The 13 Best Chinese Dramas of 2026

Glossy period romances, workplace slow burns and a few oddball genre-benders from one packed year of Chinese TV. Which one earned your binge?

1. 1
   Pursuit of Jade

   A 40-episode period romance from iQIYI and Tencent Video starring Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei, about a butcher's daughter and a man she gets in return for her prayers.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Echoes of Gang City

   A 28-episode Tencent Video mini-drama with Zhao Hua Wei and Hu Lian Xin, a contract marriage tangled up with past lives.
   728pts
3. 3
   Cang Feng

   A 23-episode Tencent Video contemporary team action-comedy starring Duan Yi Hong, Li Chun and Wan Peng.
   647pts
4. 4
   Mystic Nine

   A 30-episode Youku era action drama with William Chan and Zeng Shun Xi, adapted from Xu Lei's Nine Gates novels.
   560pts
5. 5
   Genius Girlfriend

   A 28-episode iQIYI campus romance starring Hu Yi Tian and Bai Tian Xi Wei, about an awkward genius who finds her people.
   485pts
6. 6
   Where Colours Dream

   A 3-episode Tencent Video suspense drama with Dai Lu Wa and Tang Shi Yi, about a con artist and a chief accountant who scam together.
   485pts
7. 7
   Affinity

   A 40-episode Youku mini-drama starring Cui Yu Xin and Fang Jin, about a sick man who is uncontrollably addicted to a girl.
   397pts
8. 8
   The Epoch of Miyu

   A 38-episode contemporary romance with Wallace Chung and Zhu Zhu about a rich housewife who walks out on a cheating husband and starts working in a hotel.
   291pts
9. 9
   Irreplaceable

   A 20-episode Youku office romance starring Wei Da Xun and Zhao Jin Mai, about a corporate newbie with a black-lotus streak.
   291pts
10. 10
    Love Story in the 1970s

    A 29-episode Tencent Video era romance starring Chen Fei Yu and Sun Qian, built on marriage first and love second among the Fang siblings.
    291pts
11. 11
    Early Spring, Bright and Clear

    A 24-episode Youku workplace romance with Jing Bo Ran and Sun Qian, in which a marketing newbie falls for her sharp-tongued boss.
    0pts
12. 12
    Seascape of the Heart

    An 8-episode iQIYI romance with Gao Zhi Ting and Zhang Xue Ying, in which a rock bridges a drama coordinator and a visionary director.
    0pts
13. 13
    The Road to Splendour

    A 36-episode Tencent Video period romance with Ding Yu Xi and Deng En Xi, where a noble lady fakes her death to marry a fake pirate.
    0pts

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