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FPJ's Ang Probinsyano (international title: Brothers; lit. 'fpj's the provincial man') is a Philippine television action drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN and Kapamilya Channel. Based on the eponymous 1996 film, it stars Coco Martin in the title role. It premiered on September 28, 2015 on the network's Primetime Bida lineup replacing Nathaniel. The series concluded on August 12, 2022 with a ...
The fourth and final season of Wildflower, a Philippine revenge drama television series that aired on ABS-CBN and worldwide on The Filipino Channel on December 4, 2017, and concluded on February 9, 2018, with a total of 50 episodes.
Ang probinsyano: With Coco Martin, Jaime Fabregas, Malou Crisologo, Susan Roces. The story of Cardo Dalisay as he faces terrorists, drug dealers, and other criminals in the Philippines.
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(lit. FPJ's The Provincial Man; international title: Brothers), is a Philippine action drama television series broadcast on ABS-CBN. It is based on the 1997 film of the same name, which starred Fernando Poe Jr. in the title role, and stars an ensemble cast top-billed by Coco Martin. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block and...
Final Main
•Yassi Pressman as Kapitana Alyana R. Arevalo-Dalisay •Angel Aquino as Diana T. Olegario •John Arcilla as Renato "Buwitre" Hipolito •John Prats as PC/MSgt. Jerome Girona, Jr. •Lorna Tolentino as First Lady Lily Ann Cortez-Hidalgo •Michael de Mesa as Pat. Ramil "Manager" D. Taduran •Raymart Santiago as P/Maj. Victor A. Basco •Rowell Santiago as President Oscar Hidalgo / Mariano Pitag •Tirso Cruz III as Secretary Arturo "Art" M. Padua •Lordivino "Bassilyo" Ignacio as Pat. Dante "Bulate" Villafuerte •CJ Ramos as Pat. Patrick Espinosa •Dax Augustus as Augustus •Jay Gonzaga as James Cordero •John Medina as P/Cpt. Avel "Billy" M. Guzman •Marc Solis as P/MSgt. Rigor Soriano •Jobert "Kuya Jobert" Austria as Pat. George "Wangbu" Espinosa •Hyubs Azarcon as P/MSgt. Rolando "Lando" Reyes •PJ Endrinal as Wally Nieves
Supporting
•Xia Vigor as Keana Burton •Arlene Tolibas as Marikit Flores •Juliana Parizcova Segovia as Francisco/Francine •Roy "Shernan" Gaite as Gido •Marvin Yap as Elmo Santos •McCoy de Leon as Juan Pablo "JP" R. Arevalo •Lester Llansang as P/Cpt. Mark Vargas •Tart Carlos as Juanita "J.Lo" Burton •Pedro "Zaito" Canon, Jr. as Nick •Daria Ramirez as Auring •Arlene Muhlach as Loring •Ella Cruz as Lisa
Recurring
•Nico Antonio as Jacinto "Intoy" Santos •Lorenzo Mara as Ruben •Rhed Bustamante as Ana •Kenken Nuyad as Aye •Donna Cariaga as Doray Mendoza •Joven Olvido as Carlo “Caloy” Mendoza •Ghersie Fantastico as Itong •Ferdinand "Prinsipe Makata" Clemente as Mot •Onyok Pineda as Honorio "Onyok" Amaba •James "Paquito" Sagarino as Paquito Alvarado •Rhian "Dang" Ramos as Amanda "Dang" Ignacio •Shantel Crislyn Layh "Ligaya" Ngujo as Ligaya Dungalo •Enzo Pelojero as Dexter Flores •Al Vaughn Chier Tuliao as Ricardo "Ricky Boy" A. Dalisay, Jr. •Iyannah Sumalpong as Kristelle "Letlet" Sandoval
Concept
Hot off the heels of Martin's portrayal of PS/Insp. Garry Eraña on the Plano episode of Maalaala Mo Kaya which served as a tribute to the SAF 44, ABS-CBN President and CEO Charo Santos-Concio floated the idea of creating of an action drama series that particularly aims to give importance to the police force in an effort to help them "regain the love and respect of the people". Coco Martin, who would be later named as the series' lead actor, was involved in the production shoot for the series, proposed that the production team create a television adaptation of Fernando Poe Jr.'s film Ang Probinsyano. When asked why Martin chose to adapt Ang Probinsyano, he explained that he and his grandmother enjoyed watching films of the action star growing up. The widow of Fernando Poe Jr., Susan Roces reportedly gave her blessing to the production team to adopt her late spouse's film. is not a remake of the 1997 film of the same name. It was made to be run for months to be more suitable for teleserye viewers. The title of the original film was inspired by the term "pulis patola" which is occasionally used to tease newbie police officers. Since patola, or cucumber of the genus Luffa, is usually grown in the provinces outside urban areas such as Manila, the film was given the title Ang Probinsyano. A special tribute screening of the film was held on August 20, 2015, in celebration of FPJ's 76th birthday and ahead of the premiere of the TV adaptation. The screening was attended by the cast of the series Coco Martin, Susan Roces, Maja Salvador, Bela Padilla, Beverly Salviejo and Jaime Fàbregas who also served as the film's musical director. The first trailer of the series was shown on September 4, 2015.
Casting
The adaptation of the series was announced during a press conference on 18 May 2015. The event was attended by ABS-CBN President and CEO Charo Santos-Concio and series cast Coco Martin, Susan Roces, Albert Martinez, Angeline Quinto and Bela Padilla. To prepare for the role, Martin and other cast members had to undergo police training, Martin likewise attended PNP flag raising ceremonies to immerse himself in the role. Martin also had to learn various martial arts and proper weapons handling. Most his stunts were performed by Martin himself. Martin also serves as the show's creative consultant, later becoming one of the show's directors. For the role of leading lady, singer-actress Angeline Quinto was supposedly part of the main cast to play the role of Lily, an original character yet different role. Due to her conflicting schedules, however, she was later pulled out from the cast. Quinto was replaced by Maja Salvador, who played the role of Glen. This was Salvador's reunion project with Coco Martin four years after Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin. In April 2016, Bela Padilla was written off of the show. Padilla revealed that her role was only supposed to be part of the show for its first eight weeks but her character's stay was extended. Padilla's character briefly came back in October 2016, appearing in Cardo's dreams and imploring him to deliver justice for her death. On the April 7, 2016 episode of the show, Eddie Garcia's character was teased during the funeral of Bela Padilla's character. On the following episode, Garcia's character Don Emilio Syquia would officially be unveiled as part of the show's cast. Between the tail end of 2016 and February 2017, Garcia's character would not make any appearances on the series as Garcia was recuperating from the injuries he sustained from a car accident he figured in. Towards the end of the show's fourth season, the Emilio Syquia character was seemingly killed off following a firefight with show lead Cardo Dalisay. However, the fate of the character was intentionally left ambiguous in order to facilitate his eventual return. Thus, Garcia sat out the rest of Season 5. Garcia would make his return in the show's sixth season under the guise of Señor Gustavo Torralba whose criminal activity has shifted to illegal mining and forced labor. The Emilio Syquia/Gustavo Torralba character would meet a permanent end after another encounter with protagonist Cardo Dalisay, which marked the exit of Garcia from the show after being with the show for almost 3 years. Ang Probinsyano would be the final TV assignment of Garcia as he died on 20 June 2019. A number of the show's cast then took to social media to pay tribute to the screen icon. In August 2016, Maja Salvador left the series due to expiration of her contract with Dreamscape and numerous prior commitments (including the then-upcoming drama, Wildflower). For many years after her exit from the show, the possibility of her character's return would be the subject of much speculation. Yassi Pressman replaced Salvador as Martin's new love interest and joined the cast in the same month, playing the role of Alyana Arevalo. In January 2017, the show's popular sidekick, Pepe Herrera exited the show. Herrera left the show to migrate with his family to New Zealand. To kickoff the opening of the show's second book, the series added new cast members, led by Lito Lapid, Mark Lapid, Angel Aquino, John Arcilla, Jhong Hilario, Sid Lucero, Ronwaldo Martin, and Mitch Valdez, among others. In May 2017, Simon Pineda left the series to focus on his studies and numerous prior commitments (including the filming of then-upcoming movies, Loving in Tandem and Ang Panday as well as his conflicts with Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids Season 2 and The Kids' Choice). In November 2017, Angeline Quinto finally joined the cast as a guest character, playing the role of Regine. Her character lasted until early February 2018. In March 2018, it was announced that Rowell Santiago, Edu Manzano, Dawn Zulueta and Alice Dixson will be the new additions to the series. Santiago will play the President for the second-time since the hit teleserye Tanging Yaman in 2010. On the other hand, Manzano is cast as [Vice President Lucas Cabrera. Zulueta and Dixson will play the roles of First Lady Marissa Hidalgo and Second Lady Catherine Cabrera, respectively. Joining them are JC Santos, who previously guested on the show as the young Emilio Syquia as Marco Cabrera and Mark Anthony Fernandez as Congressman Brandon Cabrera. On 17 April 2018, Dreamscape Ad Prom Head, Eric John Salut, announced on Instagram that Ryza Cenon who had just transferred from the rival GMA Network was set to join the show as part of the First Family. She was joined by Francis Magundayao and Heart Ramos. On the same day, it was also announced that Jolo Revilla would also be joining the cast. In January 2019, Ryza Cenon left the series due to numerous prior commitments which includes the then-upcoming drama, The General's Daughter. In February 2019, it was reported that Lorna Tolentino was set to join the cast of the series as part of the show's sixth season. On March 11, 2019, Tolentino made her debut as Lily Ann Cortez, Pres. Cabrera's bag lady who plans to pit Cabrera against Vendetta and side with whoever comes out victorious. Originally, Tolentino's role was supposed fo only last for a month, but the intrigue created by her character led to her appearances being extended and eventually becoming one of the series' top antagonists. Between February and March 2019, Lito Lapid, Jhong Hilario, Mark Lapid and Edu Manzano left the series in order to focus on their candidacies for the 2019 midterm elections. On September 13, 2019, Coco Martin confirmed that he is in negotiations with Hollywood actors who can guest in the series. On December 8 of the same year, Martin confirmed that Hollywood actors will join the show in 2020.
Broadcast
The series airs weekdays on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide via TFC. A marathon of the week's episode entitled FPJ's Ang Probinsyano: Action Marathon airs on Cine Mo! on Sundays. In 2019, the series was picked up by Netflix, which began streaming the series' first season under the title Brothers. On March 16, 2020, the series was put on hiatus and was temporarily replaced by reruns of episodes of May Bukas Pa as part of ABS-CBN's temporary programming changes in response to the Enhanced community quarantine caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines which necessitated a halt in its production. On the same day, reruns of the show's first book started airing on Jeepney TV under the title FPJ's Ang Probinsyano: Ang Simula. Amid uncertainty as to its future following ABS-CBN's franchise expiration and the subsequent cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission, on 4 June 2020, ABS-CBN announced that the show will return on the air via the Kapamilya Channel and Cine Mo! for cable and satellite TV as well as on TV Plus. For the first two weeks of the show's return, a 10-episode recap will be aired for burning off before the new episodes are released beginning June 29, 2020. On June 15, 2020, Ang Probinsyano made its return on the air under the tagline Tuloy ang Laban, which is the same day production is slated to resume. Because the tapings entail a 5-week lock-in set-up, Susan Roces begged off joining these tapings. Eventually, an arrangement was worked out to facilitate tapings for Roces as she would be shooting scenes from her own home which was explained in canon by having her character hide separately from Cardo. To prepare for the show's return, Coco Martin met with former series star and current fight director, Senator Lito Lapid, to discuss plans for the series. Following the airing of Ang Probinsyano's 10-episode recap, its eighth season officially premiered on June 29, 2020. The season 8 premiere was also streamed live on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Beginning July 14, 2020, Ang Probinsyano will be livestreamed on YouTube. On its maiden livestream as a regular on the platform, the show garnered 56,000 live viewers. On October 10, 2020, the show will be back on free TV via the new A2Z Channel.
Ratings
is considered one of the most-watched teleserye in the Philippines, garnering the highest-rated pilot episode of all time with 41.6% in 2015. The series would post its highest peak nationwide rating of 46.7% on its 92nd episode in February 2016. The series' highest rating stood for over two years until it was broken in the show's 782nd episode, garnering a nationwide rating of 47.2% in October 2018. The series is well received by the public due to its action sequences, life lessons and crime prevention tips.
Rival programs
With the show's unprecedented run, more than a dozen shows have been pitted against it by the rival GMA Network. However, of the shows that has tried to oppose Ang Probinsyano, none has succeeded in supplanting it as the country's top-rating program. Below is a list of the shows that have gone head to head with Ang Probinsyano.
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