Category Archives: TW & C dramas

Ding Yu Xi and Zhang Xin Cheng to Star in Double Male Lead Investigative Drama The South Bureau

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This drama was apparently in talks with C-actor Ding Yu Xi before his just aired popular drama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy but now there is more attention on it. The C-drama adaptation of the novel The South Bureau (Southern Case Files 南部档案) will start filming next month as a dual male lead series with Ding Yu Xi partnering up with Zhang Xin Cheng. The novel is part of the popular The Grave Robbers’ Chronicles (盗墓笔记) so there is built in name recognition and fandom. Fans of both actors are already discussing billing order so hopefully the production just goes with same billing and stop this nonsense before it starts.

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Tencent Confirms November 25th Release of Duoluo Continent Sequel Drama The Land of Warriors with Zhou Yi Ran and Zhang Yu Xi

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There are weird casting choices and this one is weird from both the leads itself and within the context of this being a sequel to a first season. Tencent is releasing xianxia C-drama The Land of Warriors with Zhou Yi … Continue reading →

The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Allen Ren and Song Zu Er Tentatively Set for November 26th Airdrop

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Alrighty, there is an actual date now for the reportedly end of November release of supernatural period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance. Mark your calendars for November 26th peeps! Of course having a date leak only means if the hammer … Continue reading →

The Immortal Ascension with Yang Yang Tops Datawin Most Anticipated C-dramas List Followed by Guardians of the Dafeng with Dylan Wang then Family Business Starring Yang Zi

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I’m not a true data nerd but it’s always useful to have hard numbers to look at rather than a general sense of buzz. Datawin released it’s most anticipated C-dramas list this week so as of mid-November these are the … Continue reading →

Another Qian Shan Cha Ke Novel Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage to Get C-drama Adaptation with Big Buzz on Potential Leads Possibly Cheng Yi and Zhao Lu Si or Dylan Wang with Yang Chao Yue

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So the big name in C-drama adaptations these past two years is write Qian Shan Cha Ke 千山茶客 who has had four big C-dramas aired or on deck adapted from her novels. There is The Double with Wu Jin Yan … Continue reading →

Fangs of Fortune with Hou Ming Hao, Chen Du Ling, and Tian Jia Rui to End as a Disappointment in Viewership and CFs

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I don’t think xianxia C-drama Fangs of Fortune would have done better or worse in a different time slot. It premiered and then a week later the two-headed beast that was The Story of Pearl Girl and Love Game in … Continue reading →

Yu Zheng Insults C-actress Zhu Xu Dan Despite Her Career Boost with Well-received Second Lead Turn in Love Game in Eastern Fantasy

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So C-drama producer Yu Zheng decided to be a troll again just for funsies this week and as usual the sky is blue. C-actress Zhu Xu Dan is getting a career boost with her second female lead turn in popular … Continue reading →

Dilraba Dilmurat to Seamlessly Go From Finishing Filming C-drama Love Beyond the Grave to Starting C-drama Kashgar Old City

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Production will reportedly finish filming xianxia C-dram Love Beyond the Grave soon and there have been reports that female lead Dilraba Dilmurat is deciding between two dramas for her next project. Insiders are now saying it’s basically finalized that she … Continue reading →

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy Crosses 30K Hot Level in Tencent and Yu Shu Xin Becomes First Post-90’s Flower to Break 10K or Higher in All Three Major Platforms

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So Love Game in Eastern Fantasy is midway through airing and is definitely a hit now, with the drama breaking 30,000 hot airing on its streaming channel Tencent. That puts it on par with the other 3 recent hit dramas … Continue reading →