Sunshine Through the Rain cast & characters

Yang Chaoyue (杨超越) plays Zheng Yu and Dong Sicheng (董思成), better known as WinWin of NCT and WayV, plays Chen Yanzhou.

Spellings you'll see elsewhere: Chen Yanzhou is also written Chen Yan Zhou; Yang Chaoyue as Yang Chao Yue. Ding Jiali (丁嘉丽), Tian Xiaojie (田小洁), Chen Tianming (陈天明), Yang Tongshu (杨童舒) and others also appear; their roles aren't listed in the sources we use yet. Character notes come from the official profiles and episode synopses.

郑

Zheng Yu 郑雨

Yang Chaoyue 杨超越

A biology student working several jobs to pay her family's debts; her mother is in a coma and her brother is hard of hearing.

陈

Chen Yanzhou 陈砚周

Dong Sicheng (WinWin) 董思成

A wealthy, guarded student back from a year off after heart surgery, carrying on his late brother's research.

谢

Xie Yudi 谢宇狄

Sun Ning 孙宁

A classmate who has long liked Zheng Yu and helps clear Chen Yanzhou's name.

许

Xu Fangli 许方梨

Li Yuzhen 李雨真

Zheng Yu's roommate.

高

Gao Xing 高兴

Liu Jiaxi 刘佳玺

The girl Zheng Yu tutors, who turns out to be Chen Yanzhou's cousin.

江

Jiang Mian 江勉

Xiao Tianren 肖添仁

Called Zheng Yu's younger brother (弟弟) in the synopses; lives in the home of their uncle, Jiang Haixing.

庄

Zhuang Ning 庄宁

Zhang Simin 张思敏

Zheng Yu's roommate.

刘

Liu Linlin 刘霖霖

Sun Yushu 孙毓舒

Zheng Yu's roommate.

Cast and roles from Baidu Baike: synopsis, cast, episodes and premiere TVmao (电视猫) episode synopses and cast What's on Netflix: Netflix release schedule (Nov 6)

Behind the camera

Director: Mao De Shu (猫的树, 毛德抒), who also directed the youth drama 当我飞奔向你
Screenwriter: Shi Ye (施也); original script
Produced by Linmon Media (柠萌影视), Youyisi (有意司) and Mango TV; filming began on Dec 9, 2025, with location shooting in Germany

Baidu Baike: synopsis, cast, episodes and premiere