''Love in 40 Days'' is a Philippine

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television series broadcast by

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. Directed by Emmanuel Palo and Jojo Saguin, it stars

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and

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. The series premiered on the network's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block,

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''Primetime'', TV5's ''Todo Max Primetime Singko'' and worldwide via

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from May 30 to October 28, 2022 at the late-night primetime slot replacing ''Meow, The Secret Boy'' and was replaced by '' Ever Night: War of Brilliant Splendours''.

Plot

Jane (

) is a successful insurance agent who provides for her family's needs. Her perfect life ends when she is killed in a car accident and becomes a ghost. Jane arrives in Evergreen Mansion, a transitory place in the afterlife where souls settle within 40 days before they can cross over to either heaven or hell. She meets Edward (

), a musician and son of a funeral home director, whose

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was opened due to an accident and he begins seeing ghosts. As Jane slowly accepts her fate, her plans are thwarted by Edward who wants to expel all the ghosts in the mansion to build a resto-bar for himself and his band. Jane refuses to let Edward succeed by befriending him in an attempt to convince him not to remodel the mansion. However, things start to get complicated when Edward realizes Jane is a ghost, and they gradually develop feelings for each other, all while their respective families' problems clash and the people around them try to figure out the connection between the two.

Cast and characters

;Main cast *

as Jane Marasigan *

as Edward Montemayor / Nathaniel Rosal ;Supporting cast *

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as Patricio Guzman *

Janice de Belen Catherine Janice Yap de Belen (; born November 9, 1968), better known as Janice de Belen, is a Filipino actress, commercial model and television host. She is dubbed as the “''Queen of Horror-Drama''” for her acting prowess and exceptional ...

as Ofelia Abanilla / Jocelyn "Josie" Rosal *

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as Andrea Buena-Montemayor / Maria Cristina Ocampo *

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as Diana Perez *

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as Roberta "Berta" Ignacio * William Lorenzo as Jesus "Jessie" Marasigan * Ana Abad Santos as Susan Agoncillo-Marasigan * Bart Guingona as Robert Montemayor *

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as Marco Peñaflor * Chie Filomeno as Eileen Montemayor * Trina "Hopia" Legaspi as Alice Samonte * Vaughn Piczon as Elias Soliman * Raven Molina as Robbie Montano * Renshi de Guzman as Kokoy Ignacio * Josh de Guzman as Ramon "Monmon" Marasigan * Andi Abaya as Celine de Vera * Kobie Brown as Brock Reynolds * Benedix Ramos as George Casimiro * Zabel Lamberth as Valerie Marasigan ;Guest cast *

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as Sylvia Marasigan *

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as Anton Velasquez * Angie Castrence as Karina Guzman * Chard Ocampo as Pol * Ian Pangilinan as Jeff * Justine Rivera as Kyle * Kaila Estrada as young Ofelia * Miggy Campbell as young Anton * Mary Joy Apostol as young Andrea * Zach Castañeda as young Robert * Bea Borres as young Karina * Hannah Lopez Vito as young Valerie

Production

Filming

Filming began in late January 2022.

Casting

Casting for the drama include former housemates from ''

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'': Andi Abaya and Kobie Brown from ''

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'', and Chie Filomeno and Benedix Ramos from '' Kumunity Season 10''. Filomeno's participation was confirmed during a script reading session in November 2021.

Marketing

A teaser was released on April 26, 2022, via ABS-CBN Entertainment's YouTube channel. The full trailer was released on May 5, 2022.

Music

On June 3, 2022,

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through its sub-label StarPop released the official soundtrack of the series. Most tracks are composed by Jonathan Manalo and

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, with

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's Ford Valencia performing a rendition of Say Alonzo and

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's 2005 original song " Magmahal Muli", and

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performing both solo and duet (with

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) renditions of

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's " Sabay Natin".

Episodes

Notes

References

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