This week (July 1–July 7, 2024) is going to be an exciting one for Chinese drama lovers. While the much-anticipated Chinese drama As Beautiful As You will premiere, engaging ongoing shows like The Princess Royal, Follow Your Heart, The Legend of Heroes, etc. will continue to release new episodes. Through these dramas, fans can explore various diverse genres like fantasy, romance, Wuxia, legal, and others.
Here is a list of new and ongoing C-dramas that are releasing new episodes this week:
As Beautiful As You
The modern workplace Chinese drama As Beautiful As You will premiere this week on July 2, 2024. It features Xu Kai, Tan Songyun, He Ruixian, and Gao Han in the lead roles. The drama tells the story of Ji Xing (Tan Songyun), who resigns from her job to pursue her newfound love for entrepreneurship. When her team faces difficulties, Han Ting (Xu Kai), president of a big technology company, becomes her benefactor and invests in her business. But Ji Xing faces several hardships along the way. In the process of collaborating, they fall for each other.
The network has also released the ending theme song for the drama, sung by the female lead, Tan Songyun. As Beautiful As You will be available to stream throughout the week on Tencent Video, We TV, and iQIYI.
The Princess Royal (Episode 13 – 24)
The ongoing costume Chinese drama The Princess Royal will be releasing a total of 12 episodes this week. It tells the story of Li Rong (Zhao Jinmai) and Pei Wen Xuan (Zhang Linghe), who marry at a young age to serve their own purposes. She marries him for his family name, while Wen Xuan wants to establish his identity by marrying the princess.
But conspiracies force them to grow distant. So much so that their relationship turns bitter, and they end up dying as they fall prey to each other’s schemes. What happens when a miracle turns back time and the couple wakes up on the day they got married?
The Princess Royal is available to stream throughout the week on Youku and Viki.
Follow Your Heart (Episode 25 -38)
This week, the ongoing costume Chinese drama Follow Your Heart, featuring Song Yi and Luo Yunxi in lead roles, will release a total of 14 episodes. The drama tells the story of a proud duke with face blindness and a clever doctor who constantly changes her appearance to conceal her identity. They join hands to eliminate evil and uphold justice.
Follow Your Heart is available to stream on iQIYI.
Link Click (Episode 15 – 20)
It is an adaptation of the popular Donghua of the same name and tells the story of Cheng Xiaoshi (Jiang Long) and Lu Guang (Bi Wenjun), who are blessed with a supernatural ability that allows them to travel back in time through photos to help people in need. They establish a small photo studio, along with Qiao Ling (Bu Guanjin), to help people find closure or the truth.
Link Click is available to stream on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays on Bilibili.
The Legend of Heroes (Episode 31 – 38)
This ongoing Wuxia Chinese drama will release a total of eight episodes this week. It is an adaptation of Jin Yong’s renowned novel series, The Condor Trilogy. The series narrates several stories (Iron Blood & Loyalty, Huashan Tournament, Ashes of Time, etc.) of different martial arts practitioners who are considered legends or heroes.
The Legend of Heroes is available to stream throughout the week on Tencent Video, We TV, Viki, and TVING.
Furthermore, The Rise of Wanshan will premiere on July 2, 2024, and My Sassy Girl will end its run on July 4, 2024. Meanwhile, Enforcement Department, Lost Identity, Treasures Around, Limited 72 Hours of Love, etc. will continue their weekly run.
