Night Wanderer (Chinese: 夜旅人; pinyin: Ye Lü Ren) is an upcoming Chinese streaming television series co-produced by iQIYI, Yongle Film & Television Production, and Magic Reflection Box, directed by Wan Liyang, adapted from the popular time-travel themed novel "Ye Lü Ren" (夜旅人) by Zhao Xizhi. It stars Deng Lun and Ni Ni as the main leads. The series is set to be premiered on iQIYI with 36 episodes.
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Synopsis
It tells the love story between a medical examiner and a Republican-era lawyer. The time and space of 2021 and 1937 are staggered in an old apartment building No. 699 in Shanghai in which the two traverses between the intriguing world of Republican Shanghai and modern era.
Cast
Deng Lun as Sheng Qingrang
Ni Ni as Zong Ying
Wang Yuwen as Sheng Qinghui
Wang Duo as Yin Ximeng
Gao Ye as Xue Xuanqing
Liu Runnan as Rong Qiang
Yang Shize as Sheng Qiushi
Chen Xijun as Sheng Qinghe
Jampa Tseten as Xiao Dingjun
Wang Yuanke as Sheng Qingping
Wang Dong as Sheng Qingxiang
Production
On 19 July 2021, the main leads were announced. The opening ceremony was held on July 20. The series was filmed in Hengdian World Studios. On October 15, the drama released a trailer for the iQIYI iJoy Conference. The series wrapped up on November 13 and released its first official trailer and a set of posters from the cast on November 14.
Other media
As of 2025, a Korean adaptation of the novel the series is based on, "Ye Lü Ren" (夜旅人) by Zhao Xizhi, is in production with a screenplay by Yoon Ji-ryun, who penned Move to Heaven (2021). It was announced in May 2025 that Park Bo-gum had been offered the male lead role in Night Traveler. In April 2026, Shin Ye-eun was reportedly considering the female lead role, and production is expected to proceed rapidly once finalized.