''Run to Me'' is a Philippine

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produced under the collaboration between

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, and social networking service Kumu, starring

KD Estrada Kyle Daniel Magno Estrada (born May 3, 2002), better known as KD Estrada is a Filipino actor, singer, songwriter, and composer. He is mostly known for his stint as a celebrity housemate of Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10. Career 2019� ...

and

Alexa Ilacad Alexandra Madarang Ilacad (born 26 February 2000), better known as Alexa Ilacad is a Filipino actress, singer, songwriter, host, dancer, vlogger and model. She appears in various commercials and shows of ABS-CBN Corporation, ABS-CBN, and is bes ...

in their first main role as a loveteam. It was directed by Dwein Ruedas Baltazar. The series premiered from May 20 to June 24, 2022 on Kumu and May 21 to June 25, 2022 on

Premise

Jewel is introduced as "Ms. Perfect" and Wilson as "Mr. Perfect Son." Jewel is enjoying a successful career online, but craves for the love and affection from her mother; Wilson is struggling to make it in the digital scene for his ailing mother, yet receives all the love from her. The two cross paths in a "not-so-perfect situation" after he tries to rescue her from kidnappers. However, what he doesn't know is that it was a staged kidnap, which she planned herself. As two hearts run into each other, will they be able to find the love that they're longing for?

Cast and characters

Main cast

as Wilson *

as Jewel

Supporting cast

Nikki Valdez Maria Alinica "Nikki" Valdez-Garcia (born January 25, 1979) is a Filipina actress and singer. Career In the Philippine music scene she was known for a ballad titled "Meron Ba?", composed for the soundtrack of ''G-Mik the Movie'' and ''Trip th ...

as Mami Bebot† *

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as Emerald *

CJ Navato Christianne Jose B. Navato (born September 13, 1996) is a Filipino actor, dancer and singer under ABS-CBN's Star Magic. He made his first television appearance at the age of seven ever since joining ABS-CBN's talent search '' Star Circle Quest: ...

as Dranreb *Malou Crisologo as Manang Bertha *Peewee O'Hara as Lola Carol *Karl Gabriel as Aion *Ivan Carapiet as Guillermo *Margaux Montaña as Vanessa * Henz Villaraiz as Pogi *Matty Juniosa as Kimba *Sean Tristan as Diamond * Haira Palaguitto as Lyn * Alexa Macanan as Claudine * Ross Pesigan as Boy Batak * Jess Mendoza as Kuya Barry * Madam Inutz as Nanet

Episodes

Kumu shows one episode first in advance before its streaming availability on

Special

Official soundtrack

The official soundtrack for the series was released on May 27, 2022, and consists of tracks mostly composed by Ilacad with contributions from Estrada and

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lead vocalist Eunice Jorge including two earlier released singles "Misteryo" and "When I See You Again". All tracks except for one were composed during the pair's time in '' Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10''. Just after its release, the official soundtrack ranked Number 1 in the

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Philippines chart, with all of its tracks placed in the Top 10 songs chart at one point.

Production

Background

Along with the announcement of ''Closer: the KDLex Fan Con'', a new series was being teased by Dreamscape Entertainment first known as ''More Than Words'' in January 2022.

Casting

This is the first series for Ilacad and Estrada as lead actors and as a loveteam dubbed as "KDLex", where the two were part of the Celebrity Edition of '' Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10'' in 2021.

Marketing

A teaser was released on April 29, 2022 in the official iWantTFC YouTube channel. Its release date have to be announced. While, the full trailer was released on May 6, 2022 in the official iWantTFC YouTube channel. On May 13, 2022 a second trailer was released.

Release

Broadcast

Episodes are released for viewing through a watch party every Friday at 8:00 PM, with replays every Saturday at 10:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 4:00 PM on the Dreamscape Entertainment account on Kumu, and be made available for streaming on iWantTFC every Saturday at 8:00 PM. The series had its Philippine TV Premiere from September 11 to October 2, 2022 on ''Yes Weekend'' Sunday primetime on

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and

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replacing '' Bola Bola'' and was replaced by ''

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''. It also aired international via TFC (

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References

External links

''Run To Me''
on

* {{IMDb title, tt20243882 IWantTFC original programming Films based on Philippine novels 2022 Philippine television series debuts 2022 Philippine television series endings 2022 web series debuts 2022 web series endings Television series by Dreamscape Entertainment Television Filipino-language television shows