Category Archives: TW & C dramas

Leaked Recording of Award Winning Director Wong Kar Wai Includes Criticism of Actress Tang Yan for Being Fake After Working Together on Blossoms Shanghai

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C-ent has juicy dirt this weekend with the released recording by an unknown screenwriter person who claims he worked on award winning C-drama Blossoms Shanghai but got no credit and was removed. The recording is of a conversation with BH’s famous director Wong Kar Wai where he discussed, among other topics, one of his leading actresses in that drama Tang … Continue reading →

Cheng Lei and Xu Ruo Han Start Filming Republic Era Period C-drama The Lament of Autumn

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C-actor Cheng Lei gets another step up in his career this month with the filming commencement of his next drama where he is the top billed lead. The drama is titled The Lament of Autumn (玉簟秋 Yu Dian Qiu) and will star Xu Ruo Han as the female lead, a switch from the earlier in discussions Lu Yu Xiao which … Continue reading →

Rookie Movie C-actress Zhang Wen Xin and Hou Ming Hao Reportedly Cast as Leads for iQiyi’s Period C-drama Immortalis

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For once this is a rookie star to main lead casting I am fully behind! C-ent is reporting that iQiyi has cast the leads for its upcoming fantasy/supernatural/investigative period C-drama Immortalis (碧血蝉 Bi Xue Chan) and it’s a fresh faced female lead paired with a very familiar faced male lead. The female lead will be Zhang Wen Xin and the … Continue reading →

Zhao Lu Si Reportedly Signs 5 Year Contract with Orca Entertainment and First Drama Prepped for Her is Period Romance Inverted Fate with Male Lead Tian Xu Ning

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It’s basically a done deal with Zhao Lu Si has successfully terminated her agency contract with Galaxy Kuyu and signed with Orca Entertainment under the Alibaba umbrella. Word is that the official announcement is waiting for November 9th which is her upcoming birthday, and may come with the news of her next drama. The drama reportedly will be the big … Continue reading →

Tencent Releases First Gorgeous and Action Packed Teaser for Period Romance C-drama Chasing Dreams with Zhang Jing Yi and Chen Zhe Yuan

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Okay, getting super hyped for this C-drama based on the first trailer alone was not on my C-drama bingo card lol. But I can’t denyt that the first previews just released by Tencent for period C-drama Chasing Dreams is on fire. Starring Zhang Jing Yi and Chen Zhe Yuan, she’s a blind (at times) fortune seer and he’s the warrior … Continue reading →

Tencent to Premiere War and Politics C-drama Fight for Love with Song Qian and Ding Yu Xi on October 30th

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So this will be the last C-drama to drop in this clown car packed month of October 2025. Those lamenting no C-dramas to watch can’t complain about this month, this has to be something for someone. Tencent has decided to drop one more drama to this packed itinerary premiering Fight for Love with Song Qian (Victoria Song) and Ding Yu … Continue reading →

Tencent Confirms Wu Lei as the Male Lead for Upcoming Big Budget Wuxia C-drama The One

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Well if that Han Dynasty Epic never gets off the ground at leas there is for sure a next C-drama with Wu Lei for his fans to look forward to. This week Tencent announced the wuxia C-drama The One (Chinese title Jian Lai 剑来 or Sword Comes) adapted from the same name novel, and also confirmed the long running rumor … Continue reading →

Song Zu Er and Chen Xin Hai Make a Visual Couple in Strong First Teaser for Tencent Period Romance C-drama Biao Mei Wan Fu

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C-actress Song Zu Er‘s comeback with two back-to-back strong dramas in The Demon Hunter’s Romance and The Prisoner of Beauty was one of the positive stories in C-ent this year. But those dramas were filmed over two years prior to release and it wasn’t guaranteed that she would be as strong in her future dramas after taking a year and … Continue reading →

Period Romance C-drama Jia Jin Chai Changes Leads to Bao Shang En and Zhang Kang Le and Lowers Budget

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This drama was discussed this year as a S-budget drama and the female lead was going to be top billed with Tian Xi Wei. But now the production has scrapped the original scope for the C-drama Jia Jin Chai (嫁金钗) or Marry the Golden Hairpin. The drama will now star Bao Shang En and Zhang Kang Le and the budget … Continue reading →

Wu Lei to Play General Huo Qi Bing with Deng Chao as Emperor Wu of Han in the Huge Budget and Two Parter 2026 C-drama Han Dynasty Epic

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So this C-drama production has been in the works for some years but it’s a mega production with a serious history abiding bent (rather than the fun dramas the liberally play around with history) but word on the street is that it is for sure happening next year in 2026 and has the two male leads near confirmed. The drama … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Sword and Beloved with Cheng Yi and Li Yi Tong Premieres Today October 25th

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The Fox Spirit Matchmaker drama trilogy is coming to an end with the release of the third and final chapter Sword and Beloved today Saturday October 25th. Keeping expectations low after the less than stellar reception of the first two chapters Red Moon Pact and Love in Pavilion will at least help this chapter with a bit of the no … Continue reading →

Li Yun Rui in Talks for 2026 Period C-drama Gui Liang Chen with Ai Mi in Discussion for Female Lead

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The rush to stick teen actresses into adult female lead roles in C-dramas continues, and really it’s just two names in Huangyang Tian Tian and Ai Mi. And now poor Li Yun Rui might be the first actor to hit both unfortunate lottos. He’s starring with Huangyang Tian Tian Rebirth the sequel to Princess Agents, and while she was only … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Whispers of Fate with Luo Yun Xi Premieres Today October 24th on Hunan TV and Mango Streaming

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It’s artistic flair time! The xianxia C-drama Whispers of Fate premiered today Friday October 24th and this drama is vying with Moonlight Mystique which premiered the beginning of the year for most visually excessive drama. The drama is headlined by Luo Yun Xi and it’s a true male lead solo top billed drama, I can’t even tell which of the … Continue reading →