Senior High (TV series)
| Senior High | |
|---|---|
 Season 1 promotional poster | |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Kay Conlu Brondial Bridgette Rebucca Jason Mondragon |
| Directed by | Onat Diaz Andoy Ranay Jojo Saguin Rico Navarro |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Idonnah Villarico Rommel Villarico |
| Opening theme | "Bazinga" by SB19 |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original languages | Filipino English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 105 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Carlo Katigbak Cory Vidanes Laurenti Dyogi Roldeo Endrinal Jamie Lopez |
| Producers | Rosselle Soldao-Ganaban Minelle Nielo-Espiritu Camille Rosales-Navarro |
| Production location | Metro Manila |
| Cinematography | Maria Francesca Lee Mark Joshua Tirona |
| Editors | Ray Ann Kristelle Endaya-Reyes Zara Terrado-Vidallo Maydelle Marcial Omar Cervantes John Ryan Bonifacio |
| Camera setup | Single camera |
| Running time | 23-39 minutes |
| Production company | Dreamscape Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Kapamilya Channel[a] iWantTFC |
| Release | August 28, 2023 – January 19, 2024 |
| Related | |
| High Street | |
Senior High is a Philippine teen drama television series that aired on Kapamilya Channel and streamed on iWantTFC. Directed by Onat Diaz and Andoy Ranay, it starred by Andrea Brillantes, Kyle Echarri, Juan Karlos Labajo, Elijah Canlas, Zaijian Jaranilla, Xyriel Manabat, and Daniela Stranner. The series premiered on the network's Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide via The Filipino Channel on August 28, 2023 to January 19, 2024, replacing Dirty Linen, and was replaced by Linlang in Can't Buy Me Love timeslot.[1][2][3]
This is the first iWantTFC original series using the teleserye format.
A sequel to the series, High Street, premiered on May 13, 2024. It is set to replace Can't Buy Me Love.
Plot[edit]
Luna's death causes a scandal at the prestigious Northford High. Investigations conclude it was a suicide, but the victim's twin sister, Sky, thinks otherwise. As she searches for the truth, With finding the truth she discovers that everyone around her lives in a life full of lies and desires in which the lies becomes the truth.
Sky has discovered disturbing things during the school year. Sky has discovered a video on Luna's phone that Z bullied Luna. Having to tell Tania, Sky and Luna's mother, about the video. She was stunned by how difficult Luna had gone through all those times. Archie found that Harry is the biological father of Sky and Luna, and he convinced Sky after he had a drug incident at the party. Afterward, Obet was in a risky situation when the school was on high alert for illegal activities. Harry's relationship came to light that his second wife, Sasha, & her family had left him and then came back after a settlement. Sky, Obet, and Lydia were finding ways to find disturbing CCTV videos from the school, but the hunches were seen, and it caught their attention that Lydia was able to catch and convince them. During exam time, Kenjie threw the cheat sheet on Sky after he finished, in which Sky was expelled. However, the proof of evidence overturned it, and Sanya wasn't happy with Kenjie. He apologized to Sky and Sanya and had their friendship back. Sky was able to re-take and passed the exam. At Sanya's birthday party, Z planned on humiliate Sky, but it backfired thanks to the witness of Obet and Kenjie. Afterward, Sky and Gino started getting close to each other, reminding her as her twin sister, Luna. On the next morning, Principal Amanda had informed Sky that her pay tuition is not fully paid. Meanwhile, Sasha gaslighted to the public that Luna was pregnant and Gino was the father who would get back at Sky. His father, Gov. William Acosta, went into panic mode that tarnished Gino's reputation.
William dismisses Harry for mishandling Gino and Luna's relationship. Lydia finds out that his son, Tonio, has "escaped" and tells Harry to find him. Sky is still conflicted about Luna while female students gossip about the scandal. Moments later, through Obet's confession, Harry finds out that Darius Soledad is Tonio's boss. Realizing that Sasha is cheating on him with Darius, Harry confronts him. Meanwhile, Tim has questionable feelings regarding Poch. Tim's parents, Edith and Elmo, have a confrontation regarding their marriage issues. Sky determines that Gino and Obet will provide DNA samples to determine who Luna's baby's father is; they agree to take part in it. However, Gino's parents won't let Gino take the DNA sample. Gino refused and wanted to accept any consequences if the sample was classified, but his father, William, clashed with him and then his wife, Cecille. Gino stopped William from abusing Cecille, but she told Gino to run away. Before that, Mr. Castrodes has agreed to William to have his "confession" that he is the father of Luna's baby. Meanwhile, Sky faces such delays of payments as some uncertainty glooms in. At night, Roxy livestreams about selling her clothes, bags, etc. Tim were in a relationship with Roxy most of the time. One night, Archie anonymously watched her stream and successfully planned to manipulate Roxy, which led to a 90-day ban on her account for "violations."
A day later, Mr. Castrodes' "test" and Gino's test being positive causes downright confusion on all sides. Amanda suggested the DNA test redo, but Cecille and William were displeased. Edith and Elmo still confront each other over marriage problems, but Tim unexpectedly finds out and runs away from her parents. An infuriated Harry forces Castrodes to retake his DNA test and warns him about the consequences if he refuses to do so. At the nightclub, Poch finds a distraught Tim alone and convinces him what happened. He revealed that he was engaged in his activities with his sugar daddy. Meanwhile, Tania, Brandon, and Sky have the idea of subpoenaing all the CCTV footage related to Luna’s death. Lydia, unfortunately, was under the condition of breast cancer.
Gino was supposed to check on his mother, but his father’s guard refused to let him in. Gino later called the police, finding out about the abuse done to his mother, which led to his father threatening him for what was going to happen. Lydia’s medical treatment price has increased, leading to Obet returning to his roots. Lydia gives Sky a piece of evidence, which is Luna’s bracelet. However, it appeared inadmissible for Sky to take matters into the search for its owner. Roxy exposed and threatened Archie to release the video on parts of the items he paid for. Obet and Sky were able to get through the construction area and discovered the list of suspects on the new CCTV footage on the night of Luna’s death. Meanwhile, Harry threatens his bodyguards to safeguard Sasha’s interactions and is finally able to catch Sasha with her lover, Darius. He made Sasha pay until discoveries emerged from Sky, angering him to go to Tania’s house trying to convince Sky to come out.
Within the invitees' questioning for Luna’s death, Cecille suffers a panic attack after the police show the evidence Sky holds against her. Another secret is out as Sky and Z got into a heated argument in front of their schoolmates. Afterward, the board members unanimously ousted William as President of Northford High School in light of Cecile’s issues. Gino confronted his mother for framing Luna in a bad light, as Sky and Obet found classified footage that could implicate her. Tim regretfully confesses to his father, Elmo, about his relationship with Poch, and he urges him to come clean on Roxy about his feelings. Afterward, he finally confesses to her, which leads to their break-up. Her mother, Edith, condemned her son’s sexuality, forcing Elmo to sign the annulment papers.
As Sky discovered more evidence, tensions ran high between Harry’s and William’s families. Sky investigated a ballpen, which Tim gave, but Poch's strange response was suspicious of her. Yana’s older brother, Yosef, unexpectedly appears and agrees to help Sky. Apparently, for Yosef, her sister was in a severe depressive state, and possibly William was the cause. He was able to enter the Acosta residence secretly, went to William’s office, and stole the laptop. A couple of moments later, William went into panic mode and blamed Gino, which he had nothing to do with it. Before that, Yosef was manipulating Gino while being drunk to gain access to the house. Unfortunately for Poch and Tim, William ordered his men to kidnap and beat them severely. Tim found out that William was Poch’s sugar daddy. He has managed to escape with the help of Poch and convinces Soledad that the car belongs to William and that he orchestrated the kidnapping.
Mr. Castrodes went to his home, but Yosef showed up unexpectedly, enacting his vengeance and putting him unconscious. Meanwhile, Pong, Tania, Brandon, and Sky looked into William's laptop that Yosef gave and discovered such proof of evidence. Moments later, Mr. Castrodes was able to confess to Yosef that he was involved in sexual trafficking with the girls due to financial & academic struggles, then disclosed that Yana was a “gift” to him. The group was able to find such shocking pictures and videos that Gov. Acosta and Castrodes shared files online all the way from 15 years ago. Moments later, Poch was able to escape from William’s men, and one night, Sky, Tim, and Obet discover him. He reveals to them that the pen symbolizes the ownership of William’s ownership. William enragedly found Poch and the others and could not run them over in front of the witnesses. Sky showed the laptop full of evidence to Darius, and then he urged the group to gather more witnesses for more solid evidence against William and Mr. Castrodes. Then, he planted evidence to William’s office to deflect suspicions from the group. Meanwhile, Mr. Castrodes was caught at a police checkpoint and arrested, and then at night, William tried to flee, but the police finally caught him. Gino and his mother were shocked about what happened between Poch and William. William denied his accusations; Lydia admitted to having the video footage on the night Luna died, and then Sky informed Z of the truth behind the crimes, which caused her a panic attack. Unbeknownst to Sky, Z was haunted by Luna in her dreams, as revealed to her therapist. One school day, Northford High School students were shocked about Gov. Acosta’s scandal as Principal Amanda delivered her speech about years of issues within this school.
Yosef thanked Sky and her group for all the work they’d done to expose William’s actions, and then, he had a close talk with Obet about waiting for a perfect moment with Sky because of his interest in her. Meanwhile, William and his lawyer planned to force as many witnesses as possible to back out to save “face.” One night, Cecille and Darius are about to leave, but they are caught by Archie, who realizes that she has cheated on his father and confronts her in disgust. Meanwhile, Kenjie took Roxy to a nightclub and distracted her. Archie arrives and stops someone from drugging Roxy’s drink. Afterward, he insisted the intoxicated Roxy drive her home, where they eventually had sex. In the morning, a street vendor found an abandoned car that belonged to Harry, but there was no sign of him. Lydia tried to pay rent, but Edith revealed that Obet did, which was suspicious of her. Gino told her mother, Cecile, that Luna and Poch had pens similar to the one found in William’s office. This led to a confrontation with William, where she accused him of manipulating the DNA results to deflect suspicion.
Obet was ready to propose to Sky to prom at her house, but she rejected it. Later, he meets the group and discovers that his brother, Tonio, is alive. Little did he know, he worked with Harry as he appeared unexpectedly. Tonio has contacted his grandmother, Lydia, assuring her not to worry about him, while Harry promised Obet not to harm his brother when he asked about Darius’ shipments. Later in the morning, Archie tries to propose to Roxy to go to prom, but she rejects it. Gino had talked to Poch upon learning about Gov. Acosta’s sexual assault against him. Then, he met Sky to discuss Luna and his regrets for not protecting her from his father. Obet arrives and asks Sky to go to prom for the second time, and she accepts it. On the night of the prom, many Northford students arrived. Tim and Roxy finally talked about their broken relationship and figured each other out so that they could move on to their new relationship. Z had partied the most during prom night until the ghost of Luna hunted her, leading her to panic mode again. Obet overheard Z and tried to ask her until he finally discovered that Z had killed Luna. Archie tries to calm her down, but Obet calls the police about what he hears, leading Archie and Z to get out of prom in front of students (including Sky, Tim, Roxy, Sanya, and Kenjie). Obet went to the same drug place that Harry organized and tried to convince Tonio to get out of the place while their grandmother, Lydia, saw them. Harry and many police officers are at the scene and arrest those drug dealers. Then, Obet calls Sky before Harry arrives, overhearing the conversation in front of schoolmates about Z regarding Luna’s death. Harry threatened to kill Obet to cover up his tracks. Tonio pulls out a weapon on Harry, telling Obet to escape from the building. He fights Tonio while Obet tries to make a run. However, Obet tries to save Tonio, leading up to his final fate in front of Lydia and the entire Northford students on the phone, overhearing as Harry shoots him to death. Harry then shoots Obet’s phone when Sky angrily accuses his biological father of murder.
At the hospital, Archie finally finds out what happened to Z, and Harry is doing whatever he can to cover his tracks and is able to free Gov. Acosta. However, Z wakes up and talks to Archie, knowing what really happened leading up to Luna’s death.
Back then, Gino was caught cheating on Z with Luna. His father, William, was taking care of Z after it happened. One day, Luna saw William having sex with Z. She stopped them and tried to convince Z about William’s true colors, but she refused to believe her. During the awards ceremony, Luna left abruptly, and Cecille stopped and confronted her while Z witnessed it. On the top of the building, Luna tries to call someone to help, but Z confronts and fights each other. William arrived to stop Z, going unconscious, and pushed Luna off the building, leading to her death. Z woke up and gave a fake alibi by William that she killed Luna.
Archie was emotional, had finished recording, and sent it to Harry. Harry angrily calls William for all those lies he made to him and orders the police to catch him. William arrived at the hospital with a gun to find Z, pinning a gun to her head if anyone interfered. Harry and Sky arrived at the hospital, stopping William. William tries to kill Sky, but Harry saves her by sacrificing his life, and Z makes a run to the same area where William killed Luna. Sky convinces Z that it is not her fault that Luna dies, and then William arrives and pushes Sky out. He tried to take Z somewhere else, but she angrily refused and insulted him for his doings. An angry William tried to push Z off, but Sky attacked him. He then tried to push Sky off, but she countered and pulled him out of the building, leading up to its "fate." Sky and Z sighed, emotionally relieved that Willam’s atrocious activities were over.
The Aguerro family grieved the loss of Harry for the sacrifice he made and made sure Z was getting as much therapy as she could. During the graduation ceremony, every Northford senior students graduated while they grieved the loss of Luna and Obet. Archie thanks Sky for saving Z’s life, and then he talks to Roxy, finding out she’s pregnant. He promised to return to her since they lay low in the United States. Tim and Poch were happily together as he promised he would not leave Northford. Then, Brandon proposes to Tania to marry her, and she accepts. Later, Sky narrated the story's ending as the entire Northford High School graduates gathered with a group photo.
The other day, a man walks into a hospital room and convinces an unconcious man that he saw Sky. An unconcious man is what appears to be William as he survived the fall. He gained conscious and awakened in rage.
Cast and characters[edit]
- Main cast
- Andrea Brillantes[4][5] as Sky Love Cruz / Luna Amore Cruz†[b]
- Kyle Echarri[4] as Robert "Obet" G. Santana†
- Juan Karlos Labajo[4] as Gino Acosta
- Zaijian Jaranilla[4] as Timothy "Tim" B. Castro
- Xyriel Manabat[4] as Roxanne Fatima "Roxy" G. Cristobal
- Elijah Canlas[4] as Archimedes "Archie” M. Aguerro
- Daniela Stranner[4] as Zyra "Z" M. Aguerro
- Supporting cast
- Sylvia Sanchez as Lydia "Amam" Geronimo[c]
- Angel Aquino[4] as Tania Mae Cruz[d]
- Baron Geisler[4] as Police Chief Col. Harry Aguerro†
- Mon Confiado[4] as Gov. William L. Acosta
- Miggy Jimenez[4] as Pocholo "Poch" Robles
- Tommy Alejandrino as Kenjie Wan
- Gela Atayde as Sanya Alba
- Recurring cast
- Leo Martinez as Mariano[e] (season 2; guest season 1)
- Desiree Del Valle as Sasha M. Aguerro
- Ana Abad Santos as Dr. Cecille Acosta
- Gerald Madrid as Elmo M. Castro
- Angeli Bayani as Editha "Edith" Borromeo-Castro
- Ryan Eigenmann as Police Maj. Insp. Darius Soledad
- Kean Cipriano as Brandon
- Rans Rifol as Ria G. Cristobal
- Rap Robes as Antonio "Tonio" G. Santana
- Kakki Teodoro as Principal Amanda Perino
- Inka Magnaye as Becca
- Floyd Tena[4] as Vice-Principal Reginald Castrodes
- Guest cast
- Grae Fernandez as Yosef Rosales (season 2)
- Lui Manansala as Rosario "Rosing" Cruz†
- Raul Montesa as Domeng
- Nour Hooshmand as Yana Rosales
- Lance Carr[f] as Paolo
- Justin (SB19)[6][7][g] as Jared (season 2)
- Ross Pesigan as Pong
- Maritess Joaquin as Menchie Robles
- Giovanni Baldisseri as General Arcilla
- Mike Liwag as Police Senior Master Sergeant Ramos
Soundtrack[edit]
The series' main theme song is "Bazinga" by SB19.[2]
Broadcast[edit]
The series was pre-empted on A2Z on Wednesdays and Fridays to give way to the 2023–24 PBA season from November 8, 2023 to January 19, 2024 and continued on Kapamilya Channel and TV5.[8]
Reception[edit]
Online viewership[edit]
Throughout its run, Senior High was the most watched program on the streaming service iWantTFC.[9] Within its first two weeks, the series garnered more than 38 million views across Facebook and YouTube.[10] On January 19, 2024, the series received its highest online viewership with 225,118 concurrent viewers on Kapamilya Online Live.[11][12] In January 2024, the series has accumulated over two billion combined views on TikTok.[12][13]
Ratings[edit]
According to Nielsen NUTAM People Survey, the series attained its highest television rating on January 19, 2024 with an average of 6.7% aired in the third primetime slot since ABS-CBN shutdown on May 5, 2020. It surpassed the records set by the series The Broken Marriage Vow, Dirty Linen and Init sa Magdamag, which consistently recorded a peak rating of 6.2%, while airing on the same timeslot.[14]
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | VP Choice Awards | TV Series of the Year (Primetime) | Senior High | Pending | [15] |
| TV Actress of the Year | Andrea Brillantes | Pending | |||
| TV Actor of the Year | Kyle Echarri | Pending | |||
| TV Supporting Actress of the Year | Xyriel Manabat | Pending | |||
| Breakthrough Star of the Year | Zaijan Jaranilla | Pending | |||
| Miggy Jimenez | Pending | ||||
| BL Love Team Of The Year | Zaijan Jaranilla and Miggy Jimenez | Pending | |||
| Platinum Stallion Media Awards | Best Primetime Drama Actor | Elijah Canlas | Won | [16] | |
| Best Primetime Supporting Actor | Miggy Jimenez | Won |
Upcoming sequel[edit]
A sequel has been announced according to a tweet from Dreamscape head Eric John Salut with a working title High Street. On March 22, 2024, Dreamscape Entertainment announced on their social media page that the title of the sequel is officially called High Street.[17]
On March 25, 2024, Dreamscape Entertainment released the video of the story con held, and announced both the returning casts and additional casts to the sequel. The sequel will be directed by first season director, Onat Diaz, with director Lino Cayetano.[18][19] The series will release on May 13, 2024.[20]
References[edit]
- ^ "Andrea Brillantes, Kyle Echarri to reunite in 'Senior High'". ABS-CBN News. May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "'Senior High' to air on Aug. 28, trends with SB19 song". ABS-CBN News. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "WATCH: ABS-CBN drops trailer for new series 'Senior High'". Rappler. May 22, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Andrea Brilliantes, Xyriel Manabat lead 'Senior High' cast". Tribune. May 20, 2023. Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Andrea Brillantes seeks justice for twin sister in series 'Senior High'". ABS-CBN News. August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ Antonio, Josiah (January 6, 2024). "SB19 member Justin de Dios to join 'Senior High' cast". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "LOOK: SB19's Justin joins cast of ABS-CBN's 'Senior High'". Rappler. January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Some ABS-CBN shows to give way to PBA on A2Z". ABS-CBN News. October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "ABS-CBN shows and movie top four streaming platforms, primetime TV and movie box office | ABS-CBN Entertainment". ent.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ ""Senior High" now available for free and on-demand in US, Canada, Europe, Middle East, Australia | ABS-CBN Entertainment". ent.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ "Dirty Linen at Darna, may rerun sa afternoon block ng Kapamilya Network". PEP.ph. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Viewers brace for bombshell revelation as "Senior High" promises 'ender to remember' finale". ABS-CBN Corporate. January 10, 2024.
- ^ "'Senior High' surpasses one billion views on TikTok; more revelations unfold in new chapter". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ CC, JE (January 20, 2024). "'Senior High' delivers post-shutdown high people ratings for a Kapamilya show airing on the third primetime slot". LionhearTV. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "5TH VPCA NOMINEES". 5th VP Choice Awards. Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Platinum Stallion National Media Awards 2024 Winners". Trinity University of Asia. February 4, 2024. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024.
- ^ DreamscapePH (March 22, 2024). "It's official, they are back! Be ready because this is going to be HIGHER than what you are expecting. But are they ready to dominate the streets? High Street Coming Soon 💜 #HighStreet". Twitter. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Dimples Romana, Harvey Bautista join 'Senior High' sequel 'High Street'". ABS-CBN News. March 25, 2024.
- ^ dela Cruz, Liezel (March 26, 2024). "Cast members express excitement, expectations as High Street takes shape". ABS-CBNnews.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Official teaser of "Senior High's" sequel series, "High Street," out now!". ABS-CBN. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
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Notes[edit]
- ^ The series also aired on A2Z (every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday during the PBA season), Jeepney TV, Kapamilya Online Live, TV5 and worldwide via The Filipino Channel.
- ^ Harry Aguerro is their biological father, but their legal last name is Cruz.
- ^ Obet and Tonio’s maternal grandmother
- ^ Also sometimes spelled as Tanya in the English subtitles
- ^ Sasha’s father
- ^ Credited as Lance Justin Carr
- ^ Credited as Justin de Dios
