I expect to see more 2026 on deck to start filming C-dramas announce leads in the coming weeks so get ready for oodles of casting goodies! Period C-drama centered around revenge, plotting, and romance titled Di Mou (嫡谋 or translated as Scheme of the Official Descendant) is more likely than not going to star He Yu and Bao Shang En. … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
May 2025 is on fire with C-dramas dropping, first with The Prisoner of Beauty then Legend of Zang Hai, and now add a light hearted period drama Youthful Glory (Shao Hua Ruo Jin 韶华若锦) to the mix. Hunan TV and streaming on Mango platform C-drama Youthful Glory dropped this week on May 19th and stars Song Wei Long, Bao Shang … Continue reading →
Now that the overly elaborate costumed xianxia C-drama Moonlight Mystique is done airing, it’s time for it’s equally ornate cousin Shui Long Ying to start readying for it’s arrival down the road. The drama starring Luo Yun Xi has been done filming for quite some time but hasn’t been rumored yet among the industry insiders for a definitive airing date, … Continue reading →
So I’ve been amazed at how male lead Luo Yun Xi has looked in all the BTS filming pictures of him in one ostentatious costume after another for the xianxia C-drama Shui Long Yin. But now that the filming has wrapped and the production has released the first set of official character posters and BTS filming preview, I gotta say … Continue reading →
A very promising new C-drama is being prepped and I’m loving the director and story and intrigued by the younger fresher face casting. The drama is adapted from the wuxia and romance novel titled Ten Years Lantern On A Rainy Night in the Martial Arts World (江湖夜雨十年灯) by the same novel writer Guan Xin Zhe Luan of Love Like the Galaxy … Continue reading →
So this drama has been in the works for over a year and originally the leads were supposed to be Zhang Wan Yi and Tian Xi Wei. But with C-casting, it’s not over till its over and in recent weeks it’s pretty clear that drama will be Yang Yang’s next big project as male lead. The drama is titled In … Continue reading →
A new period C-drama has quietly finished casting and will start filming next month in November 2023. It’s called Shui Long Yin (水龙吟) which translates to Water Dragon Ballad and is adapted from a novel. Starring Luo Yun Xi and Bao Shang En, with supporting leads Xiao Shun Yao and Chen Yao, this cast is solid but not as buzz … Continue reading →
