| Genre: | Drama, Romance |
| Based On: | Shi Guang Ru Yue by Xiao Lu |
| Director: | Jin Sha, Yu Bo |
| Starring: | William Chan Zhang Ruonan |
| Country: | China |
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 36 |
| Location: | Shenzhen |
| Company: | Tencent Penguin Pictures |
| Channel: | Tencent, Jiangsu TV |
| S: | 照亮你 |
| P: | Zhao Liang Ni |
A Date with the Future 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]
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]
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.
| Actor | Character | Introduction |
|---|---|---|
| Jin Shichuan | Fire station captain | |
| Xu Lai | News journalist | |
| Ren Hao | Lu Fangqi | Firefighter |
| Ci Sha | Huo Yanzong | Company CEO |
| Luo Qiuyun | Zang Qiu | Doctor |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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]