''Unica Hija'' () is a

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebi ...

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ...

series broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

. Directed by Mark Sicat Dela Cruz, it stars

Kate Valdez Keith Eliana Habala Sisante (born August 21, 2000), professionally known as Kate Valdez (), is a Filipino actress, and model. She is known for her role as Violet in '' Destiny Rose'', as Mira in ''Encantadia'', and as Natalie/Rosemarie in '' O ...

in the title role. It premiered on November 7, 2022 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up replacing '' Return to Paradise''.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Bianca Sebastian/Hope Marasigan ;Supporting cast *

Maybelyn dela Cruz Maybelyn dela Cruz (born December 20, 1982) is a Filipino actress and politician based in the Philippines. She was former child star and popularly known as the daughter of Nova Villa in Home Along Da Riles, a comedy series that aired on ABS-CBN. ...

as Cara Orosco-Rivas *

Katrina Halili Maria Katrina Iren Pe Halili (born January 4, 1986) is a Filipino actress and commercial model of Chinese descent. She made her screen debut through the reality talent search '' StarStruck'' in 2003, and became more popular playing several rol ...

as Diane Sebastian *Biboy Ramirez as Jhong Marasigan *

Mark Herras Mark Angelo Santos Herras (born December 14, 1986) is a Filipino film and television actor. He won in the reality talent show '' StarStruck'' aired in GMA Network. He also appeared in '' Forever in My Heart'', ''Encantadia'', '' SOP'', and ''I ...

as Zachary "Zach" Rivas *

Boboy Garrovillo Jose Teves Garrovillo Jr. (born in Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte) Better simply known as Boboy Garrovillo, is a Filipino singer, composer, television host, and actor. He is known as one of the members of the popular musical trio APO Hiking Socie ...

as Romualdo "Lolo Waldo" Sebastian *

Bernard Palanca Bernard Revilla Palanca Jr. (born December 3, 1976) is a Filipino host, film/television character actor, and product endorser. Early life His maternal grandfather, Armando Goyena (real name: José Revilla), was an actor as was his younger bro ...

as Dr. Lucas Orosco *

Maricar de Mesa Maricar de Mesa (born November 3, 1979) is a Filipino actress known for her antagonistic roles in many TV series like ''Magkaibang Mundo'', '' Villa Quintana'', '' Once Upon a Kiss'', and others. She started her career in '' Bubble Gang'', as wel ...

as Lorna Marasigan *Faith da Silva as Carnation Marasigan/Fake Hope Marasigan *Athena "Rere" Madrid as Aica O. Rivas * Kelvin Miranda as Ralph Vergara * Jennie Gabriel as Trixie *Jemwell Ventenilla as Denver ;Guest cast *

Alfred Vargas Alfredo Paolo Dumlao Vargas III (born October 24, 1979), professionally known as Alfred Vargas, is a Filipino politician, actor, and model serving as the representative of Quezon City's 5th district since 2013. He previously served as a city ...

as Dr. Christian Sebastian *

Lilet Maria Luz Lilet Navarro Jodloman-Esteban professionally known as Lilet is a Filipino singer, television host, actress, and model. She is known as ''The Muse Of OPM'' (Original Pilipino Music). Career As among the Filipino endorsers of Coca-C ...

as Dr. Belinda Rivas *

Therese Malvar Therese Martin Alcala Malvar (born September 16, 2000) is a Filipina actress. Personal life and acting career Malvar is the third great-granddaughter of two Philippine heroes, General Miguel Malvar Miguel Malvar y Carpio (September 27, 1865 � ...

as young Cara Orosco *Kych Minemoto as young Zachary Rivas *Lyanne Bron as young Hope Marasigan *

Shermaine Santiago Shermaine Santiago (born February 16, 1980 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipina actress, TV show host, and singer. She appeared in a lot of hit TV shows from GMA Network such as ''Best Friends'', '' Beh Bote Nga'', '' Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man ...

as Gracia "Mama G" Garcia

Production

Principal photography commenced on July 20, 2022.

Episodes

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