Too Young to Grow Old
Too Young to Grow Old is a Chinese television series that premiered on iQIYI in China on 22 January 2025. It is set in Shenzhen primarily at the Shenzhen Foreign Languages School Longgang Branch. Too Young to Grow Old was supported by the Cultural Development Fund of Longgang District, Shenzhen. On January 12, 2026, the series was selected as an 'Excellent Work' by the National Radio and Television Administration in its list of outstanding online audio-visual works for the third quarter of 2025
Synopsis
Former delinquent Song Chen, inspired by his high school mentor, determined to become a teacher and change the fate of struggling students. However, during his internship, he is unexpectedly assigned as the teacher of Class 1, a class full of top students. Meanwhile, the mentor's daughter, Tan Shu Tong, a hot-tempered high achiever, who holds deep resentment toward teachers. After failing her job search, she unwillingly returns to high school and becomes the teacher of Class 18, a group of underachievers.Cast
- Yi Da Qian as Song Chen
- Deng Meng as Tan Shu Tong
- Xiong Jing Wen as Qin Miao Miao
- Wu Chong Xuan as Chen Jia Wei
- Chen Ming Hao as Lin Hao Ran
- Zhu Ran as Jing Xuan
- Bai Yu Fei as Wu Di
- Lin Chen han as Zhong Wan Zhen
- Lu Zhan Xiang as Ren Yi