Upcoming Chinese dramas I'm the most excited about (255 shows)

1. A Beautiful Destiny

Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes

Waiting for the cast - Fiming expected December or January 2026

No license for now

Adapted from the novel "Sea of Flowers" (月都花落，沧海花开) by Jun Zi Yi Ze (君子以泽).

IQiyi

2. A Beautiful Mind

Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes

3. A Chan

Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes

Waiting for the cast - Recent movement on Weibo with official account created in 11/2025

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "A Chan" (阿禅) by Ding Mo (丁墨).

Youku

4. A Duet in Blue

Chinese Drama - 0000, 6 episodes

5. A Journey to Glow

Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Original

IQIYI

6. A Love Confession

Chinese Drama - 0000, 28 episodes

7. A Lover in the Mortal World

Chinese Drama - 2026, 22 episodes

8. A Ming Dynasty Adventure

Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes

9. A Nan

Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "A Nan" (阿南) by Twentine (周爱华)

10. A Prophet

Chinese Drama - 2026, 24 episodes

11. A Touch of Green

Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes

12. All for the Fate

Chinese Drama - 0000

13. Archives: The Nanyang Mystery

Chinese Drama - 2026, 36 episodes

Filming wrapped up in april 2025

No licence yet

Adapted from the web novel "Daomu Biji: The Southern Archives" (盜墓筆記：南部檔案（食人奇荒）) in the novel series "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles" (盗墓笔记) by Kennedy Xu (南派三叔).

IQIYI

2026

14. Ashes to Crown

Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes

15. Bai Fen Bai Xin Dong Ni

Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes

16. Bai Gei Xi Huan

Chinese Drama - 0000

17. Bai Yao Pu

Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the novel "Bai Yao Pu" (百妖谱) by Sha Luo Shuang Shu (裟椤双树).

iQiyi

18. Ball Lightning

Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes

Filming wrapped up in 2021

Passed censorship and got licence

Adapted from the novel "Ball Lightning" (球状闪电) by Liu Ci Xin (刘慈欣).

IQIYI

19. Ban Cheng Feng Yue

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "Ban Cheng Feng Yue" (半城风月) by Shi Si Lang (十四郎).

iQiyi

20. Ban Ri Cang Sang Ban Ri Mei Ren

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Original

Youku

21. Be My Universe

Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes

22. Beautiful Fairytale

Chinese Drama - 0000, 60 episodes

Filming started in october 2025

No licence for now

Original

IQiyi

23. Bing Zi Feng Zhong Lai

Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes

24. Blade of Vengeance

Chinese Drama - 0000, 32 episodes

Filming started in september 2025

No licence for now

Adapted from the web novel "Jin Yi Xing" (锦衣行) by Fu Lan (扶兰)

Tencent Video

25. Bloom Life

Chinese Drama - 2026, 8 episodes

Filming wrapped up in august 2025

No licence for now

2026 Q1

Original

iQiyi

26. Blossom

Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes

27. Blossom in Darkness

Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes

28. Blossom through the Cloud

Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes

29. Blossoms of Power

Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes

30. Born with Wings

Chinese Drama - 0000

Filming started in august 2025

No licence for now

Original

iQiyi

31. Bound by the Wind

Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the novel "Sheng Xia" (盛夏) by Ying Yang (映漾).

iQiyi

32. Bu Dong Tian Zhui Shan

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the novel "Bu Dong Tian Zhui Shan" (不动天坠山) by Liang Qing San (梁清散).

iQiyi

33. Bu Ye Zhui Yu

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "Bu Ye Zhui Yu" (不夜坠玉) by Teng Luo Wei Zhi (藤萝为枝).

34. Cang Hai Xiao

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the novel "Xiao Chen" (枭臣) by Geng Su (更俗)

iQiyi

35. Chang Ye Chang An

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Mango TV

36. Chasing Dreams

Chinese Drama - 2026, 40 episodes

Filming wrapped up in march 2025

No licence for now

Adapted from the novel "Xie Luo" (缬罗) by Xiao Ru Se (萧如瑟)

Tencent Video

37. Chasing the Light

Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes

38. Chong Sheng Hou Wo He Su Di Jie Hun Le

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel " Chong Sheng Hou Wo He Su Di Jie Hun Le" ( 重生后我和宿敌结婚了) by Bai Yu Zhai Diao Gong (白羽摘雕弓)

39. Chun Jiang Hua Yue

Chinese Drama - 0000

40. City of Burns

Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes

41. Crane Notes

Chinese Drama - 0000

42. Cross the Ocean of Time to Love You

Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "Jing Luo Zai Wu Jia Ren" (京洛再无佳人) by Qiao Wei An (乔维安).

Tencent Video

43. Ctrl+Alt+Life

Chinese Drama - 0000, 15 episodes

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Original

Tencent Video

44. Cuo Shi Lu

Chinese Drama - 0000

45. Da Yi

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the novel "Da Yi" (大医) by Ma Bo Yong (马伯庸).

Youku

46. Dancing with the Tide

Chinese Drama - 0000, 32 episodes

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "He Bu Tong Zhou Du" (何不同舟渡) by Xian Yu Ke (羡鱼珂)

Tencent Video

47. Deng Chun Tai

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the novel "Deng Chun Tai" (登春台) by Ge Fei (格非).

iQiyi

48. Deng Hua Xiao

Chinese Drama - 0000

49. Destiny of Life

Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes

50. Dream

Chinese Drama - 0000, 16 episodes

Filming wrapped up in march 2025

Pas de licence

Original

Tencent Video

51. Du Xin Jue

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the short story "Shi Fu Xin Sai" (师父心塞) of the novel "Shi Fu Xin Sai" (师父心塞) by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang (九鹭非香)

IQIYI

52. Echoes of Love

Chinese Drama - 2026, 23 episodes

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

53. Empress Reborn

Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes

54. Endless Love

Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "Bo He Tu Mi Li Hua Bai" (薄荷荼靡梨花白) by Dian Xian (电线).

Youku

55. Enter the Game

Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes

Filming started in october 2025

No licence for now

Original

iQiyi

56. Evil Under the Sun

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "Shu Gou Zhi Bei" (鼠狗之辈) by Zhuang Wei Le (庄玮乐)

iQiyi

57. Extreme Punishment Suit

Chinese Drama - 0000, 34 episodes

58. Feng Gun Cao

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "Feng Gun Cao" (风滚草) by Xi Zhuo (喜酌

iQiyi

59. Feng Yu Ling

Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "Xian Xia Qi Yuan Zhi Sha Qian Mo" (仙侠奇缘之杀阡陌) by Fresh Guo Guo (Fresh果果).

60. Fighting with Devils

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

iQiyi

61. Fire against the Dark

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "Night’s Nomenclature" (夜的命名术) by The Speaking Pork Trotter (会说话的肘子).

Youku

62. Fire Investigator

Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes

Filming wrapped up in september 2024

No licence for now

Original

Youku

63. First Love

Chinese Movie - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Movie

64. Foreward

Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes

65. Game of Shadows

Chinese Drama - 0000

66. Gan Wu Mei! Xiao Mai

Chinese Drama - 0000

67. General Chang Ning

Chinese Drama - 0000

68. Glaze of Love

Chinese Drama - 2026, 20 episodes

69. Going to Ride the Winds

Chinese Drama - 0000

70. Gone Murderer

Chinese Drama - 2026, 16 episodes

Filming wrapped up mid 2025

No licence yet

Original

IQIYI

71. Have It All

Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes

72. He Li

Chinese Drama - 0000

73. Hero Legends

Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes

74. Hou's Note

Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adaped from the novel "Hou Da Li Zhen Tan Bi Ji" (侯大利刑侦笔记) by Xiao Qiao Lao Shu (小桥老树).

iQiyi

75. Hu Mei Zi

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "Hu Mei Zi" (狐媚子) by Bai Yu Zhai Diao Gong (白羽摘雕弓)

76. Humble and Vibrant

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Based on the true life story of poet Yu Xiu Hua (余秀华).

iQiyi

77. I Live in Your Time

Chinese Drama - 2027, 32 episodes

78. If Time Has an Ageless Face

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "Xing Fu Bu Tuo Ba" (幸福不脱靶) by Mu Qing Yu (沐清雨).

Tencent Video

79. Immortalis

Chinese Drama - 0000, 32 episodes

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "Bi Xue Chan" (碧血蝉) by Bu Ming Yan (不明眼)

IQIYI

80. In Her Eyes

Chinese Drama - 0000

Filming wrapped up in august 2025

No licence for now

Adapted from the web novel "Bu Ke Ming Zhuang De Cheng Zhen" (不可名状的城镇) by Zi Qiong (子琼).

Youku

81. In My Prime

Chinese Drama - 2026, 30 episodes

82. In the Moonlight

Chinese Drama - 2026, 40 episodes

83. Inferno of Wings

Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "Que Ta Zhi" (鹊踏枝) by Bai Lu Cheng Shuang (白鹭成双).

84. Inverted Fate

Chinese Drama - 0000, 16 episodes

85. Invisible Waves

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "Si Shui Ben Teng" (死水奔腾) by Ye Lai (夜来)

iQiyi

86. Irreplaceable

Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes

Filming wrapped up in october 2025

No licence for now

Original

Youku

87. Jian Ge Wen Ling

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "Jian Ge Wen Ling" (剑阁闻铃) by Shi Jing (时镜).

88. Jian Xun Qian Shan

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "Jian Xun Qian Shan" (剑寻千山) by Mo Shu Bai (墨书白).

iQiyi

89. Jiang Shan Wei Pin

Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes

90. Jing Ming Hua Zuo

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the novel "Jing Ming Hua Zuo" (镜明花作) by Twentine.

91. Journey to the End of the Night

Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

92. Just Fight

Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes

93. Key to the Phoenix Heart

Chinese Drama - 2026, 28 episodes

Filming wrapped up in november 2025

No licence for now

2026 Q3

Original

IQIYI

94. Killing Her

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the webnovel "Ta Ta" (她他) by Ying Yang (映漾).

iQiyi

95. Kuai Ba Wo Lao Ban Dai Zou

Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the web novel "Kuai Ba Wo Lao Ban Dai Zou" (快把我老板带走) by Ye Fei Ran (叶斐然)

96. Lao Wu

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

iQiyi

97. Let's Fight

Chinese Drama - 2026, 30 episodes

Filming will wrap up in november/december 2025

No licence for now

2026 Q3

Adapted from the short story "Shi Fu Lai Zhan" (师父来战) of the novel "Shi Fu Xin Sai" (师父心塞) by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang (九鹭非香).

IQIYI/Tencent Video

98. Liao Zhai

Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes

Filming wrapped up in september 2025

No licence for now

Adapted from the classical Chinese stories collection "Liao Zhai Zhi Yi" (聊斋志异) by Pu Song Ling (蒲松龄)

Tencent Video

99. Light the Dark

Chinese Drama - 0000, 12 episodes

Filming wrapped up late spring 2025

No licence

Original

IQIYI

100. Lin An Ji Wen Lu

Chinese Drama - 0000

Waiting for the cast

No license for now

Adapted from the novel "Bai She Ji Wen Lu" (白蛇疾闻录) by Ma Bo Yong (马伯庸) and Zhou Xing Wen (周行文).

iQiyi