Is Royal Upstart coming back?

Royal Upstart is currently airing on Tencent QQ; the next episode airs May 11, 2026.

The series is a Chinese drama and romance that premiered on July 8, 2025. It follows Xiao Ning, who after a freak accident, transmigrates into the Great Jing Dynasty as the disgraced live-in son-in-law of the Su family. The show depicts how he revolutionizes the empire with forgotten arts, transforming tea into ambrosia and wine into liquid gold. As commoners clamored for his creations, Xiao Ning shattered conventions by founding the realm's first newspaper and rallying geniuses to empower a princess's political ascent.

Each episode lasts approximately 15 minutes. The second season aired from April 28, 2026, to May 7, 2026, with a total of 28 episodes, following the first season which aired from July 8 to July 18, 2025, with 26 episodes.