Alden Richards to star in new TV drama
Alden Richards is back on prime time playing the lead in the fantasy drama Victor Magtanggol, which was launched by the GMA network.
Inspired by the Norse Mythology, the ground breaking drama series will feature some of the Philippines’ most respected and talented artists who will support Richards’s character Victor, an OFW who comes home to the Philippines to fulfill his extraordinary mission of protecting good from evil.
Among the actors in the mythological world are John Estrada as Loki, the deity of deception who wants to get hold of the Mjolnir to use its power to create monstrous offsprings; Andrea Torres plays Sif, the last wife of Thor and the goldenhaired goddess of love and family who trains Victor how to control his powers and use the Mjolnir; Pancho Magno plays Modi, Thor’s son and the god of battle who will eventually be one of Victor’s greatest rivals; Magni/ Magnus (Miguel Faustman is the other son of Thor who keeps the Mjolnir. There is also a special participation by Conan Stevens who plays Thor, the god of thunder and owner of the powerful hammer, Mjolnir.
Dominic Zapata, who has helmed top-rating GMA programmes such as Mulawin, Darna, Captain Barbell, My Husband’s Lover and Alyas Robin Hood, directs Victor Magtanggol. Witness the action-packed journey of the newest modern day superhero Victor Magtanggol on GMA’s flagship international channel, GMA Pinoy TV.