My Love from the Star (Philippine TV series)

2017 Philippine television series

My Love from the Star is a 2017 Philippine television drama comedy romantic fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is based on a 2013 South Korean television series of the same title. Directed by Joyce E. Bernal, it stars Jennylyn Mercado and Gil Cuerva. It premiered on May 29, 2017 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing Destined to be Yours. The series concluded on August 11, 2017 with a total of 55 episodes. It was replaced by Mulawin vs. Ravena in its timeslot.

The series is streaming online on YouTube.^[1]

Premise

400 years ago, Matteo's spaceship crash-landed on Earth. Since then, he lives on Earth while eagerly waiting for beings from his planet to take him back home. Three months before his expected departure from Earth, he encounters Steffi. At first, they don't get along, but will eventually have feelings for one another and fall in love.^[2]

Cast and characters

Cast

Lead cast

• Jennylyn Mercado^[3] as Steffanie Elaine "Steffi" Chavez
• Gil Cuerva as Matteo Domingo^[4]

Supporting cast

• Gabby Eigenmann^[5] as Jackson Libredo
• Christian Bautista^[5] as Winston Libredo
• Jackie Rice^[6] as Lucy Yuzon
• Rhian Ramos as Rachel Andrada^[7]
• Glydel Mercado^[5] as Elena "Lynelle" Chavez
• Melissa Mendez^[6] as Doris Yuzon
• Spanky Manikan^[5] and Crispin Pineda as Juan "Jang" Avanado
• Renz Fernandez^[5] as Peter Yuzon
• Migo Adecer as Yuan Federico Chavez
• Nar Cabico^[5] as Jun
• Analyn Barro as Mina
• Valentin as Ricardo Park
• Moi Bien as Kathy

Guest cast

• Pauline Mendoza as Marcella Infante / younger Steffi
• Arrel Mendoza as Dominic Antonio
• Lope Juban as Ronaldo Libredo
• Lynn Ynchausti-Cruz as Loreta Libredo
• Ken Alfonso as Lester Hernandez
• Alvin Ronquillo as Pato
• Ashley Mendoza as Jeto
• Martin Buen as Evan
• Princess Guevarra as Jennifer Abuzo
• Lao Rodriguez as Rey
• Renz Verano as Marlon "Minggo" Chavez
• Dianne Medina as Kristine "K" Libredo
• Adrian Pascual as younger Winston
• Lindsay de Vera as younger Lucy
• Simon Ibarra as Arnaldo Infante
• Frances Makil-Ignacio as Leonora Infante
• Rolly Innocencio as Onat
• Maricris Garcia as Shanel Luz-Meneses
• Will Devaughn as Yugo Meneses
• Liezel Lopez as Juana Jimenez
• Ermie Concepcion as Maria Jimenez
• Dante Ponce as Ramon Perez
• Ces Aldaba as Cipriano
• Bryan Benedict as Pontenciano Infante
• Faith da Silva as Natasha Andrada
• Manuel Chua as Nick
• Joemarie Nielsen as younger Jang
• Phytos Ramirez as Fidel Perez
• David Uy as a doctor
• Barbie Forteza as a guest at the awards show
• Ken Chan as a guest at the awards' night
• Jak Roberto as a guest at the awards show
• Ivan Dorschner as a guest at the awards show

Episodes

Development

My Love from the Star is a South Korean television drama series broadcast by Seoul Broadcasting System. Written by Park Ji-eun and directed by Jang Tae-yoo, the series starred Kim Soo-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun. The television series was broadcast in the Philippines through GMA Network.^[66]

On March 24, 2016, GMA Network announced that they have acquired the rights to remake the South Korean television series.^[67] On April 19, 2016, Joyce E. Bernal said she would direct the television series.^[68]

Casting

On April 19, 2016, Alden Richards would play the role of Matteo, originally played by actor Kim Soo-hyun.^[68] On July 4, 2016, Jennylyn Mercado was hired to play the role of Steffi, originally played by Jun Ji-hyun.^[69] While Richards was later announced not to appear in the series.^[70] On December 9, 2016, after conducting multiple auditions for the role of Matteo, Gil Cuerva was hired.^[3] The role of Doris was first offered to Alice Dixson which she turned down for personal reasons. On July 6, 2017, Spanky Manikan was replaced by Crispin Pineda for health reasons.^[71]

Production

Principal photography commenced on December 13, 2016.^[72]

Accolades

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External links

• Official website
• My Love from the Star at IMDb