''Beautiful Strangers'' is a 2015

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 ...

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 Albert Langitan, it stars

Heart Evangelista Love Marie Payawal Ongpauco (born February 14, 1985), known professionally as Heart Evangelista (, alternately ), is a Filipino actress, artist, businesswoman, and socialite. Early life Heart Evangelista was born as Love Marie Payawal Ongpau ...

and

Lovi Poe Lourdes Virginia Moran Poe (born February 11, 1989), popularly known as Lovi Poe, is a Filipino actress, model, and recording artist. She is the daughter of action star Fernando Poe Jr. Poe is known for starring in two popular GMA drama seri ...

. It premiered on August 10, 2015, on the network's Telebabad line up replacing '' Let the Love Begin''. The series concluded on November 27, 2015, with a total of 80 episodes. It was replaced by '' Because of You'' in its timeslot. The series is streaming online on

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Premise

The story revolves around Kristine and Joyce. Their lives intertwine when Kristine helps the homeless amnesiac Leah, which is Joyce who was sexually abused by Kristine's father. They become friends and will eventually find out the truth.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Kristine de Jesus Castillo-Ilagan *

as Jocelyn "Joyce" Rodriguez-Castillo / Lea ;Supporting cast *

Christopher De Leon Christopher Strauss de León (born October 31, 1956) is a Philippine film actor and politician. He is recognized as the “''King of Philippine Drama''” has appeared in over 120 films since the early 1970s. Regarded as an "acting genius" and ...

as Ronaldo Castillo *

Dina Bonnevie Geraldine Schaer Bonnevie-Savellano (, formerly Sotto and Penson; January 27, 1961), known by her stage name Dina Bonnevie, is an actress in the Philippines. Before joining Philippine showbiz, Bonnevie was first runner-up in the Miss Magnolia 19 ...

as Alejandra Valdez-Castillo *

Rocco Nacino Enrico Raphael Quiogue Nacino (born March 21, 1987 in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines), known professionally as Rocco Nacino, is a Filipino actor. He won the title of Second Prince in the fifth season of '' StarStruck''. He is currently an exclusi ...

as Noel Ilagan *

Benjamin Alves Benjamin Sapida (born March 31, 1987), whose previous screen name was Vince Saldaña and current screen name is Benjamin Alves, is a Filipino actor and model under the management of GMA Network. Biography Early life Alves was born Benjamin Quiam ...

as Lawrence "Lance" Castillo * Emilio Garcia as Nestor Ilagan *

Kier Legaspi Christopher Lim Legaspi (born January 1, 1973), popularly known by his stage name Kier Legaspi, is a Filipino actor known for his villain roles in the 90s. He is the younger brother of fellow actors Zoren Legaspi and Brando Legaspi (whose real n ...

as Rigor Lacsamana *

Ayen Munji-Laurel Maria Yllena Munji Laurel, better known as Ayen Munji Laurel (born November 21, 1971) is a Filipina actress and singer. Part of GMA Network from 2009, she transferred to ABS-CBN in late 2015; she later returned to GMA in 2022. She is currently pa ...

as Lourdes de Jesus *

Lovely Rivero Gineb Macalinao (born May 15, 1969) known as Lovely Rivero, is a Filipino actress who started in the kiddie-show, ''Kaluskos Musmos'' in 1980 (second batch). She made a comeback in the late '80s as one of the mainstays of '' That's Entertainmen ...

as Imelda Rodriguez *

Renz Valerio Renz Michael Vijungco Valerio (born November 10, 1998)

as Jason Rodriguez *

Mariel Pamintuan Mariel Viray Pamintuan (born February 24, 1998), better known as simply Mariel Pamintuan, is a Filipino actress. She was a former Star Magic Artist and is currently a talent of GMA Network and GMA Artist Center. Career Mariel Pamintuan start ...

as Leslie de Jesus *

Gabriel de Leon Augusto Gabriel Andolong de Leon (born September 28, 1992) known professionally as Gabriel de Leon is a Filipinos, Filipino actor who appeared in ''Teen Gen''. He is the son of Christopher De Leon, Christopher de Leon and Sandy Andolong Persona ...

as Rex Buenaventura * Djanin Cruz as Hannah Mamaril *

Dianne Medina Maria Patricia Dianne Perez Medina-Ilustre (born November 5, 1986) is a Filipino actress, dancer, television host, anchor and part-time model. Medina is also a former member of ABS-CBN's developmental talent agent Star Magic. Early life Dianne Me ...

as Monica Aragon *

Nar Cabico Russ Narcies "Nar" Cabico (born September 16, 1990) is a Filipino singer, stage and TV actor known after being the grand champion of GMA Network's singing contest, ''Superstar Duets''. Career Before entering showbiz, Cabico was already a th ...

as Shakira / Rodolfo Vicente * Divina Valencia as Salve Valdez *

Rez Cortez Res Septimo Cortez (born January 4, 1956), better known as Rez Cortez, is a Filipino film and television actor and assistant director. Acting career Cortez's film career began in 1974, when he was introduced in ''Daigdig ng Sindak at Lagim''. ...

as Mike Mamaril ;Recurring cast *

Gabby Eigenmann Gabriel John Celebre Eigenmann (; born March 2, 1978) is a Filipino actor, singer, host and model. He is currently working as an exclusive talent of GMA Network. Background He was born on March 2, 1978 in Makati, Philippines. Gabby hails fro ...

as Isagani Mendoza * Ervic Vijandre *

Diva Montelaba Hyacienth Diva Mantalaba, better known as Diva Montelaba (born January 14, 1991 in Cebu City, Philippines), is a Filipina actress. She was one of the Final Five in the fifth season of '' StarStruck'', a reality-based talent search show of GMA Ne ...

as Georgia Lacsamana ;Guest cast *

Pen Medina Crispin "Pen" Parungao Medina Sr. (born August 27, 1950, in Arayat, Pampanga) is an actor from the Philippines who started acting in theater plays in his youth. He eventually played versatile roles on the big screen and in various television s ...

as Andres Rodriguez * Toby Alejar * Rafa Siguion-Reyna * Ozu Ong * Bing Babao * Robbie Sy * Maimai Davao * Rina Reyes * Crispin Pineda * Mike Magat * Paolo Rivero * Luz Fernandez

Ratings

According to

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' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Beautiful Strangers'' earned a 21.4% rating. While the final episode scored a 21.7% rating. The series had its highest rating on September 10, 2015, with a 22.6% rating. For its entire run, it had an average rating of 19.78%.

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External links

* * 2015 Philippine television series debuts 2015 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub