Hey guys it’s Anton.
We’re back with the second installment of the Top 7 Most Anticipated Upcoming Ancient
Chinese Dramas of 2021.
If you haven’t watched part one of this series yet, you can check it out in the top
right hand corner of this video, or in the link down in the video description below.
You don’t want to miss it.
Anyways, it’s now time to continue with our list of top most anticipated dramas waiting
to air as of 2021, and the list is rather extensive so you’ll want to watch all the
way to the end in case there’s a drama you didn’t know about yet.
So, I hope you all are ready, today we will be going over the Top 7 Most Anticipated Upcoming
Chinese Dramas 2021 Edition, part two.
Like in our past top 7 lists, the order is not ranked by position, so just because something
appears earlier or later it doesn’t mean that it’s being ranked higher or lower.
Just to make sure we’re on the same page here.
Anyways let’s begin.
Number 1.
The Golden Hairpin Like the rest of you guys, I've been waiting
for "The Golden Hairpin" for what seems like an eternity already.
The Golden Hairpin is an historical romance drama that features the rather exciting pairing
of Kris Wu and Yang Zi in their very first collaboration and Kris Wu's very first appearance
in a Chinese drama.
This series had been announced back in 2019 and filming was completed already last year
back in July 2020.
This drama that is based on a novel of the same name and revolves around an investigative
prodigy who gets framed for the murder of her family.
She goes to find the prince to clear her name, and he makes a deal with her to help solve
the case of his missing fiance, whose disappearance leaves behind the only trace of a golden hairpin.
This drama is made by the same director who gave us my favorites Love O2O and Ten Miles
of Peach Blossoms, so you can bet this is top of my list of one of the most anticipated
upcoming dramas. Anyways.
Number 2.
Chang An Memories. You guys might know this one as the second
part of the modern drama "Forever and Ever", but technically it's the prequel to the two
part series, since it takes place in ancient times.
It's an historical series with Bai Lu and Allen Ren as the main cast, and you guys already
know, I'm going to check out any Bai Lu drama.
Here, she plays the daughter of a noble family who was set to become crown princess at birth,
but ends up falling for Allen Ren's character who plays an accomplished general who is loyal
to his country.
While Allen's character is set to lead the country's army to protect the kingdom, Bai
Lu has to choose between fulfilling her fate in completing her wedding to marry the crown
prince or going with the man she loves.
The trailer's out for this one and both Allen Ren and Bai Lu look great, this is already
shaping up to be a good looking series.
Number 3.
Who Rules The World. Who Rules The World was first announced on
October 27th, 2020 at the Tencent Video Conference with Rosy Zhao and it was not later that Yang
Yang was confirmed as the main male lead.
Filming officially started on February 3, 2021.
This trailer that you are seeing was actually only released last month in June, and it's
already looking like a fantastic drama.
The two main leads are said to be like polar opposites but are unrivaled in skill in the
martial arts world.
There aren't very many straight wuxia dramas coming out these days that look interesting,
but "Who Rules The World" is definitely one of them.
I'm really excited to see Yang Yang again since "The King's Avatar" and "Love O2O",
and Rosy Zhao...
I feel like she's been on fire lately in terms of her dramas.
I've really enjoyed almost all of the dramas that she's been in, and I'm sure it's not
just because of the script.
She's just a great actress and brings a really interesting X factor to all her characters.
Okay next up.
Number 4.
Winner is King. “Winner is King” is an upcoming historical
drama based on a novel by famous BL author Priest.
This drama was announced last year on April 7, 2020 and its main cast was officially confirmed
shortly thereafter on July 2nd when the series began filming.
The production team for "Winner is King" announced that they had wrapped filming on November
13th, 2020 and dropped the very first glimpses into the drama by way of photo stills.
Since then though, we haven't heard of any other news from this drama and its production
team never released a teaser trailer for "Winner is King" either.
This drama revolves around a war during the Liang dynasty and a young boy who gets saved
a hero and subsequently accepts him as a foster father.
The boy and his foster father ultimately reveal their identities as a prince and a general,
respectively, and must fulfill their destinies in service to the kingdom.
It's been eight months since "Winner is King" finished filming and we still don't know of
a premiere date, but I think this one will definitely be worth the wait.
Number 5.
Novoland: The Princess From Plateau. Novoland: The Princess From Plateau is an
historical romance drama that was announced last year in 2020 and started filming on October
17th.
Filming for the series took place over four months with the production officially wrapping
filming on February 7th, 2021.
It is set in the same fictional universe as prior dramas "Tribes and Empires: Storm of
Prophecy" and "Novoland: Eagle Flag", but not necessarily directly related.
This one of course is special because of its main cast, including William Feng Shaofeng
and "Goodbye My Princess"'s Peng Xiao Ran.
William plays an emperor who causes the death of Peng Xiao Ran's best friend, after he requests
the Princess's hand in marriage but she refuses.
After seeing her friend die and her kingdom falling apart, she takes on a new identity
and vows to assassinate the king.
I have been waiting since 2019 to see Peng Xiao Ran in a historical drama again since
"Goodbye My Princess" so hopefully we get more information about this drama.
It's definitely one I am keeping my eye on.
Number 6.
The Longest Promise. The Longest Promise is an upcoming costumed
romance drama that is currently in production by Tencent.
This drama officially started shooting on March 29, 2021 and released its first teaser
trailer last month on June 7th.
This is an historical fantasy drama set in a fictional world and revolves around a love
story between the two main leads, Xiao Zhan and Ren Min.
The storyline is said to be a prequel of Mirror: Twin Cities, which appeared on our part one
of the Top 7 Most Anticipated List for 2021.
This one centers around a student-teacher relationship and has already drawn many comparisons
to 2015's "The Journey of Flower".
Ren Min plays the princess of a tribe who was banished to the mountains to cultivate.
Xiao Zhan plays the role of her teacher who after some time begins to develop romantic
feelings for his disciple.
Like the other dramas on this list there is still no set air date yet for "The Longest
Promise", but I'm excited to see another Xiao Zhan series again, especially in a costumed
setting.
And then finally, we get to the last drama our second list for Top 7 Most Anticipated
Upcoming Ancient Chinese Dramas for 2021.
Number 7.
Immortality. You guys thought I'd forgotten about this
one, didn't you.
Immortality was officially announced on January 8th, 2020 and by January 21st the production
team had confirmed its two main leads as Arthur Chen and Luo Yunxi.
The drama finished filming on on September 24, 2020 and released its first official look
into the character designs through a series of photo stills of its two main leads dressed
in both black and white.
This is Tencent's big drama exclusive and a fantasy drama to boot, so understandably
it's going to take some time to complete post processing and other work.
However, its production team has been quite secretive about drama and now ten months after
"Immortality" finished filming we still don't even have a teaser trailer released for it
yet.
Still, this series will definitely be one to watch out for when it premieres, and I'm
particularly excited to see Luo Yunxi in fantasy costume again after what seems like an eternity
now since 2018's "Ashes of Love".
And, there you have it guys.
ADN's Part 2 list of the Top 7 Most Anticipated Upcoming Ancient Chinese Dramas that we've
been waiting for in 2021.
I really can't wait for these dramas to come out, and I'll be honest it was really hard
just picking seven in each video.
Since this is the final part of the series for now, I want to give an honorable mention
to a drama that I really wanted to include in the list of top seven but just ran out
of room. And that drama is...
"Parting Of The Orchid and Demon King".
The costumes look really cool and I really like its main cast, especially Esther Yu,
who I've been warming up to as a newer actress since her work in "I've Fallen For You" and
"Moonlight".
"Parting Of The Orchid and Demon King" is its literal title, and is a fantasy drama
revolving around the relationship between the demon king and a lowly immortal who he
falls in love with.
The aesthetics and styling of this drama based on the released photo stills so far look very
impressive.
I think this one will be worth keeping your eye on as it gets closer to its premiere.
Anyways, that's it for the video today.
I hope you enjoyed watching, and if you did, remember to hit that like button if you saw
something you're looking forward to.
Which of these dramas are you most excited to see?
Let me know down in the comments section below.
I'll leave a link down in the video description if you haven't seen and would like to check
out part one of this video series.
There are so many good upcoming series that I really can't pick any one or two that I
can say I'm really looking forward to without feeling like I'm missing out.
Do let me know what your favorites area.
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