2 Good 2 Be True is a Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by Kapamilya Channel. Directed by Mae Cruz-Alviar, it stars Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida line-up and worldwide on TFC from May 16 to November 11, 2022 replacing Viral Scandal and was replaced by The Iron Heart.
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| Music by | Cesar Francis Concio |
| Opening theme | "Kumpas" by Moira Dela Torre |
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| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| No. of episodes | 130 (list of episodes) |
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| Editor | Bernie Diasanta |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | RGE Drama Unit |
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| Release | May 16 – November 11, 2022 |
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| ReTox: 2 Be Continued | |
This marks as KathNiel's first teleserye after the shutdown of ABS-CBN last 2020 and also their final teleserye prior to their breakup last November 30, 2023, during Bonifacio Day.[1]
Premise
editCar mechanic Eloy (Daniel Padilla) makes a terrible first impression on Ali (Kathryn Bernardo), who works for a real estate magnate. Both of them are hiding their true personas.
Cast and characters
edit- Main cast
- Kathryn Bernardo as Alisson "Ali" Fajardo-Borja: a bubbly, hardworking nurse at a hospital whose dream is to become a doctor.[2]
- Daniel Padilla as Elorde "Eloy" A. Borja: an intelligent young mechanic and law student who vows to free his father from jail, Eloy tries to overcome the grief of his mother's death.[2]
- Ronaldo Valdez as Sebastian "Hugo" Agcaoili: An elder billionaire who owns a construction firm and the One Pacific hotel chain. He is the father of Eloy's mother, Hannah aka Miriam. Older brother of Helena. Hugo was diagnosed Alzheimer's disease which he hides from all the people around him except for Ali and Eloy. He turns out to be Eloy's biological grandfather.[2]
- Supporting cast
- Gloria Diaz as Helena Agcaoili: younger sister of Hugo who blames him for the death of her unborn daughter from accident when she was young. Eloy's grandaunt. She is the main antagonist of the series.[2]
- Gelli de Belen as Margielyn "Margie" O. Flores-Fajardo: mother of Ali and Pat.[2]
- Cris Villanueva as Capt. Rafael Rosales[2]
- Romnick Sarmienta as Frederico "Fred" Borja: Eloy's father[2]
- Irma Adlawan as Heart Borja[2]
- Bodjie Pascua as Bartolome "Lolo Bart" Panganiban[2]
- Alyssa Muhlach as Jillian "Jill" De Guzman[2]
- Leo Rialp as Atty. Jimmy Manansala[2]
- Gillian Vicencio as Concepcion "Tox" Baquiran[2]
- Bianca de Vera as Patricia "Pat" F. Fajardo: younger sister of Ali.[2]
- Raul Montesa as Atty. Ramon Evangelista[2]
- Earl Ignacio as Benjamin "Ben" Baquiran[2]
- Smokey Manaloto as Badong Nolasco[2]
- Matt Evans as Ays[2]
- Yves Flores as Alfred "Red"[2]
- Pamu Pamorada as Gemma[2]
- Mary Joy Apostol as Nurse Queenie[2]
- Hyubs Azarcon as Tino[2]
- Via Antonio as Chubs[2]
- Elmo Magalona Atty. Joseph San Pedro
- Guest cast
- Agot Isidro as Atty. Roma Badayos
- Ina Raymundo as Olivia Agcaoili
- Mickey Ferriols as Hanna Agcaoili / Miriam Santos-Borja: Eloy's mother who died in the accident
- Keempee de Leon as Jose "Joey / Jay" M. Fajardo, father of Ali and Pat who is responsible for the accident, lead the death of Eloy's mother.
- Dominic Ochoa as young Hugo
- Isabelle Daza as young Helena
- Ramon Christopher as young Atty. Jimmy
- McCoy de Leon as young Fred
- Jenny Miller as Tara Inocencio
- Mercedes Cabral as Abegail Rosales
- Adrianna Agcaoili as Michelle Fuentes
- Rafa Siguion-Reyna as Paul Wilson
- Archie Adamos as Diego
- Nor Domingo as Eric Ramos
- Michelle Vito as young Hanna/Miriam
- Rhed Bustamante as young Ali
- Armson Panesa as Jonard
- James Graham as young Eloy
Production
editThe working title for the project was Tanging Mahal.[3][4] Pre-production began on August 30, 2021. The series is produced by RGE Drama Unit, the creators of Wildflower, Nang Ngumiti ang Langit, Pamilya Ko, and Bagong Umaga.[5] On September 27, 2021, the drama has been officially announced as Too Good to Be True.[6] Principal photography commenced in October 2021.[7]
Reception
editDuring its pilot week, 2 Good 2 Be True became the number-one most watched TV series on Netflix Philippines.[8] The pilot episode drew over 130,000 live concurrent viewers on ABS-CBN's YouTube channel.[9] According to AGB Nielsen Philippines, the series premiered with an 8.0% rating, securing the sixth spot of the rating board, despite having only limited reach on Free TV.[10][11]
Release
edit2 Good 2 Be True streamed advanced episodes first on Netflix on May 13, 2022, before releasing on other platforms.[12] The series consists of 130 episodes.
Spin-off
editA spin-off series called ReTox: 2 Be Continued premiered from August 1 to 11, 2023 every Tuesdays to Fridays on ABS-CBN Entertainment's YouTube channel consisting in 8 episodes, focusing on the side characters of Red portrayed by Yves Flores and Tox portrayed by Gillian Vicencio and their relationship.[13]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The series was also broadcast on A2Z, Jeepney TV, TV5 and internationally through The Filipino Channel. It was also available on-demand in advanced episodes via Netflix and iWantTFC.
References
edit- ^ Piquero, Pia (November 30, 2023). "Kathryn Bernardo confirms breakup with Daniel Padilla". Cebu Daily Inquirer. Philippine Daily Inquirer. CDN Digital Multi-Media. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "PH's premier loveteam KathNiel tests if true love is '2 Good 2 Be True'". Manila Bulletin. May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "'Tanging Mahal': Kathryn-Daniel teleserye unveiled". ABS-CBN News. January 14, 2020.
- ^ "'Together as One in 2021': Here are ABS-CBN's upcoming shows, offerings". ABS-CBN News. December 21, 2020.
- ^ "Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla start work on new series". ABS-CBN News. September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla balik-teleserye sa 'Too Good To Be True'". ABS-CBN News. September 27, 2021.
- ^ Miguel Dumaual (September 27, 2021). "'2G2BT': Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla's comeback series is finally happening". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ Santos, Rhea Manila (May 18, 2022). "'2 Good 2 Be True' is the most watched series on Netflix Philippines". push.abs-cbn.com.
- ^ "'2 Good 2 Be True' tops list of most-watched TV shows on Netflix – Manila Bulletin". mb.com.ph. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "How did '2 Good 2 Be True' pilot episode perform in NUTAM TV ratings?". LionhearTV. May 20, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "New KathNiel-starrer series '2 Good 2 Be True', a big hit on its pilot week!". LionhearTV. May 25, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ Netflix Philippines [@netflix_ph] (April 18, 2022). "2 Good 2 Be True or just too good, periodt? KathNiel will see you on Netflix (72 hours before anywhere else!) on May 13 ❤️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "#ReTox 2 Be Continued | Full Episodes", YouTube, retrieved August 11, 2023