''On the Job'' is a six-part Philippine

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created by

Erik Matti Erik Matti (born December 21, 1970) is a Filipino filmmaker. He is known for directing '' On the Job'' (2013), ''Honor Thy Father'' (2015), ''Seklusyon'' (2016), ''BuyBust'' (2018), and '' On the Job: The Missing 8'' (2021). Matti co-founded ...

and

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for HBO Asia Originals. It was adapted from the two ''On the Job'' films: the 2013 film and its sequel ''

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'', both of which are directed by Matti. Additionally, the first two episodes are a re-edited and remastered version of the first film. It premiered on

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on September 12, 2021.

Premise

An official premise from HBO Go:

Cast

Main

Recurring

;Introduced in ''On the Job'' (2013) ;Introduced in ''The Missing 8'' (2021)

Ricky Davao Frederick Charles Davao, professionally known as Ricky Davao (born May 30, 1961) is a Filipino actor, television director, and industrial management engineer (graduated from Mapua Institute of Technology. He is the husband of actress Jackie Lou ...

, William Martinez,

Vandolph Quizon Vandolph Lacsamana Quizon (born; May 7, 1984) is a Filipino actor, comedian and politician. He also serves as a councilor of Parañaque from the 1st district since 2016. Personal life He is the only son of comedian Dolphy with actress-po ...

Eric Fructuoso Frederick John Marco Magdaluyo Fructuoso (born March 31, 1977) is a Philippines, Filipino actor, comedian, businessman, and former hip hop dancer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s as part of the teen boy group ''"Gwapings"'' along with Mark A ...

, and

Ina Feleo Catalina Guillen Feleo-Gervasutti (born 29 December 1985), better known as Ina Feleo, is a Filipino actress, figure skater, dancer, and writer. She rose to fame for playing the main antagonist role as Odessa in romantic- horror-drama on GMA Ne ...

are all cast in unspecified roles.

Production

While ''

'' was initially planned to have an official theatrical release both domestically and internationally, continuous closures of movie theaters across the Philippines at that time amidst the

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has placed the film's distribution process in limbo. Director Erik Matti once said that he and his crew did consider splitting the film in two parts during post-production to reduce pacing issues and to ease local audiences' viewing experience once movie theaters in the Philippines re-open during the pandemic. He also stated that they have the option of turning the film into a four-episode series and selling it to television distributors or streaming services should the film fail to secure a theatrical release. In August 2021, WarnerMedia Asia acquired the distribution rights to the sequel and the first film. Matti was then commissioned to re-edit the films into a six-part

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original miniseries; with this, he was able to recycle all unused and deleted scenes from the first film, creating a director's cut, which will be released as the first two episodes on its Asian subsidiary streaming service

Release

''On the Job'' was released as

original miniseries on its streaming service

. The first three episodes were released on September 12, 2021, with subsequent episodes released in Sundays till October 3, 2021.

Episodes

Awards and nominations

References

{{reflist HBO Asia original programming 2021 Philippine television series debuts 2021 Philippine television series endings Philippine crime television series Philippine action television series Philippine political television series Philippine thriller television series Political thriller television series Philippine television miniseries Films directed by Erik Matti