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The Lament of Autumn cast & characters
Cheng Lei (丞磊) plays Yu Changxuan and Xu Ruo Han (徐若晗) plays Ye Pingjun. Veterans Zhang Feng Yi (张丰毅) and Xu Fan (徐帆) play his parents, and Wang Li Kun (王丽坤) and Zhang Yun Long (张云龙) appear in special roles.
Spellings you'll see elsewhere: Yu Changxuan as Yu Chang Xuan; Ye Pingjun as Ye Ping Jun; Xu Ruo Han as Xu Ruohan; Guo Yu Xin as Guo Yuxin. Character names are our own pinyin of the Chinese.
Cheng Lei 丞磊
Fifth son of the Yu warlord family, a playboy on the surface and a schemer underneath.
Xu Ruo Han 徐若晗
A poor student working to pay for her mother's treatment, caught up in an attempt on his life.
Zhang Feng Yi 张丰毅
Yu Changxuan's father, commander of the Yu army.
Xu Fan 徐帆
Yu Changxuan's mother, who has already lost two sons.
Liu Dong Qin 刘冬沁
Ye Pingjun's childhood sweetheart, back from studying abroad.
Guo Yu Xin 郭宇欣
Banker Tao Xili's spoiled daughter, set on marrying Yu Changxuan.
Chang Long 昌隆
Yu Changxuan's talkative friend.
Dai Yun Fan 代云帆
Head of Yu Changxuan's office and his right hand.
Wang Li Kun 王丽坤
Yu Zhongquan's third concubine.
Zhang Yun Long 张云龙
Yu Changxuan's late elder brother.
Zhou Jie Qiong 周洁琼
An opera singer at the Yuchun theater.
Xu Zheng Xi 徐正溪
Owner of the hotel where Ye Pingjun finds work.
Ye Qing 叶青
Yu Changxuan's fourth sister, Kuang Bingwen's wife.
Cai Heng 蔡珩
Yu Changxuan's brother-in-law.
Lyu Xiao Yu 吕小雨
Yu Changxuan's sixth sister.
Lu Shan 卢杉
Yu Mingxuan's widow.
Zhang Hui Wen 张慧雯
Tian Miao 田淼
Ye Pingjun's mother.
He Qiang 贺镪
President of Tonghui Bank, Tao Ziyi's father.
Xia Fan Yin 夏凡茵
Tao Ziyi's elder sister.
Gao Ruo Xin 高若芯
Li Boren's sister, who adopts Ye Pingjun as a sister.
Jiang Kai 蒋恺
A rival warlord.
Bao Da Zhi 鲍大志
Wang Long Zheng 王龙正
Yu Yan Kai 于彦凯
A Yu army brigade commander.
Xiao Yang 肖阳
Zhang Hai Feng 张海峰
A newspaper editor.
Zhang Xian Yi 张献怡
Ye Pingjun's school friend.
Dou Xiao 窦骁
Yu Jia Cheng 余嘉诚
Cast and roles from Baidu Baike: synopsis, cast, crew and release rules TVmao: cast list
Behind the camera
- Directors: Ju Jue Liang (鞠觉亮, chief director), Guo Hao (国浩) and Wang Hui (王辉)
- Screenwriters: Ye Yang (叶扬) and Quan Ying (全颖), who is the novelist Ling Xi
- Original novel: 玉簟秋 by Ling Xi (灵希)
- Produced by Mango TV, Shengxi Huashi (晟喜华视), Chenguang Film (辰光影视) and Golden Light (金色光芒); filmed Oct 31, 2025 – Mar 23, 2026 in Hengdian, Hangzhou, Ningbo and Shanghai
- Songs include 爱上 by Liu Yu Ning (刘宇宁), 枯荣 by Shang Wen Jie (尚雯婕) and 石楠小札, sung by Cheng Lei