''Senior High'' is a Philippine

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television series that aired on

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and streaming on

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. Directed by Onat Diaz and

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, it stars

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, and Daniela Stranner. The series premiered on the network's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block and worldwide via

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on August 28, 2023 to January 19, 2024, replacing ''

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'', and will be replaced by the teleserye version of ''

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''. This is the first iWantTFC original series using the

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format.

Plot

A student's death causes a scandal at the prestigious Northford High. Investigations conclude it was a suicide, but the victim's twin sister thinks otherwise. As she searches for the truth, she will unravel secrets that are far more shocking and dangerous.

Cast and characters

;Main cast *

as Sky Love Cruz and Luna Amore Cruz *

as Robert "Obet" G. Santana *

as Gino Acosta *

as Archimedes "Archie” M. Aguerro *

as Timothy "Tim" B. Castro *

as Roxanne Fatima "Roxy" Cristobal * Daniela Stranner as Zyra "Z" M. Aguerro ;Supporting cast *

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as Lydia "Amam" Geronimo *

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as Tania Mae Cruz *

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as Police Chief Col. Harry Aguerro *

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as Gov. William L. Acosta * Miggy Jimenez as Pocholo "Poch" Robles * Tommy Alejandrino as Kenjie Wan * Gela Atayde as Sanya Alba ;Recurring cast *

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as Mariano (season 2; guest season 1) *

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as Sasha M. Aguerro * Ana Abad Santos as Dr. Cecille Acosta * Gerald Madrid as Elmo M. Castro *

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as Editha "Edith" Borromeo-Castro *

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as Police Major Darius Soledad *

Kean Cipriano Kean Edward Uson Cipriano (born June 11, 1987 in Pasig City) is a Filipino singer, composer, actor, music video director, and musician. He is well known as the former vocalist of pop-rock band Callalily, and the founder of his own record label O ...

as Brandon *

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as Ria Cristobal * Rap Robes as Antonio "Tonio" G. Santana * Kakki Teodoro as Principal Amanda Perino * Inka Magnaye as Becca * Floyd Tena as Vice-Principal Reginald Castrodes ;Guest cast *

Grae Fernandez Grae Cameron Garcia Fernandez (born November 7, 2001) is a Filipino actor, host and recording artist. He is best known as one of the vocalists of Star Magic's boy-group Gimme 5. Early life Fernandez was born on November 7, 2001, in Manila, P ...

as Yosef Rosales (season 2) * Lui Manansala as Rosario "Rosing" Cruz * Raul Montesa as Domeng * Nour Hooshmand as Yana Rosales * Lance Carr as Paolo * Justin (SB19) as Jared (season 2) * Ross Pesigan as Pong * Maritess Joaquin as Menchie Robles * Giovanni Baldisseri as General Arcilla * Mike Liwag as Police Senior Master Sergeant Ramos * Clarisse Cabrera as Reporter Margarett

Soundtrack

The series' main theme song is "

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" by

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Broadcast

From November 5, 2023, the show's episodes will not be shown on

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on Wednesdays and Fridays to give way to the 2023–24 PBA season. the program will continue to air on two main respective channels, Kapamilya Channel and TV5.

Reception

Throughout its run, ''Senior High'' was the most watched program on the streaming service

. Within its first two weeks, the series garnered more than 38 million views across

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and iWantTFC. In January 2024, the series achieved its highest online viewership of 179,305 concurrent viewers on

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. In January 2024, the series has accumulated over two billion combined views on

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Awards and nominations

References

Notes

External links

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