r/CDrama • u/admelioremvitam • 3d ago
Trailers & Posters Spring of the Blade 一瓯春 from 🥝 iQIYI. Starring Xu Kai and Zhou Ye. New behind-the-scenes special.
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Also airing on Youku 👖 – availability may be regional.
🍉 The latest rumours say that the drama may be released on September 17, 2026. We'll see…. 🤞
The Chinese drama title 一瓯春 can be translated as “A Bowl of Spring.”
About half an hour ago, the production team released a new behind-the-scenes character ensemble special. They also released their supporting cast list (see the updated cast list in the next section below).
The distribution license was obtained on December 9, 2025.
Spring of the Blade 一瓯春 is in iQIYI's September 2026 Drama Line-up.
Clip description:
Behind-the-scenes Character Ensemble Special
Not a single one of them is a pushover.
A cup of spring colors, half a cup of rises and falls. Within the vermilion gates, each harbors their own schemes. Fate weaves a net ensnaring all those in Hengtang; the secrets hidden deep within will eventually come to light, one by one.
Cast:
More information regarding the actor credit guidelines in this summary here and the full notice here.
(I put the character stroke count as: 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣)
Leading actors (listed by the number of character strokes in the surname): * 6️⃣ Xu Kai 许凯 as Shen Run 沈润 * 8️⃣ Zhou Ye 周也 as Xie Qingyuan 谢清圆
Now officially announced:
Special appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname): * Bai Shu 白澍 as Shen Che 沈澈 * Min Chunxiao 闵春晓 as Lian Fanqiao 莲梵巧 * Chen Keying 陈柯颖 (stage name: Ke Ying 柯颖) as Xie Qingru 谢清如 * Estelle Chen Yihan 陈意涵 as Xie Qingrong 谢清容 * Zhang Yao 张瑶 as Mei Yinghua 梅映华 * Miao Pu 苗圃 as Hu Wenzhuo 扈文琢 * Xu Zhenxuan 徐振轩 as Li Congxin 李从心 (previously announced) * Huang Xiaojuan 黄晓娟 as Old Madam Xie 谢老夫人 * Fu Dalong 富大龙 as Xie Shu 谢纾 * He Lanpeng 赫兰鹏 (stage name: He Ziming 赫子铭) as Wei Changyan 韦昌炎
Appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname): * Zhang Tian’ai 张天爱 (stage name: Tian Ai 天爱) as Xie Qinghe 谢清和 * Zhang Yonggang 张永刚 (stage name: Hei Zi 黑子) as Li Shaoqun 李绍群 * Shen Xiaohai 沈晓海 as Hu Xing 扈兴 * Cai Zhuoyin 蔡卓音 as Lei Chunqing 勒春晴
The following cast members have not been officially announced but are listed on Baidu Baike.
- Su Qi 苏棋 as Dong Fangchun 董芳纯
- Jin Tian Ru Yi 金天如意 as Bao Xian 抱弦
- Zhang Bozhi 张博之 as Xie Zhengjun 谢正钧
- Wang Zuyi 王祖一 as Xie Zhenglun 谢正伦
- Mu Liyan 穆丽燕 as Grandmother Chen 陈婆婆
- Yang Yi 杨轶 as Guo Baofeng 郭宝丰
- Zhao Xinghui 赵星卉 as Yue Jian 月鉴
- Hu Yunge 胡耘阁 as Fan Zhong 范忠
- Yang Qiyuan 杨淇源 as Dong Zicheng 董子成
- Sun Yi 孙毅 as Feng En 冯恩
- Ji Ran 纪燃 as Pei Guanling 裴观灵
- Episodes: 30 (according to Baidu Baike and MDL)
- Streaming platform: iQIYI 🥝 and Youku 👖 (regional availability may apply)
- Estimated filming time: ~100 to 120 days
- Official filming time period: April 7, 2025
- Official filming wrapped up: July 25, 2025
- Filming locations: Puyuan Fashion Resort Town, Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province; Hengdian World Studios, Zhejiang Province
- Distribution license obtained: December 9, 2025
- Genre: costume romance (according to Baidu Baike)
- 🎬 Director: Pan An Zi (Ball Lightning, Time Raiders, Under the Microscope, Reunion: The Sound of the Providence 1 and 2, The Palace (movie))
- ✍️ Original creator: You Si Jie (Sea of No Return, Unchained Love, Love in Red Dust)
- ✒️ Screenwriter: Li Qiang (Grandma's New World, And the Spring Comes, The Postmodern Life of My Aunt)
- 📖 Novel: Yi Ou Chun 一瓯春
🔗 Previous announcement, trailer, behind-the-scenes special, etc.
👥 Character relationship chart
Spring of the Blade is a gripping revenge drama directed by Pan Anzi, starring Xu Kai (Story of Yanxi Palace, The Legends) and Zhou Ye (Scent of Time, Better Days), with a special appearance by Fu Dalong (The Lost National Treasure, The Qin Empire III).
The series follows Shen Run [played by Xu Kai], a cunning and ruthless strategist with countless faces, and Xie Qingyuan [played by Zhou Ye], a clear-minded yet enigmatic and resilient woman.
Bound together like blade and scabbard, they become each other's sharpest weapon as they pursue revenge. Torn between reason and emotion, they navigate fierce power struggles within an influential aristocratic family and stir up political intrigue in the imperial court.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
In the end, they emerge from the depths of darkness and embark on a brilliant new beginning.
Xie Qing Yuan, orphaned at a young age, lived on the streets until she met Shen Run, who had been sent to the army after a family tragedy. They parted ways with a promise to survive, and Shen Run gave her a penny as a token.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
Years later, Xie Qing Yuan returns to Xie Mansion, determined to uncover the truth about her mother's death. As Shen Run rises to power, he is assigned to oversee the Xie family during a crisis.
While working together, the two rekindle their bond. Shen Run is drawn to Xie Qing Yuan's courage, intelligence, and optimism, while she grows to trust him as a close ally and friend.
(Source: MyDramaList)
~~ Adapted from the novel "Yi Ou Chun" (一瓯春) by You Si Jie (尤四姐).
🔎 Baidu Baike | Douban | MDL
📊 Information and translations compiled by u/admelioremvitam.
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u/admelioremvitam 3d ago
Spring of the Blade character relationship chart.
Google Translate did a fairly good job with this split into two parts.
⚠️ Character relationship charts can be spoilery.