Victor Magtanggol

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Victor Magtanggol
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Also known asHeart of Courage [1]
Genre
Created byJules Katanyag
Written by
  • Denoy Navarro-Punio
  • Glaiza Ramirez
  • Jules Katanyag
  • John Kenneth de Leon
Directed by Dominic Zapata
Creative director Roy Iglesias
Starring Alden Richards
Theme music composer Ex Battalion
Opening theme"Superhero Mo" by Ex Battalion and Alden Richards
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageTagalog
No. of episodes80 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMona Coles-Mayuga
Editors
  • Cesar Colina
  • Jennalyn Sablaya
  • Debbie Robete
  • Roslainy Barody
  • Tricia Senir
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Running time25–45 minutes
Production company GMA Entertainment Group
Original release
Network GMA Network
ReleaseJuly 30 (2018-07-30) –
November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)

Victor Magtanggol (international title: Heart of Courage) is a 2018 Philippine television drama action fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is inspired by Norse mythology. Directed by Dominic Zapata, it stars Alden Richards in the title role. It premiered on July 30, 2018, on the network's Telebabad line up, replacing The Cure . The series concluded on November 16, 2018, with a total of 80 episodes. It was replaced by Cain at Abel in its timeslot.

Contents

The series is originally titled as Mitho. [2] It is streaming online on YouTube. [3]

Premise

Many gods, including Thor, will not survive the Ragnarök. Before Thor's death, he orders his son Magni to hide his weapon, the hammer Mjölnir, until there is someone right to inherit it. Magni goes to the world of mortals to wait for the new taker of Mjölnir. There he meets Victor Magtanggol, the one who must eventually learn to use Mjölnir to protect the world and his loved ones from Móði, Thor's son and Magni's brother, who is upset for not inheriting Mjölnir, and Loki who plans to spread chaos in the mortal world. [4]

Cast and characters

Cast
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Alden Richards
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Janine Gutierrez
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John Estrada
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Benjie Paras
Lead cast
Supporting cast
Recurring cast
Guest cast

Development

GMA Network tasked writers to come up for a television series based on Norse mythology. [13] Jules Katanyag, concept creator of Victor Magtanggol described what he and other writers came up as "best reflects the Filipino condition," which is that of uncertainty. [14]

The show is set in present-day Philippines, after several Norse deities including Thor died following Ragnarök, a series of catastrophic events in the Norse Mythology. [14] Part of the series was also shot outside of the Philippines. [2]

The theme song "Superhero Mo," is a collaboration between Alden Richards and the hip-hop group Ex Battalion. The latter composed the song. A lyric video for the song was released by GMA Music on May 28, 2018. [15]

Production

Principal photography commenced in June 2018. [16]

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode earned a 12.4% rating. [17] While the final episode scored an 11.1% rating. [18]

Accolades

Accolades received by Victor Magtanggol
YearAwardsCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2019 33rd PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Drama Actor Alden Richards Nominated [19]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Angelli Catan (March 6, 2018). "Action-fantasy series nina Alden at Janine, may taping sa ibang bansa" [There is filming overseas for Alden and Janine's action-fantasy series]. Balita (in Filipino). Retrieved April 2, 2018.
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  5. ↑ "Victor Magtanggol ni Alden Richards, handa nang banggain Ang Probinsyano ni Coco Martin". PEP (in Tagalog and English). July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Cast of Victor Magtanggol". GMA Network.
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  14. 1 2 "'Victor Magtanggol' based on Norse mythology, not Marvel's Thor, says creator". Philippine Daily Inquirer . July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
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