''Watch Over Me'' is an American television series that debuted on December 6, 2006, on

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. Twentieth Television produced 66 episodes to air weekdays. The limited-run serial is an adaptation of

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series '' Resistiré''. Dayanara Torres, a former Miss Universe, played a woman torn between her bioterrorist fiancé ( Marc Menard) and her bodyguard, played by Todd Cahoon.

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and Casper Van Dien also appeared as villains. Telefe, which produced the original version, syndicates a 64-episode run of the series in

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, the

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, and

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. It promoted the show as mixing a classic Latin

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with Hollywood aesthetics. From July 2009, it was aired in Slovakia on

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, taking the slot of Latin American

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s, but the show was not very successful. As of 2021, it is available for streaming on TubiTV.

Production notes

*''Watch Over Me'' was first intended to run as ''A Dangerous Love'' under the ''Secret Obsessions'' umbrella title. A ''Secret Obsessions'' logo appeared in the show's opening credits—and the MyNetworkTV website said that the serial was "part of the Secret Obsessions series." *

had a special promotional deal with

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, which provided wardrobe for the cast from the Metro 7 women's line. Dayanara Torres had previously modeled for the brand. *The theme song was performed by The Transcenders. *The house used as Michael Krieger's compound is located in Rancho Santa Fe, California. Most scenes were filmed at

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in San Diego. *Recap shows originally aired on Saturdays, but were replaced by movies on February 3, 2007. *Mexico's Televisa commissioned its own version of this story in 2006, titled '' Amar sin límites'' (''"Love Without Limits"''). Univision is expected to air this 135-episode serial in the USA this fall. The Jack and Julia characters are named Diego Moran and Azul Toscano, while the villain is named Mauricio Duarte. * Clive Robertson turned down a role in this series, calling the part "a waste of time". He later accepted the male lead on '' Wicked Wicked Games''. *Alex Thomas, a main character on '' Desire'', appears in this series. Actor Zack Silva, shown using footage from the previous MyNetworkTV telenovela, was uncredited. *

and Casper Van Dien were married in real life and have two children.

Cast

References

External links

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Three New Primetime Drama Strips
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