Royal Blood (TV series)

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Royal Blood
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Title card
Genre
Created by
Written by
  • Glaiza Ramirez
  • Jimuel Dela Cruz
  • Abner Tulagan
  • Louize Al-Sheri
Directed by Dominic Zapata
Creative director Aloy Adlawan
Starring Dingdong Dantes
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageTagalog
No. of episodes70
Production
Executive producerWinnie Hollis-Reyes
Production location Metro Manila
CinematographyRoman Theodossis
Editors
  • Benedict Lavastida
  • Noel Mauricio
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Running time26 minutes
Production company GMA Entertainment Group
Original release
Network GMA Network
ReleaseJune 19 (2023-06-19) –
September 22, 2023 (2023-09-22)

Royal Blood is a 2023 Philippine television drama crime mystery series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Dominic Zapata, it stars Dingdong Dantes. It premiered on June 19, 2023, on the network's Telebabad line up, replacing Hearts on Ice . The series concluded on September 22, 2023 with a total of 70 episodes. It was replaced by Love Before Sunrise in its timeslot.

Contents

Premise

When a death occurs in the Royales family, it leads to the investigation of the estranged son, Napoy. He seeks help from a former NBI agent and his son. [1]

Cast and characters

Cast
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Dingdong Dantes
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Megan Young
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Mikael Daez
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Rabiya Mateo
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Tirso Cruz III
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Benjie Paras
Lead cast
Supporting cast
Recurring cast
Guest cast

Episodes

Royal Blood episodes
No.TitleOriginal air date
1 [9] "World Premiere"June 19, 2023 (2023-06-19)
2 [10] "I am Your Father"June 20, 2023 (2023-06-20)
3 [11] "Meet the Royales"June 21, 2023 (2023-06-21)
4 [12] "The Offer"June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22)
5 [13] "Who Wants Gustavo Dead?"June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23)
6 [14] "Napoy vs. Royales Siblings"June 26, 2023 (2023-06-26)
7 [15] "Love From the Past"June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27)
8 [16] "War of the Witches"June 28, 2023 (2023-06-28)
9 [17] "It's a Scam"June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29)
10 [18] "Divided Family"June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30)
11 [19] "Daisy Tatoo"July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03)
12 [20] "Happy Birthday, Archie!"July 4, 2023 (2023-07-04)
13 [21] "Deadly Party"July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05)
14 [22] "My Father's Killers"July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06)
15 [23] "Back From the Dead"July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07)
16 [24] "Help Me Save this Family"July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10)
17 [25] "Good Dad, Bad Dad"July 11, 2023 (2023-07-11)
18 [26] "The Son I Wanted"July 12, 2023 (2023-07-12)
19 [27] "Accident or Murder?"July 13, 2023 (2023-07-13)
20 [28] "Circumstantial Evidence"July 14, 2023 (2023-07-14)
21 [29] "Murder Clue"July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17)
22 [30] "The Outcasts"July 18, 2023 (2023-07-18)
23 [31] "Rest in Peace, Gustavo!"July 19, 2023 (2023-07-19)
24 [32] "Margaret's Secret"July 20, 2023 (2023-07-20)
25 [33] "Last Will and Testament"July 21, 2023 (2023-07-21)
26 [34] "Gustavo's Inheritance"July 24, 2023 (2023-07-24)
27 [35] "Team Up Against Napoy"July 25, 2023 (2023-07-25)
28 [36] "CCTV Footage"July 26, 2023 (2023-07-26)
29 [37] "Interrogation"July 27, 2023 (2023-07-27)
30 [38] "Who is Guilty?"July 28, 2023 (2023-07-28)
31 [39] "Next Victim"July 31, 2023 (2023-07-31)
32 [40] "Who is Behind the Poisoning?"August 1, 2023 (2023-08-01)
33 [41] "Throwing Accusations"August 2, 2023 (2023-08-02)
34 [42] "Silencing the Help"August 3, 2023 (2023-08-03)
35 [43] "Poison is Real"August 4, 2023 (2023-08-04)
36 [44] "Tomb Raider"August 7, 2023 (2023-08-07)
37 [45] "Death by Poison"August 8, 2023 (2023-08-08)
38 [46] "Royal Nightmare"August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)
39 [47] "Unintended Victim"August 10, 2023 (2023-08-10)
40 [48] "Murder Weapon"August 11, 2023 (2023-08-11)
41 [49] "The Accident"August 14, 2023 (2023-08-14)
42 [50] "Escaping Death"August 15, 2023 (2023-08-15)
43 [51] "Confession of Beatrice"August 16, 2023 (2023-08-16)
44 [52] "Royal Rumble"August 17, 2023 (2023-08-17)
45 [53] "Personal Frog"August 18, 2023 (2023-08-18)
46 [54] "The Affair"August 21, 2023 (2023-08-21)
47 [55] "Where is Archie?"August 22, 2023 (2023-08-22)
48 [56] "End of the Affair"August 23, 2023 (2023-08-23)
49 [57] "Forgiveness"August 24, 2023 (2023-08-24)
50 [58] "Nightmares"August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25)
51 [59] "The Royal Vote"August 28, 2023 (2023-08-28)
52 [60] "Missing Flash Drive"August 29, 2023 (2023-08-29)
53 [61] "Royal Scandal"August 30, 2023 (2023-08-30)
54 [62] "Secrets Unraveled"August 31, 2023 (2023-08-31)
55 [63] "Another Bloody Tragedy"September 1, 2023 (2023-09-01)
56 [64] "Margaret is Not a Royales"September 4, 2023 (2023-09-04)
57 [65] "The Other Royales"September 5, 2023 (2023-09-05)
58 [66] "Power Grabbing"September 6, 2023 (2023-09-06)
59 [67] "Another Murder Attempt"September 7, 2023 (2023-09-07)
60 [68] "The Fugitive"September 8, 2023 (2023-09-08)
61 [69] "Abot-Kamay" (transl. within reach)September 11, 2023 (2023-09-11)
62 [70] "Confessions"September 12, 2023 (2023-09-12)
63 [71] "Take Me With You"September 13, 2023 (2023-09-13)
64 [72] "Exposing the Ex-lovers"September 14, 2023 (2023-09-14)
65 [73] "The Blame Game"September 15, 2023 (2023-09-15)
66 [74] "Entrapment"September 18, 2023 (2023-09-18)
67 [75] "The Accomplice"September 19, 2023 (2023-09-19)
68 [76] "Breaking Point"September 20, 2023 (2023-09-20)
69 [77] "Reconciliation"September 21, 2023 (2023-09-21)
70 [78] "Watch 'Till the Very End"September 22, 2023 (2023-09-22)

Casting

In March 2023, the cast of the series was announced. [3] Actor Arthur Solinap joined the series as a regular cast member, portraying the same character he played in the 2022 Philippine television crime drama series Widows' Web . [79] Actresses Vaness del Moral and Ashley Ortega also reprised their respective role in Widows' Web, as friends of the Royales clan in the series. [6] In September 2023, actress Jillian Ward made a cameo appearance as Lizzie Terrazo's doctor, Analyn Santos, who originated from the Philippine television medical drama series Abot-Kamay na Pangarap . [8]

Production

Principal photography commenced on April 12, 2023. [80] Filming concluded on September 13, 2023. [81]

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of Royal Blood earned a 9.8% rating. [82]

Accolades

Accolades received by Royal Blood
YearAwardsCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2024Platinum Stallion National Media AwardsBest Primetime Drama SeriesRoyal BloodWon [83]
Best Primetime Drama Actress Rhian Ramos Won [84]
5th VP Choice AwardsTV Actor of the Year (Primetime) Dingdong Dantes Nominated [85]
TV Supporting Actor of the Year Mikael Daez Nominated
TV Supporting Actress of the Year Rabiya Mateo Nominated
Seoul International Drama Awards Best DramaRoyal BloodPending [86]
ContentAsia AwardsBest Male Lead in a TV ProgrammeDingdong DantesNominated [87]
4th TAG Awards ChicagoBest ActressRhian RamosWon [88]

Legacy

Actor James Graham and actress Charlie Fleming both joined the 2024 Philippine television crime drama series Widows' War as regular cast members, portraying the same character they played in Royal Blood. [7] In July 2024, actress Lianne Valentin reprised her role as Beatrice Royales in Widows' War. [89] In September 2024, actor Arthur Solinap reprised his role as Emil Royales for Widows' War. [90]

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