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_xoxo Dec 9, 2025
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![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![Reading Class]()
Wu Jia Shu, an intelligent and knowledgeable girl, makes a contract with Lu Xing Chen, a celebrity who has to maintain his "good student" image on screen. She would secretly tutor him ...more -
![The Early Spring]()
Shang Zhi Tao, an ordinary graduate, unexpectedly lands a job at one of the world’s top advertising firms and steps into the workplace as a complete rookie. On her very first day, ...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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![Love for You]()
In the 1990s, Chen Yi and Miao Jing became acquainted because of their parents' acquaintance. At first, Chen Yi is hostile to Miao Jing, until after an injury, Miao Jing's kindness begins ...more -
![Sweetest Rebellion]()
Watch a powerful female CEO from the ancient business world rescue a male Cinderella, break through class boundaries to reshape the rules, grow through adversity, and reach the pinnacle of life together! ...more -
![Mo Li]()
Eldest daughter Ye Li marries the crippled Prince Mo Xiu Yao, while her sister Ye Ying weds Prince Mo Jing Li the same day. A descendant of Lishan, Ye Li secretly seeks ...more -
![Love Story in the 1970s]()
In the 1970s, Fei Ni, a motivated female worker in a hat factory, wanted to go to college to change her fate with knowledge. Fei Ni's junior high school classmate, Fang Mu ...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 -
![Born to Be Alive]()
Bai Ge Gen, the team leader in charge of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway project, and his wife Zhang Qin Qin adopted a lost little girl and treated her as their own daughter, naming ...more -
![Love between Lines]()
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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![The Dream 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 -
![Sunshine through the Rain]()
This is the story of the headstrong girl Zheng Yu and the lonely boy Chen Yan Zhou. Burdened by her family’s poverty, Zheng Yu must take on heavy responsibilities, while Chen Yan ...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 -
![Dazzling]()
The family was suddenly struck by misfortune, and Qing Ye fell like a brilliant meteor from the bustling capital to a small, remote county town. From then on, she became the light ...more -
![Wish You All the Best]()
Changle County, Fuzhou Prefecture, was where the eunuch Sanbao trained before heading west. Under the maritime ban, trade in other places was depressed, but business in Changle was booming. The prosperity of ...more -
![The Heir]()
In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, a tribute ink case broke the long-standing pattern of the Huizhou ink industry, and Li Mo, a century-old ink-making family, fell from the altar. Li ...more -
![Blossoms of Power]()
The sole survivor of a bloodshed, Gu Qing Zhi awakens under a new identity — Shen Xi He, the Princess of the Northwest. Once a proud and spirited rose of the frontier, ...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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![Reborn of the Rightful]()
Once an innocent and carefree young lady, Ren Yao Qi—the fifth daughter of the Ren family—suffers the destruction of her family and is even offered to a eunuch. With the help of ...more -
![Key to the Phoenix Heart]()
During the rebellion of the powerful feudal lord of Dayou, the realm descends into chaos, and warlords rise across the land. Xiao Wu Yi, the cold and ruthless commander general of the ...more -
![The Mystic Nine against the Coming Storm]()
43. The Mystic Nine against the Coming Storm
Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes241 points by 3 voters~~ Adapted from the novel "Lao Jiu Men" (老九门) by Nan Pai San Shu (南派三叔). -
![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 -
![Our Dazzling Days]()
In 1990, teenagers Zhang Xiao Man, Xia Lei, and Yan Xiao Dan became close friends. After becoming an adult, Xia Lei was admitted to a university in Shanghai, followed the trend of ...more -
![Wo Jiao Mo Dou Er]()
~~ Adapted from the novel "Da Shua Er" (大耍儿) by Tian Xia Ba Chang (天下霸唱). -
![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 -
![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 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 -
![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 -
![Call for the Truth]()
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![My Page in the 90s]()
When a 2025 love advice streamer gets pulled into a classic 1999 cheesy vintage novel, she meets her match, a CEO who's sweet on the outside but shrewd within. In the ultimate ...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 -
![Tigers Sniff the Rose]()
Princess Danyang Mu Wan Yao was ordered to leave Chang An and go to Lingnan to pray for her deceased mother. On the return journey, because the axle of the carriage broke ...more -
![Burning Night]()
In the turbulent early days of the Republic of China, Hua Xiao Ye, a female doctor skilled in acupuncture, is burdened with the responsibility of protecting her family’s medical clinic. Using her ...more -
![Chasing the Light]()
Jiang Cheng is an exemplary youth who excels in his studies. He was adopted since young, but was abandoned by his foster family and moved back with his father. Faced with an ...more -
![Main Character]()
This is a legendary story about a strong female protagonist. Yi Qin E is taken to the cultural troupe by her uncle Hu San Yuan to learn to sing Qinqiang Opera. From ...more -
![Almost Lover]()
On the eve of school graduation, Ruan Yu met Teng Yi because of her part-time tutoring. Ruan Yu is eager to take root in the big city, and Teng Yi is eager ...more -
![A Journey to Glow]()
The world is divided into Song, Su, Yue, and Tang. Emperor Song is heroic and unified Jiangbei, gradually becoming a great trend; although Tangyue is in Jiangnan, they are still afraid of ...more -
![Wonderful Times]()
In the late 1970s, Zhuang Xian Jin, a machinery factory worker with two sons and one daughter, married Su Xiao Man, a song and dance troupe actor with one son and one ...more -
![The Garden of Missing Paths]()
Set in a crumbling psychiatric hospital after Japan's surrender, a former apprentice doctor must protect the institution from various corrupt forces. As chaos ensues, he navigates the madness with the help of ...more -
![Blooming]()
Rising from poverty, Chen San Jiu defies fate through resilience—surviving widowhood, entrepreneurship, and rival sabotage. Capitalizing on Reform policies, she builds a commerce empire while overcoming corrupt adversaries, ultimately finding love and ...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 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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![The Warmth in the Dark]()
When Pei Chuan was five years old, he was attacked by criminals and became disabled. From then on, he was cold and paranoid. Until he met the kind and warm Bei Yao, ...more -
![The Road to Glory]()
In the winter of the fourth year of Shaojing, Xiao Li rescues Wen Yu, a princess of a fallen kingdom. Love blossoms between them, and he risks everything to help her reclaim ...more -
![Never-Ending Summer]()
Everyone at Yangming Middle School knew that Zhou Wan was introverted and silent, while Lu Xi Xiao was unruly. The two couldn't be more different. No one expected that one day, these ...more -
![Generation to Generation]()
Cai Zhao, a spirited girl fated to become a "witch," is forced to join the revered Qingque Sect, where she meets the withdrawn and paranoid Chang Ning, a survivor of a family ...more -
![The Lament of Autumn]()
During the period of the Republic of China, amidst the fragmentation caused by the warlords, Ye Ping Jun, a student, takes a job at a meeting house in western Hunan to raise ...more -
![San Xian Mi Hui]()
A mysterious mutation strikes the Water Demon clan, prompting Yi Sa and Zong Hang to embark on a perilous underwater quest. As they uncover ancient secrets and awaken hidden powers, they find ...more -
![Swords into Plowshares]()
Set during the turbulent Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the drama draws inspiration from a major historical turning point over a thousand years ago. Amid war, political collapse, and widespread suffering, ...more -
![Dancing with the Tide]()
She is nothing more than a petty thief in a world torn by war, scraping by with any means necessary. When she lifts ten taels of silver from a certain young master, ...more -
![Fuwaku no Scrum]()
47-year-old Marukawa Ryohei, who has been released from prison, is walking to a riverbed in search of a place to die when a rugby ball hits his back. Men mostly over the ...more
