New C-Drama Episode Releases This Week (May 20 – 26, 2024): Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact, Insect Detective 2 & More

Many highly-watched Chinese dramas will deliver new episodes this week (May 20–26, 2024), depicting intriguing storylines. From the much-awaited Wuxia C-drama Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact to the sequel to the popular suspense web-drama Insect Detective, excelling shows will premiere, and ongoing shows will carry out their weekly run. These shows will fall under fantasy, romance, thrillers, and other genres.

Here is a list of C-dramas that are releasing new episodes this week:

1. Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact

The upcoming fantasy C-drama Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact will premiere on May 23, 2024. It features Yang Mi and Gong Jun in the lead. The drama depicts the forbidden love story between a sacred fox spirit and a human. Tushan Hong Hong (Yang Mi) of the powerful Tushan clan falls for Dongfang Yue Chu (Gong Jun), a human, after saving his life. They form an allegiance to attempt to chase away evil forces in order to establish harmony between humans and demons.

Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact will be available for streaming on iQIYI.

2. Insect Detective 2

This thriller mystery C-drama, Insect Detective 2, will premiere on May 21, 2024. It features Zhang Yao and Chen Chuyue in the lead roles. The drama tells the story of a toxicologist and a forensic doctor who join hands to investigate puzzling murders caused by mysterious killers who use venomous insects as their bait. In this season of the drama, Jing Tian (Zhang Yao) and his associates travel to Thailand to catch a perverted killer.

All episodes of Insect Detective 2 will be available to stream on Youku.

3. Shadows of You

This historical thriller C-drama will come out on May 21, 2024. It features Yu Xuan Chen and Mu Le En in the lead roles. It tells the story of the new captain of the Jinlin Guard, Wu Xing Yu (Mu Le En), who encounters a puzzling murder case in the capital. As she investigates, all the clues begin to point to her loving husband, Hua Jin Liu (Yu Xuan Chen). She also suspects that he is the one who killed her father. Will she be able to choose the right path and hand him over to the hands of justice?

4. Practice Daughter

This C-drama, starring Yang Haoming and Zhang Miaoyi, will premiere on May 20, 2024. It tells the story of a minister’s daughter and a thief who exchange identities by mistake. In a peculiar turn of events, Mei Yu Shan (Zhang Miaoyi) and Xiao Dou Zi’s (Chen Si Yu) lives get intertwined. As a result, they are forced to live each other’s lives, and in the process, they cause many accidents.

Practice Daughter will be available for streaming on Youku.

5. Joy of Life Season 2 (Ep 10-21)

The popular ongoing C-drama Joy of Life Season 2, starring Zhang Ruoyun, will release a total of 12 episodes this week. Fan Xian (Zhang Ruoyun) will continue to investigate corruption and conspiracies around the Qin kingdom. Will he be able to prove his worth to the court? The upcoming episodes will unveil that.

Joy of Life Season 2 is available for streaming throughout the week on Tencent Video, Disney Plus, and Viki.

Other than these popular names, Youku’s Cycle Love and Sohu TV’s Present Is Present will premiere, respectively, on May 20 and May 21, 2024. The Strange Princess, The House of 72 Tenants, Golden Trio, and Hometown of Stars will continue their weekly run. Also, Orange Soda will release its season finale on May 24, 2024.

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