| Imortal | |
|---|---|
| Format | Drama, Supernatural, Horror, Fantasy, Political thriller,War |
| Directed by | Chito Roño Jerry Lopez-Sineneng Trina N. Dayrit Richard V. Somes Lester Pimentel |
| Starring | Angel Locsin John Lloyd Cruz |
| Opening theme | "Walang Hanggan" by Yeng Constantino and Ney Dimaculangan |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Language(s) | Filipino, English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 148 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30-45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Star Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABS-CBN |
| Picture format | NTSC (480i) |
| Original run | October 4, 2010 – April 29, 2011[1] |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Lobo[2] |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Imortal (lit. Immortal) is a Philippine supernatural–fantasy horror and political thriller TV series produced by ABS-CBN. Starring Angel Locsin and John Lloyd Cruz. It's a sequel to the 2008 fantasy series, Lobo.[2][3][4]
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Imortal is a sequel to the 2008 ABS-CBN fantasy series, Lobo. The previous series also starred Angel Locsin opposite Piolo Pascual. However, Lobo story-wise only included werewolves without any reference to vampires. Locsin's character in Imortal will be the daughter of her character in Lobo.[5][6]
Three hundred years ago, a group of powerful beings arrived in our shores. Known as vampires, drinkers of human blood, their menace quickly spread throughout the land. But unknown to them, a powerful clan also lived in the islands, a group of beings who can transform themselves into powerful wolves - the Taong Lobos.
The Taong Lobos were the humans' protectors and they immediately formed an army to destroy the vampires. The blood drinkers were no match to the Taong Lobos. One by one, they fell. Those who survived were driven into hiding. What followed was peace among the humans and Taong Lobos, and the memory of the vampires started to fade.
Unbeknownst to them, the vampires are only lying in wait – organizing and fortifying their numbers until they are ready. They are holding a secret – a prophecy that foretells of an epic battle between them and the Taong Lobos that will finally decide the one blood that shall rule all. The battle shall be led by a powerful vampire and a powerful Taong Lobo who are each others nemesis and downfall. The vampires believe they have found their prophesied savior and now they are preparing to come out and start the war. The Taong Lobos have grown complacent, and they know nothing about the prophecy.
With the stage set for an epic battle, two individuals, Mateo (John Lloyd Cruz) and Lia (Angel Locsin), find themselves drawn to each other, unsuspecting that as they grow closer together, they are awakening the powers that are lying dormant in both of them – the same powers that will inevitably tear them apart.
| Season (s) | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 97 | October 4, 2010 | February 15, 2011 | |
| 2 | 51 | February 16, 2011 | April 29, 2011 | |
On March 7, 2011, it was moved to a later timeslot to give way to Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin. Because of this, the show's ratings dropped to an average of more than 20 million viewers nightly from having more than 30 million viewers.[7]
Imortal was launched as part of the half-term show line-up by ABS-CBN, launched as part of the 60th Anniversary of Philippine Soap Opera.[3] The production of the series started in June 2010.[8][5]
The DVD Series is Internationally Distributed to Volumes 1-13 containing all episodes.
Pangil (fangs) is an online role-playing game created in relation to the television show and was released before the premiere of the series was launched. The role-playing game involves around the character of Samantha (played by Maricar Reyes in the series) and instruct her quest as she defeats the enemies. The locations on the game were also based in real locations in the Philippines such as Intramuros, Quiapo and Binondo.[9][5]
A series of webisodes were also released on the official website entitled Anino't Panaginip (Shadows and Dreams). It consists of 5 minute long episode that was unreleased on television and will be released every week as the series premieres.[9][5] There is currently 24 webisodes.
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2010 | ASAP Pop Viewer's Choice Awards | Pop Kapamilya TV Characters | John Lloyd Cruz as Matteo Angel Locsin as Lia |
Nominated |
| 2011 | 2011 Golden Screen TV Awards[10] | Outstanding Performance Of An Actor in a Drama Series | John Lloyd Cruz | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Performance Of An Actress in a Drama Series | Angel Locsin | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Jake Roxas | Nominated | |
| 2011 | 25th Star Awards for TV[11] | Best Drama Actor | John Lloyd Cruz | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Drama Actress | Angel Locsin | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Best Primetime TV Series | Cast | Nominated |