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Estimated: filming ran from 27 September 2025 to 10 February 2026, and the 26 episodes are reported to have been submitted for review, with iQIYI tentatively placing the drama in the fourth quarter of 2026 (blogger reports, not an announced date). Cheng Yi's two most recent iQIYI period dramas premiered about 9 months (Mysterious Lotus Casebook: wrapped October 2022, aired 23 July 2023) and 10.5 months (The Journey of Legend: wrapped 25 October 2024, aired 11 September 2025) after wrapping; the shorter gap from 10 February 2026 gives about 9 November 2026, inside the fourth-quarter window. No date had been announced by 27 September 2026, despite a new trailer at iQIYI's iJOY event on 23 September. Re-date when iQIYI announces the date.
Gives the English title River of No Return, the 27 September 2025 start in Wuxi and Hengdian and the 10 February 2026 wrap, the cast and roles, the directors Zhang Li and An Wei, and the producing companies.[1]
iQIYI International's English page for the drama, with the official English title, the English synopsis, the directors and the cast (Cheng Yi, Kenny Lin, Jiang Peiyao, Wu Xingjian, Wang He).[1]
Cheng Yi's earlier iQIYI period drama Mysterious Lotus Casebook: filming began at Hengdian on 26 June 2022, wrapped in October 2022, and it premiered on 23 July 2023. This roughly 9-month gap is the basis for the estimate.[1]
Cheng Yi's The Journey of Legend: filming began at Hengdian on 18 May 2024, wrapped on 25 October 2024, and it premiered on iQIYI and Tencent Video on 11 September 2025, a second comparable wrap-to-air gap.[1]
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