Two dozens of eagerly-awaited series are streaming and coming up for iQiyi’s Chinese drama slate!
Stories layered with romance, mystery, history and more will be highlighted in the new roster of dramas on iQiyi!
Continuing its romantic ride, the “SWEET ON” collection aims to indulge fans with more sweet romance with the global rollout of Forever and Ever, Make A Wish, First Love Again, Sweet Teeth, Love Under The Full Moon after the successful launches of Moonlight and The Day of Becoming You.
More iQiyi romance originals including My Heart, Crush, Time is Love, Out of the Dream are greatly anticipated.
A large collection of premium romance dramas – Summer Again, Once Given Never Forgotten, A Camellia Romance, Unforgettable Love, Save My Love (WT), I Am a Super Star – will guarantee a heart-throbbing love season.
In addition, mystery lovers get ready for the thought-provoking plots and chills from Who is The Murderer, Danger Zone and Ferryman: The Legends of Nanyang!
Danger Zone, featuring award-winning cast Vic Chou, Christopher Lee, Berant Zhu, Sandrine Pinna, Wu Hsing-kuo and Tseng Jing-Hua, will premiere globally on
September 3.
The Soul Ferry franchise produces an overseas version, Ferryman: The Legends of Nanyang, starring renowned actors from Singapore and Malaysia, including Lawrence Wong, Qi Yu Wu and Kate Kinney, with a unique mysterious ambiance in Southeast Asia.
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Crossroad Bistro
Director Feng Xiaogang delivers this new TV series, 25 years since A Native of Beijing in New York. After his film Youth, he once again focuses on female characters in this new work.
Through sophisticated arrangement and compositions, he portrays five females in different backgrounds and personalities. As they work together to start and operate a bistro, their lives also progress in different aspects.
Lover or Stranger?
In this romantic mystery directed by Huang Tienjen (Someday or One Day), a violinist Luo Qianyi (Victoria Song) loses her memory after an avalanche.
Along with her businessman fiance Huo Youze (Oho Ou), they look for themselves and redemption amid mysteries.
Make a Wish
A part of iQiyi’s Sweet On Series, this title features Ren Youlun and Gia Ge. It’s a fairy tale between store manager Chi Yan ( Ren Youlin) and kitty girl Xiu (Gia Ge).
Ren You Lun portrays Yu Chi Yan, a ‘Buddhist youth’ who believes in always taking the path of least resistance. By some coincidence, he saves a white cat, who turns out to be a cat spirit from Meow Planet, which exists in a parallel world.
Taking on a human form, Xiao Xiu (Ge Xin Yi) must repay Chi Yan for his kindness before returning to her own planet. As Xiao Xiu moves in with Chi Yan, a series of hilarious encounters ensue.
Summer Again
Adapted from the namesake comics, the story follows a transfer student Tong Xi (Ni Kexin) going back to her hometown. She encounters her childhood crush Lin Nanyi (Chen Heyi) and her best friend Tao Zhu (Zhang Yinuo).
They overcome challenges together and reach the happiness that each is looking for.
Unforgettable Love
In this urban romance, a child mental counselor Qin Yiyue (Hu Yixuan) gradually opens up the minds of a family business group CEO (Miles Wei) and his father.
Once Given Never Forgotten
It’s a romance story across ten years between a blind orphan Lian Xin (Sophie Zhang) and Xiang Yuqiu (Yang Le).
Xiang Yuqiu is an orphan. A decade ago, his girlfriend, Luo Ting, died and donated her cornea to a sick 10-year-old girl named Xiang Lianxin. Now ten years later, Lianxin has returned to China after finishing a degree overseas.
She meets her donor’s younger brother, Luo Rui, who falls in love with her at first sight. However, Lianxin secretly adores Xiang Yuqiu, the ex-lover of her cornea donor.
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The Ideal City
Over 600,000 viewers have registered interest to watch Sun Li’s new work The Ideal City.
In her new work, Sun Lin plays an architectural cost engineer. She is committed to her goals and has built up her career under pressure in the architectural business.
Mark Chao starts as her competitor, but they get closer together amid challenges. Award-winning actor Yu Hewei and former Rocket Girls 101 member Yang Chaoyue also participate in the series.
Danger Zone
*Premiering on September 3
Starring Vic Chou, Christopher Lee, Berant Zhu, Sandrine Pinna, Wu Hsing-kuo, Tseng Jing-Hua, and other outstanding actors, Danger Zone describes how multiple resolved cases force law enforcement to work with criminals.
They investigate crime scenes to ensure justice for victims. However, the undercurrent in this deal is leading to a larger lethal crisis.
The 24 new Chinese dramas will be available on iQiyi International app or iQ.com.
Ferryman: The Legends of Nanyang
The series is adapted from a popular IP Soul Ferry. A young man Holly (Lawrence Wong) and soul ferryman Zhao Li (Qi Yu Wu) help souls lingering in the human world to
fulfill their wishes. Holly can see souls from the underworld and communicate with them, but this secret brings him a lot of trouble.
Who is the Murderer?
A part of iQiyi’s Light On Series, it’s a mind-blowing mystery that tries to unveil the truth underneath. Zhao Liying plays a mysterious psychologist and delivers an impressive performance.
After being dormant for 16 years, stakeholders in an unresolved serial killer case all hold unspeakable secrets and wait for the truth to emerge.
Crush
A part of iQiyi’s Sweet On Series, this title is adapted from the namesake novel by Mufusheng. In her last year in college, Sang Wuyan (Wan Peng) encounters the visually-impaired Su Nianqin (Evan Lin), and has a crush on him at the first sight.
After they get to know each other more, Sang realizes Su is actually the songwriter that she always admires. However, the relationship is pressured and challenged by social reality.
Fall In Love With A Scientist
It’s a rare Chinese language series about scientists. While PhD student Bai Lingling (played by Zhou Yutong) describes her professor Yang Lanhang (played by Jasper Liu) as “mean and pervert”, affections still emerge in her mind.
It also shows how funny it is when nerds fall in love.
First Love Again
A part of iQiyi’s Sweet On Series, the title describes an unexpected encounter between top student Ye Youning (Patrick Shih) and sunflower girl Xia Wenxi (Amy Chen) in a parallel universe.
Save My Love
In this surreal romance, the relationship between dark technology genius Ye Tian (Tong Mengshi) and leading AR gamer Bai Wei (Xiao Yan) evolves from “archrival” to “love of their lifetime”.
I am A Superstar
A radio host Zhang Ye (Wei Daxun) is kidnapped by aliens to a game world as a guinea pig. By accumulating reputation values in the game world, he overturns his life and becomes a superstar.
Sweet Teeth
A tumultuous love story between a simple librarian and an aloof dentist.
The 28-year-old Zeng Li crosses paths with her dentist Ai Jing Chu when she gets her teeth straightened. They experience many things together and gradually fall in love. As the two were about to confess their love to each other, Zeng Li’s first love, Yu Yi, whom she has been waiting for ten years reappears.
Now stuck in a love triangle, Ai Jing Chu, Zeng Li, and Yu Yi struggle to figure out their feelings.
Love Under The Full Moon
Xia Xia (played by Ju Jingyi) loses her memories due to the super moon, and is transported by accident to the future, in the smartphone of Dong Xia (played by Zheng Yecheng).
Starting from misunderstandings, they grow affections over time. Can people from different times reach happiness?
Out of the Dream
Yao Chi plays a singer/performer/cosplayer that produces theater based on animation. Chen Yusi plays a traditional Peking opera performer.
Can their love overcome cultural and artistic differences?
Time is Love
Chen Youwei plays a college student who has been oppressed due to family pressure. One day, he encounters an older girl Chen Feng (Xu Yiyang) who is frustrated in her dance career.
As they create deeper bonds, they also gradually heal the traumas caused by previous relationships.
Chang’an Memories
The female protagonist with memories from her past life reunites with the male protagonist in modern times. Zhou Shengchen (Ren Jialun) is a winning warrior on the battlefield, and has pledged loyalty to his country all his life.
Cui Shiyi (Bai Lu) is the only daughter in the family that was assigned to marry the prince when she was born.
Their love is doomed to face incredible challenges.
Forever and Ever
If you’re a fan of a good romance, then Forever and Ever is the show for you! Go on an emotional roller coaster with Shi Yi and Zhou Sheng Chen as they navigate through their lives together.
Shi Yi (Bai Lu, Love is Sweet) is one of the best voice actors in the industry. One day, she meets Zhou Sheng Chen, a chemistry professor, and they both leave a deep impression on each other. Zhou Sheng Chen agrees with his mom to marry and take over the family business, but rejects his mom’s arrangements, instead proposing to Shi Yi, who accepts his hand in marriage.
After marriage, Shi Yi and Zhou Sheng Chen take over the family business and manage to salvage the business, preserving the traditional arts. However, Shi Yi gets into an accident, getting herself seriously injured whilst saving her husband from being hurt.
My Heart
Another drama from iQiyi’s Sweet On Series, this historical romance story features an energetic but mundane girl Lu Qingqing (Cheng Xiao) and a hedonistic but intelligent royal Nangong Yixin (Gu Jia Cheng).
A Camellia Romance
In this historical romance, the largest tea merchant would like to marry the only daughter of a fabric store Xu Chunchun (Li Mo) to his only son Zhou Junjue (Guo Zifan).
In order to run away from her stepmom and start her own business, Xu agrees to the marriage. Annoyed by all the rules in a rich family after marriage, Xu wants to get divorced as soon as possible, but Zhou is not planning to let her go, because he fell love-at-first-sight with her.
A Love Never Lost
Five aspiring young people and their destinies intersect at a time when their country is on the verge of survival. It is starred by Li Xian, Jessie Li, Wei Daxun, and Zhou You, with Zhu Yawen as a special appearance.
Li Xian in military uniform is particularly attractive.
The 24 new Chinese dramas will be available on iQiyi International app or iQ.com.
PR Source: iQiyi
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