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television series based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Maxinejiji (Maxine Lat Calibuso), starring

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. The series released on

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from May 28, 2021 to August 3, 2022. The first season premiered on television via

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from May 30, 2021, to August 1, 2021 via ''Yes Weekend!'' Sunday evening block replacing ''

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'' and was replaced by ''

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''. The series was renewed for a second season, which premiered from April 24, 2022 to August 14, 2022, replacing '' F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers'' and was replaced by '' Bola Bola''.

Premise

Maxpein is a spunky provincial girl raised by her grandmother and uncle, after her mother died in Japan when she was 11 years old. Maxpein is surprised when her wealthy father, whom she recently discovered, offers to help pay for her grandmother's hospitalization. Out of gratitude, she agrees to her father's request to live with him and his family in Manila. Maxpein is treated as an unwelcome outsider at Benison International School where she stands up against Deib, the basketball varsity captain. Deib gets their entire batchmates to prank and bully Maxpein, but the more they engage in their game of cat-and-dog one-upmanship, the more Deib realizes that his goal to crush Maxpein's spirit has turned into a love crush for the girl he never thought he would even like. However, the return of the ghosts from their past and their various family problems threaten to ruin Max and Deib's blossoming and fragile romance.

Cast and characters

Main cast

as Deib Lohr Enrile *

as Maxpein Zin D. Luna *

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as Randall "RJ" Echavez, Jr. *

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as Melissa "Ysay" Baylon * Joao Constancia as Lee Roi Gozon * Criza Taa as Zarnaih "Naih" Marchessa * Ashley Del Mundo as Khloe Gomez * Gello Marquez as Lorde Dawatap * Dalia Varde as Kimeniah "Kim" S. Gozon * Limer Veloso as Gavin "Migz" Agripa * Mikha Lim as Elle Luna * Rajo Serrano as Karlie Granada

Supporting cast

* Marissa Delgado as Bhaves del Valle * Janus del Prado as Boyet del Valle / Christopher Santos * Richard Quan as Maxim Luna * Issa Litton as Macy Luna * Ana Abad Santos as Dr. Evita Enrile * Art Acuña as Dr. Daniel Enrile * Joel Trinidad as Headmaster JP Quisimbing * Floyd Tena as Atty. Randall "Randy" Echavez, Sr.

Guest cast

* JC Alcantara as Miguel "Nurse M" Rizal *

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as Dominique "Dom" Rossi * Milo Elmido Jr. as Madam Barb * Reich Alim as Rhumzell "Zell" Echavez * River Joseph as TBA * Karl Medina as TBA * CJ Salonga as TBA * Zach Castañeda as TBA * Esnyr Ranollo as TBA * BGYO as themselves

Former cast

;Season 1 * Rhys Miguel as Yakiro Tobi "Tob" Yanai * Melizza Jimenez as Elle Luna * Sophie Reyes as Aimee Jung (returned as guest cast in the fourteenth episode of the second season) * Jim Morales as Choco * Kuya Manzano as Headmaster Mendoza * Patrick Quiroz as Hunter

Episodes

Season 1 (2021)

Season 2 (2022)

Soundtrack

He's Into Her: Original Soundtrack

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He's Into Her Season 2: Original Soundtrack

Production

Background

The project was first announced on November 7, 2019. Director Chad Vidanes stated that the story is a romantic comedy with a hint of coming-of-age. In 2020, the production was postponed due to the

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and the ABS-CBN shutdown and the denial of franchise renewal.

Filming

In 2021, filming resumed and wrapped up on the same year. On February 5, 2022, filming for the second season commenced.

Casting

On February 22, 2022, eight new cast members has been announced for the second season, including

, Mikha Lim of BINI, Reich Alim, Rajo Serrano, River Joseph, Zach Castañeda, CJ Salonga and JC Alcantara. Lim replaced Melizza Jimenez for the role of Elle Luna from the first season, as Jimenez chose to focus on her education in

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according to producer Vanessa Valdez.

Marketing

A teaser of the series was shown on the third season of ''Your Face Sounds Familiar'' simultaneously on

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and

's Facebook and YouTube accounts On April 24, 2021. The official trailer for the series was released On May 1, 2021. The promotional poster was released On May 8, 2021. On March 19, 2022, the trailer for the second season has been released. On May 14, 2021, global posters was released in different languages. On March 19, 2022, the poster of the second season was released. On March 26, 2022, a second poster for the second season was revealed. On April 16, 2022, global posters of the second season was revealed. On May 15, 2021, merchandise for the series is available for pre-order on online shopping websites and platforms. During the iWantTFC Unwrapped event On December 10, 2021, a teaser of the second season was shown featuring a tearful confrontation between the characters of Max and Deib who seem to be having some trust issues in their relationship. A new logo and snippet of the new theme song was unveiled On March 8, 2022.

Release

Broadcast

''He's Into Her'' premiered on

and

on May 30, 2021, with advanced episodes streamed first on

on May 28, 2021. The second season was released on April 20, 2022, for iWantTFC users outside the Philippines and Indonesia, and on April 22, 2022, for users inside the Philippines and Indonesia. The second season premiered on April 24, 2022, on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z.

Movie cut

A two-part film cut of the series' first season was released on November 22, 2021, via iWantTFC.

Reception

The premiere of ''He's Into Her'' received a "record-breaking high number of views" on iWantTFC despite technical issues.

Accolades

Notes

References

External links

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