Top 100 Must-Watch Chinese Dramas of 2026

Justice in the Dark

8.6

The story is now set in a sci-fi-esque Xinyuan Civilization Year 253, where the rising crime rate and its relation to "zero-degree empathy" have become a topic of interest. The murder of a deliveryman leads to a criminal…

Moonlight Mystique

8.6

Bai Shuo, the youngest daughter of the Governor's mansion, made a vow to cultivate immortality to repay a favor. While on her journey to seek immortality, she encounters the powerful demon king, master of the bright…

The Bad Kids

8.5

A story that follows three children from a coastal town who unintentionally film a murder scene. As the kids become involved with the suspect, it opens up a case that is far more complicated than it looks and entraps…

Nirvana in Fire Season 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin

8.5

Xiao Ping Zhang and Xiao Ping Jing are the talented sons of Xiao Ting Sheng, the Prince of Changlin and general of the Liang dynasty’s most powerful army. Ping Zhang is the eldest and heir of Changlin, while Ping Jing…

Glory of Special Forces

8.5

Yan Po Yue, a talented yet solitary young man, struggles to fit in despite excelling at everything. Coming from a family of soldiers, he joins military school to prove himself to his father. Although he impresses during…

Deep In

8.5

It tells the story of actor Zhang Zhun, who auditions for the film "Into the Role" in an effort to overcome a career slump. During the process, he becomes involved with Zhen Xin, another actor who achieved fame at a…

Empresses in the Palace

8.5

A young woman born of the Eight Banners' family marries the Emperor. After surviving many murderous scandals and betrayals, she prevails as the most powerful woman in the Emperor's harem, the Empress Dowager. In the…

Archives: The Nanyang Mystery

8.5

In the early years of the Republic of China era, a bizarre murder case known as "Water Ghost Longing for Home" occurs at sea in Nanyang. Zhang Haiyan and Zhang Haixia, two staff members from the Southern Archives dispatched…

Battle of Changsha

8.5

'Battle of Changsha' retells the turbulent events of the second Sino-Japanese War from the perspective of the Hu family, particularly through the eyes of a 16-year-old girl named Hu Xiang Xiang and her twin brother,…

Blossoms of Power

8.5

The sole survivor of a bloodshed, Gu Qing Zhi awakens under a new identity — Shen Xi He, the Princess of the Northwest. Once a proud and spirited rose of the frontier, she has now transformed into a cold, calculating…

The Double Special

8.5

Xiao Heng narrates how they've been married for 8 years and a daughter is shown. (Source: MyDramaList)

Only for Love Special

8.5

Word of Honor

8.5

In order to leave the assassin organization The Window of Heaven, the leader Zhou Zi Shu performs an obligatory departure technique, leaving him with three years left to live. He disguises his face and tries to live…

Winter Begonia

8.5

A story that revolves around a Peking opera performer and a wealthy businessman who are brought together by their love for Peking opera. Set in the 1930's, it follows Shang Xi Rui, a Peking opera performer who relies…

Love of the Divine Tree

8.5

Su Yi Shui, a talented young cultivator, had his destiny changed by his master, Mu Qing Ge, eighteen years ago. Mu Qing Ge, known as the "female demon", was also branded with a bad reputation and presumed dead. Eighteen…

You Are My Hero

8.5

Freshly graduated doctor Mi Ka was at a jewellery store to purchase a gift for her parents when a jewel heist by armed robbers occurred. A special SWAT team was deployed to take control of the situation and this was…

Mysterious Lotus Casebook: Special Episode

8.5

A different or continuous ending for "Mysterious Lotus Casebook" (2023). (Source: MyDramaList)

Never-Ending Summer

8.5

Zhou Wan, a resilient and determined top student, desperately seeks a way to save her seriously ill grandmother. After failing to obtain help from her mother, who abandoned her years ago, she deliberately approaches…

Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty II To the West

8.5

Set in the year 712 AD during the reign of Emperor Rui Zong of the Tang Dynasty, the grandeur of the Tang Dynasty continues, but beneath the prosperity, hidden dangers lurk, and a storm is brewing. Various forces are…

Shine on Me

8.5

The story follows the lively and energetic university student Nie Xi Guang as she steps out of campus and navigates the challenges of the professional world. During university, she experiences a bittersweet secret crush…