Blossoms of Power | Open Thread

[Coming soon]

Notable Actors/Actresses

He Yu: Xiao Hua Yong

Meng Zi Yi: Shen Xi He

Director

Zhong Qing

Chinese Title

百花殺

Hundreds of Flowers Die

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Period Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 36

The First Jasmine | Open Thread

A girl fixes a guy's body and the guy fixes her mind.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Cheng Lei: Mo Xiu Yao

Bai Lu: Ye Li

Director

Lin Yu Fen, Liang Sheng Quan

Screenwriter

Zhao Na

Chinese Title

莫離

Don't Leave

(Moli sounds like "Jasmine")

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Period Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 40

Ashes to Crown | Open Thread

A woman is reborn into a grand princess, surrounded by calculative tall men. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhou Yi Ran: Xie Yan Lai

Chen Du Ling: Chu Zhao

Director

Yang Long

Screenwriter

Li Min

Chinese Title

翹楚

Paragon

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Period Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2026
Episodes: 24

A Splendid Match | Review

A clever girl trying to survive family schemes while four men compete in her harem.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Ci Sha: Chen Yan Yun

Ren Min: Gu Jin Zhao

Director

Jin Xiong Hao

Screenwriter

(Author: Chen Xiang Hui Jin)

Chinese Title

良辰美景

Fine Time; Beautiful Scenery

Everything Lovely

Genres: Period, Romance, Period Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2026
Episodes: 40

Rebirth | Open Thread

A S2 that starts directly from the bottom of the lake.

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

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

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

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

Glory | Open Thread

An amnesiac "green-tea" man falls for a tea lady.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Hou Ming Hao: Lu Jiang Lai

Nazha: Rong Shan Bao

Director

Zhang Zhi Wei

Chinese Title

玉茗茶骨

Leaves Like Jade; Teas Like Bone

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Period Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2025
Episodes: 36

Treasure at Dawn | Open Thread

A genius coroner goes on a treasure hunt to investigate his father/shifu's death. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Li Hong Yi: Fu Sheng

Su Xiao Tong: Wen Jue

Yu Cheng En: Gu Tian

Chinese Title

天書黎明

Sacred Tome: Dawn

Genres: Period, Romance, Team, Mystery, Period Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2025
Episodes: 30

Love & Crown | Open Thread

An emperor forces a girl to marry him.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Ren Jia Lun: Xiao Huan

Peng Xiao Ran: Ling Cang Cang

Director

Lin Feng

Screenwriter

Miu Wen Jing

Chinese Title

鳳凰台上

On the Phoenix Terrace

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Period Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2025
Episodes: 35

Fight for Love | Open Thread

A general falls in love with his sister-in-law.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Song Qian: Chu Yu

Ding Yu Xi: Wei Yun

Director

Zhou Jing Tao, Qi Xiao Hui

Screenwriter

Wang Hong (Author: Mo Shu Bai)

Chinese Title

山河枕

Pillow of Mountains and Rivers 

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, OWYM , Period Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 40

Yummy Yummy Yummy | Review

A girl transmigrates with her family and falls in love with her ancestor.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang Ying Lu: Shen Shao Guang

Li Yun Rui: Lin Yan

Director

Bai Yun Mo

Screenwriter

Ji Sang Rou

Chinese Title

宴遇永安

Yan Meets Eternal Peace

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Family, Period Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 32

Fated Hearts | Review

A reluctant alliance between an amnesiac general and her equally petty rival.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Li Qin: Fu Yi Xiao

Chen Zhe Yuan: Feng Sui Ge

Director

Zhu Rui Bin

Chinese Title

一笑隨歌

With a Smile, Flowing With the Song

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Period Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 38

Shadow Love | Review

A romantasy about two rival generals torn between duty, desire, and an awful lot of bare chests.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Song Yi: Li Shuang

Cheng Lei: Jin An / Duan Ao Deng / Xuan Yi Ke

Bi Wen Jun: Sumu Yang

Director

Deng Ke, Gao Cong Kai

Screenwriter

(Author: Jiu Lu Fei Xian)

Chinese Title

與晉長安

With Jin Chang'an

Genres: Costume Qihuan, Romance, Palace

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 38

Legend of the Female General | Open Thread

A female ex-general goes undercover as a male soldier, working under the man who thinks s/he’s his greatest enemy.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Cheng Lei: Xiao Jue

Zhou Ye: He Yan

Director

Jiang Jia Jun

Screenwriter

(Author: Qian Shan Cha Ke)

Chinese Title

錦月如歌

The Brocade Moon Is Like a Song

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Period Romance

Network: Tencent Video (MangoTV)

Year: 2025
Episodes: 36

The Wanted Detective | Open Thread

A smug detective becomes wanted.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang Xing Yue: Xiao Bei Ming

Xiang Han Zhi: Zhong Xue Man

Director

Zhao Jin Tao

Chinese Title

定風波

Calm Waves

Genres: Period, Romance, Team, Mystery, Period Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 36

Coroner's Diary | Open Thread

A coroner, disguised behind a dead identity, and a general with a royal identity team up to solve hidden mysteries surrounding them.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Ao Rui Peng: Yan Chi

Li Lan Di: Qin Wan

Director

Li Hui Zhu, Deng Wei En

Screenwriter

Zou Yue

Chinese Title

朝雪录

Record of Morning Snow

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

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 38

Flourished Peony & In the Name of Blossom | Review

A merchant girl's divorce from her "noble" husband brings her a better match: an "ignoble" peacock of profit.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Yang Zi: He Wei Fang

Li Xian: Jiang Chang Yang

Wei Zhe Ming: Liu Chang

Zhang Ya Qin: Li You Zhen

Director

Ding Zi Guang

Screenwriter

Zhang Yuan Ang

Chinese Title

國色芳華

Peerless Beauty and Graceful Splendour

Genres: Period, Romance, Period Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2025
Episodes: 32

The Princess's Gambit | Open Thread

A princess becomes a concubine of an ever-skeptical chancellor to survive.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Liu Xue Yi: Shen Zai Ye

Meng Zi Yi: Jiang Tao Hua

Director

Yi Jun

Screenwriter

(Author: Bai Lu Cheng Shuang)

Chinese Title

桃花映江山

Peach Blossoms Reflecting Over Jiangshan (= Country)

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Period Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 36