Beach Bros

Beach Bros
Second official poster
GenreComing-of-age
Romantic comedy
Drama
Written byAndrian Legaspi
Allan Cuadra
Directed byVictor Kaiba Villanueva
Starring
Music byAmmie Ruth Suarez
Opening theme"Life's A Beach" by Jeremy G & Nameless Kids[1]
ComposersJeremy Glinoga, Kyle Perry, Rox Santos, and Jonathan Manalo[2]
Country of originPhilippines
Original languages
  • Filipino
  • English
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
ProducerCathy Magdael-Abarrondo
Production locationBaler, Aurora
Editors
  • Glenn Lumba
  • Levi Ligon
Running time30 minutes
Production companyDreamscape Entertainment
Original release
NetworkiWantTFC
ReleaseJuly 16 (2022-07-16) –
July 31, 2022 (2022-07-31)

Beach Bros is a Philippine comedy drama streaming television miniseries directed by Victor Kaiba Villanueva, which premiered from July 16 to 31, 2022 on iWantTFC.

Premise

Best friends Dave, Billy, Jason, Pete, and Jeremy all enjoyed living life to the fullest on the tropical beaches of Baler, Aurora. Dave, who aspires to get educated in Manila, must continue to face the hard times as his mother struggles to make a living and help Dave fulfill his dream, until he suddenly meets a tourist named Nicole due to an accident. Not knowingly, there is something suspicious with Nicole's stay in Baler that would test both Dave's restrained feelings for her, and the friendship the "Baler Boys" have sustained just for that reason.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Baler Boys
  • Kyle Echarri as Dave Alon, the mischievous leader of the gang aspiring to get educated in Manila[3]
  • Lance Justin Carr as Billy Alon, the jester of the gang[4]
  • Brent Manalo as Jason Coral, a gregarious partygoing friend from Manila[4]
  • Raven Rigor as Pete Resureccion, a racketeering waiter who is a pastor's child[4]
  • Sean Tristan as Jeremy Marvista, an aspiring vlogger with 30 subscribers[4]
Girls around the Boys
  • Chie Filomeno as Nicole Solana, a sexy tourist from Manila who has a mission to fulfill in Baler[3]
  • Kira Balinger as Erika Aguador, a school valedictorian and the only child of a local politician[5]
  • Angelica Lao as Yasmin Viaje, a perky tour guide aspiring to get educated in Manila[5]

Supporting cast

  • Malou de Guzman as Chona, Dave and Paulo's mother
  • Ian de Leon as Vladimir, leader of the Black Snakes syndicate
  • Jason Gainza as Pete's pastor-father
  • JC Santos as Paulo, Dave's late older brother and Nicole's late boyfriend
  • Jeffrey Santos as Konsi Michael, a local politician in Baler
  • Adrian Lindayag as Candy, Billy's gay sibling managing the Beach Bros Bar
  • Ryan Rems as Greg, Billy's weird-acting brother working at the Beach Bros Bar
  • Yesh Burce as Stacy, Vladimir's accomplice who is tasked to follow Nicole's activities in Baler

Production

First official poster

Casting

As reported by the Philippine Star, this is Echarri's first leading role in a series as he had been paired with Francine Diaz in some of ABS-CBN's drama projects and with The Gold Squad previously.[6] This is also the first series for Echarri and Filomeno as a pair, where the two were part of the Celebrity Edition of Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10 in 2021.[3]

Marketing

A teaser was released on June 21, 2022, while the full trailer was released on June 28, 2022, via iWantTFC's social media channels with its release date scheduled on July 16, 2022. On July 3, 2022, Echarri and Filomeno led the casts in gracing the ASAP Natin 'To stage with Rigor, Manalo, Carr, and Lao as part of the Beach Bros promotion.[7]

Release

New episodes were released Saturdays and Sundays.

Broadcast

The series premiered on July 16 to 31, 2022, on iWantTFC.

The series had its TV Premiere from March 18 to April 2, 2023, on the Yes Weekend primetime block on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live and A2Z replacing The Goodbye Girl and it was replaced by My Sunset Girl.

References

  1. ^ "Life's A Beach, inawit nina Jeremy G at Nameless Kids". Pang-masa (in Tagalog). July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Jeremy G and Nameless Kids collab for "Life's A Beach"". ABS-CBN Corporate. July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "WATCH: Kyle Echarri, Chie Filomeno to star in new series 'Beach Bros'". ABS-CBN News. April 11, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d For the citations of Manalo, Rigor, Tristan, and Carr as co-male casts.
  5. ^ a b "Chie, Angelica, and Kira show-off wild side in "Beach Bros"". ABS-CBN Corporate. June 24, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  6. ^ Glorioso, Bot (July 5, 2022). "After 7 years, Kyle Echarri takes the lead". Philippine Star. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "'Beach Boys' stars sizzle at 'ASAP Natin 'To' stage". ABS-CBN News. July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.