Glory of the Special Forces: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A coming-of-age story follows Yan Po Yue, a young man who is outstanding at everything yet remains a loner that doesn't fit well with the team. After surviving harsh training and difficult missions, he becomes a proper soldier who fights alongside his comrades. Yan Po Yue comes from a family of soldiers. With something to prove to his father, he applies for military school at the onset of the gaokao examinations. During the assembly for new recruits, Yan Po Yue delivers exceptional results but fails to win the favor of his superior. He is sent to become part of the cooking crew which turns out to be a place full of people with a hidden talent. Yan Po Yue joins the selection for a special force in the army with only his own success in mind. However, he realizes that he is still lacking in many ways and through the help of his comrades, he starts to become the soldier that he has always aspired to be.

Series details

• Title: Glory of the Special Forces
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Action
• Premiere date: 2022-04-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-04-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Dragon TV
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 61480
• IMDb ID: tt10825320
• TVDB ID: 418697

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-04-05; final listed air date 2022-04-29.

Source and licence

Adapted from Glory of the Special Forces on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.