The Truth 风过留痕 (Feb 3 Tencent, iQIYI)
Yunxi City’s Forensic Unit, led by Captain Leng Qiming, brings together elite profilers, tech experts, and detectives to solve the city’s most baffling crimes. As each case unravels, deeper mysteries and the darker sides of human nature are revealed. It stars Gong Jun, Jiang Wu and Sun Yi.
Unveil: Jadewind 唐宫奇案之青雾风鸣 (CCTV8, Feb 5 Youku)
During the Lantern Festival, Princess Ningyuan dies under mysterious circumstances. Li Peiyi (Bai Lu), a sharp-eyed and formidable princess, teams up with Xiao Huaijin (Wang Xingyue), a meticulous official of the Astronomical Bureau, to uncover the truth. Their investigation exposes hidden crimes within the Tang palace, each tied to the silenced fates of court women. As the mystery deepens, Peiyi is forced to confront the long-buried truth behind her family’s massacre.
How Dare You!? 成何体统 (Feb 6 iQIYI)
As the two leads trade the line, “How are you? Fine, thank you,” the series signals a faithful adaptation of the original romance, already adapted as a manhua, donghua, and short-form drama. Office rookie Wang Cuihua is pulled into a transmigration novel, where she learns that Zhang San who is a tyrannical ruler in the story is a fellow traveller. Armed with knowledge about the story, they scheme to survive, reshape the kingdom, and defeat their enemies. As victory nears, a prophecy reveals only one of them can live. It stars Wang Churan, Cheng Lei, Tang Xiaotian and Hu Yixuan.
Our Dazzling Days 岁月有情时 (Feb 20 CCTV-8, iQIYI)
Set in 1990s Northeast China, the story follows three children growing up in a factory housing community: carefree Xiaoman, disciplined Xia Lei, and dreamer Xiaodan. As the once-proud military factory declines, their paths diverge, Xiaoman is scammed while working in Japan, and Xia Lei struggles as a “Shanghai drifter.” When the factory collapses and workers scatter, fate reunites them. Returning home with new skills and resolve, they revive a branch factory, confront local corruption, and transform their lifelong friendship into love and chosen family, carrying forward the resilience and spirit of their “factory kid” generation. It stars Johnny Huang, Guan Xiaotong, Xu Ruohan and Wang Tianchen.
Love Story in the 1970s 纯真年代的爱情 (Feb 21 CCTV-8, Tencent)
Set in the 1970s, ambitious factory worker Fei Ni (Sun Qian) hopes to enter university and change her fate. When her injured classmate Fang Muyang (Arthur Chen) becomes a local hero, she cares for him seeking a recommendation, but fails. Under mounting pressure, she proposes a fake marriage to solve a housing problem. Sharing a cramped room, they endure hardship together, and their partnership turns into real love.
Generation to Generation 江湖夜雨十年灯 (Feb 22 Tencent)
It follows the calculating Mu Qingyan (Zhou Yiran) and carefree Cai Zhao (Bao Shangen) as they journey through the turbulent jianghu and uncover hidden agendas and false identities. Amid love and rivalry, they reveal the true faces behind the masks and carve their own legend.
Wonderful Times 好好的时光 (Feb 23 Hunan TV, Mango TV)
Set in the late 1970s, factory worker Zhuang Xianjin (Tian Yu) marries song-and-dance performer Su Xiaoman (Mei Ting), blending two families with three children each. Over the next thirty years, the children navigate love, rivalry, and unspoken secrets. Starring Mei Ting and Tian Yu.
The Devil Between Us 除恶 (Feb 23 iQIYI)
In a remote coastal town, the disappearance of a bag of drugs shatters the calm. Hu Wenjing (Ren Suxi), a policewoman, is accidentally drawn into a drug deal. Cheng Ken (Wang Xiao) is a father willing to pay any price to save his daughter. Li Xiaoya (Cai Wenjing) is an ambitious woman determined to escape the small-town life. Their lives all become entangled.
About Love 玫瑰丛生 (Feb 26 Tencent)
Li Xiaoxi (Wang Ziwen), guarded and cautious about love, unexpectedly meets Xiao Bei (Liu Yuning). What begins as a chance encounter grows into romance. Through Xiao Bei’s steady loyalty and support, she slowly overcomes her fears and learns to embrace love. It also stars Jiang Xin with special appearances by Ming Dao, Zhu Xudan and Vengo Gao.
Seeds of Scarlet Longing 在你眉梢种红豆 (Feb 26 Mango TV)
On the night of the full moon, the Yuyao Slave Jiang Zhu (Zhao Qing), who hunts for primordial yang energy in order to survive plants a love curse in the powerful minister Shen Miu (Zheng Yecheng) as he tries to hunt her down. From that moment on, prey and hunter switch roles. What begins as confrontation gradually transforms into love.
