Wang Xing Yue and Xiang Han Zhi Encounter Mayhem and Mystery in iQiyi Period Drama The Wanted Detective
There is a lot of movement both in airing and on deck dramas, plus shuffling, so it’s not clear when iQiyi will release The Wanted Detective (former title Calming Waves) but it could be a summer 2025 release in the next few months. Starring Wang Xing Yue and Xiang Han Zhi, it’s a mystery, murder, and mayhem investigative drama with of course the slow burn romance and I’m very interested to see whether Wang Xing Yue levels up again in his first male lead centric headlining drama. He filmed this when The Double broke out his career last summer in 2024 and his last drama the ensemble Perfect Match was just a placeholder IMO with the large sprawling cast. Xiang Han Zhi had a solid release earlier this year with Love of the Divine Tree and is a very warm and easy to watch actress with the same eye acting energy as Wang Xing Yue so this should be a great onscreen pairing.
Preview for The Wanted Detective:
Wang Yingyue is really good on screen. Very good on camera. This drama looks creepy and interesting… Look forward to it.
Typo: Wang Xingyue..Sorry
I’ll give it a try when it’s released too. C-dramas are into the creepy “ghost-y” vibes recently and I like it!
Yes, I noticed that too!
Seems right up my alley! Excited for it!
Hoping the plot will be at least addictive
I’m excited for this one, both are good actors I can watch, and usually one can’t go wrong with investigative dramas, plot-wise.
WXY is one of very few C actors who are ML material. Hopefully this drama does him justice.
Everyone and everything looks so good in this. It seems filmed pretty well and looks creepily appealing.
Looking forward to it. I hope it does well so he can strengthen his footing as a male lead. I think if he can deliver a popular drama as a top billed actor, more solid male centric dramas will come his way. Female centric ones like The Double and Story of Kunning Palace have been great, but he winds up getting far less screen time.
I honestly think he fares better acting opposite female leads who are charismatic with strong screen presence. I think The Double ruined me. It’s just a waste of a comeback to see him in a pairing with weak chemistry. I wish more dramas did screen tests for chemistry before casting the leads. Hoping this upcoming drama does really well because I’d love for Shadow Detective to finally air and be his next drama place holder. He looks amazing with Wu Jia Yi in the In The Mood for Love inspired photoshoot for the drama. I really want to see her get more popularity too. She was an absolute scene stealer in Arsenal Military Academy. She’s an actress that definitely fits the bill of charismatic with screen prescence. I could definitely see WXY and Wu Jia Yi in a modern drama with a pairing like Luo Yunxi and Bai Lu’s characters in Love Is Sweet. When Huangyang Tian Tian reaches her mid twenties, I’d love to see him paired with her too. She’s another actress who has that same spark.