How to Spot a Red Flag (Philippine TV series)

How to Spot a Red Flag
Genre	Romance Comedy
Directed by	Dwein Baltazar
Starring	Belle Mariano Donny Pangilinan Jameson Blake
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	English
No. of episodes	25
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Viu ABS-CBN Studios Dreamscape Entertainment
Original release
Network	Viu [a]
Release	November 25, 2024 (2024-11-25) – February 17, 2025 (2025-02-17)

How to Spot a Red Flag is a Philippine romantic miniseries starring Belle Mariano, Donny Pangilinan ^[1] and Jameson Blake. The show was directed by Dwein Baltazar. It premiered on Viu on November 25, 2024 as a Viu Original series, produced in collaboration with ABS-CBN Studios and Dreamscape Entertainment. ^[2]

Synopsis

The spunky barista Cha finds herself torn between two young men — a quirky good guy, Matt and a confident bad boy, JR — who are both involved in catfishing her. ^[3]

The rom-com tackles common dating issues nowadays, such as catfishing and ghosting, highlighting a modern approach of Gen Zs.

Cast

• Belle Mariano as Cha, a barista of her family's coffee shop who was scammed from investing in crypto
• Donny Pangilinan as Matt, an MBA graduate whose nose would go red when he lies
• Jameson Blake as JR, the mischievous surfer guy who works at his dad's company ^[4]
• Esnyr as Maxie, the best friend of Cha ^[4]
• Benjie Paras as Ime, the protective father of Cha ^[4]
• Mylene Dizon as Vivian, the cool mother of Cha ^[4]
• Angel Aquino as Marian, Matt's caring mother ^[4]
• Christian Vazquez as Leandro, JR's father ^[4]

Production

Casting

This is the second project Belle Mariano and Donny Pangilinan, often addressed as "DonBelle", worked together as main lead, after their Netflix release Can't Buy Me Love . ^[5]

Notes

1. The series is also broadcast on A2Z (analog free TV in Manila and digital TV in nationwide), Kapamilya Channel, TV5 (free TV in nationwide), and Jeepney TV (delayed telecast, cable and satellite TV only) that premiered from January 27 to February 28. It is also available for streaming with advanced episodes on iWantTFC.

References

1. Rosario, Moira Del (2024-11-07). "DonBelle Makes Waves in the How To Spot A Red Flag Teaser". mega-asia.com. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
2. Showbiz, Manila Standard (2024-09-26). "DonBelle returns to screen in Viu's 'How to Spot a Red Flag'". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
3. Bautista, Rafael (2024-11-26). "DonBelle's New Show, How To Spot A Red Flag, Is Giving Green Flag". nylonmanila.com. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
4. Rosario, Moira Del (2024-09-25). "DonBelle is Bringing Their Chemistry in a New Viu Series". mega-asia.com. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
5. Roca, Patricia Dela. "DonBelle topbills Viu original series 'How to Spot a Red Flag'". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2025-03-12.

External Links

• How to Spot a Red Flag at IMDb