Forever (Philippine TV series)

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Forever
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Title card
Genre
Developed byKit Villanueva Langit
Written by
  • Tina Samson Velasco
  • Angeli Delgado
Directed by Ricky Davao
Creative director Roy Iglesias
Starring
Theme music composer Rico J. Puno
Opening theme"Together Forever" by Janno Gibbs and Rocco Nacino
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageTagalog
No. of episodes63
Production
Executive producerKaye Atienza Cadsawan
Production locations
CinematographyChiqui Soriano
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Running time30–45 minutes
Production companyGMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network GMA Network
ReleaseJanuary 21 (2013-01-21) 
April 19, 2013 (2013-04-19)

Forever is a 2013 Philippine television drama romance fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Ricky Davao, it stars Heart Evangelista, Geoff Eigenmann and Gloria Romero. It premiered on January 21, 2013 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing Magdalena: Anghel sa Putikan . The series concluded on April 19, 2013 with a total of 63 episodes.

Contents

Cast and characters

Cast
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Heart Evangelista
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Saab Magalona
Lead cast
Supporting cast
Guest cast

Development

Writer, director and GMA Entertainment TV head, Jun Lana began conceptualizing the series early 2012 and intended to be the initial offering of the network's for their coveted Afternoon Prime block for 2013. The series is, somewhat, based on the 1980 classic film Somewhere in Time and in 2006 GMA Films' Moments of Love , because of its fictitious "Love knows no boundaries" and "time warf" plot. [15] The network’s entertainment TV department approved the concept and found the story "something new" for an afternoon show to feature a period piece. [16]

Production

Principal photography concluded on April 8, 2013. [17]

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of Forever earned a 15.3% rating. [18] While the final episode scored a 12.4% rating. [19]

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