Parasite Island

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Parasite Island
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Title card
Genre
Created byPJ Endrinal
Written by
  • Mari Lamasan
  • Clarissa Estuar-Navarro
  • Mariami Tanangco-Domingo
  • Raymond Diamzon
Directed by
  • Avel E. Sunpongco
  • Richard Ibasco Arellano
Creative directorRondel P. Lindayag
Starring
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageFilipino
No. of episodes13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Roldeo T. Endrinal
  • Julie Anne R. Benitez
  • Brenda Lee E. Estocapio
EditorMark Segubience
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original network ABS-CBN
Original releaseSeptember 8 (2019-09-08) 
December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01)

Parasite Island is a Philippine fantasy horror drama television series starring Rafael Rosell, Bernard Palanca, Michael Flores, Bianca Manalo, Ria Atayde and Desiree del Valle. [1] [2] The series aired on ABS-CBN's Yes Weekend! Sunday block from September 8 to December 1, 2019, replacing Hiwaga ng Kambat .

Contents

Synopsis

In a remote island village off the coast of mainland Luzon, a legend about mysterious, invasive and parasitic leeches that turn people into zombie-like state intertwines the stories of its past victim, the village man, and the current one, the family of a young father on the edge of falling apart due to a festering infighting.

Cast and characters

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Rafael Rosell portrays Jessie Salvacion.
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Lou Veloso portrays Andong.
Main cast
Supporting cast
Special Participation

Ratings

Kantar Media National TV Ratings
(7:00PM PST)
Pilot EpisodeFinale EpisodePeakAverage
30.0%
September 8, 2019 [3]
27.0%
December 1, 2019 [4]
31.6%
September 29, 2019 [5]
28.7%

Rerun

The show re-aired on Kapamilya Channel on May 8, 2021, to July 31, 2021, replacing Kadenang Ginto: The Golden Comeback and was replaced by the reruns of Hiwaga ng Kambat .

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References

  1. Parasite Island Full Trailer: This September 8 on ABS-CBN!. ABS-CBN Entertainment. August 31, 2019.
  2. "Love tries to save strained family from selfishness and lies on "Parasite Island"". entertainment.abs-cbn.com. ABS-CBN. September 10, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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