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Asintado

2018 Philippine television action drama series

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Asintado (transl.sharpshooter) is a 2018 Philippine television drama action series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Lino S. Cayetano, Trina N. Dayrit, Onat A. Diaz, Floy Allan P. Leonardo, Jerome C. Pobocan, Darnel Joy R. Villaflor, Jojo A. Saguin and Jon S. Villarin, it stars Julia Montes, Shaina Magdayao, Paulo Avelino and Aljur Abrenica. It aired on the network's Kapamilya Gold line up and worldwide on TFC from January 15 to October 5, 2018.

01Series overview

The series follows the paths of the Ramirez siblings who live polar opposite lives after being separated at a young age. The siblings' lives are thrust into a world of politics, power and corruption that shake their core values, murder their loved ones and potentially destroy themselves.

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1152January 15, 2018 (2018-01-15)August 17, 2018 (2018-08-17)
235August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)

Season 1 (2018)

The older sibling Katrina (Shaina Magdayao) is eager to shed her old life for the gilded world of her rich and powerful adopted parents and she shuts off the memory of her younger sister. The younger sibling, Juliana (Julia Montes) does not stop searching for her sister and embraces the loving and poor family who adopts her. Their paths cross as young adults but they do not recognize each other. They are in love with the same man, Gael Ojeda (Paulo Avelino). Their conflict becomes more dangerous than just a love triangle and sibling rivalry.

Season 2 (2018)

The season explores the aftermath of Gael's death, from the changes in the characters' relationships, the sacrifices for family, and the consequences of revenge.

02Cast and characters

Main cast

Supporting cast

Guest cast

Special participation

  • Luis Alandy as Robert Ramirez†
  • Tanya Garcia as Criselda Gaspar-Ramirez†
  • Lito Pimentel as Vicente Dimasalang†
  • Myel de Leon as young Juliana/Ana
  • Jana Agoncillo as young Katrina/Samantha
  • Miguel Diokno as young Gael
  • Brandon Axl as young Xander
  • Mariella Laurel as young Miranda
  • Kazel Kinouchi as young Hillary
  • Jess Mendoza as young Salvador

03Production

Casting

Angelica Panganiban was originally supposed to co-star in this project, but was forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. Isabelle Daza was cast at a later point, but then dropped out due to her pregnancy. She was replaced by Shaina Magdayao. JC Santos was initially part of the main cast, but was pulled by management for a different project. He was replaced by Aljur Abrenica.

Filming

According to an episode of the talk show Tonight with Boy Abunda In July 2017, Julia Montes announced that the series would begin principal photography In August 2017. On August 1, 2017, Dreamscape publicity head Eric John Salut confirmed the show started filming.

Title

The drama was originally titled as Victims of Love. In September 2017, the title was changed to Asintado.

04Reception

Kantar Media National TV Ratings
(7:50PM PST)
Pilot EpisodeFinale EpisodePeakAverage
17.7%
January 15, 2018
19.9%
October 5, 2018
19.9%
October 5, 2018
TBD

05International broadcast

Country Network Title Date
Myanmar Myanmar National TV အချစ်အမုန်းတိုက်ပွဲ September 21, November 15, 2018 (season 1)
January 7, April 12, 2019 (season 2)
Kenya StarTimes Novela E1 Asintado April 7, 2019
Réunion Antenne Réunion Asintado September 10, 2021
Watch videos about AsintadoExplainers and documentaries on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Sources and credits

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