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*Playhouse*
Playhouse
	Title card
Genre	Family; Romantic comedy;
Created by	Mel Mendoza-Del Rosario
Written by	Jimuel Dela Cruz; Kay Conlu-Brondial; Alpha Fortun; Jaymar Castro; Cyrus Dan Cañares; Jaja Amarillo;
Directed by	Jeffrey R. Jeturian; Paco Sta. Maria;
Starring	Zanjoe Marudo; Angelica Panganiban;
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	135
Production
Executive producer	Aimee Fabian Sumalde
Producer	Mark Anthony D. Gile
Editors	Joy Buenaventura; Mai Marcial; Mayette Tugano; Marlow Malvar; Arjay Felizarta;
Running time	28–32 minutes
Production company	GMO Unit
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	September 17, 2018 –; March 22, 2019
Related
	ZEKElingMagingSHIELA: The Zeke and Shiela's Almost Love Story

Playhouse (sometimes stylized as PlayHouse, PlayHOUSE or playHouSE) is a Philippine television drama romantic comedy series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Jeffrey R. Jeturian and Paco Sta. Maria, it stars Zanjoe Marudo and Angelica Panganiban. It aired on the network's PrimeTanghali line-up from and worldwide on TFC from September 17, 2018 to March 22, 2019, replacing Sana Dalawa ang Puso and was replaced by Nang Ngumiti ang Langit.

Premise

Young married couple Patty and Marlon are on the brink of calling it quits when an unexpected need to parent a godchild forces them to be together again. In their parenthood journey, they will find themselves giving love a second chance and transforming their house into a home.^[1]

Cast and characters

Main cast

Zanjoe Marudo^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] as Marlon Ilaban
Angelica Panganiban^[2]^[6]^[3]^[4] as Patricia "Patty" Calumpang-Ilaban
Justin James Quilantang^[3]^[4]^[7] as Robin John Cortes

Supporting cast

Carlo Aquino as Dr. Harold Miguel
Isabelle Daza as Leah Samonte
Alex Medina as Manuelito "Manny" Bradford Hawkins
Smokey Manaloto^[3]^[4] as Noli Calumpang
Nadia Montenegro^[3]^[4] as Belen Calumpang
Dexter Doria^[3]^[4] as Rebecca "Lola Becca" Ilaban
Malou de Guzman^[3]^[4] as Yaya Lena Santos
Kean Cipriano^[3]^[4] as Renato "Ato" Payuan
Maxene Magalona^[3]^[4] as Natalia Cortes-Smith
Jomari Angeles^[3]^[4] as Lorenzo "Renz" Calumpang
Ingrid dela Paz^[3]^[4] as Sandra Calumpang
Kisses Delavin^[2]^[3]^[4] as Shiela Ubaldo
Donny Pangilinan^[3]^[4] as Ezekiel "Zeke" Domingo
Ariella Arida^[3]^[4] as Irene Flores
AC Bonifacio^[3]^[4] as Cindy Baluyot
Ian Galliguez as Mitchie de Vera
Kazel Kinouchi as Olivia "Liv" Asuncion
Antonette Garcia as Chedeng
Nor Domingo as Atty. Ramon Sacay
Nick Lizaso as Marcial Reyes
Lovely Rivero as Cielo Reyes-Domingo
Ivan Padilla as Peter Smith
Ana De Leon as Nicole

Guest cast

Denise Laurel^[4] as Emily Grace L. Cortes
Patrick Garcia^[4] as Brad V. Cortes
Yñigo Delen as young Marlon
Louise Abuel as Teen Marlon
Ces Quesada as Josie Salazar
Yayo Aguila as Catherine "Cathy" Calumpang
Michael Flores as Roger Cuevas
Richard Quan as Eli Domingo
Anna Marin as Rowena Yamamoto
Jong Cuenco as Dr. Greg Miguel
Arlene Muhlach as Barbara "Barang" Cuevas
Vanessa Alariao as Nurse Marge

Broadcast

Playhouse premiered on September 17, 2018.^[8]^[9]

This is the final drama series produced by GMO Unit, prior to the latter's dissolution.

Reruns

It aired on Jeepney TV from March 30 to June 26, 2020; from April 5 to July 2, 2021; and from February 20 to May 26, 2023.

Reception

Kantar Media National TV Ratings
(11:30AM PST)
Pilot Episode	Finale Episode	Peak	Average
13.6% September 17, 2018^[10]	17.0% March 22, 2019^[11]	20.5% December 17, 2018^[12]	TBA

Spin-off

A spin-off miniseries called ZEKElingMagingSHIELA: The Zeke and Shiela's Almost Love Story was released iWant on February 15, 2019 as an iWant original series. It only consists of 3 episodes.

References

^ "About Playhouse". Retrieved August 1, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Angelica, Zanjoe, and Kisses to join forces in 2018 teleserye". Star Cinema. December 1, 2017. Archived from the original on March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "WATCH: Angelica, Zanjoe in shouting match in Playhouse teaser". ABS-CBN News. August 20, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "WATCH: Playhouse trailer sees couple about to split up take care of a kid". ABS-CBN News. August 28, 2018.
^ Raymundo, Isabelle Francez (September 4, 2018). "Zanjoe Marudo shares 3 things he discovered about Angelica Panganiban". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
^ Anarcon, James Patrick (December 4, 2017). "Angelica Panganiban gets new show after backing out of Asintado". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on September 17, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
^ Bardinas, Mary Ann (September 7, 2018). "Child wonder JJ Quilantang's unforgettable TV appearances". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
^ Playhouse Teaser: Coming Soon on ABS-CBN! on YouTube
^ Playhouse Full Trailer: This September 17 on ABS-CBN! on YouTube
^ "National TV Ratings (September 17, 2018 – Monday)". ABS-CBN Corporate. September 18, 2018. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
^ "National TV Ratings (March 22–24, 2019)". ABS-CBN Corporate. March 26, 2019. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
^ "National TV Ratings (December 17–19, 2018)". ABS-CBN Corporate. December 20, 2018. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.

External links

Official website
Playhouse at IMDb

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[1] "About Playhouse". Retrieved August 1, 2019.

[Star_Cinema_2017–12-2] "Angelica, Zanjoe, and Kisses to join forces in 2018 teleserye". Star Cinema. December 1, 2017. Archived from the original on March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.

[PlayhouseTeaser-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "WATCH: Angelica, Zanjoe in shouting match in Playhouse teaser". ABS-CBN News. August 20, 2018.

[PlayhouseTrailer-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "WATCH: Playhouse trailer sees couple about to split up take care of a kid". ABS-CBN News. August 28, 2018.

[5] Raymundo, Isabelle Francez (September 4, 2018). "Zanjoe Marudo shares 3 things he discovered about Angelica Panganiban". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.

[6] Anarcon, James Patrick (December 4, 2017). "Angelica Panganiban gets new show after backing out of Asintado". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on September 17, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

[7] Bardinas, Mary Ann (September 7, 2018). "Child wonder JJ Quilantang's unforgettable TV appearances". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Retrieved September 28, 2018.

[8] Playhouse Teaser: Coming Soon on ABS-CBN! on YouTube

[9] Playhouse Full Trailer: This September 17 on ABS-CBN! on YouTube

[10] "National TV Ratings (September 17, 2018 – Monday)". ABS-CBN Corporate. September 18, 2018. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2018.

[11] "National TV Ratings (March 22–24, 2019)". ABS-CBN Corporate. March 26, 2019. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.

[12] "National TV Ratings (December 17–19, 2018)". ABS-CBN Corporate. December 20, 2018. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.

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