''The Promise of Forever'' is a 2017

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

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. Directed by Darnel Joy R. Villaflor, Hannah Espia and Jon S. Villarin, it stars

Paulo Avelino Michael Paulo Lingbanan Avelino (born May 13, 1988) is a Filipino actor, singer, model, and film producer. He has starred in multiple hit television series such as '' Walang Hanggan'' (2012), '' Bridges of Love'' (2015), and '' The General's D ...

, Ritz Azul and

Ejay Falcon Edward Jake "Ejay" Lasap Falcon (born 21 November 1989) is a Filipino actor, model, endorser and politician who is the Lieutenant governor, vice governor of Oriental Mindoro. As an actor, he came to prominence in 2008 after winning the reality ...

. It aired on the network's Kapamilya Gold line up and worldwide on TFC from September 11 to November 24, 2017, replacing '' The Better Half'' and was replaced by '' Hanggang Saan''. The series is streaming online on

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Cast and characters

Main cast

as Lorenzo Espinosa / Ramon Nolasco / Victor Gonzales / Emilio "Emil" Mendoza / Nicolas Barrientos / Lawrence Molina * Ritz Azul as Sophia Madrid *

as Philip Ortega

Supporting cast

* Cherry Pie Picache as Vivienne Zialcita-Madrid * Amy Austria-Ventura as Olivia Ortega-Borja *

Tonton Gutierrez Eduardo Antonio "Tonton" Winsett Gutierrez, Jr. (born March 20, 1968) is a Filipino film and television actor best known for his role as Governor Eduardo Buenavista in the original hit teleserye '' Pangako Sa 'Yo'', it was topbilled by Krist ...

as Marlon Borja * Benjie Paras as Geoffrey Madrid *

Susan Africa Susan Africa (born August 20, 1959) is a Filipinos, Filipino screen and stage actress, writer, painter, beauty queen and former television host with a career spanning four decades. After placing first runner-up at the Binibining Pilipinas, 1980 ...

as Janet Trinidad / Helen Reyes * Eva Darren as Lola Faye Zialcita * Nico Antonio as Chester Trinidad / Benjamin "Bing" Reyes / Matthew Santos * David Chua as Michael Borja * Khaine dela Cruz as Adrien Espinosa * Princess Punzalan as Marcela dela Paz

Guest cast

Mutya Orquia Ruelleen Angel "Mutya" Orquia Olano (born May 3, 2006) is a Filipino people, Filipino actress, best known for her titular roles as a mermaid in ''Mutya'' (2011), young Jade Dimagiba in ''My Binondo Girl'' (2011–12) and as Abigail Ruth "Abby ...

as young Sophia Madrid * Lance Lucido as young Philip Ortega * Sarah Lahbati as Elizabeth Dela Paz *

Desiree del Valle Desirée Lois del Valle Dunham-Labrusca (born May 28, 1982), better known by her stage name, screen name Desiree del Valle, is a Philippines, Filipino-Americans, American actress. After joining ABS-CBN's Star Magic in 1998, she had her breako ...

as Grace Madrid * Ahron Villena as Fredrick Borja * Levi Ignacio as William Borja

Special finale participation

* Anjo Damiles as adult Adrien Espinosa

Production

Filming for ''The Promise of Forever'' began in May 2016, with majority of the scenes were shot in Eastern and Western

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an countries; it was also the first Philippine drama to be filmed in the

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. The series was fully pre-produced, filmed more than a year before airing, with a total of less than 13 weeks of airing were confirmed.

Timeslot

In the first media announcement of upcoming telenovela ''Victims of Love'' (now known as ''

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'') on March 15, 2017,

mentioned that ''The Promise of Forever'' will premiere in summer season. It was originally supposed to replace the Korean drama ''

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'' on a late evening timeslot, but was postponed by the management due to requests and appeals by the Koreanovela fans. After the long delay, ''The Promise of Forever'' finally premiered on September 11, 2017, but became part of the ''Kapamilya Gold'' afternoon block, replacing '' The Better Half''. The drama switched places with '' The Good Son'' which is now moved to ''Primetime Bida'' block.

Reception

References

External links

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