Dear readers, we finally reached November, the last two months of 2026. We just cant believe how quickly this year has gone by. There have been plenty of ups and downs in real life and so many good dramas that we somehow missed along the way. But before we say goodbye to 2026, we still have two more months of Chinese drama releases to look forward to.
And looking at the upcoming titles, it seems we still need some serious effort to finish them all. There goes our beauty sleep and shopping trips. We might even have to take Youku and iQiyi with us to the gym and catch up on the dramas while sweating it out on the treadmill. Well, at least we’ll be making progress on both our watchlist and our daily step count. As for the weight loss, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. We haven’t see any result yet.😭
Now, it’s time to pick a drama for our next gym session. Happy reading, y’all!
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- New Chinese Dramas Release in November 2026
New Chinese Dramas Release in November 2026
1. Notes of DNA Appraiser
- Drama Title: Notes of DNA Appraiser
- Also Known As: 鉴定, Jian Ding
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Family
- Cast: Zhang Hui Wen, He Peng, Yue Li Na
- Number of Episodes: 48
- Date of Release: November 1, 2026
- Original Network: Youku
- Where to Watch: Youku
- Adapted from the book “DNA Jian Ding Shi Shou Ji” by Xiao Jian Ding Shi Da Bao
Dear readers, let’s star this month with a mystery drama. The Notes of DNA Appraiser has 48 episodes, but don’t worry, each one is only around 19 minutes. It’s a perfect companion for your dinner time, and it should keep you company for at least for two weeks. Well, unless you spend half an hour scrolling through the takeaway menus.
A rookie DNA analyst, Xu Zi Qi, worked in the Xinnuo Paternity Testing Centre. She trains under the guidance of Mo Li, the director. She teams up with a passionate young man, Zhu Xin Chen.
Despite the heavy workload of cases, they work on investigation to uncover hidden secrets, complicated cases, and the many truths behind people’s life. Each case brings something new, revealing that there is often more to a story than meets the eye.
2. Let’s Go
- Drama Title: Let’s Go
- Also Known As: 走马上任, Zou Ma Shang Ren
- Genres: Historical, Comedy, Life
- Cast: Zhao Ben Shan, Wang Xiao Li, Jiang Yi Shan, Ge Shan Shan, Cheng Ye
- Number of Episodes: 40
- Date of Release: November 2, 2026
- Original Network: Tencent Video
- Where to Watch: WeTV, Tencent Video
This 30-something minutes drama is quite different from what we’re used to watching. But after a few episode on this Let’s Go drama, we started to see its charm. The cast featuring seasoned actors while the story offers something rather unexpected. It’s quite a nice surprise, indeed.
During the era of Republican, a veterinarian unexpectedly appointed as the country magistrate of Fuhu County. Wang Lao Wu encounters endless trouble waiting for him and must deal with one challenge after another in this rather absurd journey. Through the lives of ordinary people and their everyday struggles, even those who seemingly insignificant could become part of a much bigger chapter in history.
3. Destined to be Phoenix
- Drama Title: Destined to be Phoenix
- Also Known As: 天命·成凰, Tian Ming: Cheng Huang
- Genres: Historical, Romance, Drama
- Cast: Lin Qi Yu. Sun Chen Jun
- Number of Episodes: 24
- Date of Release: November 4, 2026
- Original Network: Mango TV
- Where to Watch: MGTV
- Adapted from the web novel “Tian Ming Cheng Huang” by Zhao Xiao Qiu
A ten-minute-long historical revenge drama full of angst and power struggle. This is a perfect drama for those who loves to torture themselves with emotional roller coaster to pass the time. This drama could also be a perfect reason to ask your friends whether they’ve had enough drama in their lives or still need some more. 😆
The Yun family of Xizhou has twin daughters whose lives follow very different paths. While the younger spends her childhood learning medicine from a Master, her elder sister marries into Prince Chu’s residence.
However, instead living of a blissful marriage as Princess Consort Chu, Yun Si’s life is a torture. She suffers and dies at the hand of Huo Lin Ye, Prince Chu, and his secondary consort Su Yun Rou. To avenge her, Yun Si’s little sister took her place and become the Princess Consort Chu. With the help of Huo Shen Zi, the Ninth Prince, whom she once rescue, she begins carrying out her plan.
4. When I Meet the Moon
- Drama Title: When I Meet the Moon
- Also Known As: 折月亮. Zhe Yue Liang
- Genres: Romance, Life
- Cast: Lu Yu Xiao, Lin Yi
- Number of Episodes: 27
- Date of Release: November 5, 2026
- Original Network: iQiyi JSTV
- Where to Watch: iQiyi
- Adapted from the web novel “Folding Moon” by Zhu Yi
When I Meet the Moon shares the same universe as our beloved dramas, Hidden Love and The First Frost. All three belong to the famous Nanwu Trilogy, three contemporary novels written by Zhu Yi, which take place in the fictional city of Nanwu. Although the stories are connected in some ways, each drama can stand on its own.
So, don’t worry! You still can enjoy When I Meet the Moon even if you haven’t watched Hidden Love of The First Frost. And if you’ve already watched them, perhaps it’s time to take a walk down memory lane and revisit those two dramas once again (or AGAIN). 😆
Yun Li is a shy young woman who wants to step out of her father’s control and prove that she can make her own decisions. She quietly applies for a postgraduate program in Nanwu despite the arguments with him. Little does she expect that this new chapter will bring her to Fu Shi Ze, a brilliant tech genius she had secretly admired since high school.
Their reunion happens when she is invited to a local VR centre as a video creator. With new friends encouraging her along the way, Yun Li gradually becomes more confident and decided to pursue her love. However, everything doesn’t go as smoothly as she hopes.
Despite their strong feelings for each other, Yun Li and Fu Shi Ze eventually find themselves on different pages, which lead to their separation. When she moves abroad, Fu Shi Ze was forced to confront the personal trauma he has been avoiding.
Later he throws himself into his research and works had to build a better future. But getting his career on track isn’t enough to win her back. When Yun Li returns to China, Fu Shi Ze decided that he isn’t going to let their love story end just yet.
5. The Silent Storm
- Drama Title: The Silent Storm
- Also Known As: 谷雨, Battle! For Fairness, Gu Yu
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Drama
- Cast: Jing Bo Ran, Zhang Song Wen, Sun Yi Zhou, Sui Jun Bo, Li Xiao Ran, Zhang Xue Ying
- Number of Episodes: 40
- Date of Release: November 5, 2026
- Original Network: CCTV Youku
- Where to Watch: Youku
- Adapted from the novel “Gu Yu” by Gu Yuan
Jing Bo Ran is back in familiar territory with another mystery and thriller drama, The Silent Storm. And we’re certainly not complaining. No more lovey-dovey moments or those fashion-forward outfits as in The Early Spring. Instead, we get uniforms or those 90s vintage outfits.
But don’t worry, Jing Bo Ran isn’t as serious as he was in Road Home or Regenation. We still got to see his playful side, which is just as adorable. So yes, just put this one on your watchlist. Solving the mystery is the drama’s job. Ours is simply to enjoy the view. 😉
Chujiang City, 1994. Tax Officer Ouyang Xu, police officer Yan Ping An, and civilian Zhao Hai Yang unexpectedly cross path after a robbery case bring them together. despite coming from different backgrounds, the three eventually become involved in a series of counterfeit tax invoice investigations.
However, their lives take different turns. The choices they make led them to different paths. Years later, an operation called Operation Grain Rain brings them together once again. but this time, they find themselves on opposite sides of the law.
Ouyang Xu must now face Zhou Hai Yang, who was involved in a large tax fraud network backed by powerful people. Caught between their old friendship and his responsibility as a law enforcement officer, Ouyang Xu begins to investigate a seemingly insignificant invoice, only to uncover a much bigger web of greed and corruption.
6. Sunshine Through the Rain
- Drama Title: Sunshine Through the Rain
- Also Known As: 今天是太阳雨, It’s Sunny and Rainy
- Today, Jin Tian Shi Tai Yang Yu, Solar Rain Today
- Genres: Romance, Youth, Drama
- Cast: Yang Chao Yue, Winwin
- Number of Episodes: 24
- Date of Release: November 6, 2026
- Original Network: Hunan TV Mango TV
- Where to Watch: Netflix, MGTV
Youth dramas always have a special place in our watchlist. They bring back memories of school days, first crushes, silly arguments, and all those little things that once seemed as important as world peace. Now watching this Sunshine Through the Rain drama brings back some of that excitement.
But this time, we don’t have to worry about homework, exams, awkward encounter in the corridor, or those zits that took up half of my face. Being a viewer is much easier than being a teenager. 😂
Zheng Yu is a hardworking university student who has little room for an ordinary college girl. Unlike other students, Zheng Yu pushes herself to maintain good grade and secure the scholarships. But outside the campus, she juggled several part times jobs to make ends meet. Her already busy life becomes more challenging after she mees Chen Yan Zhou.
He is a senior student who returns to school after taking a year off due to illness and now becomes her strongest academic rivals. But behind all those academic supremacies, Zheng Yu and Chen Yan Zhou carrying heavy burdens on their shoulders. While Zheng Yu got her mother’s medical expenses weighing heavily on her, Chen Yan Zhou has been living with grief after losing his older brother.
As they spend more time together, their clashes gradually turn into understanding and mutual support. The two then learns to face their struggles together and becoming each other’s source of strength along the way.
7. The Confession Truth
- Drama Title: The Confession Truth
- Also Known As: 自首真相, Ju Huo, Sha Ren Zhen Xiang, The Murder Truth, Zi Shou, Zi Shou Zhen Xiang
- Genres: Mystery, Drama
- Cast: Xu Wei Zhou, Guo Jun Chen, Xiao Yan
- Number of Episodes: 35
- Date of Release: November 7, 2026
- Original Network: iQiyi
- Where to Watch: iQiyi
- Adapted from the web novel “Zi Shou”, also known as “Sha Ren Zhen Xiang”, by Liuli Luanhua
Last May, we watched Guo Jun Chen got scammed in Kashgar that lead him to an enterpreneur journey with Li Lan Di in Bloom Life. Before that, we also watched him in Beauty of Resilience and Burning Flames. We don’t usually follow him that often, though. Well, mostly because we tend to drop his dramas.
But this time, we have a good feeling about this The Confession Truth drama. Reading the synopsis reminds us a little of Dante’s Inferno, where each circle of Hell represents a different kind of sin and punishment. This drama takes similar approach. And for the first time, we actually hoping for a longer episode in a gruesome drama. 🤯
Police captain Ti An joined hand with Zhao Yao, a psychologist, to investigate eighteen unusual murder cases. Each case is connected to one of the Eighteen Levels of Hell.
As the two dig deeper into each investigation, they begin to uncover the twisted motives, hidden secrets, and darker sides of human nature behind the crimes. with every case bringing new mystery, Ti An and Zhao Yao must find out just how far the monster hiding in people’s heart can go.
8. Blossom in Darkness
- Drama Title: Blossom in Darkness
- Also Known As: 十万狂花入梦来, Shi Wan Kuang Hua Ru Meng Lai, Ten Thousand Flowers in a Dream
- Genres: Romance, Wuxia, Fantasy
- Cast: Li Hong Yi, Sun Zhen Ni
- Number of Episodes: 30
- Date of Release: November 15, 2026
- Original Network: Youku
- Where to Watch: Youku
- Adapted from the web novel “Shi Wan Kuang Hua Ru Meng Lai” by Fresh Guo Guo
Years ago, we really can’t tell which one is Li Hong Yi and which one is Cheng Yi. Honestly, put their picture side by side and we might have needed name tags. Well, we probably weren’t the only ones, right?
Anyway, things are different now. It’s time to see what Li Hong Yi brings to our house with his newest drama, Blossom in Darkness. A familiar face is always nice, but a good story would make it even better.
Qi Feng Yin is a powerful demon born from evil thoughts. He was locked up inside the Panic Mountain Barrier for a thousand years after causing destruction among mortals and immortals. Meanwhile, a small medicine spirits named Ya Mao transformed from Huanyangcao herb.
Because of her unusual magical abilities, she has become the target of various pursuers and accidentally finds her way into the barrier. Her unexpected arrival disrupts Qi Feng Yun’s attempt to obtain a human body and scattered his evil thoughts. What follows is an unlikely bond between the mighty demon and the little medicine spirit, as the two find themselves caught up in one adventure after another.
9. River of No Return
- Drama Title: River of No Return
- Also Known As: 两京十五日, Liang Jing Shi Wu Ri
Genres: Historical, Adventure - Cast: Chen Yi, Lin Gen Xin, Jiang Pei Yao, Wu Xing Jian
- Number of Episodes: 26
- Date of Release: November 20, 2026
- Original Network: iQiyi
- Where to Watch: iQiyi
- Adapted from the novel “Liang Jing Shi Wu Ri” by Ma Bo Yong
We’ve been waiting for this collaboration between Cheng Yu and Lin Geng Xin. Both actors are a pretty solid reason to have a high expectation, so seeing them finally share the screen is a legit reason to get excited. Now let’s hope the story gives us just as much reason to stay. But we don’t mind staying for them, anyway.
During the Ming Dynasty, Crown Prince Zhu Zhanji finds himself in a serious trouble when his treasure ship sinks in Nanjing. Things get even worse when the news came, reporting that the emperor is critically ill. With conspiracy brewing around him, Zhu Zhan Ji has no time to waste.
He must navigate a long journey of 1,100 km in 15 days to the capital to receive the imperial edict. Zhu Zhan Ji is not alone. He was accompanied by Constable Wu Ding Yuan, female doctor Su Jing Xi, and junior official Yu Qian. Each of them has their own reasons for getting involved, but with danger lurking around every corner, thy have little choice but to rely on one another. What begins as a desperate escape soon becomes a journey that will test their courage, loyalty and determination.
The Conclusion
Well, dear readers that’s out new November 2026 Chinese drama list. There are a few titles that should have made into this list, but we haven’t got the fixed release dates. Don’t worry, we’ll update this list as soon as we have more information.
Anyhow. It looks like we’re going to end the year with quite a lot of dramas to catch up on. Iya has already picked The Silent Storm for her next gym session. She says that watching Jing Bo Ran in a serious role while on the treadmill is much better than watching him in a romance drama like The Early Spring. Apparently, that one is a little too NSFW for a gym session. 😂
So, whatever your choices are, let’s enjoy these dramas in whatever way suits you. And remember, all those late-night drama marathons won’t be kind to our under-eyes. Good thing that we can always buy more eye cream. Yes, we can. Happy watching! 😉
