There's no other option if you're willing to wait. Just wait for the schedule to be updated in the next few days. If you can't wait, you have no other option but to watch it on pirated sites.
Sadly, the express package is only available on the main platform/network, Youku. Netflix doesn't have an express package option.
So, if you want to watch the express episodes, you need to subscribe to Youku and pay for the express package to watch all the way through to the final episode.
I am quite confused. Is there 24 episodes or 21 episodes? On Netflix and YOUKU it says 21 episodes only.
It's 24 episodes. Youku updates the schedule weekly, so it can be a bit confusing sometimes. Tomorrow, Youku will drop the express package for this drama, and we’ll pay for it to watch the episodes through to the finale.
As for Netflix, they don’t have an express package option, so there’s a different schedule on Netflix for those who don’t pay for the express package.
As of now, Youku Mainland has updated its Coming Soon section and placed Where the Mask Ends in 4th place, alongside other dramas that are expected to air soon.
Apparently this drama has hit youku’s 10k heat index? what does that mean? which other drama has it that before?
It means that the drama has reached a major popularity milestone on the platform. And yes, other dramas on Youku have already reached a 10000 Heat Index.
Also, this year, Youku has had 5 dramas reach a Heat Index of 10000 (Unveil: Jadewind, Veil of Shadows, Ashes to Crown, Mystic Nine, and The Early Spring).
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Broadcast Schedule: Oct 2026 (tentative)
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/AeZ8XpxS6QgJ79bfQuzIGA
Updated...260918
As for Netflix, since Netflix doesn't have an express package option, the release schedule is different.
As for Netflix, since Netflix doesn't have an express package option, the release schedule is different.
So, if you want to watch the express episodes, you need to subscribe to Youku and pay for the express package to watch all the way through to the final episode.
As for Netflix, they don’t have an express package option, so there’s a different schedule on Netflix for those who don’t pay for the express package.
• Everything is still a rumor and subject to official confirmation.
~ https://weibo.com/7782025060/5342031045726989
~ https://weibo.com/2949989907/5342032082242461
~ https://weibo.com/7263863986/5340837983554062
Trailer:
https://weibo.com/7996185616/5340815477446440
Poster:
https://weibo.com/1642904381/5340815477708883
Also, this year, Youku has had 5 dramas reach a Heat Index of 10000 (Unveil: Jadewind, Veil of Shadows, Ashes to Crown, Mystic Nine, and The Early Spring).
https://weibo.com/5327477880/5339755306815345