Overview: Many Chinese dramas are adapted from highly popular web novels, turning established IP into binge-worthy television ...

Expect more Chinese epic costume dramas and Shanghai-set modern urban romance dramas in the coming years. And with both genres still at the zenith of their popularity in Asia, why change a winning ...

Americans are deeply familiar with the classic time-travel trope. Someone travels backward or forwards in time, often with the aid of technology, messes with the history as it was (or is to be) ...

Faithful is an eagerly awaited new Chinese television drama that has just premiered, a thriller about political intrigue that brings #MeToo to Chinese period costume dramas set in Imperial times. That ...

From epic period spectacles to the pull of contemporary romance, 2025 is shaping up to be a dazzling year for fans of Chinese dramas. If you thought 2024 was the height of storytelling, make room on ...

Chinese TV series have created a solid niche for themselves in the international network of drama fans. Mainland China's most famous television series include historical dramas and fantasies, many of ...

The summer I was 8, I discovered Chinese dramas for the first time. I was at my grandmother’s house in Cincinnati, where my brother and I often spent part of our break. When my grandmother wasn’t ...

'The Empress of China' fell foul of an ongoing morality crusade and now focuses on talking heads rather than heaving bosoms By Clifford Coonan The historical costume drama The Empress of China, pulled ...

Would-be viewers of the long-delayed historical drama “A Love Never Lost” were left disappointed Monday when the show was pulled just two hours before its premiere. The broadcast was replaced with a ...

Rock It, Mom (摇滚狂花 yáogǔn kuáng huā) is the biggest hit in China right now that you don't know about, and it's burning up the streaming charts there. It is a riotous comedy, the most subversive and ...