China’s short drama industry is fueled by bite-sized, melodramatic, and smutty shows built for smartphone scrolling. Now, ...

The viral short dramas are increasingly being created entirely with AI, with hundreds of new shows spun up each day.

A low-budget, Chaoshan (Teochew)-dialect film featuring an almost entirely first-time cast has become one of China's biggest cinematic surprises of 2026. "Dear You," directed by Lan Hongchun, a native ...

Huang, who boasts 20 million followers on Weibo, will soon appear in the Chinese drama “Our Dazzling Days” and the third ...

When competition overheats, some Chinese companies opt to chuhai, or “go out to sea,” and many micro-drama producers are eager to expand the genre’s international appeal. At one point, my friend was ...

A24‘s romance feature The Drama starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson indeed has engaged moviegoers around the globe, crossing $100M today to become the studio’s fifth film to hit the century mark in ...

Spoiler alert! The following story contains major details about the plot twist of “The Drama.” Save the date for the most polarizing film of the year. Written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli (“Dream ...

I haven’t ugly cried from watching a movie in a very long time, but something about sad Chinese drama movies always makes it impossible for me to hold back my tears. And that was my activity last ...

In the animated series “Orange Cat Taoist Priest: Fighting the Zombie King”, a tabby in a flowing robe uses magical amulets and laser lassos to battle a pack of vicious, undead kittens. These feline ...