
You know a Chinese drama is close to being released when it gets a visual celebrating its reservations yesterday, followed by the release of a series of character visuals today.
That Vin Zhang and Mao Xiao Tong-led C-drama right now, by the way, is the upcoming Tencent Video contemporary drama series Light Beyond the Reed.
A 16-episode Chinese drama that, we learned yesterday, has already earned more than 500,000 reservations on Tencent, and is likely to get its release in the next couple of weeks. Fingers crossed.

Along with the five Light Beyond the Reed character visuals, which dropped via Tencent’s Weibo account this morning, Tencent also briefly talked about its plot, and named the actors featured in the visuals:
Everyone has their own level, and different attitudes determine the different directions of our lives. #余生有涯#
A Tencent Video Exclusive broadcast on the entire network, so stay tuned!
Leading male star: Vin Zhang (@张彬彬Vin)
Leading female star: Mao Xiao Tong (@毛晓彤 )
Special guest stars: Liu Dan (@刘丹_ota)
Starring: Shi Yun Peng (@石云鹏鹏 ), and Yang Yu Xi (@杨雨希_)
Enjoy the new Light Beyond the Reed character visuals, and look out for the psychological thriller/romance drama premiering on the streaming platform soon.
Update: Light Beyond the Reed‘s premiere date has now been confirmed as October 16th, 2025, with the 18 episode drama scheduled to run through October 22nd.
In other words, you won’t have to wait too long for new episodes to drop.



