Archives: The Nanyang Mystery | Open Thread

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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, (Slight Romance, No Romance, BL?) Team, Action

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2026
Episodes: 33

The Fearless 2 | Recap and Review

A crafty bunch of lawyers.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Rayzha Alimjan (Reyizha): Luo Ying Zi

Wang Yang: Chen Shuo

Chuo Ni: Qiu Hua

Director

Tan Jia Yan

Screenwriter

Zhao Dong Ling

Chinese Title
無所畏懼之永不放棄

Fearless: Never Give Up

Genres: Contemporary, Slight Romance, Sismance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 38

Recap Grade: C/D
First Impression: N/A

Born With Luck | Open Thread

A dumb cop has dumb luck with dumb villains.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang Xiao: Zhang Yi Ang

Tian Xi Wei: Li Qian

Wang Chuan Jun: Zhou Rong

Director

Liu Hai Bo

Screenwriter

(Author: Zi Jin Chen)

Chinese Title

低智商犯罪

Low IQ Crimes

Genres: Contemporary, (Slight Romance / No Romance?) Comedy, Suspense

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2026
Episodes: 24

Fate Chooses You | Open Thread

A powerful war-daemon wants to be human.

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: 38

Recap Grade: D
First Impression: 2.8/5

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

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

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

Love Between Lines | Review

A game of jubensha leads to love, cohabitation, and family drama.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Chen Xing Xu: Xiao Zhi Yu

Lu Yu Xiao: Hu Xiu

Director

Mao De Shu (Cat Tree)

Screenwriter

(Author: Zhang Zu Le)

Chinese Title

軋戲

Double-Booking Roles

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

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 28

The Unclouded Soul | Open Thread

A carefree young woman discovers marrying a Daemon Lord is harder than it looks.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Tan Song Yun: Xiao Yao

Hou Ming Hao: Hong Ye

Wang Duo: Bing Zhu

Director

Xu Ji Zhou

Chinese Title

逍遙

Free and Unfettered

Genres: Xianxia, Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 40

The Punishment | Open Thread

A cop trusts his brother until he doesn't.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Huang Jing Yu: Qin Feng 

Wang Chuan Jun: Liu Tian Ye

Liang Jie: Wen Jiang Yan

Director

Tian Yi, Yi Yong

Producer

Jetsen Company
Chinese Title
罰罪 2

Punishment 2

Genres:  Contemporary, No Romance, Bromance, Mystery

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 40

Speed and Love | Open Thread

A street racer drives his childhood sweetheart crazy

Notable Actors/Actresses

Yu Shu Xin: Jiang Mu

He Yu: Jin Zhao

Director

Yu Zhong Zhong

Screenwriter

Zhao Xiao Lei

Author

Shi Jiu Yuan

Chinese Title

雙軌

Double Track

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 29

Legend of the Magnate | Review

A brilliant merchant navigates power and politics, tea and salt, and tangled (family) relationships.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Chen Xiao: Gu Ping Yuan

Sun Qian: Chang Yu Er

Director

Zhang Ting

Screenwriter

Zhang Ting

Chinese Title

大生意人

Big Business Man

Genres: Era, Romance, Palace

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 40

Sword and Beloved | Review

A son is born for the sake of saving the world.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Cheng Yi: Wangquan Fu Gui

Li Yi Tong: Qing Tong

Director

Du Lin

Screenwriter

Miu Wen Jing

Producer

Wang Yi Xu (Stellar)

Chinese Title

天地劍心

The Heart of Swordsmanship...in Heaven and Earth

Genres: Costume Qihuan, Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 36

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

Mobius | Recap and Review

A time-looper races to stop a biotech CEO’s murder, while an unseen rival secretly hijacks every timeline.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Bai Jing Ting: Ding Qi

Janice Man: An Lan

Song Yang: Mo Yuan Zhi

Director

Lu Zhang Mu

Chinese Title

不眠日

Sleepless Day

Genres: Contemporary, Slight Romance, Action, Suspense

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 16

Recap Grade: B
First Impression: 3/5

Close to You | Recap and Review

A delinquent-type ML and your "average" girl. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Liu Xiao Bei: Jiang Bo Han

Zhu Lin Yu: Yu Ming Xi

Chinese Title

偏愛靠近你

Exclusive Love Approaching You

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, School, Contemporary Romcom

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 31 (Mini)

Recap Grade: D
First Impression: N/A

The Journey of Legend | Open Thread

A man is yeeted into his own wuxia novel, rewritten by AI however.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Cheng Yi: Xiao Qiu Shui, Li Chen Zhou, Xiao Ming Ming

Nazha: Xiao Xue Yu

Li Kai Xin: Tang Fang

Director

Ren Hai Tao, Lin Feng

Screenwriter

Liu Fang

Chinese Title

赴山海

Journey to the Mountains and the Sea

Genres: Wuxia, Slight Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 40

Footprints of Change | Review

A sisterhood of the traveling pocket watch.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Tong Yao: Yi Yi

Cheng Lei: Cheng Ao

Liu Yi Jun: Wen Pu

Lin Yun: Lin Si Yun

Chinese Title

足跡
Footprints

Genres: Era, Slight Romance, Suspense

Network: iQIYI (Tencent Video)

Year: 2025
Episodes: 30