I’m a bit surprised to see that C-actor Liu Yu Ning has picked a modern police procedure as his first drama in more than a year but a good change of pace for him. The Tencent C-drama Evidence (Tie Zheng 铁证) kicked off filming this week with Liu Yu Ning leading the cast, but the surprise and most of the … Continue reading →
If true this is still a giant nothing burger but it’s definitely making waves in C-ent. I guess netizens just can’t handle good looking young adults dating even in 2026. This week C-actress Zhou Ye found herself top of the search thanks to pictures and videos released of alleged her in close embrace and kisses an unknown young man. Netizens … Continue reading →
Well this is a blast from the past, so much so that one of the leads actually looks like a completely different person to today haha. A long ago filmed and been on the shelf fantasy period C-drama is reportedly getting dusted off and finally aired. The drama was titled The Monkey King 3 (女儿国 Nu Er Guo) and stars … Continue reading →
This stuff frequently happens and ultimately the decision is on the producers of a drama the ideal person they want to cast. C-ent has a casting change on the upcoming strong female lead period C-drama Ci Tang (刺棠), it was inked for Wang Yu Wen for some time now and then later Zhang Ling He joined as the male lead. … Continue reading →
Well if the goal is to trade one very tall actor for another then I guess this works. But it’s totally not the same level of onscreen charisma and acting talent lol. Xianxia C-drama Fairy Meat (神仙肉 Shen Xian Ruo or Immortal Flesh) with female lead Yu Shu Xin was supposed to costar He Yu in a reunion of the … Continue reading →
This project has been in development for so long that even with C-actress Ju Jing Yi attached as the female lead for the last year I didn’t think it would ever head into production. Revenge C-drama Wan Hua Sin (万花世界 Wan Hua Shi Jie) was first announced as a big project for top actress Dilraba Dilmurat playing the female lead … Continue reading →
A new potential pairing is being talked about in C-drama casting circles and one looks more likely than the other to sign on. Tencent modern romance C-drama Kiss in the Wind (等风热吻你 Deng Re Feng Wen Ni) is being offered to Song Zu Er and Song Wei Long as the leads. Reportedly she’s basically confirmed for this as her next … Continue reading →
There is a bit of shuffling with dramas that were slated to start filming, as usual nothing in C-ent is set until close to production kicking off in earnest. Wang An Yu was supposed to do A Journey to Glow but when female lead Yu Shu Xin was removed the drama has since languished in finalizing funding. He’s now going … Continue reading →
The popularity of female lead reborn to enact revenge or re-do her life novels means there are plenty of such source material for adaptations, and actresses remain vying for such roles for a chance to deliver a memorable hit. Chen Du Ling is headlining Youku period C-drama Ashes to Crown (Chinese title 翘楚Qiao Chu) as a princess with a second … Continue reading →
May 2026 has been off to an uneventful start, the only new drama arrival with A Splendid Match with Ren Min and Ci Sha reportedly a splendid bore. But we have a new drama to look forward to as this week sees the arrival of Zhan Zhao Adventures (雨霖铃 Yu Lin Ling) on Youku streaming, starring Yang Yang, Zhang Ruo … Continue reading →
So the how low can you go spanking with C-drama Rebirth is apparently not done yet. It’s now dropped to 2.9 on Douban ratings and judging by how angry this drama made viewers and how much C-netizens want to mete out punishment it could get lower even lol. In the modern era only nine dramas now have fallen below 3.0 … Continue reading →
Whenever aBai Lu starring drama airs I get excited because it’s bound to elicit buzz and that’s always good for spicing up C-drama land. Tencent is reportedly slating Mo Li (莫离) for next month sometime in June 2026 to premiere, which would start off this summer reason with a big drama. The drama stars Bai Lu with Cheng Lei in … Continue reading →
So I’m not one to jump on the Zhang Ling He criticism bandwagon for looking too pretty boy and clean as a general in C-drama Pursuit of Jade. There were plenty such flower boy actors in similar visuals for such roles in recent years so it’s not like he’s an outlier, he was just sitting at the wrong place wrong … Continue reading →
