In recent years, China has sought to export more of the country's TV and film productions to other markets, and the appetite for it is real. This year's Ne Zha 2, for example, surpassed $2 billion at ...

From epic period spectacles to the pull of contemporary romance, 2025 is shaping up to be a dazzling year for fans of Chinese dramas. If you thought 2024 was the height of storytelling, make room on ...

'Homeseeking' author Karissa Chen found solace and entertainment in Chinese television dramas first as a child and later, after a difficult childbirth Courtesy Karissa Chen The summer I was 8, I ...

The world of Chinese dramas is full of fantasy romances, but sometimes a series comes along that truly stands out. "Love in ...

Chinese platforms hosting bite-size soap operas about werewolves and mafia dons are drawing big audiences - and shaking up the streaming market In a leafy Los Angeles garden, a mafia boss dressed in a ...

From “Squid Game” to “When I Fly Towards You,” East Asian TV dramas have steadily gained local recognition while capturing ...

Micro-dramas, loaded with hooks and wild plots, surpassed box office collections in China last year and the trend has caught ...

My partner recently confessed something to me about his screen-time habits: When he’s giggling at his phone, he’s often watching short English-language soap operas that have begun showing up on his ...

HONG KONG — As U.S. television series produce longer and fewer episodes, a new genre from China is gaining American fans by going in the opposite direction. Known as minidramas, micro dramas or ...