ABS-CBN’s "Lavender Fields" has hit all-time high viewership records in the Philippines, hitting #2 on Netflix’s top 10 in the country for the week of 30 September to 6 October, and #1 on ABS-CBN’s iWantTFC.
Directed by Emmanuel Quindo Palo and Jojo Saguin, "Lavender Fields" stars Jodi Sta. Maria as a woman enjoying an idyllic life in her mountain hometown when a brush with a mysterious man tied to a criminal empire whips it all away and sets her on a path to revenge.
The Dreamscape Entertainment thriller has so far spent six weeks on Netflix’s local top 10, including three weeks at #1, losing out only to Korea’s "Gyeongseong Creature" season two for the two weeks from 23 September.
For the latest week to 6 October, the series is one of two Philippines titles on Netflix’s top 10. The second one is rival GMA Network’s war drama "Pulang Araw", which appears at #9 in its 11th week on the domestic chart. Directed by Dominic Zapata, "Pulang Araw" spent two weeks at #1 soon after its release on Netflix in July this year.
At home, ABS-CBN is clearly delighted, saying the drama recorded all-time high viewership with 755,332 peak concurrent viewers during the Friday (4 Oct) episode.
The series, which premiered on Netflix on 30 August follows on 2 September by its free-TV release, broke viewership records three times in a row. On 2 Oct, the show logged 657,514 views, followed on Thursday (3 Oct) by 748,268 views.
"Lavender Fields" airs weeknights at 8.45pm on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, TV5, TFC, and Kapamilya Online Live on ABS-CBN Entertainment’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. Advance episodes stream on Netflix and iWantTFC.