I don’t think this is a high profile big budget C-drama by any means but I do think risk to reward opportunity is higher with smaller projects. Li Hong Yi and Gong Xue Er are in talks for an upcoming period romance C-drama titled Princess Zhaoyang, adapted from a novel, and without reading it I can already give the usual … Continue reading →
I’m so excited to hear that Youku is reportedly scheduling the investigative period C-drama Unveil: Jadewind for early February 2026. That’s a few weeks ago and right before the coming lunar new year so if it’s good should have a shot to get high viewership thanks to the holidays off for people. Starring Bai Lu and Wang Xing Yue, it’s … Continue reading →
Looks like C-actor Yang Yang is now firmly in the big male lead drama level, where all his projects are top lined by him and hence his female leads will have to be either up-and-comers or actresses that are well known but not able to command their own top billing. His next drama is scheduled as the Tencent wuxia period … Continue reading →
So it’s now countdown time to the start of filming for the revenge and romance period C-drama adapted from the novel The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage. The leads will indeed be Dylan Wang and Meng Zi Yi, and they will share equal top billing for their roles. The fandom fights did not derail either of their … Continue reading →
This is one period drama female lead selection that has gone through many iterations but from all industry casting accounts this is it. C-actress Liu Xie Ning is reportedly the last one standing and will join male lead Li Yun Rui in the Youku big budget period C-drama Gui Liang Chen. Last year there was talk of teenage Ai Mi … Continue reading →
So this drama looks like Speed and Love except both leads are down and gritty, and the female lead doesn’t seem dumb as bricks. Win and win already on the set up lol. Modern romance C-drama Love For You (Chinese title 野狗骨头 Ye Gou Gu Tou meaning Wild Dog Bones) adapted from a novel is getting more interest now on … Continue reading →
Filming began last week but this week iQiyi released the first set pictorial for the period C-drama Yun Chu Ling (云初令 or Cloud’s First Command). Starring Yu Shu Xin and Zhang Yun Long, the mood is more serious and darker than her usual dramas and like I previously mentioned much more in the vein of My Journey to You. I … Continue reading →
This new year 2026 is off to new C-dramas kicking off filming that I am looking forward to. This one is a mixed bag from the casting alone but I will hope for the best. Tencent period C-drama The Road to Glory (Chinese title 归鸾 Gui Luan) will star Zhang Ling He and Lin Yun (Jelly Lin) as the leads … Continue reading →
I appreciate the airing of dramas when it aligns with the season in the narrative, so much of Shine on Me that aired a few weeks ago captured the winter romance as it blossoms into spring and summer love. Today on January 10th Youku has airdropped without any warning the modern C-drama Loving Strangers with the Chinese title 秋雪漫过的冬天 which … Continue reading →
I needed to see this as a palate cleanser. Whatever Yu Shu Xin was giving in her recently aired modern C-drama Speed and Love was so cloying and saccharine of a performance that it felt like sugar shock by midway through. I know she can do different and more similar to her performance in My Journey to You and the … Continue reading →
So the 2025 year end premiere of Shine on Me ended up delivering the first good hit of the 2026 C-drama year as the drama broke 30,000 heat index in Tencent right before it’s final few episodes. It’s two week airing run really delivered a nicely paced and sweetly written story that was a lot fluffier than I expected. The … Continue reading →
The production of the upcoming iQiyi period drama Reborn of the Rightful (Yao Yao You Qi 窈窈有期) adapted from the novel Di Mo must really want to convey that theirs is a serious drama. Not some idol fluff like male lead He Yu and his most recent drama Speed and Love, because this drama is going out of their way … Continue reading →
This is as close as it’s gotten for a Crystal Liu and Chen Xiao drama reunion, and insiders are expecting this to be confirmed soon as production begins. The two worked together on the hit period C-drama A Dream of Splendor and being both A-listers of course production teams want a reunion. I’ve covered a few possible drama projects that … Continue reading →
