''Gaya Sa Pelikula'' () is a 2020

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Ian Pangilinan ''Gaya Sa Pelikula'' () is a 2020 Philippine web series starring Ian Pangilinan and Paolo Pangilinan. The series serves as a prequel to the unproduced Wattpad teleplays of the same name that features an architecture student who is forced to li ...

and Paolo Pangilinan. The series serves as a prequel to the unproduced Wattpad teleplays of the same name that features an architecture student who is forced to live with a cocky neighbor after a mishap makes it difficult for him to pay his bills. Directed by Jaime "JP" Habac Jr. and produced by Globe Studios, the series premiered on

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on September 25, 2020, airing on Fridays at 8:00 PM PST. It ran until November 13, 2020, with a total of eight episodes.

Synopsis

Karl (Paolo Pangilinan), a 19-year old introvert architecture student is in the middle of an identity crisis. Prior to the start of the second semester in college and forced by his parents, he moves into his uncle's condominium unit where he learns to be financially independent. Karl then takes an online writing job to sustain his daily needs. While expecting the first payout for his work, his client suddenly goes missing in action, thereby making it difficult for him to pay for his monthly dues. An opportunity presents itself when his cocky neighbor Vlad (

) has to hide from his family and proposes to share Karl's space for the rest of the semestral break in exchange of paying up his monthly rent.

Cast and characters

Below are the cast of the series:

Main

as Jose Vladimir "Vlad" Austria * Paolo Pangilinan as Karl Frederick "Karl" Almasen

Supporting

* Adrienne Vergara as Judit Austria, Vlad's older sister *

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as Adelaida Almasen, Karl's mother * Chrome Cosio as Mario Almasen, Karl's father * Yesh Burce as Anna, Karl and Vlad’s neighbor * Justine Peña as Sue Ching, Vlad’s best friend * Franco Ramos as Santi Almasen, Karl’s uncle and Mario's brother

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

Specials

Production

Development

With Globe Studios producing the web series, they said that it was inspired with the success of '' 2gether: The Series'', a

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television series, and other similar Asian boys' love content. It also aimed on having "more gay stories told by gay people" as it advocates for

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media representation. A preview of the series' opening scene was released on Wattpad on April 20, 2020. In a tweet from the series' official

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account on June 27, 2020, Jaime "JP" Habac Jr. was named as its director. Habac is notable for directing ''

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'', a 2017

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. Its teaser was released on September 4, 2020, on

featuring lead actors Paolo Pangilinan and

. The series is Paolo's first acting role while it will be Ian's first lead role on screen. On November 13, Globe Studios postponed the release of the finale and e-fan meet to November 20 to gather support for those affected by

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Music

The soundtrack of the series is released by the official Globe Studios playlist on Spotify and platforms on Facebook and Youtube

Release

YouTube

The teaser was released on September 4, 2020. On September 28, 2020, the official trailer was released on

. The first episode, ''"Meet Cute"'', premiered on

on September 25, 2020, at 8:00 PM (Philippine Standard Time).

Netflix

The series was released on

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, and

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on January 7, 2021.

Reception

The web series' first episode was released on September 25, 2020. Since then, it has garnered more than 16.3 million total views as of May 22, 2022. On being compared with other locally produced boys' love series such as ''

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'' and ''

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'', Habac dismissed that they were "competing with any other BL series" but instead are delighted with its rise as they want to normalize LGBTQIA+ relationships in society by letting the viewers feel that being gay is okay.

views as of May 22, 2022:

It's Showtime guesting

On November 9, 2020, lead actors

and Paolo Pangilinan appeared as guests in "Mas Testing", a segment of the noontime variety show '' It's Showtime''. The segment features a "tumpak tracer" () who needs to "correctly guess which between the two PUT or 'persons under testing' fits a description or does a challenge better." However, the questions asked by hosts

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and Jhong Hilario drew flak from netizens as the lead actors were asked on who was more straight, "tigasin" (), "magaling magpalabas" () and "kulot" (). This prompted netizens on

to highlight the importance of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression awareness and education.

Notes

References

External links

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Globe Studios YouTube Channel
2020 web series debuts 2020 web series endings Philippine LGBT-related web series