A Date with the Future () is a 2023 Chinese television series based on the novel Shi Guang Ru Yue (时光如约) by Xiao Lu (筱露), starring William Chan and Zhang Ruonan. The series started filming on November 19, 2021, at Shenzhen and finished in April 2022.
The series premiered on June 2, 2023 on Jiangsu TV and Tencent Video 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.
Synopsis 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
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 fatherZheng Xiaoning Wen Qingguo Fire station chiefZhou Shuai Liu Xu FirefighterYuan Mingze Zhang Yang FirefighterWang Yuqin Shi Lei FirefighterZhao Rui Tao Zi FirefighterLi Chengyu Da Peng FirefighterQiu 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
Production 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.
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