2026 · Chinese Dramas
55 Chinese dramas aired in Q3 (Jul–Sep) 2026, including Against the Current, The Early Spring, Spring of the Blade. Tencent Video, iQiyi, Youku carried the most titles. 1 are currently airing.
Chinese dramas, Q3 2026: the quarter in reviewFifty-seven Chinese dramas premiered between July and September 2026. Hits emerged across genres including workplace romance, historical drama and mystery adventure, and a title released simultaneously overseas on Netflix climbed near the top of the global chart for non-English TV.Read →Latest editors' notes
See all notes →- Just a Bit EspersJapan · TV · 2025 · A TV Asahi drama series about an office worker who is fired, loses everything and becomes an Esper with “just a bit” of psychic power, tasked with the job of sa…
- Gimbap and OnigiriJapan · TV · 2026 · A TV Tokyo drama about the romance between a Korean graduate student who comes to Japan to study animation and a part-timer at a neighborhood Japanese restauran…
- Merry Berry LoveSouth Korea · TV · 2026 · A romantic comedy about a Korean spatial planner who loses his fortune overnight and moves to a small Japanese island, and an island farmer who has taken over h…
- Last One Standing Season 4Japan · TV · 2026 · This is the fourth season of Last One Standing, a Netflix comedy series from Japan in which comedians step into a full-fledged drama and are eliminated on the s…
- Dead-End JobSouth Korea · TV · 2026 · In this Netflix series, Hyeok-jun, a young man hounded by debt, finds himself sent into one bizarre part-time job after another through Spider Staffing Agency,…
- The Proper Way to Write Love Season 2Japan · TV · 2026 · The second season of the TOKYO MX drama about hairstylist Hiro, who starts dating Natsuo to get revenge on the person tied to his “dark past” from high school.
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Against the Current
兰香如故
Sep 11 · Tencent Video · 47 episodes
Drama · Family
Cast Tan Songyun, Liu Xueyi, Li Xiyuan
Written by Tong Hua, Xiao Lou
The Early Spring
早春晴朗
Aug 26 · Youku · 24 episodes
Drama
Cast Jing Boran, Sun Qian, Li Chuan
Written by Gu Niang Bie Ku, Gao Xiaoxian
Spring of the Blade
一瓯春
Sep 17 · iQiyi · 30 episodes
Drama · Family
Cast Xu Kai, Zhou Ye, Li Mei Yi Bing
Written by You Sijie, Qiang Li
Irreplaceable
无可替代
Sep 28 · Youku · 20 episodes
Drama
Cast Zhao Jinmai, Wei Daxun, Zhou Qi
Written by Zhang Wei
The Road to Splendor
花开锦绣
Aug 9 · Tencent Video · 36 episodes
Drama
Cast Ding Yuxi, Deng Enxi, Fan Shiran
Written by Zhi Zhi, Nan Zhen
Genius Girlfriend
天才，女友
Aug 2 · iQiyi · 28 episodes
Drama
Cast Tian Xiwei, Hu Yitian, Lai Weiming
Blossoms of Power
百花杀
Jul 9 · Tencent Video · 36 episodes
Drama
Cast Meng Ziyi, He Yu, Xu Zhengxi
Written by Jin Huang
Overdo
这一秒过火
Jul 19 · iQiyi · 33 episodes
Drama
Cast Zhang Linghe, Wang Churan, Fu Xinbo
Written by Fei Wo Si Cun
Blossom Through the Cloud
飞到我心上
Aug 31 · Hunan Television · 24 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Miles Wei, Liu Xiening, Fei Qiming
Written by Qiao Yao
Love For You
野狗骨头
Jul 5 · Hunan Television · 32 episodes
Drama
Cast Song Weilong, Zhang Jingyi, Liang Jingkang
Written by 宵霄, Xiu Tu Cheng
Key to the Phoenix Heart
雀骨
Jul 11 · iQiyi · 28 episodes
Drama
Cast Hou Minghao, Ai Mi, Riley Wang
Written by Wu Meng Zhang
Mystic Nine
九门
Jul 30 · Youku · 30 episodes
Drama · Action & Adventure
Cast William Chan, Joseph Zeng, Chen Yao
Written by Kennedy Xu
Road to Success
灿如繁星
Jul 5 · iQiyi · 32 episodes
Drama
Cast Yu Shuxin, Chen Jingke, Liu Jun
Written by Chang Er
Royal Betrothal
御廷谣
Jul 28 · Hunan Television · 32 episodes
Drama
Cast Wu Jinyan, Chen Zheyuan, Liang Yongqi
Written by 行烟烟
Pull Strings
师兄太稳健
Aug 19 · iQiyi · 30 episodes
Comedy · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast Ao Ruipeng, Sun Zhenni, Ao Ziyi
Written by Yan Gui Zheng Zhuan
Abyss
深渊无间
Sep 9 · iQiyi · 16 episodes
Mystery · Drama · Crime
Cast Ren Jialun, Qin Junjie, Wang Yanhui
Written by Nie Chengshuai
Cases Between Us
京城奇探
Jul 5 · Tencent Video · 36 episodes
Drama
Cast Zhai Zilu, Ma Sichao, Yang Kaicheng
Not Yours
非你之物
Sep 26 · Channel 9 MCOT HD · 12 episodes
Drama
Cast Paramee Thesdaroon, Ross Chen, Xuan Hao
Written by BamBam
Xiao Fang
小芳
Jul 13 · Tencent Video · 18 episodes
Drama · Family
Cast Wang Yinglu, Xin Yunlai, Ying Er
The Missing Piece
请记住我的名字
Sep 7 · Viki · 15 episodes
Drama
Cast Hou Mingxuan, Rao Zihao
Written by Kun Yi Wei Lou