A Date with the Future

A Date with the Future (Chinese: 照亮你) is a Chinese television series starring William Chan and Zhang Ruonan. It is based on the novel 'Shi Guang Ru Yue' (时光如约) by Xiao Lu(筱露). The series started filming on November 19, 2021, at Shenzhen and finished in April 2022.[1][2]

A Date with the Future
GenreDrama, Romance
Based onShi Guang Ru Yue by Xiao Lu
Written byLi Jie
Directed byJin Sha, Yu Bo
StarringWilliam Chan
Zhang Ruonan
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes36
Production
Production locationShenzhen
Production companyTencent Penguin Pictures
Original release
NetworkTencent, Jiangsu TV
ReleaseJune 2, 2023 (2023-06-02)
A Date with the Future
Simplified Chinese照亮你
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhao Liang Ni

The series premiered on June 2, 2023 on Jiangsu TV and Tencent in mainland China. It was also aired on the same day on Viu, WeTV, Starhub, Astro, Viki and various other platforms in Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, South Korea, Europe and USA.[3]

Synopsis

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During an earthquake rescue mission, firefighter Jin Shichuan (William Chan) made a 10-year promise to Xu Lai (Zhang Ruonan) in order to calm her down. Ten years later, Xu Lai returns as a journalist who is also a search dog trainer. Together with Jin Shichuan, who is now a fire station captain, they work together to fulfill that promise.

Cast

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Actor Character Introduction
William Chan Jin Shichuan Fire station captain
Zhang Ruonan Xu Lai News journalist
Ren Hao Lu Fangqi Firefighter
Ci Sha Huo Yanzong Company CEO
Luo Qiuyun Zang Qiu Doctor
Jia Nai Yu Shishi Actress
Li Jianyi Jin Xueyi Jin Shichuan's grandfather
Jiang Hongpo Lin Quan Xu Lai's mother
Huo Qing Xu Chengyun Xu Lai's father
Zheng Xiaoning Wen Qingguo Fire station chief
Zhou Shuai Liu Xu Firefighter
Yuan Mingze Zhang Yang Firefighter
Wang Yuqin Shi Lei Firefighter
Zhao Rui Tao Zi Firefighter
Li Chengyu Da Peng Firefighter
Qiu Henan Han Fang Xu Lai and Huo Yanzong's friend
Mao Xuewen Jiang Xin News journalist
Li Junhao Xiao Zhou Intern journalist
Dai Xiangyu Qin Ye TV station news department team leader
Wang Zirui Fang Huai Firefighter, Jin Shichuan's friend
Xu Rongzhen Ms Lu TV station deputy head

Soundtrack

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No.TitleLyricsMusicSingerLength
1."Illuminate (照亮)" (Opening theme song)Zhang YingShi YangAska Yang3:39
2."Came Searching for Light (寻光而来)" (Ending theme song)Sun AiliSun Aili, Han YunxinAngela Hui3:55
3."If You Also Love This World (如果你也深爱这世界)"Ming TianChen XueranChen Xueran4:22
4."Have You Let It Go (你放下了么)"Zhang PengpengZheng GuofengZhang Yuan4:38
5."Day Dream"Chen Xueran, Ming TianChen XueranMimi Lee, Chen Xueran3:32

Production

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Due to controversies surrounding 2 of the actors in this drama, their faces were digitally replaced using artificial intelligence during post production. Originally, the characters of Qin Ye and Fang Huai were played by actors Wang Qiang and Xu Kaicheng respectively.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "《照亮你》开机拍摄 陈伟霆章若楠上演浪漫甜爱". TOM (in Chinese). November 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "《照亮你》杀青,陈伟霆、章若楠结婚照路透来袭,俊男靓女好般配". Sina (in Chinese). April 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "《定档!6月2日江苏卫视独播《照亮你》,陈伟霆章若楠赴十年之约". Sina (in Chinese). May 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "《照亮你里面两个人都被AI换脸了,这部剧能播出来真的不容易啊". Sina (in Chinese). June 3, 2023.
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