Top 100 Must-Watch Chinese Dramas of 2026

Only for Love Special

8.5

Ultimate Note

8.5

Wu Xie and Wang Pan Zi are investigating the truth behind The Mystic Nine’s trip to Parcel Island and Wu Xie’s uncle’s past while dealing with the disappearance of Wu Xie’s friend, Zhang Qi Ling/"Xiao Ge." Their…

Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty II To the West

8.5

Set in the year 712 AD during the reign of Emperor Rui Zong of the Tang Dynasty, the grandeur of the Tang Dynasty continues, but beneath the prosperity, hidden dangers lurk, and a storm is brewing. Various forces are…

Word of Honor

8.5

In order to leave the assassin organization The Window of Heaven, the leader Zhou Zi Shu performs an obligatory departure technique, leaving him with three years left to live. He disguises his face and tries to live…

Battle of Changsha

8.5

'Battle of Changsha' retells the turbulent events of the second Sino-Japanese War from the perspective of the Hu family, particularly through the eyes of a 16-year-old girl named Hu Xiang Xiang and her twin brother,…

Justice in the Dark

8.5

The story is now set in a sci-fi-esque Xinyuan Civilization Year 253, where the rising crime rate and its relation to "zero-degree empathy" have become a topic of interest. The murder of a deliveryman leads to a criminal…

Nirvana in Fire Season 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin

8.5

Xiao Ping Zhang and Xiao Ping Jing are the talented sons of Xiao Ting Sheng, the Prince of Changlin and general of the Liang dynasty’s most powerful army. Ping Zhang is the eldest and heir of Changlin, while Ping Jing…

Moonlight Mystique

8.5

Bai Shuo, the youngest daughter of the Governor's mansion, made a vow to cultivate immortality to repay a favor. While on her journey to seek immortality, she encounters the powerful demon king, master of the bright…

The Double Special

8.5

Xiao Heng narrates how they've been married for 8 years and a daughter is shown. (Source: kisskh)

Light beyond the Reed

8.5

An ordinary woman with an ordinary life and an ordinary husband. Until one night, her husband forgot to pick her up at the wine party she was attending, leading to her being raped. But because she was afraid to be blamed…

Love of the Divine Tree

8.5

Su Yi Shui, a talented young cultivator, had his destiny changed by his master, Mu Qing Ge, eighteen years ago. Mu Qing Ge, known as the "female demon", was also branded with a bad reputation and presumed dead. Eighteen…

The Bad Kids

8.5

A story that follows three children from a coastal town who unintentionally film a murder scene. As the kids become involved with the suspect, it opens up a case that is far more complicated than it looks and entraps…

Empresses in the Palace

8.5

A young woman born of the Eight Banners' family marries the Emperor. After surviving many murderous scandals and betrayals, she prevails as the most powerful woman in the Emperor's harem, the Empress Dowager. In the…

Archives: The Nanyang Mystery

8.5

In the early years of the Republic of China era, a bizarre murder case known as "Water Ghost Longing for Home" occurs at sea in Nanyang. Zhang Haiyan and Zhang Haixia, two staff members from the Southern Archives dispatched…

Angels Fall Sometimes

8.5

In the prime of his youth, Lin Tuo crosses paths with An Zhi Que during a summer internship recruiting event in their junior year. Love blossoms at first sight. With graduation approaching, the two embark on their journey…

You Are My Hero

8.5

Freshly graduated doctor Mi Ka was at a jewellery store to purchase a gift for her parents when a jewel heist by armed robbers occurred. A special SWAT team was deployed to take control of the situation and this was…

Never-Ending Summer

8.5

Zhou Wan, a resilient and determined top student, desperately seeks a way to save her seriously ill grandmother. After failing to obtain help from her mother, who abandoned her years ago, she deliberately approaches…

A Winter Sun Wakes the Wind in Spring Hills' Dream

8.5

At the peak of his career, top celebrity Feng Qing Lang escapes to a remote tea mountain, seeking a brief respite from the spotlight. Instead, he meets Xu Chang Yang, a free-spirited young tea farmer with an untamed…

Glory of Special Forces

8.5

Yan Po Yue, a talented yet solitary young man, struggles to fit in despite excelling at everything. Coming from a family of soldiers, he joins military school to prove himself to his father. Although he impresses during…

Cross Fire

8.5

In 2008, Xiao Feng is a dejected e-sports team leader barely keeping his team together. E-sports is still in its infancy, and there is little money to be earned. Xiao Feng's team is looked down upon and ridiculed, but…