Republican-era drama Grieved to find you unlike the moon 恨君不似江楼月 (lit.) revolves around the friendship between the morally ambiguous police detective Jiang Yuelou (Mao Zijun) and doctor (Yi Bochen). Directed by He Shupei (And The Winner Is Love), the 36 episode drama premieres on Mango TV tonight at 6pm (CN time).
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Yang Yang joins Zhao Lusi in wuxia romance Who Rules the World
Who Rules the World 且试天下 (lit.) stars Yang Yang as Feng Lanxi and Zhao Lusi as Feng Xiyun. They’re both described as ambitious and extremely intelligent people who also happen to be the crown prince/princess of their respective kingdoms. They entered jianghu at a young age, and are known by their similar-sounding pseudonyms Hei Fengxi and Bai Fengxi.
Continue readingRed carpet round-up: 2020 Weibo Awards Ceremony
Dilraba goes for a retro look Angelababy as Belle
Another year of the Weibo awards, another year of marvelling at how great all the actresses look.
Select list of attendees: Angelababy, Huang Xiaoming, Bai Jingting, Bai Yu, Deng Chao, Sun Li, Dilraba, Guan Xiaotong, Lu Han, Kris Wu, Huang Zitao, Zhang Yixing, Jin Chen, Li Bingbing, Li Xian, Zhou Dongyu, Liu Haocun, Mao Xiaotong, Ni Ni, Zhao Liying, Song Qian, Song Weilong, Tan Songyun, Tang Yan, Tong Liya, Tong Yao, Wang Kai, Cai Xukun, Wang Yibo, Xiao Zhan, Yang Zi & Yang Mi.

Promo Round-up: The Sword and The Brocade

The Sword and The Brocade 锦心似玉 stars Wallace Chung and Tan Songyun as the leads who initially marry each other to secure a political union, yet eventually fall deeply in love with each other.
The 45 episode drama will release 2 episodes every night until March 3rd, then every Monday – Wednesday thereon.
Promo Round-up: Storm Eye

Jiaxing’s upcoming crime investigation drama Storm Eye stars Yang Mi and Zhang Binbin as national security agents who work together to catch the mastermind who is planning to steal top-secret intellectual property.
The 40 episode drama airs daily on Zhejiang TV / Dragon TV beginning in 1.5hrs.
Wuxia bromance Word of Honor releases first trailer

Word of Honor (previously A Tale of the Wanderers) has released its first trailer, and after watching it I have no idea what the main plot is. Starring Zhang Zhehan, Gong Jun and Zhou Ye, the 36 episode drama is premiering tonight. within the next couple of days on Youku.
Edit: The series will begin streaming tonight at 6pm CN time. Members can watch 1 episode a day (4 tonight) and pay to watch in advance beginning March 19th.
Gao Yuanyuan, Zhang Luyi, Wang Yaoqing cast in upcoming modern romance

Tangren (Chinese Paladin 1 & 3, Bubu Jingxin) has hired former employee Lin Yufen (Love O2O, Eternal Love, Love and Destiny) to helm Perfect Couple 完美伴侣, a story that focuses on the shaky marriage between a top securities lawyer (Gao Yuanyuan) and her house husband (Zhang Luyi).
Continue readingFilming begins for Liu Yifei, Chen Xiao’s Song Dynasty female ensemble drama A Dream of Splendor

A Dream of Splendor 梦华录 stars Liu Yifei (Mulan) as Zhao Pan’er, the owner of a Hangzhou teahouse who is abandoned by her husband-to-be Ouyang Xu after he ranks third in the national examinations. She embarks on a journey to the capital Bianjing to seek justice for herself, and helps Song Yinzhang (Lin Yun) and Sun Sanniang (Liu Yan) escape their abusive marriages along the way.
Continue readingPromo round-up: Sci-fi series Humans

Humans 你好,安怡 stars Ma Tianyu and Qi Wei as a pair of conscious robots trying to adjust to the world in 2035 as the world adjusts to them. The 30 episode drama releases two episodes every Friday and Saturday on Tencent and iQiyi.
Continue readingDilraba, Ren Jialun begin filming fantasy romance The Blue Whisper
Part 1 of The Blue Whisper is titled Our First Encounter 驭鲛记之与君初相识 and stars Dilraba as Ji Yunhe, the most powerful demon controller in the valley. She is ordered by Princess Shunde to tame the beautiful merman Changyi (Ren Jialun) and have him do three things: speak the human language, transform the tail into a pair legs and stay absolutely loyal to the princess. Unfortunately, their difference in social status and race leads to several misunderstandings, and their romance takes a melodramatic turn.
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