Never-Ending Summer

Premiered on Hunan TV and MangoTV on June 16, 2026, international release on iQIYI. "Never-Ending Summer" (炽夏 / Never-Ending Summer) is a Chinese romantic drama consisting of 29 episodes. Zhou Wan is a diligent and stubborn honor student who is forced to get close to Lu Si Xiao, a rebel and her mother's stepson, to save her sick grandmother. Despite their differences in character, a romance gradually develops between them. But reality shatters their summer idyll, and they part ways. Ten years later, fate brings them together again — this time at work, where Lu Si Xiao, still harboring old grievances, repeatedly challenges Zhou Wan until he realizes that love has not faded.
The tone is youthful, tender, with notes of melodrama. The series mixes school romance with adult relationships through a ten-year time jump. The atmosphere of summer graduation, first feelings, and subsequent meetings in the corporate world creates a "second chance" effect.
Format — 29 episodes of ~45 minutes each. Filming took place in China, directed by Xu Zhao Ren ("Delicious Romance", "Moonshine and Valentine") and Huang Chang Zuo ("Tiny Times"). Produced by Hunan Happy Sunshine Interactive Entertainment.
If you enjoyed "Our Beloved Summer" or "Hidden Love" — "Never-Ending Summer" operates on the same wavelength: school romance, separation, and reunion after years. Fans of Chinese dramas about "second chances" will appreciate the chemistry between Bao Shangen and Daniel Zhou, while those looking for light romance with nostalgia will find this a fresh project for summer 2026.