The year began with The First Frost, a show that quietly, gently turned the knife as the episodes unfolded. While it remains ...

The shows that made 2025 stand out have layered plots driven by strong, often flawed characters who redefine what it means to ...

Revenue in China from micro-dramas is projected to nearly double this year, to 90bn yuan ($12.7bn)—exceeding sales of cinema ...

With his performance as Robert Grainer in Netflix’s Train Dreams, Joel Edgerton gives the best performance of his career.

Overview: Beginner-friendly Chinese dramas offer simple plots, emotional storytelling, and engaging characters for easy, enjoyable viewing.Romance, Wuxia, fanta ...

The best is yet to come, according to Chinese actor Yang Zhigang.The 48-year-old stars in the historical suspense anthology ...

In terms of content strategy, the Chinese micro-drama producers that are going global have moved beyond translation and ...

At the 2025 Asian Academy Creative Awards, Chinese Mainland took home the prizes for best drama series and best feature film for Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty: To The West and MuMu, respectively.

Artsy film critics are unlikely to be impressed by China’s micro-dramas. Even so, the roughly two-minute episodes, which cram soap-opera plots into a short-video format, are wildly popular. Watched ...

Fresh Air film critic Justin Chang says most of his favorite films this year were made overseas, including his No. 1 pick, ...

Ameer Fakher Eldin's 'Yunan' won two awards, including best director and best actor and Shahad Ameen's 'Hijra' also took the ...

Here are some of the best and where to watch them.