*The Chinese drama title 余红旧事 can be loosely translated as “The Old Story of Yu Hong.”*

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About ten minutes ago, the production team released a new trailer for the drama's premiere today.

The airing schedule will be posted in the comments when it's available.

Clip description:

>In the Iron City, everyone has their own schemes, but sometimes, while you may outwit others, you cannot outwit fate.

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**Cast:**

More information regarding the actor credit guidelines in [this summary here](https://www.reddit.com/r/CDrama/s/64RnpxCl7V) and [the full notice here](https://www.reddit.com/r/CDrama/s/ewoyufbmUa).

(I put the character stroke count as: 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣)
 
Leading actors (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* 3️⃣ Ma Yili 马伊琍 as as Chen Hong 陈红
* 4️⃣ Esther Wang Jiajia 王佳佳 as Liu Juan 刘娟
* 7️⃣ Zhang Zhehua 张哲华 as Liu Yang 刘阳

Special appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* Wang Tianchen 王天辰
* Ai Liya 艾丽娅
* Fu Hang 付航
* Liu Peiqi 刘佩琦
* Lü Xingchen 吕星辰
* Ren Bin 任彬
* Xiang Hanzhi 向涵之
* Zhao Chunyang 赵春羊
* Geng Le 耿乐
* Guo Hongze 郭洪泽
* Dong Baoshi 董宝石
* Jiang Shimeng 蒋诗萌

The rest of the cast was not included in today's release.

Supporting actors:
* Zhao Longhao
* Tu Dou

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* Episodes: 12 (according to Douban)
* Streaming platform: iQIYI 🥝
* Filming started: January 2026
* Estimated filming time: 60 days
* Filming wrap up: 🍉 Rumoured to be March 2026 – no official announcement
* Filming location: Taiyuan, Shanxi 
* Genre: suspense, crime (according to Baidu Baike)

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* 🎬 Director and screenwriter: [Yu Miao](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%BA%8E%E6%B7%BC/23149806) (director: I Am a Superstar, The Winners (movie), Kill Mobile (movie); screenwriter: The Winners (movie), May-December Love Seasons 1 and 2, To Be a Better Man)
* ✍️ Original creator: [Ban Yu 班宇](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%8F%AD%E5%AE%87/23606959)
* ✒️ Screenwriter: [Li Xiao](https://mydramalist.com/people/108857-li-xiao) (Her, The Tale of Rose, Sunshine by My Side, In Spite of the Strong Wind, Catching the Wrong Bus, Heart for Heaven, Will You Marry Me and My Family)
* 📖 Novel: Yu Hong 于洪
* 📽️ Production company: iQIYI 

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[Synopsis from MDL](https://mydramalist.com/801532-yu-hong):

Set in a declining industrial city in Northeast China during the 1990s, the story begins with a series of bizarre and tragic murders – a drunkard frozen into an ice sculpture, a strong man brutally dismembered, and a local thug who vanishes without a trace. 

⚠️ *Plot spoilers!* ⚠️

>!Though seemingly unrelated, their fates intertwine through a web of emotional entanglements and coincidences. As the chain of “accidental deaths” unravels, it reveals the warmth within complex human nature and the flickers of hope that persist under the harsh rules of survival.!<

(Source: Chinese = Douban || Translation = MyDramaList)

~~ Adapted from the novel "Yu Hong" (于洪) by Ban Yu (班宇).

🔎 [Baidu Baike](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%BD%99%E7%BA%A2/66791962) | [Douban](https://movie.douban.com/subject/37560173/) | [MDL](https://mydramalist.com/801532-yu-hong)

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📊 Information and translations compiled by u/admelioremvitam. 



The Old Story of Yu Hong 余红旧事 (previously: Yu Hong Jiu Shi) from 🥝 iQIYI. 📺 Airing today, September 29, 2026 at 6:00 pm. Starring Ma Yili, Esther Wang Jiajia and Zhang Zhehua. New final trailer.