Disabilities & Illnesses Representation
Dramas and movies featuring characters with mental or physical disabilities, mental illness, chronic illnesses, and more.
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101. Love Beyond Words
Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
FL - mutism
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102. Love is like a Cat
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
ML - phobia of dogs
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103. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1
Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
ML - trauma
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104. Love Potion
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
ML - ill from poison
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105. Love Star
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
ML - trauma
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106. Love Stories from Fukuoka 13
Japanese Special - 2018, 1 episode
deaf FL
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107. Lovely, Still
Chinese Drama - 2022, 35 episodes
ML - food allergy
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108. Maiden Holmes
Chinese Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
ML - somewhat visually impaired, PTSD
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109. Mang Ai Qian Jin
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
blind FL
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110. Mang Shao Ye De Xiao Nv Pu
Chinese Drama - 2023, 15 episodes
blind ML
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111. MARS
Taiwanese Drama - 2004, 13 episodes
FL - PTSD
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112. Master Surasang
Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
FL - eating disorder
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113. Me and My Youth
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
ML - amputee/prosthetic leg
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114. Mermaid
Chinese Drama - 2023, 29 episodes
ML - chronic heart issues, magically fixed
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115. Meteor Rain
Taiwanese Special - 2001, 4 episodes
supporting child character - autism, mutism
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116. Meu Amor das Estrelas
Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
ML - fantasy allergies
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117. Meu Amor do Oceano
Chinese Drama - 2018, 28 episodes
ML - poor health, kept alive by fantasy means
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118. Meu Belo Homem
Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
ML - mental health issues
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119. Meu Coração
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
ML - chronically ill
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120. Meu homem letal
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
ML - nightmares, PTSD, mental health issues, FL - severe food allergy
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121. Meu Rapaz de Calorias
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
ML - eating disorder later on
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122. Ming Ming Zhi Zhong Ai Shang Ni
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
FL - PTSD
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123. Minha Falsa Esposa
Chinese Drama - 2020, 18 episodes
ML - paraplegia
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124. Minha Namorada é Uma Alien
Chinese Drama - 2019, 28 episodes
ML - fantasy memory disorder
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125. Miss Fang's Love Secrets
Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes
ML - claustrophobia
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126. Miss Unwieldy
Chinese Drama - 2024, 82 episodes
ML uses a wheelchair
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127. Moonlight Chicken
Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
deaf SML
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128. Mundo Perfeito
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
ML - paraplegia, supporting character - amputee/prosthetic leg
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129. Mute Wife
Chinese Drama - 2024, 81 episodes
FL - mutism
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130. My Deskmate is on Hot Search Again
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
ML - chronic heart issues
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131. My Fake Wife
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
ML - paraplegia
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132. My Fantastic Mrs Right: Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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133. My Honey
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
ML - mental health issues
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134. My Hundred Year Old Lover
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
FL - unspecified chronic illness
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135. My Immature Lover
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
ML - phobia of the darkness
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136. My Lovely Wife
Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes
FL - mutism, PTSD
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137. My Rich Little Brother
Chinese Drama - 2022, 25 episodes
ML - PTSD
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138. Não Minta, Rahee
Korean Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
FL - eating disorder
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139. Não Se Meta com Minha Ex-namorada
Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
ML - phobia, trauma
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140. Ni Ye You Jin Tian
Chinese Drama - 2024, 36 episodes
ML - insomnia
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141. Niangzi Zai Shang
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
ML - paraplegia
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142. Ning An Ru Meng
Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes
ML - trauma, mental health issues, poor health
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143. O amor que você me oferece
Chinese Drama - 2023, 28 episodes
ML - chronic heart issues
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144. O Começo de Uma Nova Vida
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
ML - poor health
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145. O Garoto-Flor ao Lado
Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
FL - agoraphobia
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146. O Isqueiro e o vestido da Princesa
Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
ML - chronic back problems
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147. O Palácio
Chinese Movie - 2013
ML - blindness (temporarily)
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148. O Que Houve Com a Secretária Kim?
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
ML - trauma, phobia
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149. O Retorno do Abismo
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
FL - heart issues, magically fixed
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150. O Romance do Tigre e da Rosa
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
ML - heart issues
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151. Obey Me! Boss Lady
Chinese Movie - 2022
ML - mental health issues
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152. Obrigado por me Deixar Conhecê-lo
Chinese Drama - 2020, 28 episodes
ML - social anxiety, possibly autism?
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153. Olá, Sr. Gu
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
ML - phobia
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154. One Inch of Yearning
Chinese Drama - 2020, 43 episodes
chronically ill ML
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155. One Week Friend
Chinese Movie - 2022
memory disorder due to head injury
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156. Palavra de Honra
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
MLs - trauma, mental health issues
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157. Para todo Sempre 2
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
FL - mutism, trauma
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158. Park's Contract Marriage Story
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
ML - chronic heart issues
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159. Perfect Marriage Revenge
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
FL - eating disorder, trauma, ML - panic disorder
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160. Perfect World
Japanese Movie - 2018
ML - paraplegia
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161. Please Fall in Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
ML - claustrophobia
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162. Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Season 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
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163. President, Would You Please Shut Up
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
ML - PTSD, hemophobia
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164. Princess at Large
Chinese Drama - 2018, 12 episodes
ML - chronic illness, cured
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165. Qia Si Han Guang Yu Jiao Yang
Chinese Drama - 2023, 90 episodes
FL - claustrophobia, temporary/brief blindness, ML - PTSD
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166. Querida Sereia
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
FL - lupus
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167. Ready, Set, Love
Thai Drama - 2024, 6 episodes
ML - panic attacks/trauma triggered by a specific sound
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168. Romantic Sleeping Guide
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
FL - insomnia
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169. Roommates
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
ML - chronic heart condition
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170. Ruby Ruby Love
Korean Special - 2017, 5 episodes
FL - sociophobia
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171. Save It for the Honeymoon
Chinese Drama - 2024, 23 episodes
FL - mental health issues
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172. Say You Love Me
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
deaf ML, deaf supporting characters
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173. Se Apaixonando
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
ML - mental health issues
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174. Secret Love
Chinese Drama - 2024, 81 episodes
ML - paraplegia
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175. See You In My 19th Life
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
ML - panic disorder, trauma
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176. Sempre
Korean Movie - 2011
blind FL, ML later has a disabled leg
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177. Sending Me to You
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
ML - recurrent chest pain (magical)
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178. Senhorita Corvo com o Sr. Lagarto
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
ML - (fantasy) heart transplant
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179. Seus Olhos Dizem
Japanese Movie - 2020
blind FL, ML later has a disabled leg
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180. Shan Hun Hou Gu Fu Ren Zai Xian Diao Ma
Chinese Drama - 2024, 90 episodes
ML - paraplegia
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181. Shan Hun Hou, Gu Zong Ma Jia Cang Bu Zhu Le
Chinese Drama - 2023, 100 episodes
ML - fantasy allergy
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182. Shao Shuai Yu Wo You Qing Yuan
Chinese Drama - 2024, 106 episodes
supporting character - trauma, mutism
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183. Shi Guang Yu Ta, Qia Shi Zheng Hao
Chinese Drama - 2022, 25 episodes
supporting character - heart transplant
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184. Shuang La You Shi Jun
Chinese Drama - 2022, 25 episodes
ML - ill from long-term poisoning
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185. Silenciado
Korean Movie - 2011
multiple deaf characters
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186. Silent
Japanese Drama - 2022, 11 episodes
deaf ML
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187. Skip a Beat
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
ML - heart transplant
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188. Sorriso
Japanese Drama - 2009, 11 episodes
FL - mutism
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189. Soundtrack #2
Korean Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
ML - severe tinnitus
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190. Sparkling Watermelon
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
multiple deaf characters
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191. Stranger Lover
Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes
FL - trauma, mental health issues
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192. Swords Drawn
Chinese Movie - 2022
ML - amputee (arm)
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193. Testemunha Inocente
Korean Movie - 2019
FL - autism
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194. The 8-Year Engagement
Japanese Movie - 2017
FL - encephalitis, paraplegia
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195. The Boyfriend Who Can't Kill and the Girlfriend Who Won't Die
Japanese Movie - 2019
FL - depression
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196. The Darkness is No Darkness with Thee
Chinese Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
ML - phobia
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197. The Eighth Sense
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
ML - trauma
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198. The Killer Is Also Romantic
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
SFL - mutism
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199. The Legendary Doctor Lu
Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
ML - fantasy allergy
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200. The Miraculous Girl
Chinese Drama - 2022, 14 episodes
ML - chronically ill