''Second Chances'' (International title: ''Another Chance'') 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 ...

romance series broadcast by

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. Directed by Laurice Guillen, it stars

Raymart Santiago Raymond Martin Legaspi Santiago (born July 20, 1973) is a Filipino, TV host, actor, and comedian. Career After making his movie debut in Viva Films' youth comedy ''Estudyante Blues'' (''Student Woes''), Santiago became a Viva contract artist a ...

Camille Prats Sheena Patricia Camille Quiambao Prats–Yambao (born June 20, 1985) is a Filipino actress, TV host, comedienne, and businesswoman. She starred in a series of successful films and television shows, since gaining media attention when she played ...

, Rafael Rosell and

Jennylyn Mercado Jennylyn Anne Pineda Mercado-Ho (; born May 15, 1987) is a Filipino actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the winner of the first season of the reality talent competition '' StarStruck''. Mercado garnered acclaim at a young age for her act ...

. It premiered on January 12, 2015 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing '' Hiram na Alaala''. The series concluded on May 8, 2015 with a total of 83 episodes. It was replaced by '' The Rich Man's Daughter'' in its timeslot. The series is streaming online on

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Premise

The story revolves around Lyra, Bernard, Rebecca and Jerome. When Lyra meets Bernard who both lost their spouse, their lives start to intertwine with each other along with Jerome and Rebecca who suffers from

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Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Bernard Castello *

as Rebecca "Reb / Becky" Villacorta * Rafael Rosell as Jerome Padilla / Michael *

as Lyra Bermudez-Padilla ;Supporting cast *

Chynna Ortaleza Lara Serena Roque Ortaleza-Cipriano (born December 6, 1982), professionally known as Chynna Ortaleza, is a Filipino actress, television host, and model. She is currently a contract star of GMA Network. Career Ortaleza landed her first TV gig a ...

as Colleen Paredes *

Roi Vinzon Mark Angelo David Vinzon (born September 20, 1953), professionally known as Roi Vinzon, is a Filipino action star, film and television actor, and a film director, better known for his villain roles and lead role films like ''Lucas Abelardo'', ''A ...

as Federico Villacorta * Miriam Quiambao as Alyssa *

Frencheska Farr Marie Frencheska Mae Tobias Farr-Jose (born September 9, 1992) is a Filipino-British singer, model and actress. She was the Are You the Next Big Star? grand champion along with Geoff Taylor. Early life and career Farr was born in Pasay City, ...

as Penelope "Penny" Ampil * Gerard Pizarras as Jonas Rodrigo *

Miggs Cuaderno Miggs Cuaderno (; born August 8, 2004) is a Filipino actor and model. He is a recipient of several accolades including his best actor in Chéries Chéris Film Festival Paris, Famas Awards Movie Child Performer of the Year And the First Child ...

as Benjie * Joshen Bernardo as Billy Castello / Daryl Villacorta * Ayen Munji-Laurel as Norma Padilla * Glenda Garcia as Carmen Bermudez *

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 ...

as Benito Bermudez ;Guest cast * Luis Alandy as Albert Bermudez * Joshua Uy as Marky Bermudez * Ryza Cenon as Mariel * Jackie Rice as Denise Paredes-Castello *

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 Sam * Frances Makil-Ignacio as Consuelo Timeo *

Jaime Fabregas Jaime Francisco García Fábregas (; born February 28, 1950) is a Filipino actor and musical scorer. Early life Jaime Francisco García Fábregas was born in Iriga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines to his parents Pedro Fábregas and Isabel Garc ...

as an attorney * Mel Kimura * Kier Legaspi as Larry * Nina Ricci Alagao as Chona *

Marc Abaya Ramon Marcelino Diaz Abaya (born November 6, 1979), known professionally as Marc Abaya, is a Filipino singer, actor, musician, TV host, and VJ. He appeared in the 2009 Philippine release of ''Tinker Bell''. He is the son of actor/director Mano ...

as Dustin *

Arianne Bautista Arianne Angeli Bautista (born September 1, 1993) is a Filipina commercial model, actress, and former host of GMA Network. She is currently a freelance artist since 2019. Early life Arianne Bautista was born and raised in Quezon City. She studi ...

as April Villacorta

Ratings

According to

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' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Second Chances'' earned an 18.6% rating. While the final episode scored an 18% rating.

References

External links

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