Mystic Nine | Open Thread

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Notable Actors/Actresses

William Chan: Zhang Qi Shan

Zeng Shun Xi: Wu Lao Gou

Director

Bai Shan

Screenwriter

Xu Lei (Author)

Chinese Title

九門

Nine Gates / Nine Sect

Genres: Era, Romance , BL/Bromance, Action

Network: Youku

Year: 2026
Episodes: 30

Archives: The Nanyang Mystery | Review

A Shrimpy boy braves deadly adventures for his Salty boy.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhang Xin Cheng: Zhang Hai Yan/Lou

Ding Yu Xi: Zhang Hai Xia

Jiang Pei Yao: Zhang Hai Qi

Director

Zhou Jing Tao

Screenwriter

Xu Lei (Author)

Chinese Title

南部檔案

Southern Archives

Genres: Era, No Romance, Bromance, Action

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2026
Episodes: 33

Time Raiders | Review

A boy braves deadly tombs to chase after his mysterious uncle.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Francis Ng: Wu San Xing

Xu Zhen Xuan: Wu Xie

Director

Pan An Zi

Screenwriter

Xu Lei (Author)

Chinese Title

吳邪私家筆記

Wu Xie's Personal Journal

Genres: Contemporary, No Romance, Bromance, Team, Action

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 18

Legend of Zang Hai | Review

A boy avenges his casanova father by first seducing a marquis. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Xiao Zhan: Zang Hai

Zhang Jing Yi: Xiang An Tu

Director

Zheng Xiao Long

Screenwriter

(Author: Xu Lei)

Chinese Title

藏海傳

Legend of Zang Hai

Genres: Period, (Romance, Slight Romance), Palace, Period Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2025
Episodes: 40

19th Floor | Review

A girl and her roommates fight monsters in a VR game. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wei Zhe Ming: Gao Yun

Sun Qian: Chun Yu

Director

Cai Cong

Screenwriter

Cai Jun (Author), Jiang Yu

Producer

Xu Lei (Nan Pai San Shu)

Chinese Title

19層

Genres: Contemporary, Slight Romance, Team, Fantasy, Suspense 

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2024
Episodes: 30

Reunion: The Sound of the Providence | Recap and Review

A man is on a mission to find the whereabouts of his third uncle. From there our party of three embark on perilous tomb raiding missions. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhu Yi Long: Wu Xie

Chen Ming Hao: Wang Pang Zi

Huang Jun Jie: Zhang Qi Ling

Luo Jun Yue

Providence

Pan An Zi

Screenwriter

Xu Lei (Author), Luo Jun Yue

Chinese Title
重啟之極海聽雷

Genres: Contemporary, No Romance, Bromance, Team, Action

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2020
Episodes: 20/32

Recap Grade: D
First Impression: N/A

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