A Date with the Future

A Date with the Future
Simplified Chinese照亮你
Hanyu PinyinZhào liàng nǐ
GenreRomance
Drama
Based onShi Guang Ru Yue by Xiao Lu
Written byLi Jie
Directed byJin Sha
Yu Bo
StarringWilliam Chan
Zhang Ruonan
Opening theme
  • "Illuminate" (照亮) by Aska Yang
  • "If You Also Love This World" (如果你也深爱这世界) by Chen Xueran
Ending theme"Came Searching for Light" (寻光而来) by Angela Hui
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes36
Production
ProducersFang Fang
Yu Haiyan
Production locationShenzhen
Running time45 minutes
Production companyTencent Penguin Pictures
Original release
NetworkTencent Video
Jiangsu TV
ReleaseJune 2 (2023-06-02) –
June 20, 2023 (2023-06-20)
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A Date with the Future (Chinese: 照亮你; pinyin: Zhào liàng nǐ) 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.