{ "id": "ep93k89hmy", "slug": "a-robot-in-the-orange-orchard", "title": "A Robot in the Orange Orchard (你好呀，我的橘子恋人)", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia", "label": "East Asian drama series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "label": "East Asian web and streaming serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-my-to-so", "label": "Titles My to So", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-my-to-so" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "label": "China · 2021 and later: East Asian web and streaming serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "path": [ { "id": "geo.chn", "label": "China", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021", "label": "China · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "label": "East Asian web and streaming serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials" } ] } ], "excerpt": "A Robot in the Orange Orchard (你好呀，我的橘子恋人) is a 2022 Chinese romantic sci-fi comedy, a remake of I'm Not a Robot, airing 30 episodes on Youku from May 20 to June 20, 2022, starring Liang Jingkang and Sun Qian.", "snippet": "A Robot in the Orange Orchard (你好呀，我的橘子恋人) is a 2022 Chinese romantic sci-fi comedy, a remake of I'm Not a Robot, airing 30 episodes on Youku from May 20 to June 20, 2022, starring Liang Jingkang and Sun Qian.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-my-to-so", "markdown": "# A Robot in the Orange Orchard (你好呀，我的橘子恋人)\n\n**A Robot in the Orange Orchard** (你好呀，我的橘子恋人) is a 2022 Chinese romantic science-fiction comedy web series in which a technology chairman with a skin-contact allergy falls for a woman who is posing as his lifelike companion robot. It ran for 30 episodes on Youku from May 20 to June 20, 2022, and was directed by Xing Xiao (邢潇) with Liang Jingkang (梁靖康) and [Sun Qian](https://www.edgepedia.org/sun-qian) (孙千) in the leading roles.[1](https://www.tvmao.com/drama/JWJiY2dr/playingtime) • [2](https://huacheng.gz-cmc.com/pages/2022/05/16/766e6e0cdc69404da6ab5fe2c1d153a6.html)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Original title | 你好呀，我的橘子恋人 (Ni Hao Ya, Wo De Ju Zi Lian Ren)[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/A_Robot_in_the_Orange_Orchard) |\n| Broadcast | Youku, exclusive; May 20 to June 20, 2022, in the platform's \"Chong'ai\" (宠爱) romance theater[2](https://huacheng.gz-cmc.com/pages/2022/05/16/766e6e0cdc69404da6ab5fe2c1d153a6.html) • [4](https://thetvdb.com/series/a-robot-in-the-orange-orchard) |\n| Format | 30 episodes of about 40 minutes each; genres romance, comedy, and science fiction[1](https://www.tvmao.com/drama/JWJiY2dr/playingtime) • [4](https://thetvdb.com/series/a-robot-in-the-orange-orchard) |\n| Lead cast | Liang Jingkang as Lu Sen, chairman of the technology company IMU; Sun Qian as Yang Shanshan, who impersonates the robot \"Friday\"[2](https://huacheng.gz-cmc.com/pages/2022/05/16/766e6e0cdc69404da6ab5fe2c1d153a6.html) |\n| Production | Alibaba Pictures (Beijing) and Beijing Zebra Century Entertainment Culture Media; Dun Qi Studio and Zebra Entertainment; executive producers Dun Qi and Yan Jiahui[1](https://www.tvmao.com/drama/JWJiY2dr/playingtime) • [2](https://huacheng.gz-cmc.com/pages/2022/05/16/766e6e0cdc69404da6ab5fe2c1d153a6.html) |\n| Basis | A remake of the Korean drama *I'm Not a Robot* (MBC, 2017)[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/A_Robot_in_the_Orange_Orchard) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20204508/) |\n| Viewer ratings | 9.2/10 on Rakuten Viki (about 4,400 votes); 7.6/10 on IMDb[6](https://www.viki.com/tv/38450c?locale=en) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20204508/) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise\n\nLu Sen, chairman of the technology company IMU, suffers from a rare allergic reaction to direct skin contact with other people, so severe that a handshake could be dangerous. He lives alone in an estate away from crowds, and the orange trees he planted with his parents are his main emotional attachment. Dr. Fu Yang (Wang Fang) has built an intelligent companion robot named \"Friday\" that may help Lu Sen overcome his condition. When a technical problem prevents the robot's delivery, Fu Yang asks his former assistant Yang Shanshan, who was the robot's physical model, to impersonate Friday temporarily. She successfully mimics the robot's behavior without triggering his allergies, but as she spends more time with Lu Sen she becomes emotionally invested and struggles with keeping her true identity secret.[7](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/a-robot-in-the-orange-orchard/umc.cmc.77ijln6echazsvthx7az2eyo1) • [3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/A_Robot_in_the_Orange_Orchard)\n\nThe series frames the allergy as psychological rather than strictly medical: Lu Sen's fear of human contact stems from childhood betrayal and a fear of being deceived, and Friday's companionship gradually lets him accept other people again. The orange of the title serves as the show's emotional image, standing for a love that is sour and sweet at once, and the stated theme is that love and trust are the basis for embracing others.[2](https://huacheng.gz-cmc.com/pages/2022/05/16/766e6e0cdc69404da6ab5fe2c1d153a6.html) • [8](https://ent.tom.com/202203/1701810766.html)\n\n### Cast and characters\n\n- **Liang Jingkang** as Lu Sen (陆森), the IMU chairman with the contact allergy[2](https://huacheng.gz-cmc.com/pages/2022/05/16/766e6e0cdc69404da6ab5fe2c1d153a6.html)\n- **Sun Qian** as Yang Shanshan (杨善善), an invention-loving young woman who doubles as the robot Friday (星期五)[2](https://huacheng.gz-cmc.com/pages/2022/05/16/766e6e0cdc69404da6ab5fe2c1d153a6.html)\n- **Wang Fang** as Dr. Fu Yang (傅阳), the robot's creator[2](https://huacheng.gz-cmc.com/pages/2022/05/16/766e6e0cdc69404da6ab5fe2c1d153a6.html)\n- **Zhu Yunhui** as Kang Li'er (康利尔), **Cheng Yeqing** as Pai Song (派宋), and **Zhou Yuhang** as Li Zhan (李湛), members of the Alpha science laboratory team[11](https://pyingquan.com/v2/staffinfo?sid=11968)\n- Supporting players include An Xiaoge as Wang Yuncheng, Lü Sitong as Li Chade, Jiang Qinyun as Tang Yajing, and Wu Yanshu as Grandma Tang[11](https://pyingquan.com/v2/staffinfo?sid=11968)\n\n## Production and release\n\nThe drama was produced by [Alibaba Pictures](https://www.edgepedia.org/alibaba-pictures) (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing Zebra Century Entertainment Culture Media Co., Ltd., with Dun Qi Studio and Zebra Entertainment handling production and Dun Qi and Yan Jiahui as chief producers. Filming began on November 2, 2020 in Kunming and wrapped in Shenzhen in January 2021.[1](https://www.tvmao.com/drama/JWJiY2dr/playingtime) • [9](https://www.baike.com/wikiid/7158714370888302629)\n\n**Scheduling.** The series was first announced for a March 28, 2022 premiere on Youku, with a final trailer and poster set released at that time.[8](https://ent.tom.com/202203/1701810766.html) The premiere was later moved, and the show debuted on May 20, 2022 at 18:00 in Youku's \"Chong'ai\" theater as an exclusive. VIP members received five consecutive days of new episodes, then one episode on Sundays and two on Mondays and Tuesdays; non-members received six consecutive days, then one episode from Sunday to Wednesday.[2](https://huacheng.gz-cmc.com/pages/2022/05/16/766e6e0cdc69404da6ab5fe2c1d153a6.html) • [10](https://www.yulekoudai.com/news/detail/id/4594.html) The final episode aired on June 20, 2022.[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/a-robot-in-the-orange-orchard)\n\nIt was the second urban-romance title Dun Qi Studio released in 2022, after *Because of Love* (今生有你), and the studio's slate that year also included *Lighter & Princess* and *Falling Into You*.[2](https://huacheng.gz-cmc.com/pages/2022/05/16/766e6e0cdc69404da6ab5fe2c1d153a6.html)\n\n## Reception and distribution\n\nOn Rakuten Viki, where the series streams with subtitles in English and more than ten other languages, it holds a 9.2/10 rating from about 4,400 users; on IMDb it holds 7.6/10.[6](https://www.viki.com/tv/38450c?locale=en) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20204508/) Chinese press coverage at launch described it as a light science-fiction take on the \"CEO falls for a robot\" premise, positioning it as a healing romantic comedy rather than a conventional sweet-romance plot.[2](https://huacheng.gz-cmc.com/pages/2022/05/16/766e6e0cdc69404da6ab5fe2c1d153a6.html) • [8](https://ent.tom.com/202203/1701810766.html)\n\nBeyond Youku, the series has been carried by Rakuten Viki, LINE TV (later removed when its license expired), Apple TV, and Plex, among others.[6](https://www.viki.com/tv/38450c?locale=en) • [12](https://www.linetv.tw/drama/13403/eps/27) • [7](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/a-robot-in-the-orange-orchard/umc.cmc.77ijln6echazsvthx7az2eyo1)\n\n## Relationship to I'm Not a Robot\n\nThe series is a Chinese remake of *[I'm Not a Robot](https://www.edgepedia.org/im-not-a-robot)*, the 2017 MBC drama with the same central device of a woman posing as a robot companion for a man whose allergy makes human touch impossible.[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/A_Robot_in_the_Orange_Orchard) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20204508/) Database listings also carry the alias \"I'm Not a Robot (CN)\" for the Chinese version.[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/a-robot-in-the-orange-orchard)\n\n## References\n\n1. [你好呀，我的橘子恋人 播出时间及幕后, 电视猫](https://www.tvmao.com/drama/JWJiY2dr/playingtime)\n2. [《你好呀，我的橘子恋人》开启治愈之旅，梁靖康孙千演绎\"人机之恋\", 广州日报·新花城 (2022-05-16)](https://huacheng.gz-cmc.com/pages/2022/05/16/766e6e0cdc69404da6ab5fe2c1d153a6.html)\n3. [A Robot in the Orange Orchard, DramaWiki](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/A_Robot_in_the_Orange_Orchard)\n4. [你好呀，我的橘子恋人, TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/series/a-robot-in-the-orange-orchard)\n5. [A Robot in the Orange Orchard (2022), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20204508/)\n6. [A Robot in the Orange Orchard, Rakuten Viki](https://www.viki.com/tv/38450c?locale=en)\n7. [A Robot in the Orange Orchard, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/a-robot-in-the-orange-orchard/umc.cmc.77ijln6echazsvthx7az2eyo1)\n8. [《你好呀我的橘子恋人》定档 梁靖康孙千浪漫演绎\"机器人之恋\", TOM娱乐 (2022-03-25)](https://ent.tom.com/202203/1701810766.html)\n9. [你好呀，我的橘子恋人, 快懂百科](https://www.baike.com/wikiid/7158714370888302629)\n10. [《你好呀我的橘子恋人》今日开播 梁靖康孙千浪漫上演\"人机之恋\", 口袋娱乐 (2022-05-20)](https://www.yulekoudai.com/news/detail/id/4594.html)\n11. [你好呀，我的橘子恋人 演员表, 朋影圈平台](https://pyingquan.com/v2/staffinfo?sid=11968)\n12. 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