( / international title: ''Misery'') is a 2008

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'' is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebisyón''" (television), and "''se ...

series broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), ...

. Based on a 1986 Philippine film of the same title, the series is the eighth instalment of ''

Sine Novela ''Sine Novela'' () is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is a television adaptation of the Philippine films. It premiered on April 30, 2007 on the network's Dramarama sa Hapon line up. The series conclude ...

''. Directed by Maryo J. de los Reyes, it stars

Katrina Halili Maria Katrina Iren Pe Halili (born January 4, 1986) is a Filipino actress. She began her career after finishing as a finalist on the reality talent search '' StarStruck'' (2003). She was the first Filipina to be named by '' FHM Philippines'' as ...

Dennis Trillo Abelardo Dennis Florencio Ho (born May 12, 1981), known professionally as Dennis Trillo (), is a Filipino actor. He is known for his role as Eric del Mundo in the first ever gay-themed series on Philippine TV, '' My Husband's Lover'', Juan C ...

and

Iwa Moto Aileen Quimado Iwamoto (born August 29, 1988), known by her stage name , is a Japanese–Philippine actress, model and reality television personality. She is the first runner up in the third season of '' StarStruck'', a reality-based talent s ...

. It premiered on May 12, 2008 on the network's Dramarama sa Hapon line up. The series concluded on August 29, 2008 with a total of 80 episodes.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Christine Salvador Doliente-Henson *

as Rodolfo "Rod" Henson *

as Millet Calpito ;Supporting cast *

Rita Avila Rita Ávila (born September 20, 1964) is a Filipino actress and author. Career She is a critically acclaimed film actress whose movies such as ''Stella Magtanggol'' (1992) and ''Tatlo, Magkasalo'' (1998) and ''The Flor Contemplacion Story'' (1 ...

as Victoria "Toyang" Salvador *

Gardo Versoza Mennen Torres Polintan (born July 8, 1969), known professionally as Gardo Versoza, is a Filipino actor and comedian. Career According to George Vail Kabristante, a writer for ''The Manila Times'', Polintan's film career began in 1988, when h ...

as Bernardo Doliente *

Liza Lorena Elizabeth Ann Jolene Luciano Winsett (born October 31, 1948) known professionally as Liza Lorena is a Filipina actress. She was a First Runner-Up in the Binibining Pilipinas pageant in 1966. Career Lorena was a flight stewardess (for PAL domest ...

as Perla Doliente *

Jackie Lou Blanco Jacqueline Lourdes Corrales Blanco (born February 11, 1964) is a Filipino actress and aerobic instructor. During the 1980s and the 1990s, she appeared in different film genres including ''Hihintayin Kita sa Langit'', (1991), ''Si Aida, Si Lor ...

as Olivia Doliente *

Ana Capri Ynfane Avanica (born April 24, 1979), known professionally as Ana Capri, is a Filipino actress. Career In 1996, Capri made her screen debut in ''Virgin People 2'', directed by Celso Ad. Castillo, where she acted alongside Sunshine Cruz, Sharma ...

as Hedy * Emilio Garcia as Gerry Henson *

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 Roland Henson *

Rich Asuncion Richell Pacaldo Angalot-Mudie (born January 22, 1989), better known by her stage name Rich Asuncion, is a Filipino people, Filipino actress who became the First Princess of ''StarStruck (season 4), StarStruck: The Next Level''. Asuncion was al ...

as Violy * Prince Stefan as Sonny *

Luz Valdez Milagros Bernardo, better known by her screen name Luz Valdez-Paje (born September 9, 1940) is a Filipina actress. The Valdez screen name was given to her in 1958 by Narcisa de Leon, producer and co-founder of LVN Pictures, as she felt that M ...

as Bebang ;Guest cast * Deborah Sun as Amanda * Anton Bernardo as Victor *

Karla Estrada Carla Elago Ford (born November 21, 1974), better known as Karla Estrada (), is a Filipino actress, singer, television host, and comedian. She is best known for hosting the talk shows ''Magandang Buhay'' and '' Face 2 Face'' for ABS-CBN and ...

as Metring * Blue Mark Roces as James * Shirley Dalton as Lani

Ratings

According to

AGB Nielsen Philippines AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines, commonly called AGB Nielsen, or AGB Nielsen Philippines, under The Nielsen Company is a global leader in audience measurement, market research firms, and data analytics, with a focus on media in the Phi ...

' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of earned a 24.3% rating. The final episode scored a 24% rating.

Accolades

References

External links

* 2008 Philippine television series debuts 2008 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Philippine television series based on films Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-drama-tv-prog-stub