Based on my post here

A small sample, off the top of my head. Things I remember the name of. Feel free to add your own, with links.

News

CGTN

https://www.cgtn.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@cgtn

International news in English and other languages.

CCTV

https://tv.cctv.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@CCTV

International and domestic news in Chinese languages (mainly Mandarin). Some stories and videos may be subtitled.

TV

乐队的夏天 (Yueduide Xiatian / The Big Band) Season 3 Full episodes (2023)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv_dU2t-nBM

Reality show where rock/pop/indie/electronic bands compete against each other, performing their own songs as well as doing covers and collabs.

歌手 (Geshou / Singer) Full episodes (2026)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j42AuvKOVB4

Reality show where established and new singers perform songs for an audience. CW: one singer is a white american dude who speaks English

舌尖上的中国 (Shejian shangde Zhongguo / A Bite of China) Full episodes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLcvFT8WGRI&list=PLR_UIYIzlAt_x9PHw76CpyMlXjVdBxmHM

Food documentary series. See traditional regional foods and ingredients, how they're made and enjoyed. CW: meat, eggs, dairy

航拍中国 (Hangpai Zhongguo / Aerial China / Bird's Eye China)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOHG5PB2LOchMwZqA4TomZ9ZfsUIhiUhy

CGTN documentary series based on drone footage of Chinese landscapes and cityscapes. Great to fall asleep to. English narration.

欢乐颂 (Huanlesong / Ode to Joy) Full episodes (2016) English subs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wGpu56WQGQ&list=PL5qNLU4QrSSLHmEYFpstKxGalbRBl_MwR

Romance / family / work drama set in Shanghai.

西游记 (Xiyouji / Journey to the West) Full Episodes (1986)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3KNpyKILHM&list=PLIj4BzSwQ-_sfc7l2xm1wQswAd5jqrrDS

Classic 80s fantasy show.

Movies

我和我的家乡 (Wo he wode jiaxiang / My People My Homeland ) Full movie (2020) English subs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dghqeyRYq58

Comedy-anthology propaganda movie (that's right). Several short comedy films about rural development and how much has changed in the last 20-30 years.

海的尽头是草原 (Hai de Jintou shi Caoyuan / In Search of Lost Time) Full movie (2022) English subs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iol5lEIG8U4

Drama movie set in present day, with flashbacks to the 60s where orphans in urban eastern China were adopted by mothers in rural Inner Mongolia

人在囧途 (Ren zai jiong tu / Lost on Journey) Full movie (2010), English subs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNV_WADOgvk

Road movie farce, similar in tone to classic 80s american comedies I guess. Shows a wide range of regular Chinese locations and situations. CW: possible insensitive language/tone?

归途列车 (Guitu lieche / Last Train Home) Full documentary (2009) English subs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th6V717d-5E

Documentary about migrant working class life in Guangzhou in the early 2000s.