2026 C-Drama Anticipation List ⚜️
I’m gathering all the Chinese dramas expected or rumoured to air in 2026 — from confirmed productions to long-awaited releases finally getting closer. I’ll add new titles as I come across them and update details when possible.
Voting is on, so feel free to hype the ones you’re excited for!
For monthly upcoming-drama roundups and early updates, I’m on IG/TikTok: @_shelleyb_xoxo 💛
ShelleyB 5 days ago
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![Love beyond the Grave]()
It tells the story of the four-hundred-year-old strongest female ghost master He Si Mu and the mysterious major general Duan Xu who met because of the broken delusion sword. Since then, they ...more -
![Chasing Dreams]()
Princess Ti Lan of Xiangnan, bright and free-spirited, loses her peaceful royal life overnight due to a coup and awakens the ability to foresee the future as a "Blind Songstress". She crosses ...more -
![How Dare You!?]()
Workplace rookie Wang Cui Hua unexpectedly finds herself inside the world of a novel, where she crosses paths with Zhang San, another transmigrator—this time, a hidden king who has been biding his ...more -
![A Prophet]()
The young wealthy man from the Jiangzhe region, Shang Guan Cheng Ming, lost his mother when he was young, and his father, always busy with business, neglected his education. He grew up ...more -
![Hidden Shadow]()
A peculiar girl with dual souls, An Jiu (Mei Jiu), after a bloody struggle, transforms from an ordinary girl into a royal female special agent. Along the way, she encounters young general ...more -
![Veil of Shadows]()
Lu Wu Yi, the youngest nine-tailed fox of the organization Wu Xiang Yue, is on a mission to find the great demon Xiao Wei. Disguised as a priest, she enters Wei Manor ...more -
![Blossom in Darkness]()
Big Demon Qi Feng Yin, born out of evil thoughts, is locked in the Panic Mountain Barrier due to his killing of the mortals and immortals a thousand years ago. The small ...more -
![Rebirth]()
Chu Qiao, a slave girl, is rescued by Yan Xun, the heir of Yanbei, forming a strong bond with him. However, as ambitions clash and trust is betrayed, Chu Qiao finds herself ...more -
![Immortality]()
Mo Ran is the young disciple of the most powerful cultivator in the world, Chu Wan Ning. Due to misunderstandings and general differences, the two have been at odds with each other. ...more -
![Liang Chen Mei Jin]()
Gu Jin Chao, the eldest daughter of the Gu family, has been fostered in her grandparents' home since birth. Although her biological parents ignored her, her grandmother loved her very much, so ...more -
![A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains]()
In 1933, a Communist spy meeting was betrayed. Agent Chen Qian Li races to uncover the traitor and secure a critical mission amid relentless enemy pursuit. (Source: TMDb) ~~ Adapted from the ...more -
![Feng He Jin Qi Zhang Ju Zheng]()
Zhang Ju Zheng is a legendary figure who has passed through the annals of history due to drastic reforms during the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty. Zhang Ju Zheng was the ...more -
![Ga Xi]()
Xiao Zhi Yu and Hu Xiu first met during a murder mystery game. Set in Republic of China-themed scenarios, they assume fake identities and act out fictional plots, yet both grow curious ...more -
![Now or Never]()
The Chen family, a famous family of martial arts in Dafeng State, was framed and exterminated. More than ten years later, its only surviving descendant Chen Yi was wronged again and became ...more -
![Di Mou]()
Although Ren Yao Qi broke away from the fetters of her family in her previous lifetime, as she erroneously believed in her blood-relatives’ speech and views about sacrificing everything for the family’s ...more -
![Good Night]()
After failing to make a career in Beijing, Wang Can has no choice but to return to his hometown to seek support. With his parents' recommendation, he is offered a position as ...more -
![When I Meet the Moon]()
Shy and socially anxious Yun Li enrolls in graduate school to prove her independence and unexpectedly reunites with her high school crush, the brilliant Fu Shi Ze. Determined to win his heart, ...more -
![I Live in Your Time]()
This is a love story about time and healing. Five years ago, Shen Qian Zhan, a film and television intern who pursued her dreams, accidentally broke into the life of clock restorer ...more -
![The Golden Hairpin]()
By thirteen, investigative prodigy Huang Zi Xia had proven herself by aiding her father in solving confounding crimes. At seventeen, she’s on the run when accused of murdering her family to escape ...more -
![The Eternal Fragrance]()
When a sea meteorite brings the mythical Jianmu tree, its fruit, capable of granting ultimate power, plunges immortals, demons, and monsters into a bloody war. A century later, Xiao Bang Chui, an ...more -
![The City Maker]()
In the early 1980s, Pingchuan County decided to set up "Yuehai Town" in order to accelerate development. Li Qiu Ping and Zheng De Cheng, two cadres with outstanding abilities and personalities, adhered ...more -
![Winner]()
Set at the dawn of the 21st century amidst China's economic boom. Due to his brother's death, rural youth Lu Yun Xiang is forced to drop out of school to take over ...more -
![The One]()
Longquan Town is a town that cannot be more ordinary. Porcelain firing is the only high-end industry here. The ordinary boy Chen Ping An grew up here. He has no father and ...more -
![The Way You Come Back]()
For the livelihood of her family, A Yuan was sold to the third floor of the long building as a "clean prostitute". There she met the tomboy A Lan, and the manager ...more -
![Ball Lightning]()
When Chen’s parents are incinerated before his eyes by a blast of ball lightning, he devotes his life to cracking the secret of mysterious natural phenomena. His search takes him to stormy ...more -
![Call for the Truth]()
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![The Ferryman: 10th Anniversary]()
At Mirage City's 444 Convenience Store, Xia Dong Qing and Ya join forces with a cryptic Night Watcher to maintain the balance between realms—until a crimson moon exposes a hidden conspiracy. Though ...more -
![Abyss]()
This is the story of a town's buried secrets resurfacing. The quiet order of a conservative community is shattered by a web novel, Shen Yuan, whose fictional narrative perfectly mirrors the details ...more -
![Bai Yao Pu]()
It tells the story of a ghost doctor named Tao Yao, who can only cure humans and monsters. He travels with Master Liu, the young monk Mo Ya, and Mo Ya's follower, ...more -
![Ban Cheng Feng Yue]()
Princess Xuan Yi of the Candle Yin clan grew up wary of love after witnessing her father’s reckless affection lead to her mother’s death. Cold and withdrawn, she meets Fu Cang, the ...more -
![Shadows of Desire]()
Shen Qing Wu was originally an ordinary woman. She entered the military camp by chance. After training, she grew into a heroine general. Not only did she make friends with life and ...more -
![Zhu Yu]()
It follows Fan Chang Yu, a butcher’s daughter, and Xie Zheng, a fallen noble seeking revenge. Their fake marriage turns into true love, but war tears them apart. Determined, Fan Chang Yu ...more -
![Love in Red Dust]()
On the night of the mid-autumn festival, the fox general Yuwen Hong Ce was ambushed in the Sailun Valley, and his entire army was wiped out. He endured and hibernated, vowing to ...more -
![Fate Chooses You]()
In ancient times, the War Ghost tribe broke the contract spirit's control, causing divine punishment and losing their perfect power. In the age of Shenyin, Jin Lin, leader of the Jinwu tribe, ...more -
![Transfer Gold Hairpin]()
Ah Chou was originally a lowly young girl who could be trampled and bullied by anyone. Yet, due to her face resembling that of the wealthy Wei Rao of the Hou Mansion, ...more -
![We Live in Nanjing]()
Bai Yang, an ordinary high school student in Nanjing, was connected to a doomsday world in twenty years where humans have become extinct through a radio. He met the last surviving human ...more -
![In Her Eyes]()
With the passing of her landlady, Shen Tong, her ever-present "grandson," enters Pei Ling Ling's life and becomes her new landlord. This brings with it a series of strange occurrences... This creates ...more -
![Zhan Zhao Adventures]()
Zhan Zhao, now a fourth-rank imperial guard, receives evidence from an old friend about an unsolved case and sets out on a quest to uncover the truth. He encounters attacks from various ...more -
![The Story Untold]()
Yang Zhao is an antique restorer who lives a luxurious but solitary life. Chen Ming Sheng lives a poor life as a taxi-driver in Yang Zhao's city. He was an undercover anti-drug ...more -
![The Truth Within]()
Qi Si Zhe is Licheng Police's youngest forensic medical examiner. He discovers that there may have been a hidden figure pulling the strings that led to a car crash that killed his ...more -
![Unveil: Jadewind]()
During the Lantern Festival, Princess Huai Si mysteriously dies at a banquet. Li Pei Yi, the chief guard, and Xiao Huai Jin, the Lingtai Lang, are tasked with the investigation, uncovering that ...more -
![Spying]()
In 1948, underground party member Ren Shao Bai, hidden within the Ministry of National Defense after a contact's sacrifice, resurfaces to save the intelligence network when another member, Qiao Ming Yu, is ...more -
![The Mystic Nine against the Coming Storm]()
43. The Mystic Nine against the Coming Storm
Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes66 points by 1 voters~~ Adapted from the novel "Lao Jiu Men" (老九门) by Nan Pai San Shu (南派三叔). -
![The Legend of Rosy Clouds]()
In the legendary Nine Cities, Fan Yun, a fallen noblewoman, crosses paths with Qi Zheng, the cunning and ambitious city lord. What begins as suspicion soon turns into an alliance as they ...more -
![Sunshine through the Rain]()
Zheng Yu, a biology student struggling financially, works hard to win a university scholarship. However, Chen Yan Zhou, who had taken a year off due to illness, suddenly returns and surpasses her ...more -
![Feng Bu Qi]()
A long time ago, the world was divided into four countries and disputes continued. Qianjuemen glimpsed the secret and wanted to give the artifact Emperor Star to the future world leader-Northern Ming ...more -
![A Sudden Love]()
When a 2025 love advice streamer gets pulled into a classic 1999 romance novel, she faces off against a cunning CEO with tricks of his own. To return to reality, Lin Huan ...more -
![Li Ming Qian Ta Hui Gui Lai]()
~~ Adapted from the web novel "Li Ming Qian Ta Hui Gui Lai" (黎明前他会归来) by Teng Luo Wei Zhi (藤萝为枝). -
![Romance Next Door]()
Cheng Le Le is secretly demoted to her hometown's Star Cinema, where she reunites with her ex, Chen An. Once childhood friends turned lovers, their relationship ended after a family conflict. Now, ...more -
![The Road to Glory]()
~~ Adapted from the web novel "Gui Luan" (归鸾) by Tuan Zi Lai Xi (团子来袭). -
![Overdo]()
In Shanghai during the Republic of China, Murong Qing Yi, the youngest son of a warlord, was abused by his adoptive father because he was taken away by mistake. When he escaped ...more
