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Scarlet Heart 步步惊心

Compare streaming options, subtitles, and dubs.

4 ways to watch this in the United States

Rakuten Viki Free episodes VIP for early access

Licenses Chinese dramas for overseas viewers. Subtitles are fan-made and usually excellent.

All 35 episodes.

Subtitled inArabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Hmong, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Swedish, Thai, Tagalog, Turkish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Chinese (Traditional)

Dubbed inNot dubbed — original Mandarin audio.

Watch on Rakuten Viki

First time on Rakuten Viki?

  1. Open viki.com or install Viki. Availability is per-title and per-country, so a show can be here for you and missing for a friend abroad.
  2. Free viewing includes ads. Viki Pass removes them and unlocks some titles.
  3. Subtitles are volunteer-made — a brand-new episode may sit at partial coverage for a few hours before it reaches 100%.

Checked 29 Sep 2026.

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Prime Video Buy or rent

Carries a thin slice of Chinese drama, and often as a purchase rather than as part of Prime.

35 episodes, complete.

Subtitled inEnglish, Chinese

Dubbed inNot dubbed — original Mandarin audio.

Watch on Prime Video

First time on Prime Video?

  1. Search the English title. Chinese dramas on Prime are frequently listed under an alternate English name, and occasionally under a title that belongs to an entirely different film — check the cast before you buy.
  2. Read the price line carefully. A Chinese drama here is often buy-or-rent rather than included with a Prime subscription, which the storefront does not make obvious.
  3. Prime’s Chinese catalogue varies sharply between countries, more so than the rest of its library.

Checked 4 Oct 2026.

iQIYI International Free episodes VIP for early access

The overseas arm, at iq.com. Separate from the mainland iQIYI app.

35 episodes, complete.

No free episodes (checked 4 Oct).

Subtitle languages not checked yet in the United States.

Watch on iQIYI International

First time on iQIYI International?

  1. Use iq.com — this is the international site. Do not install the mainland iQIYI app; it will not accept an overseas sign-up and the catalogue is different.
  2. Sign up with an email address. A Chinese phone number is not required.
  3. Set the site language to English before browsing, or titles show in Chinese only.
  4. VIP buys early access to upcoming episodes. Overseas cards work; the price shown depends on your region.

Checked 4 Oct 2026.

OnDemandKorea Free

Korean-language streaming service from ODK Media for viewers in the Americas. It carries a few Chinese dramas, with Korean subtitles only.

All 35 episodes.

Subtitled inKorean

Dubbed inNot dubbed — original Mandarin audio.

Watch on OnDemandKorea

First time on OnDemandKorea?

  1. Open ondemandkorea.com and search the title in Korean or English.
  2. The site and its subtitles are in Korean. There are no English subtitles on these Chinese dramas.
  3. Free episodes play with ads and no account; a Premium plan removes the ads.

Checked 14 Oct 2026.

穿越 time-travel, 古装 costume

A modern woman wakes in the body of a Qing noblewoman in the middle of the succession struggle between the Kangxi Emperor's sons. Knowing how it ends is no help at all when she falls for more than one of the princes history has already condemned.

Made by 上海唐人电影制作有限公司 · Premiered on Youku, 湖南卫视

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