Hello Procurator was initially reported as a remake of Korean romance drama Prosecutor Princess, but the trailer makes it seem more like a legal crime thriller. Sun Yi stars as a budding prosecutor, Zhang Haowei plays her love interest, and Zhu Yuchen costars as the heroine’s mentor. [Extended Synopsis]
The 42 episode drama airs daily on Beijing TV.
The Wind Blows From Longxi stars Chen Kun, Bai Yu, Angelababy and Sun Yi as leads, and will revolve around a double agent who tries to catch a triple agent. Fingers crossed the drama is as good as the stills. [Extended Synopsis]
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A round-up of dramas that have just started filming, mostly rom-coms and xianxia romances, without their own posts yet. Which ones are you looking forward to the most?
Brotherhood of Blades: Shadow of the Lands 绣春刀·山河之影 (lit.)
Cast: Zhang Yunlong, Sun Yi, Chen Ruoxuan
Executive producer: Lu Yang
Directors: Li Yi, Cao Hua
Screenwriters: Li Yi, Xu Yiliang (Princess Jieyou)
The first drama from Lu Yang’s Brotherhood of Blades universe, it’ll cover the founding of the Ming dynasty and the formation of the jinyiwei.
Marie Claire has become the first magazine to host a fashion event exclusively for women, and has invited actresses, models and influential female executives. The dress code for the night was black and white suits – who do you ship? (Hint: the correct answer is everyone X everyone)
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It’s funny how all of Ma Boyong’s drama adaptions (Mystery of Antiques, Secret of the Three Kingdoms, Longest Day in Chang’an, upcoming Luoyang) have high production values and star actors I like as leads, yet I just end up dropping all of them. Fingers crossed The Wind Blows from Longxi 风起陇西 can break the curse.
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Fauxcest romance Irreplaceable Love stars Sun Yi as Li Chuyao and Bai Jingting as the neighbour who later pretends to be her brother. [Extended Synopsis]
The 44 episode drama airs daily on Jiangsu TV.
Twisted Fate of Love stars Sun Yi as a half-deity who is sent back to the past three times in an effort to stop the war. Jin Han plays an official who has his own revenge plans and Tan Jianci costars as a prince.
The 43 episode drama releases 2 episodes every Mon-Wed.
Opening theme song by Xu Jiaying
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Period romance drama Twisted Fate of Love stars Sun Yi as the heroine Dongyue. She falls in love with Feng Xi (Jin Han), a high-ranking official who plans to exact revenge on the Emperor. Pang Yu (Tan Jianci), the kind-hearted third prince and good friend of the hero develops unrequited affections for Dongyue, and is eventually consumed by jealousy.
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