The Mystic Nine: Against the Coming Storm exceeds 1.5 million reservations – stills of William Chan, Joseph Zeng and Sebrina Chen drop

Chinese adventure thriller The Mystic Nine: Against the Coming Storm (formerly known as The Treasured Bajia Book) is the sequel to the 2016 drama The Mystic Nine.

Although, other than William Chan and Hanson Ying, it features a completely different main cast.

Three members of that cast — William Chan, Joseph Zeng (aka Zeng Shun Xi) and Sebrina Chen (aka Chen Yao) — just got new stills dropping this weekend as The Mystic Nine: Against the Coming Storm has now officially exceeded 1.5 million reservations.

The Chinese drama’s stills were released with a message from streaming service YOUKU saying:

#The Mystic Nine: Against the Coming Storm Pre-orders Surpass 1.5 Million#

Surprise stills unlocked as pre-orders exceed 1.5 million!
Flickering candlelight in the dark, restless minds between yin and yang;
A storm brews over Xiangcheng, old schemes birth new mysteries.
What thrilling prologue will they embark on next? Fresh stills have arrived～

More exclusives coming soon.
Stay tuned for the latest “The Mystic Nine” segment on Youku!

Lead Stars: William Chan (@William威廉陈伟霆), and Joseph Zeng (@曾舜晞Joseph)
Starring: Sebrina Chen (@陈瑶Sebrina)
Pre-order now on Youku.

A premiere date for the 36-episode The Mystic Nine: Against the Coming Storm (title 九门 or ‘Nine Gates‘ in China) has not yet been announced.

Although, as the Chinese drama only started filming in June this year, and a filming wrap has not yet been announced, it will likely be some time in 2026 before it arrives.

The drama’s plot is similarly vague:

The Xiang River surges as a storm approaches, and the road is filled with thorns. The nine gates are connected and a new situation has been established.

We will set off today.