Imortal

Imortal
Format	Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Romance
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
Original 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 television drama produced by ABS-CBN. Starring John Lloyd Cruz and Angel Locsin. It's a sequel to the 2008 fantasy series, Lobo.^[2][3][4]

Plot

Prequel

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]

Synopsis

300 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 other's 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.

Episodes

Cast and Characters

Main Cast

• Angel Locsin as Lia Ortega-Rodriguez / Lyka Raymundo-Ortega
• John Lloyd Cruz as Mateo Rodriguez

Supporting Cast

• Maricar Reyes as Samantha Imperial
• Rico Blanco as Lucas Teodoro
• Jaime Fabregas as Abraham Villamor
• Vivian Velez as Lucille Zaragoza
• Johnny Revilla as Simon Teodoro
• Jake Roxas as Magnus Imperial
• Francine Prieto as Imelda Fontanilla
• Jomari Yllana as Roman Rodriguez
• Niña Dolino as Clarisse Zaragoza
• Rocky Salumbides as Tom Moreno
• Erika Padilla as Miriam Villamor
• Leandro Baldemor as Enrico Kabigting
• Vangie Labalan as Tabitha Matute
• Dino Imperial as Jethro Kabigting
• Marlann Flores as Olivia / Olive
• Bryan Santos as Gael
• Beverly Salviejo as Dara
• Nikki Valdez as Lydia

Guest Cast

• Mark Gil as Julio
• Carlos Morales as Lyndon
• Christian Vasquez as Badong
• Archie Alemania as Arturo Lumibao
• Danillo Barrios as Billy Villareal
• Nikki Bacolod as Jessica Arceo
• Carlos Agassi as Vergara
• Menggie Cobarrubias as Jessie Cordero
• Manuel Aquino as Albert Esguerra
• Josh Ivan Morales as Benezor
• Angelo Garcia as Andoy
• Manuel Chua as Diego
• Kris Martinez as Francis
• Gerard Acao as Macoy
• Zeppi Borromeo as Baldo
• Thou Reyes as Rafael
• Andre Tiangco as Atty. Yumul
• Hermes Bautista as Taong Lobo
• David Chua as Taong Lobo
• Marion Dela Cruz as Taong Lobo
• RJ Calipus as Taong Lobo
• Tyron Perez as Vampire
• Helga Krapf as Vampire
• Rob Stumvoll as Vampire
• Princess Manzon as Vampire
• Yuri Okawa as Vampire
• Allyson Lualhati as young Tabitha Matute
• Precious Lara Quigaman as Ceres
• Sajj Geronimo as young Lia
• Bugoy Carino as young Mateo

Reception

Ratings

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]

Launch

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.^[5][8]

Promotion

DVD

The DVD Series is Internationally Distributed to Volumes 1-13 containing all episodes.

Pangil: The teleserye-based RPG

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.^[5][9]

The Hidden Chapters of Imortal: Anino't Panaginip

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.^[5][9] There is currently 24 webisodes.

Awards and nominations

See also

• List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN

References

External links

• Official website
• Imortal at the Internet Movie Database