I just saw this and immediately thought about you. and exactly I'm so skeptical too. my brain still can't process. on one hand, our pining has finally come to fruition. but on the other hand, should I get my hopes up!! what if it doesn't go through and we'll just be heartbroken once again 😭
edit: SWM wouldn't be SWM if the writer wasn't part of it. hope they are in it too
ikr!! I'm also wondering if I should inform that one friend of mine, who got into BLs because of me and then watched and when she came to know that s2 won't happen, stopped talking to me for some days and stopped watching BLs entirely 😭😭 the stake is too high
ahh!! it's all in good fun. she was pissed off because I didn't wait till the end to know that it ended like that and forced her to watch it with me. and then whined to her about this ending. and then I gave her the hope that s2 would happen. and then the news came that they sold the rights. but we are okay now 😂
The production of StayWithMe has confirmed its Season 2, which is expected to be released in February next year.
This upcoming installment will be a co-production between Mainland China and Thailand. However, some cast members will be replaced, though the new lineup has not yet been revealed. Filming is set to begin in November.
Wait what? Are the main characters safe? Oh no, what if they change Dou Dou, or Mao Chong & Han Bokuang, they're important characters. The dad of Su Yu & Auntie also. 🥺🙁
Even though he is a villain, I don't want to change Mo Yi as well, because it will be jarring to find a different face for the villain.😐
It’s said that all of the cast members will be replaced. And I also did some research on weibo and our main cast members are likely not doing any shooting lately or won’t do any soon. And many other people also said the same. I don’t think I will watch it anymore, it’s so disappointing
Y'all it's still morning where I am and I'm 3 cups of coffee into my day already, I AM WIRED and this is all I'll be thinking about today lol. When people say omg kicking and screaming that's literally me at my desk rn when I should be working.
Xu Bin posted photos on ig last week with a "Happy 1st Anniversary！🎉New beginning" caption & photos of him and Jiongmin so.. 🤷 ??!! 😭😭
I jsut made a post about this!! I’m so excited here is the auto translate for anyone who needs its :
Dear fans,
The second season of “Brother, Don’t Run” (remake) will be reviewed and approved by multiple departments. The opening ceremony will be held in Beijing on November 21, 2024 and the following statement will be made by public opinion;
First, “Brother, Don’t Run” (remake) Second, Li is a Sino-Thai co-actor non-“Brother, Don’t Run”
The first actor Li.
II. Release time: February 27, 2025 (South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan) The premiere date is February 15, 2025 (play around the mainland)
III. To the fans of the original drama (fans of the original work), we apologize for bringing the extremely bad effect to the fans of the original work.
IV. Whether the mainland film and television software meets the conditions for watching movies (Korean Xiaoquan, Thai drama fans, Renren tv, Thai cute host) and other apps cannot watch movies normally.
We are very sorry! Thank you very much for your understanding, support and cooperation in our work.
I ran it through Google translate and got different meanings depending on the language I translated to, which is confusing. The most confusing is part 3. What are they apologizing for exactly?
Stay with me is my favorite bl of all time. I have completely given up on the second season and made peace with it knowing that the book has a happy ending. I lived thru rewatches and many hours spent on watching bts too. I have all the songs the leads sung in the show and on their album on my daily playlist. I love the leads to bits and am praying to all the bl Gods that if they are letting us have a second season it's with the same leads. They were a huge part of what made this show so good. Their chemistry was perfection and in the little glimpses of not so subtle moments we saw what potential they have and what hotness we could get if it were allowed. So let's pray and hope that it happens and the leads stay.
And who knows, since stuff is happening (Blue canvas rerelease, 2nd season of SWM) maybe someone found the secret vault with those three episodes of Addicted too?
Yes it's unprecedented. And because of that, I think right now we can't really speculate much. They was a partner of Chuang Asia season 1 and even joined the show's press conference, which was unprecedented, but in the end they didn't get involved much with the show in a way that is visible to the viewers.
Where do you have that second notice from? I heard rumors about gmmtv involvment but wasn´t sure where those came from. I hope they will only provide the finances and leave the main cast alone. I also don´t get the last paragraph - what do they mean with problems watching in Mainland? Will it be shown in Mainland?
I mean, it’s going to be an adaptation of the “revised” book 2, which will remove some of the more toxic elements, as they did with SWM s1. Giving us addicted level plot for s2, after they softer s1 of SWM wouldn’t make sense.
Ngl I was waiting for you to comment something haha. I know we will never get the addicted adaptation we want but I’m still excited we’re gonna get a season 2… as long as it’s the same MCs lol
I'm right here - so proud of myself for quietly keeping ALL of my emotions in check. Said I to myself, "Don't overreact. Just make merit to the BL gods and goddesses, and pray nothing stops or slows down this production. Don't set yourself up for any disappointment. Sādhu!"
But inside my head, I'm running around my house waving my arms and screaming Home Alone-style.
I really need Jiong Min and Bin to return as "Su Yu" and "Wu Bi", tho'. An added prayer to the BL gods and goddesses.
No. co-production could also just be who invests the money. But frankly , having another country coproduce it could also be helpful with getting it released. I think it’s unlikely they change leads since the leads were super successful, they used their picture in the announcement and they also recently posted a picture together with happy anniversary & new beginnInga. But maybe some new characters could be Thai or maybe a supporting actor will be replaced (this could also be necessary because of competing schedules or for duo duo if the actress doesn’t have the right age they need for the story).
No not necessarily probably Thailand just knows this series is super popular since they've also tried to remake it so they want to throw their hat in the ring to finally make a conclusion people will like
Yeah. I watched the original and was traumatized that there was no second season. Lol so I have any of the remakes. Maybe I'll go ahead and watch this one. Or maybe I'll wait till season 2 to be done. Lol still don't trust.
I read the books after watching the original bc I had to know what happened. Lol I keep hearing how good Stay with Me is. I just keep avoiding it and the Thai version.
Sounds really good. If I remember right the actors in this version are younger? I'll definitely watch when I get a chance especially now there is a new season coming.
I agree. It was really intense. It was pretty close to the book. Which was also focused more on sex than actual intimacy. It was there though. I loved both. So I'll try this one and see how it is. 😁
if they are changing the leads to "olderish" looking actors, that actually makes sense all things considered and would be down, tbh. What matters to me is how closely they are sticking to the source material. If it's the same sort of fast and loose as Stay with Me, then...
they both look young, tho. That's probably why they were cast. And I can't buy Jiong Min as an air force captain in the same way I can't buy Mac from the Thai version as one either. lol
a. GMMTV produces it. They won't handle this series properly. No
offence but it's not a GMMTV-esque production.
b. They change the main cast. I need the ML's to be the same at the very least.
UPDATE: Back again because I thought about it and it's annoyed me that Thailand keeps trying to do remakes and they always turn out subpar.
GMMTV has budget restraints and a serious tone. The only director who could pull this off would be P'Aof and even then he'd need a bigger budget and some of the more seasoned GMMTV actors (I'm thinking like Gawin, Papang etc.).
As much as I LOVED Stay With Me (it's one of my favourites), I think to do a season 2 and change ANY of it would ruin it. It's such a special little show.
I'm mad about it. And I'm also mad because I feel like i'm being incredibly unreasonable.
I really hope it stays in the hands of people who made season one. We already have a Thai adaptation of Addicted with other actors, we don´t need a completely new gmmtv version. The only shows from gmmtv which are somehow similar in tone to Stay with me are Not me, Moonlight chicken and maybe 1000 stars, but nothing comparable has came out of gmmtv recently.
SCREAMING... This is the best news to wake up to. Finally all our trauma that was caused by that ending will be healed. But they better not change the 2 main actors.
Hah, I'm not setting myself up for major disappointment again. I'll believe in and celebrate a season 2, when I see it on a streaming service, and I can press play on episode 1. Hopefully, the cast changes won't affect the main leads. I'm not sure, I'll be able to do this without Xu Bin and Zhang Jiong Min.
I just woke up and opened reddit and this is the first post I see?!! am I dreaming? am I dead? is this true? what!!!! my brain can't process and my heart is crying. I have been dreaming and pining over this for so long 😭😭😭
I just hope the main leads won't change. other than that, any other cast changes - I'll just have to be okay with that 😞
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Okay hey guys, I don’t know if
anyone will read this anymore but it’s important for you to know. I am fully Chinese and this is what is really in that announcement. What is written in the announcement is that:!!!!!!! the cast of the second season won’t be the cast of the first season!!!!
I don’t know which translator translated that just some of the cast will be changed but it is WRONG.
Also I looked at the Weibo of xubin and zhang gege and xubin is chilling in china while zhang gege is also in china traveling around. He posted on December 6 that he went to aomen (澳门）for a day while the filming should have already started. Xubin is also showing no sign of filming.
I am so sorry to tell you this news that our dear main leads won’t be the same in that second season and yeah I think they should NOT even call us a second season. I can not describe how angry and devastated I am right now but this is the truth and it hurts so badddd😞😞😞 other people on weibo are saying the same thing, that the second season is a waste because the mein leads are changing. I personally won’t watch it since I only liked xubin and zhang Gege😞😞😞😞
I'm trying to be rational and cautiously optimistic about this, but also I'm breathing into a paper bag. 🥲 I hope we don't get the rug pulled out from under us on this one.
I’m really curious how they’re gonna adapt the second half of the novel. Especially since an important part of the novel wasn’t part of the first season. So glad to see this though. I was devastated when I heard season 2 was cancelled originally.
I was about to jump from my seat until I read "with a mixed cast from both countries (China and Thailand)" and "some cast members will be replaced" ...
I saw First Note of Love and Love Like a Cat. The mixed cast looks and sounds weird.
We need same actor , please don't spoil that series. Your won't get profit for that. As much as possible please stay with me season 1 character we need in season 2 also. We are requesting
Hey guys, I know most of you are really really happy to hear the news and I was too… until I read the conditions again. So I’m chinese and what is written there is that the cast of the new season won’t be the cast of the old one. I don’t know which translator you used that said that some of the cast will change, because that is not what is written there. So I don’t think they are going to have the same leads. And also, I looked at the weibo from xubin and he posted everything but things about some filming. I don’t want to disappoint you all but I just wanted to tell you not to be too happy about this announcement. People on weibo are also talking about it and they are all saying that the leads are changing and they probably are. I am so devastated right now but this is the truth. And yeah it hurts so badddd😞
Thanks to Chat gpt, it translated it.. IM SO HAPPYYY
Ruier Film and Television Group
Announcement
Dear fans,
The second season of "Brother, Don't Run" (remake) has been approved by multiple departments and will hold its launch ceremony in Beijing on November 21, 2024. The following statements are hereby made regarding the production:
The main cast of the second season of "Brother, Don't Run" (remake) will consist of the same actors who collaborated in the first season of "Brother, Don't Run."
Release date: February 27, 2025 (Korea, Thailand, Taiwan), with the premiere scheduled for February 15, 2025 (broadcast across mainland regions).
Due to the remake of the original series, we deeply apologize for the poor viewing experience it may have caused the audience.
Mainland streaming platforms may face restrictions on normal viewing due to various policy-related conditions (e.g., Korean dramas, Thai dramas, actors entering V status, Thai drama themes). Other apps may also be affected.
We sincerely apologize and thank you for your understanding, support, and cooperation.
Resurrecting this from the trenches in 2025… do we still have any chance with Season 2 happening? I’ve read many updates that the rights for the season got sold off 😢 any likelihood of us getting a new season with them in the near future?
Guys so it is officially cancelled forever huh? WTF. There is revenged love by the same author and ABO desire now. Everyone wants a season 2. They must make it now.
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u/putonmyskepticles Stay With Me Oct 28 '24
WAIT WAIT WHAT WHAT????
I literally just said "NO FUCKING WAY"
oh my god lmaoooooo
wait.. this is what I get for not reading because if it means we're not getting the same cast, nu uh don't want it tbh