Echoes of Gang City | Recap and Review

A contract marriage tangled with past lives and star-crossed love.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhao Hua Wei: Shen Gu (顧) / Shen Gu (故)

Hu Lian Xin: Xu Wan Xin / Lin Shu Yi

Chinese Title
有港回信

A Reply From Gang (pronounce it as "Kong" as in "Hong Kong")

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, CEO, Fantasy, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 14/28 (Mini)

Recap Grade: C
First Impression: 2.9/5

Light to the Night | Open Thread

[Coming soon]

Notable Actors/Actresses

Pan Yue Ming: He Yuan Hang

Wang He Di: Ran Fang Xu

Ren Min: He Xiao He

Jiang Pei Yao: Qiao Su Qing

Director

Wang Zhi

Chinese Title

黑夜告白

Confession of the Dark Night

Genres: Contemporary, (Slight Romance? / No Romance?), Mystery

Network: Youku

Year: 2026
Episodes: 28

Fate Chooses You | Open Thread

[Coming soon]

Notable Actors/Actresses

Ren Jia Lun: Lu Qian Qiao

Wang He Run: Xin Mei

Director

Guo Hu

Screenwriter

Zhao Na (Author: Shi Si Lang)

Producer

Huanrui (歡瑞世紀), Yehua (燁華影視)

Chinese Title

佳偶天成

A Perfect Match Made in Heaven

Genres: Xianxia, Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2026
Episodes: 40

The Epoch of Miyu | Recap and Review

A rich housewife goes from serving a cheating husband to serving hotel guests – finally getting something in return plus a man worth her time.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wallace Chung: Ji Feng

Zhu Zhu: Xu Mi Yu

Director

Wang Ying

Screenwriter

(Author: Hong Jiu)

Chinese Title

蜜語紀

The Epoch of Miyu

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, "CEO," Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video & iQIYI

Year: 2026
Episodes: 34/38

Recap Grade: D
First Impression: 2.8/5

Rebirth | Open Thread

[Coming soon]

Notable Actors/Actresses

Li Yun Rui: Zhuge Yue

Huang Yang Tian Tian: Chu Qiao

Director

Lv Hao Ji Ji

Screenwriter

(Author: Zhao Na)

Producer

Zhang Meng (Youhug)

Chinese Title

冰湖重生

Ice-Lake Rebirth

Genres: Period, Romance, Period Romance

Network: iQIYI  & Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 40

Veil of Shadows | Review

A dragon needs to save the world. But who is the dragon?

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zeng Shun Xi: Wu Shi Guang

Ju Jing Yi: Lu Wu Yi

Chen Du Ling: Wu Wang Yan

Tian Jia Rui: Ji Ling

Director

Guo Jing Ming

Screenwriter

Guo Jing Ming

Producer

Guo Jing Ming

Chinese Title

月鱗綺紀

Moon Scale Chronicle

Genres: Costume Qihuan, Romance, Team

Network: Youku

Year: 2026
Episodes: 29

Love Beyond the Grave | Review

A Ghost Lord enamored with humanity succumbs to the charms of mortal General who can show her the world as she's never seen it.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Dilraba Dilmurat: He Si Mu

Chen Fei Yu: Duan Xu

Wei Zhe Ming: Yan Ke

Director

Qin Zhen

Producer

Huang Xiao Ming

Chinese Title

白日提燈

Carrying a Lantern in Broad Daylight

Genres: Costume Qihuan, Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 40

You Are My Fateful Love | Review

A thousand-year-old “green tea” fox showers his petty love.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wei Zhe Ming: Xu Huai Song

Zheng He Hui Zi: Ruan Yu

Director

Liu Dong

Chinese Title

你是遲來的喜歡

You Are a Love That Came Late

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, "CEO", Contemporary Romcom

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2026
Episodes: 30

Pursuit of Jade | Recap and Review

A butcher prays for pigs and gets a beautiful man in return. Amen.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhang Ling He: Xie Zheng

Tian Xi Wei: Fan Chang Yu

Director

Zeng Qing Jie

Screenwriter

Zou Yue (Author: Tuan Zi Lai Xi)

Chinese Title

逐玉

Pursuing Jade

Genres: Period, Romance, Period Romance

Network: iQIYI & Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 40

Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 4.5/5

About Love | Open Thread

A messy love story that's not romantic.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang Zi Wen: Li Xiao Xi

Liu Yu Ning: Xiao Bei

Director

Yang Lei

Chinese Title

玫瑰叢生

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 26

Love Story in the 1970s | Recap and Review

A 1970s marriage-first-love-second romance with the Fang siblings.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Chen Fei Yu: Fang Mu Yang

Sun Qian: Fei Ni

Director

Chen Chang

Screenwriter

Guo Shuang

Chinese Title

純真年代的愛情

The Love of a Pure Era

Genres: Era, Romance, Era Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 29/29

Recap Grade: A/B
First Impression: 3.8/5

Generation to Generation | Open Thread

A pair of star-crossed jianghu lovers overcome their enemies.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhou Yi Ran: Mu Qing Yan / Chang Ning

Bao Shang En: Cai Zhao

Director

Lv Hao Ji Ji

Screenwriter

(Author: Guan Xin Ze Luan)

Chinese Title

江湖夜雨十年燈

Jianghu, Ten Years, Night Rain, Lamp

(It's an imagery)

Genres: Wuxia, Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 37

No Pain No Gain | Open Thread

A CEO needs to fail to succeed but he just fails to fail, so he's failing.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Peng Yu Chang: Pei Qian

Lin Yun: Lin Wan

Director

Liu Wen Yang, Zhao Qi Chen

Screenwriter

Ji Sang Rou

Chinese Title

年少有為

Young and Promising

Genres: Contemporary, Slight Romance, Comedy

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 26

How Dare You!? | Review

A FL gets FL-ed in a double/triple transmigration novel.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang Chu Ran: Yu Wan Yin

Cheng Lei: Xiahou Dan

Director

Liu Hai Bo

Chinese Title

成何體統

How Improper!

Genres: Period, Romcom, Palace, Comedy, Period Romcom

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2026
Episodes: 32

Unveil: Jadewind | Open Thread

A princess solves a series of palace mysteries while uncovering the truth about her family's death.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Bai Lu: Li Pei Yi

Wang Xing Yue: Xiao Huai Jin

Director

Yin Tao

Chinese Title

唐宮奇案之青霧風鳴

Mysteries of Tang Palace: The Cry of the Blue-Green Mist and Wind

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Mystery, Period Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2026
Episodes: 34

Affinity | Recap & Review

A sick man is uncontrollably addicted to a girl. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Cui Yu Xin: Xie Xin Xu

Fang Jin: Wu Nong Yu

Director

Chen Jia Jie

Chinese Title

熾熱吸引

To Attract Passionately

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Action, Contemporary Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2026
Episodes: 40 ("Mini")

Recap Grade: C
First Impression: 3.5/5 

Seascape of the Heart | Recap and Review

A rock bridges the gap between a grounded drama coordinator and an artistic, visionary director.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Gao Zhi Ting: Gu Yuan

Zhang Xue Ying: Lin Li

Chinese Title
看得見風景的窗

The Window That Can See Scenery

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2026
Episodes: 8

Recap Grade: C
First Impression: 2.65/5

The Guilty | Review

A ride-or-die trio.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wei Da Xun: Lu Ming

Sun Qian: Xia Xue

Gao Zhi Ting: Lin Hua

Chinese Title

有罪之身

A Guilty Existence

Genres: Contemporary, Slight Romance, Suspense

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2026
Episodes: 14

My Page in the 90s | Open Thread

A girl gets sucked into the very romcom she dissed, only to become the FL whose entire existence revolves around the ML’s love.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Chen Xing Xu: Gao Hai Ming

Wang Yu Wen: Lin Huan Er

Director

Lin Zi Ping

Screenwriter

Huang Lei

Chinese Title

突然的喜歡

A Sudden Love

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, Fantasy, Contemporary Romcom

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 24

The Imperial Coroner S2 | Open Thread

A new season brings the entire gang back to fight poisonous external forces

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang Zi Qi: Xiao Jin Yu

Su Xiao Tong: Chu Chu 

Director: 

Lou Jian

Scriptwriter: 

Qing Xian Ya Tou (Leisure Girl), Qian Xiao Bai

Chinese Title
御賜小仵作

Imperial Little Coroner

Genres: Period, Romance, Bromance, Sismance, Team, History, Mystery, Period Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 28