2025 is here, and it’s time to take a look at a list of upcoming Chinese dramas that will air throughout the year. Take out your watch list because you will have more dramas to add to it. I will break the article in two sections, one for historical dramas and another for modern dramas.
Upcoming Historical / Costume / Fantasy Cdramas
Here’s a list of upcoming historical, costume, fantasy, and wuxia Chinese dramas.
Lament of the River Immortal
In a captivating fairytale, Li Qingyue, a powerful immortal blessed by the Four Spirits, and Bai Jiusi, a revered master of Dacheng, find themselves drawn together. However, a cruel twist of fate leads to a misunderstanding that ignites a heartbreaking conflict, even resulting in their demise.
But destiny is not done with them yet. Granted a second chance, they mend their broken bond and join forces as champions. Together, the immortal and the master unite to protect the innocent from a looming threat.
A Dream Within a Dream
There are two daughters in the Jiang family. The first daughter is the eldest daughter, who is as charming as a demon. The second daughter of the stepmother is as beautiful as a fairy. Her biological mother died young, and her eldest brother died in battle. The wandering Taoist priests thought her to be unlucky, so she was sent to Zhuangzi when she was a child and was looked down upon by others.
After returning home, she has always been grateful to her stepmother for treating her as her child. The fairy sister treated her sincerely despite the curse, and she took her sister into the palace with a grateful heart… She thought that her biological father always cared for her and that her beloved taught her carefully. For the sake of the family, Rongguang endured humiliation, but who would have thought… once the situation suddenly changed, the one he loved was in the world, but he became known as the witch who brought harm to the country.
After facing some truths and suffering, she swore revenge. The sky has eyes; the sky heard her promise, and it made her return ten years. And the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family has returned from hell to take revenge on all those who once owed her life.
Tang Palace Strange Cases
During the Lantern Festival, Princess Huai Si died mysteriously at a night banquet. Li Peiyi, the chief guard of the inner court, and Xiao Huaijin, the imperial censor of the Taishi Bureau, were ordered to investigate the case. Afterwards, Li Peiyi and Xiao Huaijin joined hands to uncover a series of strange cases that occurred in the inner court of the Tang Dynasty involving the fate of various women in the harem. In the process of solving the cases, Li Peiyi and Xiao Huaijin gradually found out the truth behind the Li family’s murder ten years ago and finally cleared the grievance of Li Peiyi’s father. They also gained a trusted companion in each other and received redemption. Online
Hidden Shadow
A peculiar girl with dual souls, An Jiu (Mei Jiu), after a bloody struggle, transforms from an ordinary girl into a royal female special agent. Along the way, she encounters young general Chu Dingjiang, elegant young master Hua Rongjian, and unique special agent companions. Together, they grow and transform amidst familial grudges, national enmities, and romantic entanglements.
Shui Long Yin
It tells the story of Tang Lici, the adopted son of the emperor of the current dynasty, as he investigates a murder case and uncovers the shady story of the world.
Tang Lici, who can’t tell the difference between good and evil, is framed by his former friends and forced to be involved in the conspiracy of the romantic shop to subvert the martial arts world. He looked coldly at the world, secretly explored the 13th floor with the “Paperology of Rebirth” from foreign martial arts, fought wits in the Sword King’s City, formed an alliance with Biluo Palace, entered the Central Plains Sword Club, and played chess with Fengliu Shop, but in the process, he encountered Chi Yun and Shen Lang Hun and others formed a bond, and were also infected by the heroic spirit of protecting the people regardless of life and death, and finally chose to shoulder the future mission of the world.
Tales Of Dark River
“The Dark River” is the most mysterious assassin organization in the martial arts world, consisting of the Su, Xie, and Mu families, with the leaders of the three families collectively referred to as the Grand Elders.
The Grand Elders are currently in critical condition due to a strange poison, putting their lives at risk. Upon hearing this news, the forces of the three families within the Dark River seize the opportunity to launch a rebellion. Su Muyu, the leader of the Grand Elder’s guard unit, Spider Shadow, seeks the help of the divine healer Bai Hehuai from the Medicine King Valley to treat the Grand Elders while also fending off attacks from assassins sent by the other families to protect the Grand Elders.
Legend of the Female General
The former female general He Yan comes back and joins hands with the favored man Xiao Jue to write a legend of a generation.
Love Beyond the Grave
The exceptionally gifted Ghost King, He Simu, unexpectedly encounters the young general, Duan Xu, while out on a break, searching for food. This young general, who carries an item belonging to someone from He Simu’s past, seems not to be the real Duan Xu. As they test each other through subtle exchanges, He Simu gradually uncovers the dark past and aspirations hidden within Duan Xu’s heart. In turn, Duan Xu discovers the steadfastness and loneliness that He Simu has endured. Despite the fleeting lifespan of a mortal, no more than a hundred years, and the four-hundred-year-old ghost who still retains the appearance of a young girl, they resist the relentless passage of time through their love.
Moonlit Reunion
Wu Zhen has a prominent status. Her sister is the queen, and her father is the Duke of Henan. She has been pampered since she was a child. She has a free and uninhibited personality and often wears men’s clothes, visits the Lefang brothel, and takes a group of children from aristocratic families around for fun; she became infamous as the famous dandy in Chang’an City.
She was able to see spirits at a very young age. When she was young, she accidentally fell from a building and was rescued by her former cat master. She inherited his demon power and became the new cat master, secretly in charge of the Chang’an Demon City.
Mei Zhu Yu is the nephew of a noble concubine. Like Wu Zhen, he can also see spirits. He was sent to a Taoist temple to practice at a young age. He is extremely talented. At a young age, he is already one of the best in Taoism. He can hide his spiritual power, just like ordinary people.
Upcoming Modern Chinese Dramas
Here is a list of upcoming modern and republican Chinese dramas.
Be Passionately in Love
After her college entrance examination, Xu Zhi became the greatest winner in Ruijun Middle School, but she didn’t expect that she was about to be defeated in love.
It was also that summer that she met Chen Lu Zhou, a handsome rogue who was known for having committed an act of violence. But Xu Zhi thought that Chen Lu Zhou was very kind, shocking their friends. He was obviously a troublemaker. Chen Lu Zhou thought that Xu Zhi wanted to chase him, which also shocked their friends. She obviously had a boyfriend.
Ski into Love
Manga artist Wei Zhi loses her pen name and copyrights after a scandal, turning to skiing for a fresh start. At Beishan Snow Resort, she encounters coach Shan Chong, a former snowboarder. Wei Zhi’s determined skiing practice and her connection with Shan Chong led to mutual feelings. Shan Chong, inspired by Wei Zhi, returns to training, seeking to reclaim his love for snowboarding.
Such a Good Love
Love is a game for the brave. When the most righteous heroine meets the most talented hero, facing an uncertain future, they use a vigorous love to resist doubts and answer the ultimate question of whether love is worth it in the entanglement of fate for more than ten years.
Sniper Butterfly
When Cen Jin fell into the trough of life, he received a call for help from Li Wu, a rural teenager he had sponsored. Li Wu’s self-improvement spirit moved Cen Jin and decided to take Li Wu, who was helpless and about to drop out of school, to Hai City to study.
With the company of Li Wu, Cen Jin got out of the divorce dilemma, returned to the workplace, and became a well-known curator. At this time, Li Wu especially cherished the learning environment created by Cen Jin for him, studied hard, and finally got admitted to the ideal university. Li Wu, who entered the university, gradually discovered his feelings for Cen Jin, and was known by Cen Jin. Cen Jin knew that this feeling was too heavy and complicated.
Li Wu did not wait for Cen Jin’s response during college. He was heartbroken and went far away, and the two parted ways. Six years later, Li Wu, who was already a workplace elite, returned to Hai City and reunited with Cen Jin for work. He did not mention the past on the surface, but his love remained. Under Li Wu’s sincerity and courage, Cen Jin chose to respond to Li Wu’s love truthfully.
Love on the Turquoise Land
In the ancient Qin Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang was obsessed with immortality. He sent a mysterious army, known as the “Tangled Army”, to find the mystery of immortality. However, their whereabouts and secrets disappeared as time passed.
In the present, this mysterious story is suddenly revived. Sculptor Nie Jiu Luo is a descendant of the Tangled Army. She lives an ordinary life, but her identity makes it impossible for her to avoid entanglements with the past. At the same time, Yan Tuo, a wealthy young man, whose family is controlled by a woman named Lin Xi Rou, is looking for the truth.
When Nie Jiu Luo and Yan Tuo meet, their destinies start to interwine. They begin to explore the secrets of the Tangled Army and the truth behind Lin Xi Rou, revealing a world beyond their imagination, the secret of earth owls, mysterious powers, and immortality.
Love’s Ambition
Xu Yan, who grew up with her grandmother, has a knot with her parents, and her grandmother is the only light in her heart. With a stubborn personality, she was admitted to a key university in a small town.
She worked alone for nearly ten years before she gained a foothold in the big city. She was briefly confused when she first came to the big city. Although she entered into marriage with the young talent Shen Haoming, they gradually became estranged due to their birth backgrounds and differences in thinking, and eventually parted ways. After the divorce, she lost her job again. Faced with the double blow of love and career, Xu Yan quickly sorted out her emotions and regrouped. She opened up a new direction in her career and realized the true meaning of family and love.
Fire Investigator
Fire investigator Yu Tong accidentally reunites with his long-lost friend, criminal policeman Lin Yao, because of a spontaneous combustion case in a lake. The two rush to various fire scenes to investigate and arrest the culprit.
They are not afraid of hardships and use efficient and reliable investigation methods, advanced technical means, and flexible and changeable inspection methods to solve complicated fire cases. While exploring the truth of the accident, they also summarize effective methods to prevent and control fire risks. In the process, Yu Tong gradually uncovers the truth about the fire that once occurred in his own factory, finds the real culprit behind the accident, and clears his father’s name.
Dear Enemy
Luo Man and Chen Kaixi were college classmates. After graduation, the two gradually drifted apart. One became a successful screenwriter, and the other became a rich housewife.
Real and fake best friends of ten years meet again; they don’t want the other person to have a bad life, nor do they want the other person to have a good life. Luo Man is not satisfied with his career and hopes to achieve a leap in life through marriage and become equal to Chen Kaixi, who is deeply stuck in the quagmire of marriage.
When the undercurrent between the two was raging, the young and beautiful Zhong Qingcheng became a key figure in the contest between the two.
Conclusion
This list of upcoming Chinese dramas in 2025 isn’t an official one. Some of the dramas mentioned here might not broadcast in 2025, I’m not jinxing it. Which one are you anticipating?
