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Philippines’ giants shift war to Indonesia; GMA’s “Lolong” vs ABS-CBN’s “Darna” on Antv
09 January 2023
Philippines’ programming heavyweights – GMA Network and ABS-CBN – have shifted their long-running content war to Indonesia, counting down to the prime-time premieres of blockbuster TV series, ABS-CBN’s "Mars Ravelo’s Darna The TV Series", which debuts on Antv tomorrow (Tuesday, 10 Jan 2023) at 6.15pm, and GMA Network’s "Lolong", which is coming to Antv soon.
Antv has not confirmed the premiere date for "Lolong", about a man’s extraordinary friendship with a giant crocodile named Dakila.
The series – which GMA says is Antv’s first acquisition from GMA Worldwide – was produced by GMA Public Affairs and will air in Indonesia as "Dakkila".
Lolong ran in the Philippines from July last year to the end of September.
The 65-episode action drama stars Ruru Madrid as Rolando “Lolong” Candelaria, who fights injustice and corruption in his small town, along with a 22-feet long animatronic crocodile.
Already renewed for a second season "Lolong’s" peak rating was 19.3% for the season finale on 30 September (source: Nielsen Philippines).
The lowest was 14.6% on 4 August 2022, making it the most-watched show in the Philippines last year.
"Lolong" was developed from an idea by broadcast journalist and GMA News pillar Jessica Soho and assistant vice president for GMA Public Affairs, LJ Castel.
The series was directed by Rommel Penesa and Conrado Peru.
In the Philippines, "Lolong" aired on GMA at 8pm after news show 24 Oras, and at 9pm on sister channel GTV.
The new season – "Lolong: Ang Luha ng Unang Atubaw", picks up Lolong’s journey after freeing the people of Del Rio and Tumahan from the wicked Armando Banson (played by Christopher de Leon). He now lives a peaceful life with the surviving Atubaws and his love, Elsie (played by Shaira Diaz)... until he discovers that the tribe’s most important treasure, the crystallised tear of the first Atubaw – has gone missing, and he needs to find it.
Fantasy superhero drama, "Darna", starring Jane de Leon as Narda,...
Philippines’ programming heavyweights – GMA Network and ABS-CBN – have shifted their long-running content war to Indonesia, counting down to the prime-time premieres of blockbuster TV series, ABS-CBN’s "Mars Ravelo’s Darna The TV Series", which debuts on Antv tomorrow (Tuesday, 10 Jan 2023) at 6.15pm, and GMA Network’s "Lolong", which is coming to Antv soon.
Antv has not confirmed the premiere date for "Lolong", about a man’s extraordinary friendship with a giant crocodile named Dakila.
The series – which GMA says is Antv’s first acquisition from GMA Worldwide – was produced by GMA Public Affairs and will air in Indonesia as "Dakkila".
Lolong ran in the Philippines from July last year to the end of September.
The 65-episode action drama stars Ruru Madrid as Rolando “Lolong” Candelaria, who fights injustice and corruption in his small town, along with a 22-feet long animatronic crocodile.
Already renewed for a second season "Lolong’s" peak rating was 19.3% for the season finale on 30 September (source: Nielsen Philippines).
The lowest was 14.6% on 4 August 2022, making it the most-watched show in the Philippines last year.
"Lolong" was developed from an idea by broadcast journalist and GMA News pillar Jessica Soho and assistant vice president for GMA Public Affairs, LJ Castel.
The series was directed by Rommel Penesa and Conrado Peru.
In the Philippines, "Lolong" aired on GMA at 8pm after news show 24 Oras, and at 9pm on sister channel GTV.
The new season – "Lolong: Ang Luha ng Unang Atubaw", picks up Lolong’s journey after freeing the people of Del Rio and Tumahan from the wicked Armando Banson (played by Christopher de Leon). He now lives a peaceful life with the surviving Atubaws and his love, Elsie (played by Shaira Diaz)... until he discovers that the tribe’s most important treasure, the crystallised tear of the first Atubaw – has gone missing, and he needs to find it.
Fantasy superhero drama, "Darna", starring Jane de Leon as Narda, replaced "FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano" on ABS-CBN’s platforms in the Philippines from August last year.
The half-hour show is about a young woman who fights hopelessness and corruption with special powers she draws from a magic stone. "Darna" so far has more than 100 episodes.
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