JOL Season 2: casting, filming & broadcast/air dates discussion

No there won't be time and even if it is, you can always watch the original Chinese version.

 Fuzi:

Hopefully. I have yet to watch Delicacies Destiny because it's only dubbed on D+.

Just subscribe to WeTV and watch on that instead of D+.

 Fuzi:

Oddly... I logged back into D+ (I never use it, but it's part of my mobile plan). I played with the settings as it's changed a lot. It has Chinese audio now... Go figure haha.

I don't have WeTV, just Viki and iQiyi.

This link doesn't work for you?

https://wetv.vip/en

If all else fails, there are the unofficial sites.

 ldwmonkey:

if they get JOL 2 first I will renew my subscription for wetvip anxious for whoever shows it first in the US

If Tencent sold exclusive rights to Disney+ in the US then you will only be able to watch it on WeTV with a VPN.  In the past Tencent has not sold exclusive rights to Netflix for other shows but I think it’s just a commercial issue - ie Netflix probably didn’t pay enough.

Hi all - long time no see. I wanted to wait to get some news about JOL2 as there are way too many rumors and nothing has been officially announced about airing dates. So here I'll share what I do know: 

- Numerous reports have shared that JOL2 has successfully gotten approval by China's Censorship board as of 4/30/2024 and as a result has obtained their distribution license. This looks to be true. Source: https://www.douban.com/group/topic/305273217/?_i=4545116djGQbls

- It's been rumored that JOL2 has a total of 30 or 36 episodes. This hasn't been officially announced so until confirmed is just a rumor at this point. (I'm leaning more on the side that it might be more true than not (36 episodes) because from reading updates from people who saw what was being filmed on set, I know how much JOL2 covers in terms of plot from the book. It's a bit less than I expected so I will not be surprised if it ends up being around 35/36ish episodes but will wait to get confirmation about this. I doubt it's 30 episodes because that was what was "planned" but typically production exceeds more than that (i.e. JOL1 also had 30 "planned" episodes but final count ended up being 46. I know 36 is less than the 46 episodes JOL1 had but it's because there's a new policy that says one can't exceed 40 episodes per "season" and I know Director was very strategic where he wanted to cut off JOL2 from JOL3 (this was shared by a few crew members on China's forums). 

- There's an image (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMaLffFXIAAAekT?format=jpg&name=4096x4096) that's floating around online that states JOL2 has been confirmed that it will air on CCTV8 on May 16 (until June 5th). Please note these are NOT official announcements by the production company so can only be assumed are "tentative" and non-confirmed plans. And as most plans go, they could change. 

- There ARE a series of activities happening to "promote" JOL2 so it does appear that JOL2 screening will happen this month (May 2024). Here are the activities that have been announced will take place (I've marked the most important ones in bold):

• May 6th - JOL2 Live show - Chongqing. Features both ML, FL, and other cast members. Promotion begins. Source: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMaBFq_XAAAXv8U?format=jpg&name=medium
• May 9th - JOL2 Live show - Shanghai. Features both ML, FL, and other cast members. Source: https://img1.doubanio.com/view/group_topic/l/public/p649000318.webp
• May 10 - Central China Broadcasting Hosts put on JOL audio drama. This is a big deal getting so many anchors and hosts to create an audio drama for JOL. It's to promote JOL2 and sends a strong signal JOL2 will air soon. Source: https://i.guancha.cn/bbs/2024/05/01/20240501141509500.jpg?imageView2/2/w/500/format/jpg
• May 12 - Official special edition rebroadcast of JOL1 - 4 episodes per day for unknown amount of days on CCTV8 primetime television. Because this is official, I am hopeful that JOL2 will air right after this since it makes sense to air JOL1 one prior to JOL2. Source: https://i.guancha.cn/bbs/2024/05/01/20240501141509204.jpg?imageView2/2/w/500/format/jpg
• May 15th - Official JOL2 Press Conference by Production Company. Will announce official date JOL2 will be aired. This is the event to watch for to get official news on when JOL2 will air and how many episodes is in JOL2. 
• May 16th - JOL2 Live show - Shanxi. Features both ML, FL, and other cast members. Source: https://wx3.sinaimg.cn/mw690/dcaa8bb7gy1hp9uvsm4chj20z00whdkc.jpg

- JOL ML confirmed when asked that JOL2 is set to air in the month of May. However, he did not share what date. Yet, this does make it almost set in stone that JOL2 will air this month of May!! Here's a photo to get us excited: https://i.guancha.cn/bbs/2024/05/01/20240501141546321.jpg?imageView2/2/w/500/format/jpg

I'll be back  after May 15th once I get more official news about JOL2's broadcast air dates. Looking forward to sharing what I find out. Will keep you all posted. For those of you who can read Chinese, I would pay attention to JOL's official weibo page for official announcements: https://weibo.com/u/6356014463. Stay tuned for more!!

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UPDATE 5/3/2024: I see that some of these source links aren't viewable for some of you so I uploaded all of them on the Photos section of JOL2 main page. You can go there to view. 

Thanks for your dedication and good news

 Fuzi:

*clicks photo for excitement*

403 Forbidden. 

Hahaha 

Thank you so much for the updates!! So excited!!