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- Nov 9, 202650% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
River of No Return (两京十五日) Premieres
- iQIYI released a new "民惟邦本" trailer for 两京十五日 ("River of No Return") at its 2026 iJOY conference on 23 September 2026. The 26-episode drama has been submitted for review, will stream exclusively on iQIYI and is tentatively set for the fourth quarter of 2026, but no exact date has been announced[1][7]
- Filming began in Wuxi and at Hengdian on 27 September 2025 and wrapped on 10 February 2026; Hengdian World Studios' official account lists the drama as shot there[2][6]
- Cheng Yi (成毅), billed under his legal name 傅诗淇, is the sole lead as the crown prince Zhu Zhanji, later the Xuande Emperor. Lin Gengxin (林更新, Kenny Lin) plays the constable Wu Dingyuan and Jiang Peiyao (姜珮瑶) the doctor Su Jingxi, both billed as special appearances alongside Wang He, Zhang Kaiying and Wu Xingjian (吴幸键) as the junior official Yu Qian[2][3][6]
- The story opens as the Hongxi Emperor lies dying and the crown prince survives a treasure-ship bombing in Nanjing; with the constable, the doctor and Yu Qian he must travel some two thousand li up the Grand Canal to reach the capital within fifteen days while uncovering the plot[1][3]
- It adapts Ma Boyong's (马伯庸) historical novel of the same name, is directed by Zhang Li (张黎) with An Wei, and is produced by iQIYI with Strawbear (稻草熊) and 博集天卷; it was picked as a project supported by the National Radio and Television Administration[1][2]
- No air date has been announced. Cheng Yi's recent iQIYI period dramas aired 9 to 10.5 months after wrapping: Mysterious Lotus Casebook wrapped in October 2022 and premiered on 23 July 2023[4], and The Journey of Legend wrapped on 25 October 2024 and premiered on 11 September 2025[5]. A February 2026 wrap puts the premiere around November 2026
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- [1]50%sina.cn/news/detail/5346266659947511.htmlsina.cn· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Nov 9, 2026 ✓· 15% of score
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.
- [2]80%兩京十五日 - 维基百科zh.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 27, 2026· 15% of score
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]
- [3]75%River of No Return (2026) | Plotiq.com· Added Sep 27, 2026· 15% of score
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]
- [4]80%蓮花樓 - 维基百科zh.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 27, 2026· 15% of score
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]
- [5]80%赴山海 - 维基百科zh.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 27, 2026· 15% of score
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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