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The Dream Maker

TV·2026–2026·1 season, 40 episodes·CCTV-8·Drama·45m·NEW·Created by Zhu Xiaojun

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It tells the story of Li Qiuping, Zheng Decheng and other grassroots cadres from Donggang Town leading the local farmers and people to work together to build a prosperous and harmonious modern city on the beach.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Dream Maker S01E39Episode 39S01E39 · 1.0
  2. 02The Dream Maker S01E40Episode 40S01E40 · 1.0

Castfull cast & details

Zhao LiyingZhao LiyingLi QiupingHuang XiaomingHuang XiaomingZheng DechengQin JunjieQin JunjieDu TaoChen MinghaoChen MinghaoXie ChunlaiZhu YuanyuanZhu YuanyuanGao XuemeiGeng LeGeng LeLin DongfuYu AileiYu AileiTan GuangmingLi JiuxiaoLi JiuxiaoYang Xiaohai

Episodes by season

Season0140Episodes2026Aired 1.0Season avg
  1. S01E01The Dream Maker S01E01Episode 1January 10, 2026—
  2. S01E02The Dream Maker S01E02Episode 2January 10, 2026—
  3. S01E03The Dream Maker S01E03Episode 3January 10, 2026—
  4. S01E04The Dream Maker S01E04Episode 4January 10, 2026—
  5. S01E05The Dream Maker S01E05Episode 5January 11, 2026—
  6. S01E06The Dream Maker S01E06Episode 6January 11, 2026—
  7. S01E07The Dream Maker S01E07Episode 7January 12, 2026—
  8. S01E08The Dream Maker S01E08Episode 8January 12, 2026—
  9. S01E09The Dream Maker S01E09Episode 9January 13, 2026—
  10. S01E10The Dream Maker S01E10Episode 10January 13, 2026—
  11. S01E11The Dream Maker S01E11Episode 11January 14, 2026—
  12. S01E12The Dream Maker S01E12Episode 12January 14, 2026—
  13. S01E13The Dream Maker S01E13Episode 13January 15, 2026—
  14. S01E14The Dream Maker S01E14Episode 14January 15, 2026—
  15. S01E15The Dream Maker S01E15Episode 15January 16, 2026—
  16. S01E16The Dream Maker S01E16Episode 16January 16, 2026—
  17. S01E17The Dream Maker S01E17Episode 17January 17, 2026—
  18. S01E18The Dream Maker S01E18Episode 18January 17, 2026—
  19. S01E19The Dream Maker S01E19Episode 19January 18, 2026—
  20. S01E20The Dream Maker S01E20Episode 20January 18, 2026—
  21. S01E21The Dream Maker S01E21Episode 21January 19, 2026—
  22. S01E22The Dream Maker S01E22Episode 22January 19, 2026—
  23. S01E23The Dream Maker S01E23Episode 23January 20, 2026—
  24. S01E24The Dream Maker S01E24Episode 24January 20, 2026—
  25. S01E25The Dream Maker S01E25Episode 25January 21, 2026—
  26. S01E26The Dream Maker S01E26Episode 26January 21, 2026—
  27. S01E27The Dream Maker S01E27Episode 27January 22, 2026—
  28. S01E28The Dream Maker S01E28Episode 28January 22, 2026—
  29. S01E29The Dream Maker S01E29Episode 29January 23, 2026—
  30. S01E30The Dream Maker S01E30Episode 30January 23, 2026—
  31. S01E31The Dream Maker S01E31Episode 31January 24, 2026—
  32. S01E32The Dream Maker S01E32Episode 32January 24, 2026—
  33. S01E33The Dream Maker S01E33Episode 33January 25, 2026—
  34. S01E34The Dream Maker S01E34Episode 34January 25, 2026—
  35. S01E35The Dream Maker S01E35Episode 35January 26, 2026—
  36. S01E36The Dream Maker S01E36Episode 36January 26, 2026—
  37. S01E37The Dream Maker S01E37Episode 37January 26, 2026—
  38. S01E38The Dream Maker S01E38Episode 38January 26, 2026—
  39. S01E39The Dream Maker S01E39Episode 39January 26, 2026 1.0
  40. S01E40The Dream Maker S01E40Episode 40January 26, 2026 1.0

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