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Whether you're looking for a new show to devote your time to, or just want something to watch casually, the series listed below will definitely leave you wanting more after every episode

It is truly amazing that despite the global crisis brought by COVID-19, the entertainment industry continues to prosper and produce shows that will keep us from feeling bored inside our homes. This year, streaming sites offered a variety of movies and drama series that captivated our hearts and made us feel connected to the outside world. 

Because of these shows, we have something to talk about with family, friends, and loved ones even without the usual adventures we had pre-pandemic. For this article, Tatler has listed shows from iQiyi that you should not miss. 

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1. Jirisan

Rangers work to save people at Jiri Mountain National Park. Seo Yi-gang (portrayed by veteran actress Jun Ji-hyun) is the best ranger at Jiri Mountain National Park. She knows everything about the area, including how to climb the mountain. Kang Hyun-jo (portrayed by Jun Ji-hoo) is a rookie ranger at Jiri Mountain National Park. He graduated from the military academy and was once an army captain. He has a secret that he can't tell anyone. These two people become partners and they work to save people around Jiri Mountain National Park.

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2. The Hypnosis

Do Hyun, a college student and his friends have lost their childhood memories and are living their own lives. One day, Do Hyun is introduced to Jin Ho who lost his parents in an accident as a child. Do Hyun’s friends also heard Jin Ho's story and they decide to become Jin-ho’s friends.

In the meantime, Do Hyun becomes interested in hypnosis (a human condition involving focused attention and reduced peripheral awareness) that Jin Ho receives to treat his trauma due to an accident and he tries to do it. Since that day, Do Hyun and his friends keep experiencing strange things and they all feel to have been hypnotised as recollecting memories of Seung Min, who was with them at a nursing home when they were young but already dead. Who hypnotised them and why did the memories of Seung Min come back?

3. Danger Zone

The show revolves around a pile of mind-boggling cases that force a police officer and a criminal to work hand-in-hand, go deep into the murder scene, and compete with the mastermind to get justice. The show features two heroes who are willing to fight one bigger enemy. Will they survive this ordeal? 

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4. The Ferryman: Legends of Nanyang

The Ferryman: Legends of Nanyang follows the story of Xia Dongqing and Zhao Li, the soul ferryman, helping souls that stayed because they have unfinished business to complete in the human world. Xia Dongqing, has an unknown secret, he can see sentient beings in another world and communicate with them. 

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5. Yumi's Cells

Yumi (portrayed by Kim Go-eun) is an ordinary office worker. Her love cells are in a "state of coma" following her failed romantic relationship. In the series, Yumi will once again discover herself with the help of Ku Wong (Ahn Bo-hyun), a game developer. Will they ever keep her love cells going or is it really too late for Yumi? 

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6. Wisher

A mobile application called "Wisher" randomly appears on many college students' phones. Through this app, students can easily achieve their dreams and aspirations as long as they accomplish very specific missions. But as the saying goes, always "be careful of what you wish for".

7. Gold Panning

In Simuchang, the southern gold rush area, gold diggers have to rush to find more gulch-gold (river gold) before the rainy season arrives.  Chen Baojin, a novice gold digger, comes to Simuchang alone to find out the truth about his brother's death. But the situation has gone haywire upon his arrival and the sudden "washing" has wiped out the hardships and expectations of the season of gold diggers. 

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