The main male hero becomes a double star? Xiao Zhan’s “Unlimited Intelligence” Extravaganza and Zhou Yutong’s Noon Sunshine Talk

Popular Actor, Produced by Gold Medal Production Team Noon Sunshinexiao zhan The spy drama “Untapped” starring Zhou Yutong has been highly anticipated since the beginning of filming. Unsurprisingly, the series has not been finalized yet. Recently, it has been on hot searches due to cast changes and rumors of reshoots after the finale. This year’s male-oriented drama, which was originally promising, unexpectedly fell into a public controversy.

The whole controversy started with a pre-broadcast investment poster circulating on the Internet. During the drama’s launch and subsequent promotions in May 2025, Xiao Zhan was the main focus of the promotion. However, the latest leaked investment material changed the lead actors to “Xiao Zhan, Zhou Yutong”, and indicated that they were sorted according to the strokes of their surnames. Since Xiao Zhan has been leading the promotion in the past, this change in the ordering method has made some fans question whether the drama team has adjusted the role status, and they are also worried that the actor’s original role and main line status will be affected.

In addition to the battle for position, re-shooting after completion has also become another focus. It is reported that “Untapped Intelligence” was officially completed by the end of September 2025. However, from late August to early September this year, it was reported that the crew would resume filming after almost a year. It was initially reported online that “the entire team will re-shoot for 20 days, and Xiao Zhan will join the team for 10 days.” However, multiple sources reported that Xiao Zhan did not participate in this reshoot. In fact, the heroine Zhou Yutong joined the team alone for nearly 10 days of filming. During this period, she continued to photograph, even filming night scenes for several days until dawn.

Some netizens and fans of the show questioned that the crew continued to expand the space for female characters during and after filming was completed, and also pointed out that the ending was changed, which may weaken the original hard-core detective plot and the male protagonist’s career line. In fact, as early as July this year, Noon Sunshine issued a legal warning letter to refute rumors of “forced reshoots of a large number of emotional scenes to attract investment”, but it did not directly answer the questions of “separate reshoots” and “adjustment of viewpoints” at that time.

Facing rising public opinion, Noon Sunshine made a low-key statement through its official account on November 11, only saying that “All project information, including information on key creators, actors, and other personnel, are subject to disclosure by Noon and each project’s official channels.” However, it did not directly respond to casting and reshoot details.

It is currently rumored on the Internet that the drama has been pulled from CCTV’s original 2026 slate, and has been temporarily postponed to a 2027 first season on Youku. The drama is tentatively scheduled for 30 episodes.

It is reported that “Untapped Intelligence” is set in Nanjing in 1948. Ren Shaobai, played by Xiao Zhan, appears to be a handsome and unruly Jinling son, but in fact he is responsible for underground intelligence work; Zhou Yutong plays the mathematical genius Lan Yuyin. Both of them embark on a crisis-filled intelligence story set in the backdrop of a particular era.