Playhouse (Philippine TV series)

Playhouse
Title card
Genre	Family Romantic comedy
Created by	Mel Mendoza-Del Rosario
Written by	Jimuel Dela Cruz Kay Conlu-Brondial Alpha Fortun Jaymar Castro Cyrus Dan Cañares Jaja Amarillo
Directed by	Jeffrey R. Jeturian Paco Sta. Maria
Starring	Zanjoe Marudo Angelica Panganiban
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	135
Production
Executive producer	Aimee Fabian Sumalde
Producer	Mark Anthony D. Gile
Editors	Joy Buenaventura Mai Marcial Mayette Tugano Marlow Malvar Arjay Felizarta
Running time	28–32 minutes
Production company	GMO Unit
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	September 17, 2018 (2018-9-17) – March 22, 2019 (2019-3-22)
Related
ZEKElingMagingSHIELA: The Zeke and Shiela's Almost Love Story

Playhouse (sometimes stylized as PlayHouse, PlayHOUSE or playHouSE) is a Philippine television drama romantic comedy series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Jeffrey R. Jeturian and Paco Sta. Maria, it stars Zanjoe Marudo and Angelica Panganiban. It aired on the network's PrimeTanghali line-up from and worldwide on TFC from September 17, 2018 to March 22, 2019, replacing Sana Dalawa ang Puso and was replaced by Nang Ngumiti ang Langit .

Premise

Young married couple Patty and Marlon are on the brink of calling it quits when an unexpected need to parent a godchild forces them to be together again. In their parenthood journey, they will find themselves giving love a second chance and transforming their house into a home. ^[1]

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Zanjoe Marudo ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} as Marlon Ilaban
• Angelica Panganiban ^{[2] [6] [3] [4]} as Patricia "Patty" Calumpang-Ilaban
• Justin James Quilantang ^{[3] [4] [7]} as Robin John Cortes

Supporting cast

• Carlo Aquino as Dr. Harold Miguel
• Isabelle Daza as Leah Samonte
• Alex Medina as Manuelito "Manny" Bradford Hawkins
• Smokey Manaloto ^{[3] [4]} as Noli Calumpang
• Nadia Montenegro ^{[3] [4]} as Belen Calumpang
• Dexter Doria ^{[3] [4]} as Rebecca "Lola Becca" Ilaban
• Malou de Guzman ^{[3] [4]} as Yaya Lena Santos
• Kean Cipriano ^{[3] [4]} as Renato "Ato" Payuan
• Maxene Magalona ^{[3] [4]} as Natalia Cortes-Smith
• Jomari Angeles ^{[3] [4]} as Lorenzo "Renz" Calumpang
• Ingrid dela Paz ^{[3] [4]} as Sandra Calumpang
• Kisses Delavin ^{[2] [3] [4]} as Shiela Ubaldo
• Donny Pangilinan ^{[3] [4]} as Ezekiel "Zeke" Domingo
• Ariella Arida ^{[3] [4]} as Irene Flores
• AC Bonifacio ^{[3] [4]} as Cindy Baluyot
• Ian Galliguez as Mitchie de Vera
• Kazel Kinouchi as Olivia "Liv" Asuncion
• Antonette Garcia as Chedeng
• Nor Domingo as Atty. Ramon Sacay
• Nick Lizaso as Marcial Reyes
• Lovely Rivero as Cielo Reyes-Domingo
• Ivan Padilla as Peter Smith
• Ana De Leon as Nicole

Guest cast

• Denise Laurel ^[4] as Emily Grace L. Cortes
• Patrick Garcia ^[4] as Brad V. Cortes
• Yñigo Delen as young Marlon
• Louise Abuel as Teen Marlon
• Ces Quesada as Josie Salazar
• Yayo Aguila as Catherine "Cathy" Calumpang
• Michael Flores as Roger Cuevas
• Richard Quan as Eli Domingo
• Anna Marin as Rowena Yamamoto
• Jong Cuenco as Dr. Greg Miguel
• Arlene Muhlach as Barbara "Barang" Cuevas
• Vanessa Alariao as Nurse Marge

Broadcast

Playhouse premiered on September 17, 2018. ^{[8] [9]}

This is the final drama series produced by GMO Unit, prior to the latter's dissolution.

Reception

Kantar Media National TV Ratings
(11:30AM PST)

Pilot Episode	Finale Episode	Peak	Average
13.6% September 17, 2018 [10]	17.0% March 22, 2019 [11]	20.5% December 17, 2018 [12]	TBA

Spin-off

A spin-off miniseries called ZEKElingMagingSHIELA: The Zeke and Shiela's Almost Love Story was released iWant on February 15, 2019 as an iWant original series. It only consists of 3 episodes.

See also

• List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
• List of ABS-CBN Studios original drama series

References

1. "About Playhouse" . Retrieved August 1, 2019.
2. "Angelica, Zanjoe, and Kisses to join forces in 2018 teleserye". Star Cinema. December 1, 2017. Archived from the original on March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
3. "WATCH: Angelica, Zanjoe in shouting match in Playhouse teaser". ABS-CBN News. August 20, 2018.
4. "WATCH: Playhouse trailer sees couple about to split up take care of a kid". ABS-CBN News. August 28, 2018.
5. Raymundo, Isabelle Francez (September 4, 2018). "Zanjoe Marudo shares 3 things he discovered about Angelica Panganiban". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
6. Anarcon, James Patrick (December 4, 2017). "Angelica Panganiban gets new show after backing out of Asintado". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on September 17, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
7. Bardinas, Mary Ann (September 7, 2018). "Child wonder JJ Quilantang's unforgettable TV appearances". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
8. Playhouse Teaser: Coming Soon on ABS-CBN! on YouTube
9. Playhouse Full Trailer: This September 17 on ABS-CBN! on YouTube
10. "National TV Ratings (September 17, 2018 – Monday)". ABS-CBN Corporate. September 18, 2018. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
11. "National TV Ratings (March 22–24, 2019)". ABS-CBN Corporate. March 26, 2019. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
12. "National TV Ratings (December 17–19, 2018)". ABS-CBN Corporate. December 20, 2018. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Playhouse at IMDb