All Rise | Open Thread

[Coming soon]

Notable Actors/Actresses

Hu Xian Xu: Jiang Chen

Zhou Yi Ran: Ren Jia Tong

He Lan Dou: Guo Xiao Yu

Director

Deng Ke

Screenwriter

Zhang Wei

Chinese Title

即刻上場

Time to Perform

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Team, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 24

A Better Life | Open Thread

An insurance broker teams up with the step-son of the mistress who stole her husband – to sell insurance.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Sun Li: Hu Man Li

Dong Zi Jian: Xue Xiao Zhou

Director

Wang Jun

Screenwriter

Fei Hui Jun

Chinese Title

蠻好的人生

Quite a Good Life

Genres: Contemporary, (Romance, Slight Romance?) Contemporary Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2025
Episodes: 36

Watch Your Back | Review

A cat and mouse game between sharp-witted offices and OCD-driven thieves.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Guo Jing Fei: Guo Peng Fei

Qin Lan: Li Xiao Lian

Chinese Title

黃雀

Eurasian Siskin

(Chinese bird species)

Genres: Contemporary, No Romance, Suspense, 

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 24

A Journey to Love | Open Thread

A legendary assassin of her kingdom and a top secret agent of his kingdom make babies and babysit.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Liu Shi Shi: Ren Ru Yi

Liu Yu Ning: Ning Yuan Zhou

Director

Zhou Jing Tao

Scriptwriter: 

Zhang Wei

Chinese Title

一念關山

Genres: Period, Romance, Team, Period Romance

Network: iQIYI 

Year: 2023
Episodes: 40

Youth | Recap and Review

A light drama trying to be dark; a dark drama trying to be light. Passed this up the first time I saw it but trying it now because I'm a new fan of Yu Shu Xin.

Notable Actors/Actresses
He Lan Dou: Lin Xiao Chun
Yu Shu Xin: Chen Chen Chen
Yang Zhi Ying: Ni Jin
Wang Yang Zhi: Han Yi Tong
Shen Wei: Zhang Sheng Nan

Chinese Title
最親愛的你
Dearest You

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, Sismance, Comedy, Contemporary Romcom

Network: Youku

Year: 2018
Episodes: 26