7 NEEDS TO SIGN UP MORE TALENTS
Alden Richards top-bills the launching mini-series, with Jasmine Curtis-Smith as his love interest
GMA Network won’t let itself be outshone by TV5, which has signed a number of stars from ABS-CBN including Piolo Pascual, Dimples Romana, Beauty Gonzales, Catriona Gray, Gloria Diaz, Billy Crawford, Alex Gonzaga, Ian Veneracion, Sue Ramirez and Yeng Santos.
The actors will soon appear on new TV5 shows to be directed by two other talents from ABS-CBN, Johnny Manahan and Edgar Mortiz. Apparently not taking things sitting down, GMA is casting its biggest stars on its new drama anthology I Can See You. The show will feature four mini-series on the GMA Telebabad block every week starting 28 September. The mini-series are titled Love on the Balcony, High Rise Lovers, The Promise and Truly. Madly. Deadly.
Each story will run for one week.
Alden Richards top-bills the launching mini-series, with Jasmine Curtis-Smith as his love interest. The younger sister of ABS-CBN’s Anne Curtis seems to be the most preferable Kapuso actress to Alden’s diehard fans, after the end of his loveteam with Maine Mendoza who broke free from the screen romance because the fans (known as AlDub Nation) wanted it for real, which Maine did not favor.
Love on the Balcony is the story of a wedding video photographer who falls in love with a front-liner nurse amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Also in the cast are Pancho Magno, Denise Barbacena and Shyr Valdez. The series is directed by LA Madridejos.
High Rise Lovers stars Lovi Poe and Tom Rodriguez. They will portray a married couple whose relationship suffers from setbacks due to their different goals in life.
Also in this episode are Winwyn Marquez, Teresa Loyzaga and Kenneth “Tetay” Ocampo. It is directed by Monti Parungao.
The Promise stars Paolo Contis and Andrea Torres. It is the story of a widowed man who falls in love with an aspiring artist willing to go to great lengths to lift her family out of poverty
To be directed by Zig Dulay, the series also stars Benjamin Alves, Yasmien Kurdi and Maey Bautista.
Truly. Madly. Deadly features real-life couple Jennylyn Mercado and Dennis Trillo. It is the story of a woman who leaves the city after being ridiculed online over a sex scandal with a married man. During her stay in a remote place, she meets a guy who will turn her life upside-down.
Joining Jennylyn and Dennis in the mini-series is Rhian Ramos. It is directed by Jorron Lee Monroy.
Who will replace Marian?
Fans are overcome with anxiety while awaiting who will replace Marian Rivera as the lead star of a new GMA 7 series, First
Yaya. Marian quit the long-publicized project upon learning that she would be in a locked-out set for two weeks. She didn’t want to be away from husband Dingdong Dantes and their two children.
The fans have been voicing out on social media their preferences on who will take Marian’s role.
Among the names mentioned are Maine Mendoza, Glaiza de Castro, Sanya Lopez and Andrea Torres, all stars of the Kapuso network.
I wonder why GMA 7 has not considered signing up ABS-CBN talents whom the shuttered Kapamilya network is willing to “lend” to competitors that can afford them.
I think GMA 7 should grab the opportunity.