts of the audience.
NO1, "The Long Season" Douban score 9.4 points
When it first started, no one expected that this suspense drama "Long Season" with an unhurried narrative rhythm would be the best drama of the year so far.
The success of "The Long Season" is first due to the director's sassy ambition, which seems to be shooting suspense dramas, but in fact, under the coat of suspense dramas, it wraps the core of period dramas. The onion-peeling investigation process is like a thread, as the investigation process deepens, what is displayed in front of the audience is the history of development and change in the northeast city in the past two decades, presenting the survival state of ordinary people in it.
In addition, the wonderful performances of Fan Wei, Qin Hao and other powerful drama bones are also one of the reasons why this drama is popular.
Finally, I have to mention that the director Xin Shuang, in four years, a guitarist who graduated from the University of Political Science and Law majoring in economics, with an 8.8 score "Hidden Corner" and a 9.4 point "Long Season", let us understand how wonderful an unlimited life is.
The above are the 10 highest-rated dramas so far in 2023, as MINISO founder Ye Guofu said, "good products can speak, and the best publicity in the future is products", I think, good works will also speak, it will firmly grab the audience's attention, and the audience will be deeply attracted to it.
Even if the heat is not high at the beginning, in the end, time will tell, time will make big waves, and finally screen out the really good dramas.
So which is the 2023 drama king in your heart?