Tara, G!

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Tara, G!
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Genre Romantic comedy, Drama
Written by
  • Gena Tenaja
  • Karen Israel
Directed byCatherine Camarillo
Starring
Music byJessie Lasaten
Opening theme"Tara G!"
by The Juans [1]
Ending theme"Tara G!"
by The Juans
ComposerJonathan Manalo
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageFilipino
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Sackey Prince Pendatun
  • Kristine P. Sioson
Production locations Atok, Benguet
Baguio
Editors
  • Jenilie Pelayo
  • Omar Cervantes
  • Glenn Lumba
  • Yiezzel Gatdula
Running time36–59 minutes
Production companies Star Cinema
Star Creatives
Original release
Network iWantTFC
ReleaseOctober 7 (2022-10-07) 
December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)

Tara, G! is a Philippine television miniseries directed by Catherine Camarillo. The series premiered from October 7 to December 9, 2022, on iWantTFC. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Synopsis

A traditional coffee farmer and his crew strive their hardest to help their elusive town of La Guerta reclaim its glory. But an eccentric city girl arrives and ruins everything, putting the friends back to square one.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Team WISE (Walang Iwanan Sa Ere) [5] [6]

Supporting cast

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal release date
1"La Guerta"October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)
To help La Guerta reclaim its glory and prevent his friends from leaving, young coffee farmer Rocky prepares for a one-time big-time deal with a coffee wine client. However, an eccentric city girl arrives and spoils his plans for his beloved town.
2"Plan OBBB"October 14, 2022 (2022-10-14)
Team WISE devises Plan OBBB to stop Jengjeng and her mom from leaving La Guerta. On the contrary, Rocky wishes Cars gone before she creates more trouble in their town. Soon, he discovers Cars' bizarre ability, which makes him want to change his mind.
3"Para Kay Kulangot"October 21, 2022 (2022-10-21)
Cars is forced to work at the coffee farm to reclaim her phone from Rocky. Eager to earn more to buy the parts needed to repair Kulangot, Rocky sells coffee beans in town while Dan, Smith, and Will join a male pageant hoping to win the grand prize.
4"Waiting Game"October 28, 2022 (2022-10-28)
Team WISE goes on their first road trip, unaware that Cars is sleeping in the back of their truck. Legs burns with jealousy as Cars is left to work with Rocky on his deliveries, prompting Dan to confront her about her feelings for his cousin.
5"Scandal"November 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
Cars and Smith get caught in a malicious scandal. Cars later comes up with a clever way to help Team WISE sell their coffee beans, but her presence continues to provoke tension within the group. This prompts Rocky to gather his friends for a talk.
6"Trouble"November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11)
While the elders of La Guerta are deeply concerned and baffled over the eviction notice, Cars develops an idea to help Team WISE’s coffee business thrives. However, Legs stumbles upon Cars’ video scandal and insists to remove her from the project.
7"Fight or Flight"November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
Even after the barn burned down, Rocky refuses to give up and continues working with Cars to earn funds and sponsorship for Kape't Kamay. Team WISE is in disbelief when Cars left without a word, unaware that Legs forced her to leave.
8"Kape't Kamay"November 25, 2022 (2022-11-25)
After landing herself in hot water for what she did to Cars, Legs relives a past trauma upon coming across a familiar face. While the elders of La Guerta scramble to earn money to pay for the land tax, Smith finds a stash of cash among Will's things.
9"For Here or To Go?"December 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)
Will's confession leads to one shocking revelation after another. While everyone—including Rocky—has slowly come to terms with their beloved town's ill fate, Cars continues to find ways to save La Guerta.
10"Wise"December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
Team WISE officially welcomes Cars to the group and launches its Kape't Kamay coffee truck business without Rocky. While Kap tries his hardest to make it up to his friends, Dan and Legs make a bet with the future of their relationship at stake.

Production

Background

The project was first announced at an iWantTFC event on December 10, 2021, with Jennings, Stranner, Oinuma, Alcantara, Salonga, Castañeda, and Esclito (who at that time was also slated to be part of the third season of Click, Like, Share and the second season of He's Into Her , both iWantTFC original shows) as the main cast members. [7]

Marketing

Numerous teasers were released before the official trailer was released on September 7, 2022. [8]

Music

Apart from the theme song "Tara, G!" by The Juans, [1] the show's main cast members performed a rendition of the theme song. Also included in the series' soundtrack are "Pambihirang Harana" by Cesca, and "Hindi Pa Natin Alam" by Trisha Denise and Benedix Ramos. [9]

Release

Broadcast

The series premiered on October 7 to December 9, 2022, on iWantTFC.

The series had its Philippine TV Premiere from May 20 to June 18, 2023, on Yes Weekend primetime block on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live and A2Z replacing Misis Piggy, and was replaced by Teen Clash.

This series is aired again on July 21, 2024, during Yes Weekend's Sunday block on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z.

References

  1. 1 2 Citations on "Tara G! by The Juans:
    • "The Juans lend voice to theme song of this new ABS-CBN series". ABS-CBN News. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
    • Ng, Scott (5 October 2022). "The Juans share new mini-series theme song 'Tara G'". NME. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. Basco, Karl Cedrick (23 September 2022). "Coffee, friendship, Benguet get spotlight in youth-oriented show 'Tara, G!'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. Alpad, Christina (1 October 2022). "Meet the 'Wise' barkada of this generation". The Manila Times. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. "'Tara, G!' down to its final episode". ABS-CBN News. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  5. "Teenage kicks". Tempo. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  6. Taculao, Patricia (5 October 2022). "'Tara, G!' cast gets real on the meaning of friendship". Manila Standard. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  7. "iWantTFC unwraps explosive titles for 2022". Manila Standard. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  8. "WATCH: Trailer of youth-oriented series 'Tara, G!'". ABS-CBN News. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  9. "Trisha Denise, Benedix Ramos record for 'Tara G!' OST". ABS-CBN News. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.