''Ben x Jim'' is a 2020
Philippine
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boy's love web series
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produced by
Regal Entertainment. Written and directed by Easy Ferrer, it stars
Teejay Marquez and
Jerome Ponce as childhood friends who fall in love years later in a reunion amid the confining space of
quarantine
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in their neighborhood amid the
pandemic
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.
The series premiered on YouTube on October 15, 2020, airing on Thursdays at 8:00 PM PST and ran for seven episodes. A second season for the series was announced on January 16 by Regal Entertainment. The official trailer for the second season was also released the same day and it is set to release on February 12, 2021, via
Upstream.PH
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The service provides movies, webseries, concert ...
.
Cast and characters
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Teejay Marquez as Benjamin "Ben" Mendoza, Jim's childhood friend and currently living alone next door
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Jerome Ponce as Jimson "Jim" Alcantara, Ben's childhood friend and car enthusiast from Davao
* Sarah Edwards as Yana, Jim's girlfriend
* Kat Galang as Flo Guimary, Ben's very close friend
* Ron Martin Angeles as Olan, motorcycle rider for Deliver Lover
* Johannes Rissler as Leo Portugues, Ben's ex-boyfriend
* Christina Simon as Elma Magtibay, Ben's neighbor and housekeeper next door, also Jim's former nanny
* Royce Cabrera as Roy, Ben's current boyfriend
* Vance Larena as Val, Jim's boss
Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Reception
YouTube
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views as of August 4, 2021:
Sequel
On November 26, 2020, after the premiere of the Season 1 Finale, Teejay Marquez announced via his
YouTube
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channel on the comment section of Episode 7 that the series will have its second season.
A second season for the series was announced on January 16 by
Regal Entertainment. The
official trailer for the second season was also released the same day in celebration for Regal Entertainment's Youtube Channel surpassing the 2 Million Subscriber mark. The actors from the first season,
Teejay Marquez,
Jerome Ponce, Sarah Edwards, Ron Angeles and Kat Galang, will recur their roles along with new cast members Vance Larena, Royce Cabrera, Ejay Jallorina, Miko Gallardo, Darwin Yu, Anika Dela Cruz, Jomari Angeles. The season is set to release on February 12, 2021.
Release
TV
On September 8,
GMA Network
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announced that it is set to bring the hit BL series ‘Ben X Jim’ starting September 26, 2021, through
Heart of Asia Channel in Digital TV Box Nationwide.
Soundtrack
See also
* ''
Gameboys''
* ''
Hello Stranger''
* ''
Gaya Sa Pelikula
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''
* ''
Boys Lockdown
''Boys' Lockdown'' is a 2020 Philippine Boy's Love web series produced by Atty. Darwin Mariano of Bit by Bit Development Company (Ticket2Me). Originally written by Danice Mae P. Sison as an eight-episode series, it was reduced to six due to ...
''
* ''
Oh, Mando!''
* ''
The Boy Foretold by the Stars
'' The Boy Foretold by the Stars '' is a 2020 Filipino coming-of-age romantic drama based on the play ''Ang Hangal'' by the film writer and director, Dolly Dulu, during his college days. It was produced by Derick Cabrido and Jodi Sta. Maria. T ...
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References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 13179198, Ben X Jim
2020 web series debuts
2021 web series endings
Philippine LGBT-related web series