BEIJING, April 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On March 30, 2026, iQIYI, China’s leading online entertainment platform, launched Nadou Pro, the country’s first AI agent specifically designed for professional film and television production. Now in pre-release release, Agent marks iQIYI’s latest initiative to integrate AI into the entertainment production pipeline.
Nadou Pro combines cutting-edge core templates with iQIYI’s production expertise, supporting end-to-end workflows from script development and storyboarding to the final result. One of its most notable features is “blockbuster prompts,” which translate abstract creative concepts into production-ready cinematic direction.
Wenfeng LIU, Senior Vice President of iQIYI, said: “Nadou Pro is specially designed for AI creators and filmmakers, integrating creation, production and distribution into a seamless and intelligent workflow. Our goal is simple: to make AI the most powerful creative engine in professional cinema, where imagination is the only limit.
Solving the long-form AI content quality gap
Although AI can easily produce short-form videos in 30 seconds, creating long-form narratives of professional dramatic and cinematic quality remains a challenge for the industry. Nadou Pro solves this problem by combining vast content resources with proprietary algorithms that integrate professional film production methods into every step of the workflow. Creators use natural language to access extensive resources for character design, shot composition, and narrative development, producing AI-generated stories that approximate live-action quality.
Nadou Pro also streamlines production by integrating multiple AI models on a single platform. Combining iQIYI’s large proprietary QiZhi multimodal models with third-party AI models – including SeeDance, Kling, Vidu, Hailuo and WAN – it supports text, image, video and audio generation without switching between platforms. Specialist agents for screenwriting, art direction, storyboarding and visual effects reflect the structured workflows of traditional content production.
Early validation from filmmakers
Since the start of internal tests at the end of 2025, Nadou Pro has supported iQIYI teams and partners in film, fiction and animation projects. For example, “Peter Pau × iQIYI AI Theater”, an initiative co-launched with Academy Award-winning cinematographer Mr. Peter Pau, gave filmmakers early access to the platform. The upcoming 16 works were created using Nadou Pro, spanning the genres of science fiction, fantasy, historical drama and contemporary.
The filmmakers validated the commercial production capabilities of the platform. Fangzhao ZHUANG, director of “Celestial Quest,” which premiered on iQIYI’s mainland Chinese platform and iQIYI International on March 31, credited Nadou Pro’s character design, scene creation and storyboard tools for realizing the film’s apocalyptic mecha aesthetic.
iQIYI continues to grow its AI-generated content ecosystem through initiatives such as the 2025 Global Short Film Creation Competition, “Peter Pau × iQIYI AI Theater” and the “Nadou AIGC Venture Conference”. The launch of Nadou Pro strengthens iQIYI’s position in AI-driven content production as the entertainment industry undergoes technological transformation.
Contact: iQIYI Press, presse@qiyi.com
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