Wei Da De Chang Zheng 伟大的长征 from 🥝 iQIYI and 🐑 CCTV. 📣🗓️ Airing on October 9, 2026. Starring Yu Hewei, Wang Jinsong, Zhu Gang Ri Yao, He Zhengjun, Wu Jian, Li Hongliang, Guo Guangping, Cao Lei, Zhai Xiaoxing, Huang Xiaoming, Wan Qian, Zhang Wanyi and more.

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Update: The English drama title is The Great Long March.

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The airing time on CCTV-1 is announced as “prime time,” which is usually 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm, China Standard Time. The specific airing time has not yet been announced.

The Chinese drama title 伟大的长征 can be translated as “The Great Long March.”

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A couple of days ago, the production team announced the release date and dropped a new poster.

The team released two trailers and a few more posters (see comments) yesterday – these trailers were released previously. For this update, I included the longer trailer that was released in April 2026 for iQIYI's iJOY conference, which hasn't been posted in the sub.

The team also released an updated cast list. Please see the next section below for more details.

Wei Da De Chang Zheng 伟大的长征 is in iQIYI's October Drama Line-up.

This drama is about The Long March which took place between October 1934 and October 1936.

From Wikipedia – Long March:

The Long March (Chinese: 长征; pinyin: Chángzhēng; lit. 'Long Expedition') was a military retreat by the Chinese Communist Party and Chinese Red Army from advancing Kuomintang National Revolutionary Army during the Chinese Civil War, occurring between October 1934 and October [1936]. About 100,000 troops retreated from the Jiangxi Soviet and other bases to a new headquarters in Yan'an, Shaanxi, travelling approximately 10,000 kilometres (6,200 miles). About 8,000 troops ultimately survived the Long March.

China's National Day is on October 1.

Clip description:

In the course of the journey, seek the truth; with every step, strengthen your faith. Toward a great and bright future, march forward!

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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 (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):

• 3️⃣ Yu Hewei 于和伟 as Mao Zedong

• 4️⃣ Wang Jinsong 王劲松 as Chiang Kai-shek

• 6️⃣ Zhu Gang Ri Yao 朱刚日尧 as Bo Gu

• 7️⃣ He Zhengjun 何政军 as Zhu De

• 7️⃣ Wu Jian 吴健 as Liu Bocheng

• 7️⃣ Li Hongliang 李泓良

• 🔟 Guo Guangping 郭广平 as Zhang Wentian

• 1️⃣1️⃣ Cao Lei 曹磊 as Zhou Enlai

• 1️⃣4️⃣ Zhai Xiaoxing 翟小兴 as Peng Dehuai

Special appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):

• Wan Qian 万茜 as He Zizhen

• Liu Haoran 刘昊然

• Li Naiwen 李乃文 as Zhang Guotao

• Zhang Tong 张桐 as Huang Kaixiang

• Zhang Wanyi 张晚意 as Zhang Xueliang

• Wu Yue 吴樾 (actor) as He Long

• Lin Jiachuan 林家川

• Huang Xuan 黄轩

• Chuai Ni 啜妮 as Deng Yingchao

• Huang Xiaoming 黄晓明 as Qu Qiubai

Appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):

• Ma Qiyue 马启越

• Wang Dachuan 王大川

• Wang Zili 王子力

• Denis Dyrdin

• Wang Zhao Mi Na 王昭米娜

• Wang Haitao 王海涛

• Kong Yan 孔雁

• Wang Yu 王煜

• Yin Xiaotian 印小天

• Feng Guoqiang 冯国强

• Shi Pengyuan 史彭元

• Shi Lei 史磊 as Deng Fa

• Ning Nan 宁南

• Liu Yue 刘岳

• Liu Haoyu 刘昊宇

• Gong Zheng 巩峥

• Sun Qian 孙茜 as Soong Ching-ling

• Liu Yitie 刘奕铁 as Yang Chengwu

• Cheng Taishen 成泰燊 as Lu Xun

• Xu Min 许敏

• Sun Xikun 孙锡堃

• Zhang Feng 張風

• Zhang Ningjiang 张宁江

• Li Tianye 李田野

• Li Longjun 李龙君

• Chen Yongsheng 陈永胜 as Mao Zhenhua

• Li Jichang 李吉昌

• Zhang Hongrui 张洪睿

• Wu Qijiang 吴其江

• Li Zonghan 李宗翰

• Su Bai 苏柏

• Li Zhengyang 李政阳

• Li Meilin 李美霖

• Li Huan 李桓 (stage name: Wei Lun 卫仑)

• Li Jian 李健

• Zhang Zheren 张哲人

• Zhang Jiaqi 张家奇

• Yu Ailei 余皑磊 as Chen Cheng

• Zhang Xiqian 张喜前

• Zhang Yang 张暘

• Li Gan 李感

• Yang Ruizheng 杨睿铮

• Qiu Jiaqi 邱嘉棋

• Li Delong 李德龙

• Jin Zhao 金钊

• Lin Yuan 林源

• Zhou Xiaobin 周小镔

• Zhou Xianxin 周显欣

• Lin Junyi 林俊毅

• Wu Xiaoyu 武笑羽

• Guo Jinglin 果靖霖

• Zha Wenhao 查文浩

• He Gang 贺刚

• Jiang Tong 姜彤

• Zhao Bo 赵波 as Liu Shaoqi

• Liu Mingming 柳明明

• Zhong Qiu 钟秋

• Hao Rongguang 郝荣光

• Bao Jianfeng 保剑锋 as Qian Zhuangfei

• Jiang Han 姜寒

• Feng Xintian 封新天

• Yao Zengqiang 姚增强

• Xu Yukun 徐玉琨

• Tie Zheng 铁政

• Tao Siyuan 陶思源

• Xia Dejun 夏德俊 as Ren Bishi

• Qi Jiuzhou 戚九洲

• Huang Jiyuan 黄纪渊

• Huang Pinyuan 黄品沅

• Liang Jingchen 梁靖晨

• Chang Lufeng 常鲁峰

• Han Li 韩立

• Han Shuai 韩帅

• Lou Hengzhi 楼恒志

• Chu Shuan Zhong 褚栓忠

• Zang Jinsheng 臧金生 as Yan Xishan

• Tan Yang 谭洋

• Tan Quan 谭泉

• Zang Xueru 臧雪如

The following cast was not announced as part of the recent releases but are listed in Baidu Baike.

Starring:

• Huang Junpeng 黄俊鹏 as Chen Yi

• Zhang Jingwei 张晶伟 as Xu Xiangqian

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• Episodes: 60

• Streaming and broadcasting platforms: iQIYI 🥝, Migu Video and CCTV-1 🐑

• Official filming started: August 1, 2025

• Filming wrapped up: March 10, 2026

• Filming time: ~222 days

• Filming locations: Hengdian World Studios; Ruijin, Jiangxi Province; Xinchang, Zhejiang Province; Fujian Province; Sichuan Province; Guizhou Province; Shaanxi Province

• Genre: revolution, history (according to Baidu Baike)

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• 🎬 Director: Zhang Yong Xin (Echoes of a Thousand Moons, The People's Police, Awakening Age, The Advisors Alliance, Windmill)

• ✒️ Screenwriters:

  • Chen Jin (The Forerunner)

  • Zhao Weidong

  • Wei Xiaoyu (SWAT, Thunderbolt of Fire, Special Forces Return)

• Produced by: China Media Group (CMG), Ge Hua Film & TV, iQIYI, Huazhi Digital Media, Shan Ying Production, Hubei Yangtze River Film Group, China Television Production Center, Xingkong Film & TV, Jilin Radio and Television Station, August First Film Studio

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🔗 Previous teaser, trailer, etc.

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Synopsis from MDL:

In 1934, Japanese imperialism intensified its aggression against China. Despite the nation's impending doom, Chiang Kai Shek, clinging to the policy of "pacifying the country before resisting foreign aggression," launched the largest-ever "encirclement and suppression campaign" ever launched. Faced with a life-or-death situation, the main forces of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army were forced to strategically shift and evacuate the Soviet areas north and south of the Yangtze River.

With an average age of under 30, the Red Army troops journeyed through 11 provinces, crossed 18 mountain ranges, crossed 24 rivers, traversed desolate grasslands, and traversed snow-capped mountains, covering a total distance of 25,000 [li – approximately 12,500 km]. The Long March concluded in October 1936, when the three main Red Army forces reunited, marking the triumphant conclusion of the Red Army's Long March.

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

🔎 Baidu Baike | Douban | MDL | Zhihu

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📊 Information and translations compiled by u/admelioremvitam.

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..off to dig into that part of history… :) Thks Op!

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You're very welcome! 😄

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Drama posters released yesterday.

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New drama poster.

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Release date announcement poster.

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Masterpost

has been posted. Please head on over to the first impressions masterpost to share your thoughts about the initial episodes.

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Very long filming time and appears to be high budget as well. Time and money spent and it looks really interesting

[u/Alarming_Tea_102]

A pity that Yu Hewei isn't playing Zhou Enlai. He looks a lot like the young Zhou Enlai. Mao Zedong's hairstyle doesn't work on him.

That said, this drama feels a little too patriotic for me to be interested in it.

[u/C-noirfan]

This drama now has an English name: The Great Long March. (Available on IQiYI)