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　　My Bittersweet Taiwan

　　台湾往事

　　Genre(s): drama | history | war

　　Release Date: February 22, 2018

　　Episode count: 52

　　Runtime per episode: 45 min

　　Notable Cast: Zuo Xiaoqing, Liu Yihao, Jian Manshu, Zhang Shuhao, and Cheng Yuxi

　　Director(s): Cui Liang, known for Joyful to Be in Love Forever (Yongyuan Lianai Zhen Mei, 永远恋爱真美) and Happiness Drop form the Clouds (Xingfu Congtianerjiang, 幸福从天而降)

　　Screenwriter(s): Zhou Chen, Zhou Dao, and Yuan Yuan

　　Produced by: Jiangsu Billion Television Technology Co. Ltd., Jiuzhou Audio-video Publishing Company, HG Pictures, etc.

　　Storyline: The story follows the lives of 3 boys from Taiwan Hsinchu Senior High School under the Japanese Rule. Lin Qingwen, Zhou Shaozhen, and Zhuang Shigeng are childhood friends that grew up together and suffered under the Japanese colonial movement. The turbulence in lives and the brutality they faced under the Japanese rule awakens their nationalist feelings, which led them to different paths. (MyDramaList)

　　02

　　Old Boy

　　老男孩

　　Genre(s): romance | drama

　　Release Date: March 4, 2018

　　Episode count: 48

　　Runtime per episode: 45 min

　　Notable Cast: Liu Ye, Lin Yichen, Lei Jiayin, Hu Xianxu, and Guo Shutong

　　Director(s): Liu Junjie, known for Professor Gangster (Liumang Jiaoshou, 流氓教授) and Frog Prince (Wangzi Bian Qingwa, 王子变青蛙)

　　Screenwriter(s): Gao Rongrong and Li Bofang

　　Produced by: Haoju Drama Co. Ltd.

　　Storyline: Old Boy revolves around Wu Zheng, a pilot with a high-flying job and enviable good looks. He is more than capable of taking responsibility for the lives of countless passengers but outside of work, he is tameless and free-spirited and basically a child at heart. His son named Xiao Han turns up out of the blue followed by teacher Lin Xiaoou, who’s more than eager to help out. Needless to say, their arrival shakes up the life of a jet-setter especially since the pilot and the teacher had met once before when they were abroad, and it wasn’t pretty. (MyDramaList)

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　　Siege in Fog

　　人生若如初相见

　　Genre(s): drama | romance

　　Release Date: March 2, 2018

　　Episode count: 50

　　Runtime per episode: 45 min

　　Notable Cast: Han Dongjun (Elvis Han), Sun Yi, Fang Zhongxin, and Zhou Tingwei

　　Director(s): He Shupei, known for Hey, Big Brother (Siji Dalao, 司机大佬) and Heroes of the Republic (Huguo Junhun Chuanqi, 护国军魂传奇)

　　Screenwriter(s): Jia Dongyan, Wu Yao, Zhao Shi, Zhang Han, and Feiwosicun

　　Produced by: Wonderful Media, Zijingquan Media Co. Ltd., Newtiming Media Investment Co. Ltd., etc.

　　Storyline: An arrogant third master of a powerful family falls in love at first sight with a pretty young maiden and uses every means possible to force her hand in marriage, despite her harboring a crush on another man. At the beginning of a coerced marriage, she resents him and rejects all his advances and gestures of love, but their love story slowly develops after going through obstacles in times of war and chaos. However, things get complicated when her old flame returns and becomes her husband’s assistant. (MyDramaList)

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　　The Flame's Daughter

　　烈火如歌

　　Genre(s): history | romance | drama

　　Release Date: March 1, 2018

　　Episode count: 52

　　Runtime per episode: 45 min

　　Notable Cast: Zhou Yumin (Chou Vic), Dilmurat Dilraba (Dilireba), Zhang Binbin (Zhang Vin), and Liu Ruilin (Liu Wayne)

　　Director(s): Liang Shengquan, known for Chinese Paladin (Xian Jian Qi Xia Zhuan), The Vigilantes in Masks (Guai Xia Yizhimei, 怪侠一枝梅) and The Young Warriors (Shaonian Yang Jia Jiang, 少年杨家将)

　　Screenwriter(s): Mobaofeibao and Ming Xiaoxi

　　Storyline: Anye Luo becomes consumed by hatred after the woman he loves marries another man named Zhan Feitian, so he kidnaps their newborn daughter and switches the baby with the newborn son of Liehuo Manor. The daughter is raised as Lie Ruge, the sole successor of the Liehuo Manor. Her family takes in Zhan Feitian's son Zhan Feng along with Yu Zihan, a member of the imperial family who was born without the ability to walk. The three grow up as martial arts students of the manor while Ruge and Zhan Feng fall in love. As fate would have it, Anye Luo lies to Zhan Feng and tells him that the Liehuo Manor is responsible for his father's death and the realization tears the couple apart. Lie Ruge then meets Yin Xue, a man who devotes his entire being to protecting her. (MyDramaList)

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　　Secret of Three Kingdoms:

　　the Dragon Lies in Wait

　　三国机密之潜龙在渊

　　Genre(s): drama | history | costume

　　Release Date: March 27, 2018

　　Episode count: 54

　　Runtime per episode: 45 min

　　Notable Cast: Ma Tianyu, Han Dongjun (Elvis Han), Wan Qian, and Dong Jie

　　Director(s): You Dazhi and Zheng Weiwen, the former known for The Longest Nite (An Hua, 暗花), The Vigilantes in Masks (Guai Xia Yizhimei, 怪侠一枝梅) and The Big Case on the Mekong River (Meigonghe Da An, 湄公河大案), the latter for The Mad Phoenix (Nanhai Shisanlang, 南海十三郎), Legend: A Dream Named Desire (Meili Chuanshuo, 美丽传说) and Law 2002 (Fai Nei Qing 2002, 法内情2002)

　　Screenwriter(s): Chang Jiang and Ma Boyong

　　Produced by: Tangren Media Co. Ltd.

　　Storyline: The story revolves around the secrets during the Three Kingdoms era, focusing on the intense rivalry between the Imperial Han and Cao Cao rather than the more famous events in history as we know it. (MyDramaList)

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