Wang Xing Yue’s ‘The Wanted Detective’ exceeds 1 million reservations as C-drama gets ready to premiere

Formerly known as Calming Waves (定风波 or Ding Feng Bo), upcoming historical mystery thriller The Wanted Detective has just exceeded 1 million reservations on iQIYI.

In response, the Chinese streaming service released the above cool poster featuring the leads and main supporting cast, along with a message on their Weibo account that tags the actors and their characters in the drama, and says:

#The Wanted Detective# iQIYI pre-orders surpass 1 million!

Xiao Bei Ming (Wang Xing Yue — @王星越), Zhong Xue Man (Julia Xiang — @向涵之),Feng Qing Zhuo (Chen You Wei — @陈宥维), Huo Dai Rong (Zhang Nan — @张南_zZ), Tong Shuang (He Luo Luo — @何洛洛_Ning), and Zhuge Kong Yun (Deng Kai –– @邓凯-Ka)

The youths assemble, pursuing justice and truth!

Lock in on iQIYI to unravel the seven-linked mysteries!

The Wanted Detective production details

While there hasn’t been a definitive announcement of the Chinese drama’s premiere date yet, rumor coming out of China (and, bizarrely, Chinese fans are usually correct) says The Wanted Detective will premiere on iQIYI on August 1st.

The mystery thriller stars the above actors, and is directed by Zhao Jin Tao (My Wife’s Double Life), and written by Zhang Yun Xiao (The Most Sweet Love).

Very cool The Wanted Detective billboards go up at Chinese metro station

The drama began filming on May 9th, 2024 and ended its filming on September 11th of the same year.

As for The Wanted Detective plot, it sounds like this (and, yep, this type of plot floats all my boats):

On the day of the grand wedding, at Fengbo Lake, Xiao Bei Ming (played by Wang Xing Yue), the Great Qi Empire’s top detective, was framed as the demonic Night Shade, accused of murdering his mentor and betraying his country before plunging into the lake to escape.

Three years later, Xiao Bei Ming returns to the capital, regains the trust of his junior sister Zhong Xue Man (played by Julia Xiang), and joins forces with a group of brave and resourceful companions.

Risking their lives, they march toward certain death, solving a series of baffling cases together. 

We’ll keep you posted as to when The Wanted Detective is scheduled to drop.