Hey guys, it's Anton. Chinese dramas are like the weather. Sometimes you hear the
rumors and try to predict when they will premiere and you get the air date
roughly in the right ballpark. And then other times you hear of a really great
drama and just wait and wait and wait. There have been those dramas where we
have been suspended in limbo forever waiting for any news at all and are left
wondering when the sunny weather will come. This video is dedicated to those
forgotten dramas. So I hope you are ready today we will be going over the top six
upcoming Chinese dramas that we have been waiting forever for. And here's the
kicker -- for many of those dramas it seems like we may be seeing the light at the
end of the tunnel and they might actually premiere this year. Before I go
on though please remember to gently tap that like button if you like content
like this and if you're new to the channel do subscribe if you'd like to
see more videos like this in the future. Okay everybody, let's begin. Number one,
The Wolf. Darren Wang, Li Qin, Xiao Zhan. Oh boy, how can a drama get any more hype
than this? Announced many years ago and with filming completed in late September
2017, The Majesty of the Wolf is one of those dramas that has been stuck in
purgatory for as long as we can remember. It's a fantasy martial arts drama that
is set after the end of the Tang Dynasty and features Darren Wang and Li Qin as
the main lead pair. Xiao Zhan is a supporting character in The Wolf and
it's unclear how much screen time he will actually get. This drama was filmed
long before Xiao Zhan achieved popularity with The Untamed and now with
his newfound stardom it potentially may get pulled off the shelves and actually
get broadcasted. In a recent interview he had on Weibo, Xiao Zhan acknowledged
that he knows everyone has been waiting for a long time for The Wolf and hinted
that The Wolf may broadcast this year along with The Oath of Love and Douluo
Continent. We've been getting rumors like this for three years now but if it came
from Xiao Zhan's mouth then I think this definitely carries some weight.
Now the question left is when in 2020? We will have to wait and see. Number two,
Braveness of the Ming. Another drama that was in suspended animation
and suddenly seems to have signs of life in 2020.
Zhang Han. Jeremy Jones Xu. Park Min Young. Janice Wu? A ban on Korean actors in
Chinese drama a few years back causes one to be sealed up to never see the
light of day. Braveness of the Ming was filmed way back in 2016 and we are
starting to get rumors coming in that the Korean ban may be over for 2020.
I've loved Park Min Young since watching her star opposite of Lee Min Ho in the
suspense thriller City Hunter and she's done many successful K-dramas since the
filming of Braveness of the Ming. I feel like finally being able to watch
Braveness of the Ming will be like opening a time capsule not only for her
but also the rest of the cast, just to see how they have aged and developed in
the few years since this drama had been shelved. A 2016 era Janice Wu?
Let me see it already! Number 3, Zhao Ge. The teaser trailer for this one was released
in early 2017 but since the time in which it was first shown there were no
further news updates. Zhang Zhe Han and Yalkun Merxat from
The Legend of Yun Xi combined with Wu Jin Yan from The Story of Yanxi Palace. It
already seems like it's going to be a big hit. Even Xu Kai and Bai Lu are
both in the series as supporting characters, it has quite a star-studded
cast. The drama reportedly took six months of filming between September 2016
to February 2018 and eight months of post-processing
but after the series wrapped up production the drama suddenly fell
silent and rumored release days kept getting pushed back year after year. This
year seems to be no different for the time being but we can only hope that
2020 is our lucky year and we will finally get to see this drama. Number 4,
Jade Lovers. Another drama that had been delayed by the Korean actors ban.
Zheng Shuang from Love O2O plays as the main female lead in this historical romance
drama set in the 1930s Republican era of China. This is another drama that was in
production between January to April of 2016,
literally four years ago and has sat in limbo since. The main male lead is none
other than Lee Jong Suk, most known for While You
Were Sleeping, Pinocchio, and of course my personal favorite from his, W. If you guys
have followed this channel at all for any given amount of time you know that
I'm not the biggest fan of dramas set during the Chinese Republican era but
you can bet that I'll be first in line to watch Jade Lovers if and when it ever
comes out to broadcasting. Number five, The Fated General. If you love Zhang Ruo Yun
in the recent joy of life this drama is the one for you we have another
historical drama in which he plays as the main male lead. This drama supposedly
took seven years to prepare and another two years to film, the reason for which
is because of the director stated that he did not want to rush the production
and instead focus on the quality of the show. Kudos to him, and hopefully it
doesn't take another nine years for this drama to see the light of day because it
actually seems really good. Rachel Mao from Love O2O plays as the main female
lead in The Fated General and we even have Johnny Bai from The Guardian and
Alan Yu from The Legend of White Snake as part of the cast.
There's no rumored air date for this one but maybe 2020 is our lucky year and The
Fated General will be part of the list of dramas that airs this year. Number six,
Dear Archimedes. Our only non-costumed drama on the list
Dear Archimedes is based on a Chinese novel of the same name. It revolves
around a genius played by EXO member Oh Se Hun. His character is an eccentric
detective who lives in a castle and solves complicated crimes. Our main
female lead is Amelie Xu, last seen in Last One Standing, plays a female
biologist here. One day the pair meet and must work together to solve a cryptic
code in order to crack a case. This drama started filming in September of 2016
but we fans were left hanging after the production remained nearly completely
silent thereafter. Finally, last year in March the South Korean company Naver
reported that it had bought the licensing rights to both the drama and
the novel of Dear Archimedes and they had started to serialize the novel
translated into Korean. The drama is still in limbo at this point but since
they now own the rights to the series, there is speculation
on whether they will just release the show as is or if they will remake the
drama altogether as a completely Korean film. I'm fine either way because nothing
beats a good logical thinking suspense drama. Number seven, The Legend of Ba Qing.
Last on our list is the most nuanced drama with a lot of controversy
and scandals involving the main leads. Fan Bing Bing was casted into the main
lead but got into serious trouble facing tax evasion charges in 2018.
She has since apologized and likely paid off the fines but some Chinese fans are
still upset by the incident. Main male lead Gavin Gao got involved in another
scandal involving an alleged harassment case in Australia which is still ongoing
and facing retrial next month. He is being sued as well by the producers of
The Legend of Ba Qing who have announced that they will be spending
11.6 million USD to reshoot the series with new main leads instead of throwing
away the 100 million or so USD it took to film the entire series. Is this show
going to still be good without the main pair? It's hard to say but without the
star power of someone like fan bingbing it might be hard for this drama to take
off. We will just have to wait and see what happens with this one. And there you
have it guys, the Top 7 upcoming Chinese dramas that we have been waiting forever
to watch. Honestly, I want to see them all. Some of these we have been waiting so
long that it feels like they will just stay stuck on the shelves forever. I hope
you enjoyed the video today and if you did remember to hit that like button.
Which of these dramas would you be most excited to see? Let me know down in the
comment section below. I just hope we won't have to wait until the end of time
and then a few years after that just to see these shows. Anyhow that's all I have
for you guys today thank you for joining me. Remember to subscribe to the channel
for more content like this in the future. My name is Anton, this is Asian Drama
News, I will see you guys in the next episode. Later!