iQIYI September 2026 Investment Conference: All the New C-Dramas, Promotional Material, and Trailers
Updated: Sep 25
The C-Drama news will not stop coming. These platforms need to learn to stagger their info bombs because I am exhausted. Nonetheless, I am back with the news I found the most interesting, which does NOT include any AI dramas. Ugh. Ick. Gross.
Announcements:
Echoes (New Drama)
Starring: Bai Lu and Chen Zheyuan
Status: Rumored to begin filming December 2026
Jin Yi Sou Jin Lu (New Drama)
Starring: Ren Jialun
Status: Filming
Journey to Glow (New Poster)
Starring: Wang Anyu and Zhao Jinmai
Status: Currently filming-- began in July 2026.
New Trailers:
All trailers are linked if you click on the title of the drama. I will add the youtube trailers directly to this post as they become available. *** Update: I have added 13 of the trailers directly to the page. The rest are yet to be released on youtube. Again, for those without direct youtube videos, click the drama title and it will take you to the trailer on Reddit.
Starring: Ao Rui Peng and Shen Yu Jie
Status: Awaiting Distribution License
Synopsis: The cold and domineering CEO, Cen Sen, and the arrogant young lady, Ji Ming Shu, go from mutual suspicion and manipulation to a life-and-death love. Throughout the process of changing their fate and saving each other, they experience a deep and passionate romance that begins with an arranged marriage. @MDL
Starring: Fu Xin Bo and NiNi
Status: Awaiting Distribution License
Synopsis: On the summer night of Shanghai in 2021, Zong Ying, a forensic expert, bumped into an unexpected visitor at home who also claimed to be the owner of the apartment No. 699. He came to modern times every night from 1937, and then went back in the morning and took out his Republic of China lawyer's certificate to verify his identity.@MDL
Starring: Ju Jing Yi and Zhang Yun Long
Status: Ready to Air
Synopsis: A young beggar, A Dai, becomes the disciple of the carefree immortal Xiao Yi Han. While he's lazy, she is hardworking and rises to fame by taming a divine hammer. Just as their bond grows, Xiao Yi Han betrays the sect to save his brother trapped in Penglai. Feeling betrayed, A Dai sets out to stop him. @MDL
Before Birthday(BTS)
Starring: Ao Rui Peng and Shen Yu Jie
Status: Awaiting Distribution License
Synopsis: A driven elite lawyer, estranged from her fearful daughter and cheating husband, teams up with her rival to prevent her child's fatal accident by unraveling a 15-year-old mystery that reveals chilling ties between her family's collapse and the tragedy she's desperate to stop. @MDL
Starring: Li Xian and Zhang Jingyi
Status: Post Production
Synopsis: The drama is adapted from Ming Kai Ye He's novel of the same name. Set in a modern city, it tells the story of childhood sweethearts Chen Qingwu and Meng Qiran, who grow apart due to misaligned feelings. Meanwhile, Meng Fuyuan, the eldest son of the Meng family, has long harbored a secret love for Qingwu, which finally comes true. The three eventually untangle their emotional bonds. @CPOPHOME
The Unseen Qin Empire (BTS)
Starring: Chen Xiao, Zhang Xin Cheng, Dai Luwa
Status: Ready to Air
Synopsis: The story follows the process of constructing the Zheng Canal, linking it to the process of Qin's unification of the six kingdoms. During this period, Ying Zheng and Chancellor Changping Jun, childhood friends, share a deep bond as they face political enemies and the six kingdoms together. In the end, however, due to differences in personality, nation, and blood, they find themselves in armed conflict. @MDL
Starring: Cheng Yi and
Lin Gengxin
Status: Awaiting Distribution License
Synopsis: In the first year of Hongxi during the Ming Dynasty, Crown Prince Zhu Zhan Ji’s treasure ship sank on the banks of the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, and news came that the emperor was critically ill. The earth-shattering and dramatic changes across the two cities made the prince embark on a frantic journey. He must run more than 1,100 km in 15 days from Nanjing to Beijing to save himself and save the dynasty. @MDL
Starring: Zou Yiru and Lin Muran
Status: Post Production
Synopsis: During the primordial chaos, the Three Realms were formed; for a thousand years, demons and humans coexisted. The White Snake demon named Xiao Bai saves the world against Heaven’s Will, then reincarnates as Linghu Yu, the daughter of the righteous demon hunter Linghu Chu Qiu. While the War God Yang Yi Zhan falls into the mortal realm, becoming a demon hunter himself, he faces new challenges and is conflicted by human emotions in serving justice.@MDL
Starring: Xu Ruohan and Johnny Huang
Status: Post Production
Synopsis: Forest police officer Li Ze Chuan tragically dies while pursuing poachers, and his girlfriend Wen Xia unexpectedly travels back in time. The two join hands to protect the rainforest, engaging in life-or-death battles with poachers, gradually uncovering conspiracies and confronting their nemesis.@MDL
Starring: Bai Jingtin and Tong Jiating
Status: Currently Filming
Synopsis: The main plot is the family misfortunes and life experiences of Tong Jia Ting, the son of Tong Shuang Wei, an upper-level KMT official and legal authority, showing a panoramic picture of half of China during the Anti-Japanese War. @MDL
Starring: Hou Minghao and Zhang Wenxin
Status: Awaiting Distribution License
Synopsis: To eradicate the evil sect known as the Longevity Palace—infamous for using living people to refine elixirs—the major martial sects began expanding their forces and forging new alliances. Infinite Sword Manor convened a grand martial arts assembly, hoping to form a new Alliance of the Four Seas to cut down villains and uncover the secret of immortality. Heroes from every corner of the realm gathered in response.@MDL
Starring: Esther Yu and Zhang Yunlong
Status: Ready to Air
Synopsis: In her previous life, Yun Chu, the daughter of a noble family, married into a poor household. She devoted herself to her husband’s rise, shielding his family from every storm, only to be repaid with betrayal, poisoning, and the massacre of her entire clan. She swore that if she were ever given another life, she would make the traitors suffer a hundredfold. Breaking free from an endless cycle of fate at the cost of everything, she is reborn. @MDL
Starring: Zhang Ruo Nan and Wang Anyu
Status: Post Production
Synopsis: This is a love story about time and healing. Five years ago, Shen Qian Zhan, a film and television intern who pursued her dreams, accidentally broke into the life of clock restorer Ji Qing He. Ji Qing He fell in love with her at first sight and never forgot her. Five years later, Shen Qian Zhan, a female producer who looks glamorous but is actually living in embarrassment, and Ji Qing He, an ancient clock restorer who inherits intangible cultural heritage skills, met again by fate when they filmed the film and television work "Time" on the restoration of ancient clocks together. In the process of the emotional game and career struggle, the two understood each other and healed each other.@MDL
Starring: Ryan Cheng (Cheng Lei) and Lin Gengxin
Status: Post Production
Synopsis: A high-octane saga of speed and passion on the open road: Cheng Zhuo—the steady, rational captain of a rescue squad—crosses paths with Ba Yun Ye—the dashing, lone-wolf leader of an off-road team. Fueled by a surge of adrenaline and raw chemistry, they share a night of intense intimacy. Believing this fleeting encounter to be their last, they are astonished to meet again during a rescue mission in the desolate, uninhabited wilderness of Cangya.@MDL
Starring: Yang Xu Wen, Wang Hong Yi, and Snow Kong
Status: Filming
Synopsis: It tells the story of a group of talented teenagers who form the organization "Quicksand", working together to solve mysteries, fight against corrupt authorities, and defend the ideals of their country. @MDL
Starring: Liu Haoran and Landy Li
Status: Ready to Air (Airing this month?)
Synopsis: A woman and a man, each burdened by personal problems in their lives, accidentally travel to a remote, unknown island. Together, they'll explore the secrets of time and space that sent them to the island, and start a love journey. @MDL
Starring: Son Zuer and Guo Qilin
Status: Awaiting Distribution License
Synopsis: A woman and a man, each burdened by personal problems in their lives, accidentally travel to a remote, unknown island. Together, they'll explore the secrets of time and space that sent them to the island, and start a love journey. @MDL
Starring: Sun Qian and Zhang Yun Long
Status: Post Production
Synopsis: Fang Long once grew up in a happy and well-off family, but her life was turned upside down after her father went bankrupt and her mother passed away. With nowhere else to go, she moves in with her aunt, Ma Hui Min. Ma Hui Min lives only with her adopted son, Zhou Ya, who runs a popular seafood restaurant that is well known throughout their small town.@MDL
Starring: Daniel Zhou and Zhao Qing
Status: Ready to Air
Synopsis: Shen Qing Wu was originally an ordinary woman. She entered the military camp by chance. After training, she grew into a heroine general. Not only did she make friends with life and death partners, but she also received guidance and support from her predecessors. She was determined to protect the peace of her country as her mission. During her military service, she reunited with Zhang Xing Jian, whom she had known in the past. @MDL
Starring: Lin Yi & Lu Yuxiao
Status: Ready to Air
Synopsis: The socially anxious Yun Li applies for a postgraduate program in Nanwu to prove her independence to her father. A day before the semester begins, she is invited to a local virtual reality (VR) center as a video creator. There, she reunites with Fu Shi Ze, a tech genius and her former high school crush. With the support of new friends, Yun Li gradually steps out of her shell and musters the courage to pursue her dream man, eventually winning him over with her warmth and radiance.@MDL
Starring: Mark Chao and Sabrina Zhuang
Status: Currently Filming
Synopsis: After her father's wrongful conviction ruins her family, Jiang Yu Xin falls from a motorcycle queen to an outcast, only to uncover the buried truth a decade later as a lawyer alongside Lang You Yan—and find love. @MDL
Starring: Wang Xingyue and Wang Qian Yuan
Status: Ready to Air
Synopsis: This story follows Qi Wu, a relentless narcotics officer from the Jincheng Anti-Drug Unit, as he tirelessly investigates drug traffickers. His fate becomes intertwined with Feng He, a skilled worker who, on his wedding night, is accused of "killing his wife" and later, after being released from prison, searches for his wife. Together, they join forces to dismantle a drug trafficking organization and apprehend the drug lord. @MDL
Starring: Xiao Zhan and Ni Da Hong
Status: Awaiting Distribution License
Synopsis: After losing his job at a top-tier hospital due to an unexpected incident, Liu Zheng Liang returns to his hometown and begins working in the emergency department of a local community hospital. While healing patients one after another, he finds himself continually healed by their resilience and humanity, creating a mutual journey of recovery and growth between caregiver and those in need. @MDL
Starring: Chen Zheyuan and Jiang Xin
Status: Ready to Air
Synopsis: 1997, in the small southwestern Chinese town of Wugang, Chen Shan's family lived in a residential building provided by the local petroleum unit. His father, Chen Fu, was the top leader of a pipeline construction project, his mother, Zhang Wen Ying, was a key designer at the petroleum design institute, and his older sister, Chen Ying, worked in the archive room of the supply station. The family lived in harmony, and Chen Shan was set to follow in his parents’ footsteps and join the petroleum system. @MDL
Total Overview: (The below excel list is brought to you by ChatGPT because I am TIRED lol)
For the other Conferences this week, check out the Mango TV Conference and the Youku Conference.
Comments