Upcoming Chinese Dramas August 2026

Genius Girlfriend 天才女友 (Aug 2 iQIYI)

Lin Zhixia is a quiet and brilliant student who has never been close to anyone. After transferring schools, she meets Jiang Yubai, a cheerful top student, and they become classmates. He helps her make friends and feel more comfortable at school, while she supports him with his studies. The two fall in love, but before he can confess, family problems force him to leave. The story follows whether they can overcome the distance and reunite. It stars Tian Xiwei and Hu Yitian.

Night Tales 夜语记 (Aug 2 Tencent)

Ye Xiaowei (He Nan), a talented winemaker from a poor background, is betrayed by both her lover, Cheng An (Li Wenhan), and her mentor, Lin Wanmei (Li Muyun). Driven by revenge, she assumes the identity of Sang Luo, an illegitimate daughter, and enters the Cheng family. Carefully planning every move, she navigates the dangerous world of a powerful wealthy family, manipulating those around her as she sets her trap.

The Road to Splendor 花开锦绣 (Aug 9 Tencent)

Zhao Ling (Ding Yuxi), a bold and loyal underground salt dealer, may come from humble origins, but he carries grand ambitions. He crosses paths with Fu Tingyun (Deng Enxi), a noble heiress wrongfully accused of an illicit affair. Forced to flee together, they face trials from both family and court. Battling against fate, their bond grows through hardship eventually forging a legendary love.

Zhong Qi 重器 (Aug 10 CCTV-8, iQIYI)

Set against the backdrop of China’s Reform and Opening Up, the drama led by Johnny Huang spans more than a decade, culminating in the landmark 1997 revisions to Criminal Law. It follows a group of law school graduate as they embark on careers across different branches of the country’s judicial system.

Boy Hood 2 我们的少年时代2 (Aug 16 Hunan TV, Mango TV)

As the new semester begins, the Yibei basketball club is on the verge of disbanding. Gu Chenyang, Xu Anbo, Fu Binyan, Li Haoyu, Lin Qingyuan, Zhou Yang, Chen Song, and Xie Yizhou join the team for different reasons, helping save the underdog team. Through challenges on the court and bonding in their music hideout, they grow from teammates into close friends, finding strength, healing family wounds, and embracing the journey of youth.

Pull Strings 师兄太稳健 (Aug 19 Youku, iQIYI)

After dying from a terminal illness in his previous life, Li Changshou is reborn in the Primordial World as a low-level cultivator. Determined to make the most of his second chance, he avoids danger, romance, and unnecessary conflicts, hoping to survive the coming catastrophe and eventually earn a quiet position in the Heavenly Court. But his plans for a peaceful life quickly unravel. As powerful enemies and unexpected allies enter his path. It stars Ao Ruipeng, Sun Zhenni, Ai Mi and Ao Ziyi.

The Trembling of Cicada 蝉 (Aug 20 iQIYI, Tencent, Migu, Zhejiang TV)

A defense lawyer (Elaine Zhong) with a criminal father and a detective stepfather, and a veteran judge (Francis Ng) haunted by the loss of his wife and child become entangled with a cunning legal expert (Zheng Yunlong). As they clash over dangerous cases, their rivalry slowly turns into an unexpected bond. But after twelve years of hidden motives and buried secrets, each must decide who is really hunting, and who is being hunted.

Remnants of Gold 金色 (Aug 25 Tencent)

Three hundred thousand taels of gold appear in the desert, but legend says anyone who searches for it becomes a vengeful ghost. A Jinyiwei investigator goes mad on his very first day. A loyal deputy envoy loses himself between desire and duty, while a woman who survives a massacre and is immune to poison returns to the desert, making herself the target of every faction as she seeks revenge. It stars Yin Fang, Xin Zhilei, Chen Kun and Vengo Gao.

The Early Spring 早春晴朗 (Aug 26 Youku)

New to Beijing, Shang Zhitao (Sun Qian) meets the brilliant but guarded Luan Nian (Jing Boran). As their feelings grow, she slowly breaks through his walls, and they begin a passionate, complicated romance. But when love clashes with her ambitions, she chooses her career. Years later, with both having grown and changed, they reunite.

The Awake 醒来 (Aug 26 CCTV-8, iQIYI)

A spirited photographer crosses paths with a famous dancer in turbulent Shanghai, where secret identities, coded messages and deadly choices draw them into a dangerous game of survival. Against a backdrop of shadows and shifting loyalties, their restrained romance unfolds through the lens of the camera. It stars Ou Hao, Gulinazha, Feng Shaofeng and Liang Jie.

Blossom Through the Cloud 飞到我心上 (Aug 31 Hunan TV, Mango TV)

Ruan Sixian (Liu Xiening), a flight attendant with dreams of becoming a pilot, leaves Hengshi Airlines after its pilot training program is canceled and a misunderstanding with corporate executive Fu Mingyu (Miles Wei). Three years later, she graduates at the top of her flight school and sets her sights on becoming a captain. As the two face career challenges, they eventually find their way to each other.