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]
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
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.
"Came Searching for Light (寻光而来)" (Ending theme song)
Sun Aili
Sun Aili, Han Yunxin
Angela Hui
3:55
3.
"If You Also Love This World (如果你也深爱这世界)"
Ming Tian
Chen Xueran
Chen Xueran
4:22
4.
"Have You Let It Go (你放下了么)"
Zhang Pengpeng
Zheng Guofeng
Zhang Yuan
4:38
5.
"Day Dream"
Chen Xueran, Ming Tian
Chen Xueran
Mimi Lee, Chen Xueran
3:32
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.[4]
