''Imortal'' () is a

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produced by

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starring

John Lloyd Cruz John Lloyd Espidol Cruz (born June 24, 1983) is a Filipino actor, model and occasional TV host. He was a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic, where he is an alumnus of Batch 5. He starred in the teen drama ''Tabing Ilog'', and is best known for his ...

and

Angel Locsin Angelica Locsin Colmenares (born April 23, 1985) is a Filipino actress and humanitarian. She is known for her dramatic roles and portrayals of heroines and mythological characters in film and television. She is a recipient of various accolades ...

. This series was aired from October 4, 2010 to April 29, 2011, and was replaced by '' I Am Legend'' from May 2 to July 8, 2011. It is the sequel to the 2008 fantasy series '' Lobo''. The series is streaming online on

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Plot

Prequel

''Imortal'' is a sequel to the 2008

fantasy series, '' Lobo''. The previous series also starred

and

Piolo Pascual Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual (, born January 12, 1977) is a Filipino film and television actor, singer, model, and producer. Early life Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual was born on January 12, 1977, in Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center located in Malate ...

. However, ''Lobo'' story-wise only included werewolves without any reference to vampires. Locsin's character in ''Imortal'' is the daughter of her character in ''Lobo''.

Synopsis

In 1572, a group of powerful beings arrive in Philippine shores. Known as vampires, drinkers of human blood, their menace quickly spreads throughout the land. But unknown to them, a powerful clan of

Shapeshifters In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shape-shifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through an inherently superhuman ability, divine intervention, demonic manipulation, sorcery, spells or having inherited the ...

also live in the islands, a group of beings who can transform themselves into powerful wolves - the ''Taong Lobos''. The ''Taong Lobos'' were the humans' protectors and together the two species form an army to destroy the vampires. The blood drinkers were no match to the ''Taong Lobos''. One by one, they fell. Those who survive go into hiding. Peace prevail among the humans and ''Taong Lobos'', and the memory of the vampires fade. Around this time, the ''Taong Lobos'' deal with a crisis of their own giving way to the events of the first series of this trilogy, Lobo. Unbeknownst to them, the vampires lay dormant for a reason – organizing and fortifying their numbers until they are ready. They hold a dangerous secret: a prophecy, foretelling an epic battle between vampires and the ''Taong Lobos'' that will ultimately decide the fate of their respective bloodlines. The battle shall be led by a powerful vampire and a powerful werewolf who are each other's nemesis and downfall. The vampires believe they have found their prophesied savior and are now preparing for the war to come. Meanwhile, the ''Taong Lobos'' have grown complacent and know nothing about the prophecy. With the stage set for an epic battle, two individuals: Mateo (

) and Lia (

) find themselves drawn to each other. As they grow closer, they unknowingly awaken the powers that are lying dormant within them - the same powers that will inevitably tear them apart.

Episodes

Cast and characters

Main cast

Supporting cast

Guest cast

as Lyka Blancaflor Raymundo-Ortega† *

as Noah Ortega† *

Mark Gil Raphael John "Ralph" Gil Eigenmann (25 September 1961 – 1 September 2014), better known by his screen name Mark Gil, was a Filipino actor. Gil was often cast as a main villain in Philippine action films that was popular during the late 80s t ...

as Julio * Kalila Aguilos as Barang * Carlos Morales as Lyndon *

Christian Vasquez Christian Oliver B. Vazquez (born February 8, 1977) is a Filipino actor, model and a former housemate of ABS-CBN's ''Pinoy Big Brother: Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition''. During his stint at Pinoy Big Brother, he was one of the comedian ...

as Badong / Luis Cristobal *

Archie Alemania Archibald Nicholas Alemania (born 6 March 1978), professionally known as Archie Alemania, is a Filipino actor, host, comedian, and dancer. Career Alemania has appeared in several television commercials such as Chippy, San Miguel, Globe and P ...

as Arturo Lumibao *Dean de Jesus as vampire * Danillo Barrios as Billy Villareal * Menggie Cobarrubias as Jessie Cordero * Manuel Aquino as Albert Esguerra * Josh Ivan Morales as Benezor * Angelo Garcia as Andoy *

Manuel Chua Manuel Chua (born ) is a Philippines, Filipino model, actor, businessman, and politician. Acting career He was discovered in the Filipino version of a reality game show, ''Pinoy Fear Factor'', which was aired on ABS-CBN from November 2008 to ...

as Diego * Kris Martinez as Francis * Gerard Acao as Macoy * Zeppi Borromeo as Baldo *

Thou Reyes Joseph Kollins Reyes (born March 28, 1985), known professionally as Thou Reyes, is a Filipino actor and model A model is an informative representation of an object, person or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 1 ...

as Rafael * Andre Tiangco as Atty. Yumul * Hermes Bautista as Taong Lobo * David Chua as Taong Lobo * Kevin Paul Lavarias as Taong Lobo * Marion Dela Cruz as Taong Lobo * Gem Ramos as Taong Lobo * RJ Calipus as Taong Lobo *

Kristel Moreno Kristel Moreno (born January 14, 1991) is a Filipino actress and dancer. A former child star and former Sexbomb Girl, she was relaunched as a member of Star Magic ABS-CBN Center for Communication Arts, Inc., trade name, doing business as S ...

as Severina *

Tyron Perez Jojo Tyron Malonzo Perez (September 14, 1985 – December 29, 2011) was a Filipino model, actor and television host and an alumnus of the reality-based talent search '' StarStruck''. Early life Perez was born in Brgy. Alfonso, Concepcion, Tarl ...

as Vampire *

Helga Krapf Helga Krapf (born Helga Marie Krapf; August 24, 1988) is a Filipino actress. Biography Personal life She was born in Germany to a German father named Hans Krapf, a retired seaman and to a Filipina mother, Agnes Barcena. She has an older sister na ...

as Vampire * Rob Stumvoll as Vampire * Princess Manzon as Vampire * Yuri Okawa as Vampire * Rommel Velasquez as Waya Leo * Allyson Lualhati as young Tabitha Matute *

Alwyn Uytingco Alwyn Uytingco (born February 11, 1988, in Quezon City) is a Filipino people, Filipino actor. Early life Cipriano Alwyn Sumulong Uytingco III was born on February 11, 1988, in Quezon City, Manila, Philippines. He was educated at the Marist S ...

as young Julio * Matthew Mendoza as young Simon Teodoro *

Sheree Bautista Cherry Hazel Sweet Faye Vidal Bautista (born as Cherry Hazel Vidal Agustin), popularly known as Sheree, is a Filipina actress, singer, dancer, model, and painter. Born in Cagayan de Oro and raised in Bukidnon, she is a member of Viva Hot Bab ...

as young Lucille Zaragosa *

Epy Quizon Jeffrey Smith Quizon (born January 23, 1973), professionally known as Epy Quizon, is a Filipino actor, television host and the son of comedian Dolphy. He is known as the antagonist, role as Jepoy / Stryker in the 2003 film ''Lastikman''. Earl ...

as young Abraham Villamor *

Precious Lara Quigaman Precious Lara San Agustin Quigaman-Alcaraz (; born 3 January 1983) is a Filipino actress, multi-product endorser and beauty queen who won the Miss International 2005 beauty pageant held in Tokyo, Japan. She is the fourth Filipino to have won t ...

as Ceres * Justin Cuyugan as Alfredo * Sajj Geronimo as young Lia *

Jairus Aquino Jairus Reuel Balagtas Aquino (, born April 1, 1999) is a Filipino actor best known for his roles in ''Super Inggo'', ''Kung Fu Kids'' and ''Luv U''. He appeared in several television advertisements before his first television appearance as an ...

as young Mateo (1st generation) *

Bugoy Cariño Rogel Kyle Cariño Jr. (born September 3, 2002), popularly known as Bugoy Cariño, is a Filipino actor and dancer. He joined '' Star Circle Kid Quest'', a television search for young talented kids in 2009, and emerged as the winner. Since then, ...

as young Mateo (2nd generation) * Marites Juaquin as Darla†, Samantha's mother

Reception

Ratings

On March 7, 2011, it was moved to a later timeslot to give way to ''

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''. Because of this, the show's ratings dropped to an average of more than 20 million viewers nightly from having more than 30 million viewers.

Launch

''Imortal'' was launched as part of the half-term show line-up by ABS-CBN, launched as part of the 60th Anniversary of Philippine Soap Opera. The production of the series started In 2010.

Promotion

DVD

The DVD series is internationally distributed to Volumes 1-13 containing all episodes.

Pangil: The teleserye-based RPG

Pangil (''fangs'') is an online role-playing game created in relation to the television show and was released before the premiere of the series was launched. The role-playing game involves around the character of Samantha (played by Maricar Reyes in the series) and players instruct her on her quest as she defeats the enemies. The locations on the game were also based on real locations in the Philippines such as

Intramuros Intramuros (Latin for "inside the walls") is the historic walled area within the city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It is administered by the Intramuros Administration with the help of the city government of Manila. Present-day I ...

, Quiapo and

Binondo Binondo () is a district in Manila and is referred to as the city's Chinatown. Its influence extends beyond to the places of Quiapo, Santa Cruz, San Nicolas and Tondo. It is the oldest Chinatown in the world, established in 1594 by the ...

The Hidden Chapters of Imortal: Anino't Panaginip

A series of webisodes were also released on the official website entitled ''Anino't Panaginip'' (Shadows and Dreams). It consists of 5 minute long episodes that were unreleased on television and was released every week as the series premieres. There are currently 24 webisodes.

Sequel

A sequel to the Moonstone series entitled ''La Luna Sangre'', starring

Kathryn Bernardo Kathryn Chandria Manuel Bernardo (; born March 26, 1996) is a Filipino actress and singer. Dubbed as “''Asia's Superstar”'' by various media outlets, People Asia hailed Bernardo as the Box Office Queen of her generation for being the onl ...

Daniel Padilla Daniel John Elago Ford (born April 26, 1995), better known by his screen name Daniel Padilla (), is a Filipino actor and recording artist. Padilla made his television debut with a supporting role in the soap opera ''Gimik 2010'' (2010), befor ...

and

Richard Gutierrez Richard Kristian Gutierrez (born January 21, 1984), known professionally as Richard Gutierrez, is a Filipino actor, environmentalist and model. He is one of the sons of actor Eddie Gutierrez. Early life Richard Gutierrez was born on January ...

premiered on June 19, 2017. The sequel series was first revealed at the company's trade launch on November 22, 2016.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
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