Dormitoryo

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Dormitoryo

Also known as	The Dormitory
Genre	Teen drama Suspense thriller Whodunit
Format	Telenovela
Created by	GMA Entertainment TV Group
Developed by	Robert Villela
Written by	Jules Dan Katanyag Borj Danao John Kenneth de Leon Liberty Trinidad Ma. Acy Ramos
Directed by	Jun Lana
Creative director(s)	Jun Lana
Starring	Lauren Young Joyce Ching Enzo Pineda Ruru Madrid Winwyn Marquez
Theme music composer	Tata Betita
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language(s)	Filipino, Tagalog, English
No. of episodes	13 episodes
Production
Executive producer(s)	Mona Coles Mayuga
Location(s)	Tagaytay City
Cinematography	Mackie Galvez
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	approx. 45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	GMA Network
Picture format	480i NTSC
Original run	September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22) – December 22, 2013 (2013-12-22)
External links
Website

Dormitoryo or The Dormitory (international title) is a Filipino teen drama-suspense thriller television series created and directed by Jun Lana and produced by GMA Network. It premiered on September 22, 2013, Sundays at 2:00 p.m. timeslot, and on September 29, 2013 worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV. The series headlines Lauren Young, Joyce Ching, Enzo Pineda, Ruru Madrid and Winwyn Marquez.

Set in the fictional Holy Spirit Manor, the series follows the life of Hazel Mendoza (played by Young), an inquisitive college student and her quest to know the truth behind the death of Maika Benitez (played by Marquez).

The show explores several relevant issues faced by the youth, including bullying, peer pressure, dysfunctional relationships, rivalry, infidelity, vague sense of morality and even crime. The series is slated to run for only one season, comprising thirteen episodes.

Premise

Hazel Mendoza is a freshman Mass Communication student at Branwood College and resident at the Holy Spirit Manor — the same dormitory where her half-sister Maika died. She begins to piece together the truth about Maika's tragic demise. Real killer was Iris and Weng.

Cast and characters

The series featured five main characters throughout its run:

Main characters

Lauren Young plays the protagonist character Hazel "Haze" Mendoza / Hazel Benitez

Lauren Young portrays Hazel "Haze" Mendoza / Hazel Benitez, the series' main protagonist. Hazel is an eighteen-year-old freshman MassCom student at Branwood College and the newest dormer of Holy Spirit Manor. The death of Maika Benitez intrigues her and the possibility that the death could not have been accidental but rather caused by foul play becomes a focus of her attention. In the process of finding the truth, Hazel crosses paths with Burn Chavez, Maika's alleged "secret lover". Burn eventually develops feelings for Hazel—making her the main target of some girls' ire in the campus. She revealed herself to be Maika Benitez's younger half-sister (whom she loved dearly) having changed her last name to covertly find out her sister's alleged murderer.^[1]

Joyce Ching portrays the villain, Margarita "Airiz" de Ocampo.

Joyce Ching portrays Margarita "Airiz" de Ocampo, the show's primary antagonist. Nineteen-year-old Airiz is the "Queen Bee" of her clique and the most popular girl in the campus. She is also the president of the Holy Spirit Manor dormers council. Airiz is mean-spirited, a flirt and a certified attention whore—she is quite a snazzy dresser and loves to be at the heart of a scandal. She has a huge crush on Burn Chavez. Burn's attraction towards Hazel Mendoza drives her to torment the latter, Like what she did to his sister, Maika. In the second to the last episode, it was revealed that she killed Maika,Mrs.Rona,Inspector,Burn.^[2]

Enzo Pineda portrays Barney "Burn" Chavez, the nineteen-year-old, third-year Sports Science major and Branwood's heartthrob varsity player with a dark secret. Burn used to have a secret relationship with Maika—which makes him one of the possible suspects in the latter's murder that took place in Holy Spirit Manor. As Burn tries to help Hazel solving the case, he eventually develops feelings for her. Died because of car accident, car that Airiz droves that time.^[3]

Ruru Madrid portrays Charlie Chavez, seventeen-year-old freshman MassCom student, Hazel's batchmate, and Burn's younger brother. Boy-next-door and a horror movie fanatic, Charlie is an aspiring film director. Charlie also develops feelings for Hazel and becomes his brother's rival to her. Died because of stabbing by Airiz.
also portrays Daniel Concepcion, The serial killer of the show.

Wynwyn Marquez portrays Mira/Maika "Maiks" Benitez, real is pushed by Airiz in a bridge to death. , Branwood's former "it girl", the diva of her clique, and the most popular girl in the campus who supposedly committed suicide at the Holy Spirit Manor. The series' main plot revolves around the mystery of her death. Maika died a year prior to the beginning of the series. She is Hazel Mendoza/Hazel Benitez's older sister. But she has reminiscence named Therese Sarah. She killed Gemma Delos Santos because of an accident. ^[4]^[5]

Wynwyn Marquez also portrays Danica Benitez, Maika's twin sister and Hazel's half-sister. ANTAGONISTIC. Named-therese sarah. She probably wants to get revenge to Hazel, because of Maika's death. Later protagonist, remains live with hazel and airiz, rose. Even she's stabbed but cured. Maika to Burn, Danica to Charlie.

Special Participations

Mayton Eugenio portrays Weng Dimagiba, Hazel's snappy dormmate who believes that Maika's ex-boyfriend Burn Chavez was the one who pushed Maika in committing suicide. Escaped during she knewed Airiz's revelation, for her safety, but revealed the series' villain.
Annicka Dolonius portrays Janet Pulido, Airiz de Ocampo's friend; one of the mean girls. Killed by Rose Angeles.
Ashleigh Nordstrom portrays Rose Angeles, Airiz de Ocampo's friend; one of the mean girls. Is also bipolar. Become bipolar because of Evil minded heart empty of love Airiz.
Mel Kimura portrays Mrs. Rona Sancuevas, the Holy Spirit Manor supervisor. Stabbed to death by Airiz.
Yassi Pressman portrays Angel Mendoza Delos Santos , the real owner of family name Mendoza , The Contestant over Maika, The Sister of Gemma Delos Santos who will take revenge for her, Opposite of an Angel, The reminisence of Janet Pulido. Has a dark secret. Died in dorm with Kobe, because of bomb.
Mike "Pekto" Nacua portrays Inspector Corpuz, The Inspector who will help Hazel and Burn to solve the case for the death of Janet and Maika. Died of a threat by Danica.
Julian Trono portrays Kobe/Sophie, the gay leader council of the beauty pageant.

Believes that who wore the crown, becomes cursed. He is later revealed the owner of cursed crown and he knew everythingin dorm, that's why he reported in police and bomb to death.

???? Portrays Gemma delos Santos - new student/dormer, who wants to join Maika's clique, but was tested to death.

Production

Conception and development

The idea for the series was conceived when GMA Network wanted to put "something new" on their Sunday-afternoon block, which traditionally dominated with either teeny bop series or showbiz-oriented talk shows. And so, the network's drama department decided to "try something different on that block." Jun Lana wanted a show that represent "Generation X" and explore some relevant issues faced by the youth today, including bullying, peer pressure, dysfunctional relationships, infidelity, sibling rivalry, vague sense of morality, dishonesty and even crime. So he decided to come up with an edgy teen series with mystery-filled plot, twists and turns, wherein the lead characters deal with the controversial death of a colleague and peel away secrets that link them with each other. Lana presented the concept and the network found it to be interesting. The show is set in the fictional dormitory—the Holy Spirit Manor. The series creator had to decide on whether the setting should be inside a school or outside of it. It went through the approval and timeslot matching stages.^[6]

Casting

The casts were all announced during the story conference held in August 2013, with the main cast being Lauren Young, Joyce Ching, Enzo Pineda, Ruru Madrid and Wyn Marquez. The lead role Hazel Mendoza was originally intended for singer-actress Julie Anne San Jose,^[7] but the network pulled her out for another TV project.^[8] Lauren Young was chosen to replace San Jose for the said role,^[9] while the antagonist Airiz de Ocampo, the role which originally intended for Young, went to Joyce Ching.^[10] Enzo Pineda and Ruru Madrid were cast as Burn and Charlie Chavez, brothers and Hazel's love interests.^[11] Wyn Marquez was cast as Maika Benitez, the lynchpin of the series. Minor cast Mayton Eugenio, Annicka Dolonius and Ash Nordstrom were cast based on their auditions.

Filming

The series was supposed to premiere in August but it needed some "fine-tuning" before getting the go-signal to tape the pilot episode. Production began in September 4, 2013. The entire series was shot in Tagaytay City.^[12] The dormitory, (as well as the school) used in the show is actually Divine Word Seminary—a seminary retreat house located also in Tagaytay City.^[13] The series premiered on September 22, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. timeslot. Dormitoryo is slated to run for only one season, comprising thirteen episodes. But according to Ali Nokom-Dedicatoria, the show's program manager, "[...] if the ratings are good, we can extend it and do another 'dormitoryo' story (it could take another genre)."^[14]

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