It’s a month left till Christmas and just over a month until the start of a new year. 2016 looks to be a good one for drama lovers, especially those who are also avid novel readers. Many handsome idol actors are taking on more projects with a lot of action and fantasy genres.
Read on to see what you can look forward to:
The Legend of Qin / 秦时明月(Anime to Drama)
Original Writing: Robin Shen 沈乐平
Producer: Karen Tsai 蔡艺侬
Director: Li Guoli 李国立
Screenwriter: Xu Yuan 徐远
Starring:
Jiang Jin Fu as Jing Tian Ming
Hu Bing Qing as Gao yue
Qin Jun Jue as Xiang Shao Yu
Lu Yi as Kai Nie
Michelle Chen as Duanmu Rong
Gina Jin as Chi Lian
No. Episodes: 55
Broadcast Network: Hunan TV
Online Platform:
Premiere Date: November 29, 2015
The Legend of Miyue / 芈月传
Producer: Cao Ping 曹平
Director: Zheng Xiao Long 郑晓龙
Screenwriter: Jiang Sheng Nan 蒋胜男, Wang Xiao Ping 王小平
Starring:
Sun Li as Mi Yue 芈月
Liu Tao as Mi Shu 芈姝
Ma Su as Wei Yan 魏琰
Fang Zhong Xin as Ying Si 嬴驷
Huang Xuan as Huang Xie 黄歇
No. Episodes: 81
Broadcast Network: Beijing TV, Dragon TV
Online Platform: Letv, QQ
Premiere Date: November 30, 2015
Beautiful Secret / 美丽的秘密
Producer: Ke Yi Qin
Director: Ke Han Chen 柯翰辰
Screenwriter: Ru Ping 如萍
Starring:
Victoria Song as Jiang Mei Li (姜美丽)
Peter Ho as Guan Yi (关毅)
Xian Zi as Xu Ruo Lin (弦子)
Wei Qian Xiang as Chen Wei Feng (程伟峰)
Li Ying as Wang Xuan (汪璇)
No. Episodes: 45
Premiere Platform: Hunan TV
Premiere Date: December 23, 2015
Chinese Hero Zhao Zi Long / 武神赵子龙
This is a cross China/Korea production.
Producer: Chen Li Dong 程力栋
Director: Cheng Li Dong, Guo Jian Yong 国建勇, Yuan Ying Ming 袁英明
Screenwriter: Ying Ning 英宁, Li Li Zhuo 李立卓, Wei Zheng 维正
Starring:
Li Gengxin as Zhao Yun 赵云
Im Yoon Ah (Yoona) as Xiahou Qing Yi 夏侯轻衣
Kim Jeong Hoon as Gao Ze 高则
Jia Qing as Gongsun Bao Yue 公孙宝月
Godfrey Gao as Lu Bu 吕布
Gu Li Na Zha as Diao Chan 貂蝉
No. Episodes: 60
Premiere Platform: Hunan TV
Premiere Date: January 2016
The Gods / 封神
Producer: Yang Xiaoming 杨晓明
Director: Shin Woo Chu (SBS PD)
Screenwriter: Zhu Sujin 朱苏进
Starring:
Luo Jin 罗晋
Wang Likun 王丽坤
Zhang Bo 张博
Yu He Wei 于和伟
Zou Zhao Long 邹兆龙
Hai Yitian 海一天
Hu Jing 胡静
Deng Lun 邓伦
No. Episodes: 60
Premiere Platform: Shandong TV
Online Platform: iQiyi, Sohu, QQ
Premiere Date: January 31, 2016 (Tentative)
Chronicle of Life / 寂寞空庭春欲晚 (Novel to Drama)
Author: Ji Mo Kong Ting Chun Yu Wan by Fei Wo Si Cun 匪我思存
Producer: Yang Xiao Pei 杨晓培, Yu Yi 虞怡
Director: Wu Jin Yuan 吴锦源, Liu Zi Fu 刘子富, Billy Tang 邓衍成
Screenwriter: Guo Bao Xian 郭宝贤, Su Bin Hua 苏斌华, Du Li Rong 杜璃容, Jiang Guangyu 江光煜, Rao Jun 饶俊
Starring:
Hawick Lau as Xiao Xuan Zi (Emperor Kang Xi)
Zheng Shuang as Wei Lin Lang (Consort Liang)
Zhang Bin Bin as Nalan Rong Ruo (Nalan Xing De)
Catherina Yim as Grand Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuang
No. Episodes: 45
Online Platform: Letv, QQ
Premiere Date: February 1, 2016
The Imperial Doctress / 女医·明妃传
Producer: Karen Tsai 蔡艺侬, Huang Lan 黄澜
Director: Li Guoli 李国立, Zheng Weiwen 郑伟文, Liu Zeliang 卢泽良
Screenwriter: Zhang Wei 张巍
Starring:
Liu Shi Shi as Tan Yun Xian 谈允贤
Wallace Huo as Zhu Qi Zhen 朱祁镇
Huang Xuan as Zhu Qi Yu 朱祁钰
Yuan Wen Kang as Ye Xian 也先
Li Cheng Yuan as Empress Qian 孝庄钱皇后
Gina Hin as Wang Meilin 汪美麟
No. Episodes: 50
Broadcast Network: Dragon TV
Premiere Date: February 15, 2016
Singing All Along / 秀丽江山之长歌行 (Novel to Drama)
Author: Xiu Li Jiang Shan by Li Xin 李歆
Producer: Ruby Lin
Director: Lin Feng 林峰, Zhu Rui Bin 朱銳斌
Screenwriter: Shao Si Han 邵思涵
Starring:
Ruby Lin as Yin Li hua
Yuan Hong as Liu Xiu
Kenny Kwan as Deng Yu
Li Jia Hang as Feng Yi
Cai Heng as Wu Han
Yu Bo as Liu Xuan
Zong Feng Yan as Liu Yan
Mao Zi Jun as Yin Xing
Wang Yu as Yin Shi
No. Episodes: 54
Broadcast Network: JSTV
Premiere Date: February 2016
Legend of Foxes of Azure Hill / 青丘狐传说
Producer: Li Guoli 李国立
Director: Lin Yu Fen 林玉芬, Ga Lin Bao 高林豹, Xu Huikang 徐惠康
Starring:
Jiang Jin Fu as Liu Chang Yan
Gu Li na Zha as Tao Heng
Ciao Cai Qi as ying Ning
Gina Jin as Weng Chang Ting
Chen Yao as Hua Yue
Mike D’Angelo as Hu Si
Zhang Xue Ying as Weng Hong Tin
Wang Kai as Si Tai Pu
No. Episodes: 40
Broadcast Network: Hunan TV
Online Platform: iQiyi, Youku, QQ, Sohu
Premiere Date: March 2016 (Tentative)
Sparrow / 麻雀 (Novel to Drama)
Author: Hai Fei 海飞
Director: Jin Chen 金琛, Zhou Yuan Zhou 周远舟
Screenwriter: Hai Fei 海飞
Starring:
Li Yi Feng 李易峰
Zhou Dongyu 周冬雨
Edward Zhang 张鲁一
Zhang Ruo Yun 张若昀
Han Qingzi 阚清子
Yin Zheng 尹正
Li Xiao Ran 李小冉
No. Episodes: TBA
Premiere Platform: Hunan TV
Premiere Date: 2016
Just One Smile is Very Alluring / 微微一笑很倾城 (Novel to Drama)
Author: Gu Man 顾漫
Director: Lin Yu Fen 林玉芬
Screenwriter: Gu Man 顾漫
Starring:
Yang Yang as Xiao Nai 肖奈
Zheng Shuang as Bei Wei Wei 贝微微
Rachel Momo as Er Xi 二喜
Niu Jun Feng as Yu Ban Shan 于半珊
Zheng Ye CHeng as Hao Mei 郝眉
Cui Hang as Qiu Yong Hou 丘永侯
No. Episodes: 32
Premiere Date: 2016
Braveness of the Ming / 锦衣夜行 (Novel to Drama)
This is a cross China/Korea production.
Author: Jin Yi Ye Xing by Yue Guan 月关
Producer: Yang Fan 杨钒, Lin Guo Hua 林国华
Director: Zhong Shu Jia 钟澍佳, Liang Sheng Quan 梁胜权, Huang Jun Wen 黄俊文
Screenwriter: Bai Yi Cong 白一骢
Starring:
Zhang Han as Xia Xun
Park Min Young as Xie Yu Fei
Jeremy Tsui as Ximen Jing
Wei Qian Xiang as Ji Gang
No. Episodes: 30
Premiere Date: 2016
Love, Up in the Air / 云巅之上
Producer: Yu Zheng 于正
Director: Li Huizhu 李慧珠, Deng Wei’en 邓伟恩 , Li Wen Long 李文龙, Chen Jia Lin 陈家霖
Screenwriter: Er Di 尔笛
Starring:
Chen Xiao as Tang Fei 唐斐
Yuan Shanshan as Jian Xi 简兮
Meng Jiangjie as Ji Qing 季晴
Guo Xiaodong as Lu Zhou 陆周
Zhang Zhe Han as Ke Luo 柯洛
Merat as Yue Le 岳乐
Zang Hongna as An Xin 安心
He Hongshan as Chen Yan 沈嫣
Cai Wenjing as Zuo Zuo 左左
No. Episodes: 45
Network: Hunan TV
Premiere Date: 2016
Chinese Paladin 5 / 云之凡
Producer: Karen Tsai 蔡艺侬
General Director: Li Guoli 李国立
Director: Zheng Weiwen 郑伟文, Xu Huikang 徐惠康, He Zhen Hua 何振华
Screenwriter: Wang Li Zhi 王莉芝
Starring:
Elvis Han as Jiang Yun Fan 姜云凡
Gu Li Na Zha as Tang Yu Rou 唐雨柔
Joe Cheng as Long You 龙幽
Xiao Cai Qi as Xiao Man 小蛮
Gina Jin as Ling Yin 凌音
Geng Le as Jiang Shi Li 姜世离
No. Episodes: 40
Premiere Date: 2016
Maritime Silk Road / 海上丝路
Producer: Sun Xiao Jia 孙晓佳
Director: Cai Jing Sheng 蔡晶盛
Screenwriter: Xu Run 徐闰
Starring:
Yan Kuan as A Man / Li Long Ji
Ady An as Hai Lu
Siqin Gao Wa as Wu Ze Tian
Jiang Xue as Sang Ni
Chu Jun Chen as Hua Ge
Xue Fei as Si Ba Tuo
No. Episodes: 35
Broadcast Network: CCTV
Premiere Date: 2016
Princess Jieyou / 解忧公主
Producer: Zhang Ning 张宁
Director: Lu Yang 路阳
Screenwriter: An Qi Jie 安启杰, Xu Yi Liang 徐伊亮, Yu Yang 禹扬, Sun Hao 孙浩, Xue Jiao 薛峤
Starring:
Zhang Xin Yi as Jie You
Yuan Hong as Weng Gui
Yuan Wen Kang as Jun Xu
Yang Yi as A Cai
No. Episodes: 46
Premiere Date: 2016
Hunting Ground / 猎场
Producer: Zhang Jing 张静
Director: Jiang Wei 姜伟
Screenwriter: Jiang Wei 姜伟
Starring:
Hu Ge as Zheng Qiudong
Jian Ren Zi as Luo Yiren
Wan Qian as Xiong Qingchun
Zu Feng as Bai Liqin
Chen Long as Lin Bai
No. Episodes: 35
Broadcast Network: Zhejiang TV
Premiere Date: 2016
Ode to Joy / 欢乐颂
Producer: Hou Hong Liang 侯鸿亮
Director: Kong Sheng 孔笙, Jian Chuan Su 简川訸
Screenwriter: Yuan Zi Dan 袁子弹
Starring:
Liu Tao as An Di
Jiang Xin as Fang Sheng Mei
Wang Zi Wen as Qu Xiao Xiao
Yang Zi as Qiu Ying Ying
Zu Feng as Qi Dian
Wang Kai as Dr. Zhao
Jin Dong as Tan Zong Ming
No. Episodes: 30
Broadcast Network: Dragon TC, JSTV
Online Platform: Sohu paid subscription
Premiere Date: 2016 (Tentative)
Scouring Marriage / 淘婚记
Producer: Li Xiao Yi 李小义
Director: Lin He Long 林合隆
Screenwriter: Hu Yan 胡燕
Starring:
Liu Tao as Cocoa Wang 王可可
Ma Tian Yu as Li Xiao Jun 黎小俊
David Wang as Cheng Dacheng 程大成
Lu Jia Rong as Guo Guo 果果
Nicole Ma as Chen Lan Zhuo 沈岚卓
Rosie Zheng as Sun Qian 孙倩
No. Episodes: 40
Online Platform: iQiyi
Premiere Date: 2016
Finished Filming w/ no Airing Date
Fated Happiness / 缘来幸福
Producer: Jin Yuan 金媛
Director: Lin He Long 林合隆
Screenwriter: Lin He Long 林合隆, Xu Tao 徐涛
Starring:
Ma Tian Yu as He Mu 何慕
Deng Jia Jia as Su Xiao Xiao 蘇曉曉
William Chan as He Han 何瀚
Ao Quan as Ma Da 馬達
Zhao Ke as Su Man 蘇蔓
Lu Jia Rong as Xie Zi Qi 謝姿奇
Jiang Han as Qiao Bu 喬布
Li Zhi Xue as Coco
No. Episodes: 40
Premiere Date: Unknown
IMO - Time4Drama 
Hmm I think I might have become quite picky when it comes to drama… I’ll check out for sure Just One Smile is Very Alluring 🙂 I seriously hope they manage well the transition game/reality…
I’ve also been waiting for Singing All Along for a while now… though I don’t think the main look very good together :s
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Singing All Along has just taken forever to come around. I think the fans nearly gave up seeing it within the next two years hahaha.
Some of the photos from the recording of Just One Smile is Very Alluring show at least a good appearance compatibility of Yang Yang to the character of Xiao Nai…I’m not sure how I feel about Zheng Shuang playing Bei Wei Wei…
In my head I was imagining someone more…well…more than skin and bones than what Zheng Shuang seems to be these days. Wei Wei is described as being energetic and playful…but I can’t seem to see that energy/aura coming from Zheng Shuang.
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Waiting for drama to come out is real torture >< And to think that after waiting for months/years (?) for Hua Xu Yin and Yun Zhong Ge, I ended up dropping them right away… *sigh*
Yep YY looks pretty good as XN haha As for ZS… I thought she looked good when I first saw the promo poster but after seeing the other pictures I'm rather skeptical…
I have to agree on the fact that she lacks that energetic aura… still can't wait to see the trailer at least to get a better idea
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