Michelle Topham

British-American journalist obsessed with C-dramas, a subject I have been writing about for more than two decades. How many C-dramas have I watched? Many many hundreds. How many are still in my backlog? Hundreds more.
Swords into Ploughshares (太平年) – directors, writer, plot, main and supporting cast and where to stream Swords into plougshares official poster

Swords into Ploughshares (太平年) – directors, writer, plot, main and supporting cast and where to stream

Michelle Topham November 1, 2025
Chinese Title: 太平年 (Hua Gan Ge Wei Yu Bo) English Title: Swords into Ploughshares Also Known As: Tai...
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Chen Zhe Yuan and Zhang Jing Yi’s Chasing Dreams trailer drops – epic story of Princess Ti Lan and General Tang Qian Zhi Chen Zhe Yuan and Zhang Jing Yi in Chasing Dreams

Chen Zhe Yuan and Zhang Jing Yi’s Chasing Dreams trailer drops – epic story of Princess Ti Lan and General Tang Qian Zhi

Michelle Topham October 31, 2025
New promo piece drops for Chen Zhe Yuan/Zhang Jing Yi drama The first trailer is out for...
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Cdrama Fight for Love hits 21,000 on heat index with 5 episodes out – Ding Yu Xi and Victoria Song visuals drop in celebration Fight for love hits 21000 on tencents heat index

Cdrama Fight for Love hits 21,000 on heat index with 5 episodes out – Ding Yu Xi and Victoria Song visuals drop in celebration

Michelle Topham October 30, 2025
Fight for Love climbs quickly into Tencent’s heat index on premiere day Update: The historical romance drama...
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Chen Zhe Yuan’s 29th birthday celebrated by iQIYI with stills from 9 dramas including Fated Hearts, Mr Bad and Handsome Siblings Chen Zhe Yuan as Feng Sui Ge in Fated Hearts

Chen Zhe Yuan’s 29th birthday celebrated by iQIYI with stills from 9 dramas including Fated Hearts, Mr Bad and Handsome Siblings

Michelle Topham October 29, 2025
Chinese actor Chen Zhe Yuan, star of the recently-ended Fated Hearts, turns 29-years-old today and, in celebration,...
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Cheng Yi’s portrayal of Wangquan Fu Gui hits 800 million character points – Sword and Beloved protagonist heading rapidly towards 1 billion cheng-yi-sword-and-beloved-800-million-character-points

Cheng Yi’s portrayal of Wangquan Fu Gui hits 800 million character points – Sword and Beloved protagonist heading rapidly towards 1 billion

Michelle Topham October 28, 2025
Alrighty, so now we are two days past when Chinese actor Cheng Yi’s Sword and Beloved character...
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A Duet in Blue (虽然不能同时拥有一切) – cast, director, writers, plot and where you can watch it official poster for C-drama A Duet in Blue

A Duet in Blue (虽然不能同时拥有一切) – cast, director, writers, plot and where you can watch it

Michelle Topham October 28, 2025
Chinese Title: 虽然不能同时拥有一切 (Sui Ran Bu Neng Tong Shi Yong You Yi Qie) English Title: A Duet...
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Love in the Clouds debuts on Douban with 7.0 rating – great start for Hou Ming Hao and Lu Yu Xiao-led fantasy drama Love in the Clouds hits 7.0 on Douban

Love in the Clouds debuts on Douban with 7.0 rating – great start for Hou Ming Hao and Lu Yu Xiao-led fantasy drama

Michelle Topham October 28, 2025
Love in the Clouds kicks off its Douban entry with a solid initial rating The just-ended Chinese...
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Pan Yue Ming and Hu Xian Xu’s My Dear Brother kicks off filming – slew of cast photos from booting ceremony drop Cdrama My Dear Brother starts filming

Pan Yue Ming and Hu Xian Xu’s My Dear Brother kicks off filming – slew of cast photos from booting ceremony drop

Michelle Topham October 28, 2025
I must admit, this one flew underneath my radar until cast photos from the My Dear Brother...
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6 ‘A Prophet’ stills drop – Li Xian and Li Yi Tong’s Cdrama looks like an unusual choice for both Chinese actors C drama A Prophet still featuring Li Yi Tong and Li Xian

6 ‘A Prophet’ stills drop – Li Xian and Li Yi Tong’s Cdrama looks like an unusual choice for both Chinese actors

Michelle Topham October 27, 2025
Chinese drama A Prophet, starring Li Xian and Li Yi Tong, just finished filming a couple of...
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