24/7 (Philippine TV series)
24/7 is a 2020 Philippine action drama television series starring Julia Montes, Arjo Atayde, Melissa Ricks, Joem Bascon, Joross Gamboa, Denise Laurel and JC Santos.[1] The series premiered on ABS-CBN's Yes Weekend! Sunday block and worldwide via The Filipino Channel on February 23, 2020, replacing The Haunted.
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| Opening theme | "Hanggang sa Huli" by Moira Dela Torre |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) |
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| Production locations | Quezon City, Philippines |
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| Running time | 75 minutes |
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| Original network | ABS-CBN (2020) Kapamilya Channel (2021) A2Z (TBA) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | February 23, 2020 – on hiatus |
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Plot
About a mother who can do everything for her beloved son. Mia (Julia Montes) is a security officer in Jacinto Pharmaceuticals and a single mother raising her son Xavier. One epidemic, a hybrid of dengue and malaria are spreading, where casualties are high and vaccines to cure it are not given by the company, for a certain reason. She tries desperately to beg her boss a dose, but declined. She stole a case full, but costed her life when Franco killed her in a market. The medicine works, but she died nonetheless. her son was cured, and became a poster boy for his mother's deed, and became a scientist and an inventor in 2045, creating a holographic stick.
The time rewound back to 2020 where Mia saw news clips about her death in the mysterious stick. She decides to change the fate, by doing the same thing, but this time, she was more careful. She now tries to find clues about the epidemic, and tries to save as many victims as she could.
Cast and characters
- Main cast
- Julia Montes[2] as Mia Agbayani
- Arjo Atayde[2] as Dr. Cedric Jacinto
- Denise Laurel[2] as Dr. Delilah Gomez
- Joem Bascon[2] as Detective Hector Perez
- Melissa Ricks[2] as Belinda/Bella Samonte-Perez
- Joross Gamboa[2] as Emerson G. Agbayani
- JC Santos[2] as Dr. Angelo "Jelo" Pecson
- Edu Manzano[2] as Claudio S. Jacinto
- Pen Medina[2] as Dado Narvaez
- Supporting cast
- Eric Fructuoso[2] as Gregorio "Gregor" Baltazar
- Anna Luna[2] as Charlotte Narvaez
- Pepe Herrera[2] as Mario Miranda
- Benj Manalo[2] as Santino "Otep" Viray
- Alora Sasam[2] as Cynthia Viray
- Paeng Sudayan[2] as Luigi Narvaez
- Prinz Skie Bautista[2] as Xavier Agbayani
- Amy Austria[2] as Lourdes Jacinto
- McCoy de Leon[2] as Gerard Capili†
- Meg Imperial[2] as Luna Samonte
- Meryll Soriano[2] as Cristina Capili
- Patrick Sugui[2] as Kyle Pecson
- Matt Evans[2] as Sebastian "Bogs" Galvez†
- Tony Labrusca[2] as Xavier Agbayani (future)
- Jameson Blake[2] as young Claudio
- Luke Alford[2] as young Cedric
Broadcast
The series airs in ABS-CBN's Yes Weekend! Sunday block and worldwide via The Filipino Channel.
From March 15, 2020, production of new episodes were temporarily suspended by the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon put in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the show was put on hiatus and temporarily replaced by reruns of Wansapanataym in its timeslot until the temporary closure of ABS-CBN due to the cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission on account of its franchise expiration.
The series will be returning soon on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z.
Reception
| Pilot Episode | Finale Episode | Peak | Average |
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| 27.0% February 23, 2020[3] |
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See also
References
- "'24/7' photos: Health crisis, medicine shortage in Julia Montes teleserye". ABS-CBN News. January 31, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Meet the cast of Julia Montes' comeback series '24/7'". ABS-CBN News. January 27, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "WATCH: In genre twist, Julia Montes' '24/7' hints at time travel in top-rating pilot". ABS-CBN News. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.