It hasn't been long since a bevy of boys' love series first took over our screens, and by the looks of it, they're here to stay. The genre is undeniably charming, so it's no surprise that almost every local production house has attempted their own takes on it. We can attribute its origins all the way back to the yaoi genre of Japanese media, and we can thank Thai dramas in particular for launching them into the mainstream scene.
If you're looking to add some new titles to your BL watch list, or are finally giving in and are wondering where to start, we've rounded up nine Thai shows for you to enjoy. We guarantee that clicking play on any of these will have you smitten at an instant!
9 Thai BL series you should add to your watch list:
1. 2Gether (2020)
Watch on: Netflix
Tine (Metawin "Win" Opas-iamkajorn) is a college freshman who is constantly bugged by a persistent and overbearing admirer named Green (Korawit Boonsri). He then thinks of enlisting the help of Sarawat (Vachirawit "Bright" Chiva-aree), the campus' resident cool guy, to be his "fake boyfriend," in order to drive Green away. Eventually, their pretend romance starts to feel a little bit too real.
2. I Told Sunset About You/I Promised You to the Moon (2020)
Watch on: POPTV Philippines
In a coming-of-age story that unfolds in two parts, Teh (Putthipong "Billkin" Assaratanakul) and Oh-aew (Krit "PP" Amnuaydechkorn) are two childhood chums who reconnect right before leaving their hometown for college. As they head to university together, they embrace how their bond has grown past being just friends.
3. Lovely Writer (2021)
Watch on: WeTV
Gene, known by his pen name, Wizard (Poompat lam-samang), is a talented novelist who gets one of his works adapted into a TV series. However, it means that Nubsib (Noppakao Dechaphatthanakun), an actor who bagged the lead role, has to lodge at his apartment during the show's filming. With the two living under one roof, the author slowly realizes how his own life is starting to mimic the stories he's written.
4. Love By Chance (2018)
Watch on: Viki
Ae (Tanapon Sukumpantanasan) unexpectedly comes to Pete's (Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana) rescue when his ex-boyfriend threatens to out him to his unsuspecting mother. Over time, Pete's feelings for Ae start to blossom, though he's wary about potentially ruining their freshly formed friendship.
5. Dark Blue Kiss (2019)
Watch on: YouTube
Pete (Tawan Vihokratana) and Kao (Thitipoom Techaapaikhun) have been happily enjoying their low-key relationship until Non (Chayapol Jutamas), one of the latter's tutees, brings trouble to paradise. Meanwhile, Sun (Supakorn Sriphotong) starts his own fling with troublemaker Mork (Gawin Caskey). The two pairs are pushed to figure out how to make their relationships work amidst everything that hinders them.
6. He's Coming to Me (2019)
Watch on: YouTube
Med (Prachaya Ruangroj) left the mortal world two decades ago, and yet, no one has ever visited his grave. One day, a young Thun (Natapat Nimijirawat) comes to the cemetery and leaves food at his tombstone, promising to visit every year. Now a teenager, Thun reveals that he can actually "see" Med, and the two form an unlikely, supernatural bond as they get to the bottom of the latter's mysterious death.
7. Bad Buddy (2021)
Watch on: YouTube, iWantTFC
Pran (Korapat "Nanon" Kirdpan) and Pat (Pawat "Ohm" Chittsawangdee) were born as sworn enemies. After running into each other's lives from the time to time, the two finally face off one-on-one as competing college class presidents. Though, their feud slowly becomes more of a romance as they both start to let their guard down.
8. You're My Sky (2022)
Watch on: WeTV
Six young boys—baskteball players Thorn (Kritsanaphong Sripattiyanon) and Tupfah (Chayapat Kongsub), football players Aii (Kananat Yansukon) and Saen (Thanut Jiraratchakit), and track and field team members Dome (Sakris Strickland) and Vee (Tanathorn Charoenratanaporn)—all play the game of love. Set against different arenas, the pairs deal with their conflicting feelings about their passions, their futures, and their yearnings to be with one another.
9. Until We Meet Again (2019)
Watch on: Viki
Pharm (Natouch Siripongthon) and Dean (Thitiwat Ritprasert) are two schoolboys who, despite coming from two completely different backgrounds, feel a certain connection between them. As it turns out, they're tied together by a decades-long bond that breaches into the supernatural.
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