A Little Reunion

The series centers on the high-stakes gaokao and how it shapes one school year for three senior students and the people around them. Instead of treating the exam as a single event, the show follows day to day pressures, small domestic fights, friendships that wobble under stress, and the quiet hopes of parents. Scenes move between classrooms, family homes, and study rooms to show how choices about study, relationships, and futures pile up. The focus stays on character interactions and decisions rather than plot twists, so viewers watch families cope with disappointment, encouragement, and compromise as each young person prepares for an exam they believe will change everything.

Created by Wang Jun and released in 2019, the drama stars Huang Lei as Fang Yuan, Hai Qing as Tong Wenjie, Tao Hong as Song Qian, Sha Yi as Qiao Weidong, and Wang Yanhui as Ji Shengli. It was presented as a television series in China, drawing on familiar social material about education and family life.

There are no widely reported major international awards associated with this series. It did not register major Emmy or Golden Globe nominations, and public records do not list prominent festival prizes, so its recognition has been more local and viewer driven than award-driven.

The show touched on conversations common in Chinese households, because the gaokao is a shared cultural reference point. Audiences familiar with exam season saw scenes and arguments that echoed real tensions, and the series was discussed online among parents and students who compared the characters to people they know, which helped it feel topical for many viewers.

Critical and audience responses highlighted the cast's performances and the realistic portrayal of family dynamics under pressure. With an average user score of about 8.18 out of 10 from a small number of votes, viewers praised the naturalistic interactions and moral complexity. Main themes include the weight of educational expectation, sacrifice within families, and how young people balance personal desires with collective hopes.