''FR'' () is an upcoming

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 ...

action series to be 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), ...

. The series is based on a 1983 Philippine film, ''Sanggang Dikit''. Directed by L.A. Madridejos, it stars

Jennylyn Mercado Jennylyn Anne Pineda Mercado-Ho (born May 15, 1987) is a Filipino actress and singer. She is known for playing dramatic roles in film and television. She rose to prominence after winning the reality talent competition '' StarStruck'' in 2003. M ...

and

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 ...

. It is set to premiere on June 23, 2025, on the network's Prime line up.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Roberta "Bobby" Enriquez *

as Antonio "Tonyo" Conde ;Supporting cast *

Zoren Legaspi Zoren Lim Legaspi (; born January 30, 1972) is a Filipino actor and television director. He is best known for appearing in several television shows such as '' Ika-6 na Utos'', '' Mulawin'', '' Now and Forever: Ganti'', '' Majika'', ''Enchanted ...

* Allen Dizon as Rodolfo Flores * Roi Vinzon as Juaquin Guerrero *

Nova Villa Novelita Acosta Villanueva Gallegos (born April 16, 1946), better known by her stage name, Nova Villa, is a Filipino actress. Known primarily as the "Goddess of Comedy", she is regarded as one of the pillars in Philippine entertainment and is ...

as Isang *

Al Tantay Alfredo Tantay (born March 15, 1957), professionally known as Al Tantay, is a Filipino actor, comedian, writer, and director. He was discovered by Joey Gosiengfiao and was launched through the Regal Films movie, ''Iskandalo'', starring Lorna To ...

as Victor "Amo" Santiago * Marina Benipayo as Sophia Guerrero * Jeffrey Santos as Roman *

Sam Pinto Samuelle Lynne Acosta Pinto-Semerad (born December 11, 1989) is a Filipino actress, model, singer, and video jockey ( VJ). Career Modelling career Pinto began her career as a print advertisement and television commercial model. At age 10, sh ...

as Cecilia Montero *

Joross Gamboa John Ross Sanchez "Joross" Gamboa (born November 28, 1984), is a Filipino actor, comedian and model who was a 2nd runner-up in the 1st season of '' Star Circle Quest''. Career After four years of being with ABS-CBN Star Magic, ''Joross Gamboa' ...

as Eric Garcia *

Liezel Lopez Liezel Marie Arintoc Lopez (born October 2, 1997) is a Filipino actress. She was a finalist at the sixth season of reality talent competition, ''StarStruck (season 6), Starstruck'' in 2015, and has been signed to GMA Artist Center. She joined th ...

as Selena Madrigal * Juancho Trivino as Glen Guerrero * Chanty Videla as Mira Torres * Zonia Mejia as Faye Guerrero * Kim Perez * Matthew Uy as Vince de Leon * Seb Pajarillo as Jake Noble *

John Vic De Guzman John Vic Ortiz De Guzman (born September 23, 1993) is a Filipino volleyball player, actor, and singer. Early life and education De Guzman lived in East Laguna in his early years and became involved in various extracurricular activities. In h ...

as Regan Robles *

Arthur Solinap Arthur González Solinap (born January 19, 1980) is a Filipino actor and model. He is best known for his role as Robert in the television sitcom '' Pepito Manaloto'' (2010–present). Solinap began his entertainment career as a member of the da ...

* Kiel Rodriguez as Fred Dizon * James Lucero as Jaime Torres * Jess Martinez as Josie Bautista * Abdul * Marsy as Mar * Abi Marquez as Abi Martes * Shernan * Zaito * Ayanna Misola as Apple * Alona Navarro as Peach ;Guest cast *

Glydel Mercado Flordeliza Sanchez-Gutierrez (born March 10, 1975), known professionally as Glydel Mercado, is a Filipino singer and actress. She began her career in the late 1980s through the variety show '' That's Entertainment'' and has since played suppor ...

* Patricia Coma

Development

In January 2018, the series was first announced by

. The series is based on a Philippine film, ''Sanggang Dikit'' released in 1983. In January 2020, it was once again announced by GMA Network, with Philippine actress Andrea Torres and actor

Derek Ramsay Derek Arthur Ramsay Jr. (born December 7, 1976) is a British-Filipino model, actor, and TV host. He has an exclusive contract with GMA Network. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ramsay froze his contract with GMA Network. Ramsay is currently inact ...

attached for the lead roles. Due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

, production was put on hold. In December 2020, the production was affected due to the break up of Torres and Ramsay in November, causing uncertainties to the state of the series. By March 2021, it was shelved. In January 2025, the series was announced for GMA Network's Prime line up, along with actress-singer

and actor

as the lead cast of the series. Mercado studied

jujutsu Jujutsu ( , or ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu (both ), is a Japanese martial art and a system of close combat that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdue one or more weaponless or armed and armored opponent ...

and gun

shooting Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missile ...

, in preparation for the role.

Production

Principal photography commenced on March 10, 2025.

References

External links

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