Incognito (TV series)

Incognito
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Genre	Action Drama Soap opera
Written by	Generiza Reyes-Francisco Maan Dimaculangan-Fampulme John David Cruz
Directed by	Lester Pimentel Ong Ian Loreños Wang Yan Bin
Starring	Richard Gutierrez Baron Geisler Maris Racal Anthony Jennings Kaila Estrada Ian Veneracion Daniel Padilla
Music by	Jessie Lasaten
Opening theme	"Liwanag sa Dilim" by Pablo of SB19
Composer	Rico Blanco
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	14
Production
Executive producers	Carlo Katigbak Cory Vidanes Laurenti Dyogi
Producers	Des de Guzman Henry King Quitain Jay Fernando Sackey Prince Pendatun Pamela Mendiola Quizon
Production locations	El Nido, Palawan Atok, Benguet Matera, Italy
Editor	Kathryn Jerry Perez
Running time	23–36 minutes
Production companies	Star Creatives Studio Three Sixty
Original release
Network	Kapamilya Channel (cable and satellite TV only) [a]
Release	January 20, 2025 (2025-01-20) – present

Incognito is a Philippine television drama action series produced by Star Creatives and Studio Three Sixty. Directed by Lester Pimentel Ong, it stars Richard Gutierrez, Baron Geisler, Maris Racal, Anthony Jennings, Kaila Estrada, Ian Veneracion and Daniel Padilla. The series premiered on Kapamilya Channel on January 20, 2025, replacing Lavender Fields . ^{[1] [2]}

Premise

In search of redemption, a crew of seven misfits joins a private military company on a series of deadly missions against the criminal underworld.

Cast and characters

Cast

Richard Gutierrez

Baron Geisler

Anthony Jennings

Ian Veneracion

Daniel Padilla

Main cast

• Richard Gutierrez as Jose "JB" Bonifacio
  • Robbie Wachtel as young JB

An ex-navy whose expertise are counter-terrorism, special recon, combat diving and urban warfare who was discharged from the military service because of his participation to a mutiny against the president. He is the son of Army Chief General Tony Bonifacio.

• Daniel Padilla as Andres Malvar
  • Francis Saagundo as young Andres

An ex-scout ranger whose expertise are CQC and anti-guerilla warfare who was discharged from the military service because of homicide. Because of his interest about human trafficking, he moves differently from his team. He joined to Greg's group to find his younger brother and fulfill his promise to his father.

• Ian Veneracion as Col. Gregorio "Greg" Paterno

Navy Intelligence XO and a contractor who leads a private military company that helps the government.

• Baron Geisler as Miguel "Migs" Tecson

A sniper, doctor and an ex-army EOD who was discharged from the military service because of alcoholism.

• Kaila Estrada as Max Alvero

A hacker and an ex-cyber ops who was discharged from the military service because of insubordination and desertion.

• Anthony Jennings as Tomas "Tom" Guerrero

Used to be the student of JB in the Special Forces Reserve. He was accused of stealing when he was in a military academy. The only member of the team who is not a ex-military. Street smart and brave. Formerly works as collector to his godfather's business.

• Maris Racal as Gabriela “Gab” Rivera / Scarlett

A spy and infiltration specialist.

Supporting cast

• Eddie Gutierrez as Antonio "Tony" Bonifacio - Father of JB, former Army Chief. He is very proud to his son until he became part of a mutiny against the President. Even though he didn't support his son's new job, he still cares for him.
• Bembol Roco as Ninong - Tomas' godfather and father figure . He owns a Bombay 5-6 business where formerly Tomas is one of the collectors.
• Jestoni Alarcon as Gen. Donnie Novilla - the general who gives orders from Ambassador Rai to Greg and to his team.
• Agot Isidro as Isabel Escalera - Timor's ex-wife and Donato's mother. She stay away to Timor to keep herself to discover anything about his ex-husband's businesses.
• Malou de Guzman as Apo Esang Malvar - Andres' grandmother.
• Raymond Bagatsing as Amb. Jigme Rai - Yangdon ambassador and Takako's father.
• Art Acuña as Timor "Señor" Escalera - Father of Donato who is a leader of a syndicate.
• Cris Villanueva as Pedro Malvar - Andres' father.
• Ryan Eigenmann as Eugene Escalera / Clover - nephew of Timor; cousin of Donato. He is responsible for their port business.
• Antonio Aquitania as Lorenzo Paterno - Timor's right hand.
• Polo Ravales as Emilio "Emil" Manalastas - he despises Andres' because he allegedly killed his cousin, and he try to avenge him, but unfortunately he failed.
• Dino Imperial as Francis Escalera / Diamond - nephew of Timor; cousin of Donato. He is the manager of the restaurant business owned by the Escaleras called "Treehouse Restaurant" where illegal drugs are sold to it's customers.
• Eric Tai as Shan Escalera - Timor's men; he is also one of Takako's abductors.
• Al Tantay as Gen. Manuel Rodriguez
• Richard Quan as Col. Christopher Enriquez
• Jeffrey Santos as Col. Gerardo Romero, Sr.

Special participation

• Belle Mariano as Takako Rai - only daughter of Yangdon Amb. Jigme Rai, she was killed by Timor after he discovered that his son killed himself than to surrender to the authorities.
• Elijah Canlas as Donato Escalera / Spade - only son of Timor and Isabel, happy-go-lucky guy. Timor build him to be the next successor of their family business in the future. He killed himself in front of the authorities than to surrender.
• Jane de Leon as Sylvia Escalera-Jayin / Heart - niece of Donato, she is responsible for someone who enters the Escaleras' territory to make sure that authorities do not enter. Unknown to the Escaleras', she has ambitions to own their businesses. She was killed by JB.

Guest cast

• Aljur Abrenica as Bhim Purma - head of security of Rai Family.
• Adrian Alandy as Jake Escalera - Christine's second wife and Mickey's stepfather.
• Yesh Burce as Christine Paterno - Miguel's ex-wife and Mickey's mother.
• Lucas Andalio as Elias Bonifacio
• Noel Trinidad as Tomas' neighbor
• Tanya Gomez as Olga Malvar - worker of a farm owned by Escaleras, Among other working under Escaleras, she expressed care and concern to Takako.
• Alwyn Uytingco as a train aggresor
• Andi Abaya as a train passenger
• Paolo Gumabao as Ramon Destura - he is working to the Escaleras. He discovered that there is someone who wants to kill Donato. When Sylvia/Heart became aware of this, she killed him.
• Nicco Manalo as Tomas' neighbor
• Ynigo Delen as Rambo Tolentino
• Andrei Tiangco as Jay Escalera
• Ron Angeles as Tommy Caballero
• Victor Basa as Omar Justo - another in charge of security of the Rai family.
• Raffy Tejada as Manuel Bascon
• Jack Falcis as Kanor
• Morris Sevilla as Mico Caballero
• Robert Sanchez as Kulato
• Marife Necessito as Pusit
• Christina Simon as Nanette
• Tart Carlos as Yaya Madel - Bonifacio's housemaid.
• Rommel Velasquez as Javier Bascon
• Masa Mentuda as Roda
• Jorel Ramirez as Arman
• Daniell Caraos as Jasmine
• Lala Magbuhat as Greg's informant - she gave informations to Greg to make his team move easily while fulfilling their mission. But Escalera cousins became suspicious to her, which leads to her death.
• Victor Silayan as Sevi - Max's boyfriend. He died after saving Max in their mission.
• Joyce Ann Burton as JB's mother
• Bea Rose Santiago as Dra. Trina Gamboa, MD - JB's friend and personal doctor.
• Jubilee Acosta as JB's girlfriend
• Ana Abad Santos as Teddy - Max's supportive mother.
• Sharmaine Suarez as Lorena - Max's protective mother.
• JC Galano as Vincent - a former kidnap victim, His video watch by Apo Esang caught Andres' attention believing he knows something about his young brother June/Kiko whereabouts.
• Drey Lampago as Sebastian

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date [b]
1	"Job Order"	January 20, 2025 (2025-01-20)
A bloody incident drives an army general to enlist the help of the only person who can prevent an impending diplomatic crisis in the country.
2	"Arrival"	January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21)
Greg, the Contractor, gathers a team of skilled individuals for an important job. The team springs into action and begins their dangerous assignment.
3	"Common Ground"	January 22, 2025 (2025-01-22)
Greg's team wastes no time in accomplishing their dangerous plan after receiving a 3-day ultimatum from the kidnapper of the ambassador's daughter.
4	"Complication"	January 23, 2025 (2025-01-23)
Miguel fights the temptation in the Escalera mansion. Andres discovers a grim situation in the island. Heart senses something awkward with the guests.
5	"Purely Business"	January 24, 2025 (2025-01-24)
After his informant's death, Greg immediately plans to abduct Donato. Andres defies his leader and rescues the victims of human trafficking.
6	"Shaken"	January 27, 2025 (2025-01-27)
The mission fails when JB, Miguel, and Andres fall victim to a trap intended for the target. The team races against time to accomplish their job.
7	"Fetch"	January 28, 2025 (2025-01-28)
The team infiltrates the enemy territory to get their target. But the Escalera's security gets alerted while the team heads out to their exit point.
8	"Run!"	January 29, 2025 (2025-01-29)
An intense encounter occurs when the Escalera cousins attempt to rescue Donato. As they feel a definite victory, the team risks everything they have.
9	"Payment"	January 30, 2025 (2025-01-30)
After receiving payment for their services, Andres, Tomas, Max, and JB will face their personal problems as they go back to their respective lives.
10	"Lights Out"	January 31, 2025 (2025-01-31)
The team faces a major setback due to Donato's actions. As a result, the Contractor gives the team a new mission that they cannot refuse.
11	"Territory"	February 3, 2025 (2025-02-03)
Timor appoints Clover to lead the organization in his absence. With Greg's promise, JB and the team reflects on the reasons of their dismissal.
12	"Trouble"	February 4, 2025 (2025-02-04)
Having new identities, the team flies to Cerdova for their new mission. Despite Greg's orders to avoid getting attention, trouble seems to find them.
13	"Pursuit"	February 5, 2025 (2025-02-05)
Andres sets out on a personal mission, increasing JB's suspicion. JB and Max decide to keep an eye on Andres, but this leads them to someone else.
14	"Face to Face"	February 6, 2025 (2025-02-06)
Trying to get an intel on their target, Tomas runs into someone suspicious. Andres puts on an act to gain the trust of Timor's associate.
15	"Ambush"	February 7, 2025 (2025-02-07)
Finding an opportunity, JB and Andres immediately takes into action that goes against Greg's plan. This leads the team to dangerous consequences.

Production

Filming

Principal photography commenced in September 2024 in El Nido, Palawan and Matera in Italy. ^[3]

Release

The series was released first on Netflix 3 days before broadcast on January 17, 2025, on iWantTFC 2 days before broadcast on January 18, 2025, and its premiere on January 20, 2025. ^[4]

Reception

Ratings and viewership

Upon its release, Incognito went number one on Netflix's most watched shows in the Philippines. ^[4] The series opened with 585,973 peak concurrent live viewers on its premiere on Kapamilya Online Live streamed through YouTube. ^[5] According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, Incognito premiered with 8.7% rating. ^[6]

Notes

1. The series is also broadcast on A2Z (analog free TV in Manila and digital TV in nationwide), TV5 (free TV in nationwide), and Jeepney TV (delayed telecast, cable and satellite TV only). It is also available for streaming on Kapamilya Online Live with advanced episodes on Netflix (Philippines only) and iWantTFC.
2. iWantTFC shows two episodes first in advance before it broadcasts on TV while Netflix shows three episodes in advance.

References

1. "'Incognito' set to premier in 2025 on Netflix, Kapamilya platforms". ABS-CBN. November 29, 2024.
2. "Daniel Padilla, Richard Gutierrez to reunite in new teleserye 'Incognito'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. August 24, 2024.
3. "'Incognito' is Daniel Padilla's homecoming". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 7, 2024.
4. Deveza, Reyma (January 20, 2025). "'Incognito' is No. 1 TV show on Netflix PH". ABS-CBN News.
5. Deveza, Reyma (June 21, 2025). "Incognito debuts with 585,973 peak concurrent viewers". ABS-CBN Entertainment.
6. "Ratings: Lolong vs Batang Quiapo; Mga Batang Riles vs Incognito". Philippine Entertainment Portal. January 21, 2025.

External links

• Incognito at IMDb