Ang Probinsyano

Synopsis

Follow the journey of the twins Ador and Cardo (both played by Coco Martin), who were separated from each other because of financial reasons, even as they followed the path of being police officers.

Ador is a prominent and respected CIDG Police Official in Manila with a loving family as his support. Cardo, on the other hand, loves the solitude of the mountains in the province of Botolan as a SAF Trooper. Their lives take a sudden turn when Ador gets himself entangled in a syndicate after being betrayed by one of his own colleagues, resulting in his death. To conceal this fact, Cardo was ordered to take over Ador's life and finish the mission his brother left behind. He will also be forced to pretend to his brother's family and friends, and be reunited with his grandmother, whom he resented, for surmising she deserted him. Challenges later followed in life, and he promised to find the one who killed his brother.

Cardo tackles various cases of people he meet along the way until he was later framed for illegal drug possession. He experiences life in jail and later escapes in a jailbreak. Determined to clear his name, he continues his goal in taking down the syndicate which is responsible for his framing. The organization continues to threaten his family and has many connections in society including the police and government. Unknown to him that the syndicate who framed him up was also the same group of syndicate responsible for the untimely death of some of his loved ones.

Protagonist

Main cast

Supporting cast

Former Supporting cast (Season 1)

Production

ABS-CBN president and CEO, Charo Santos-Concio, touted the creation of a drama-action series which particularly aims to give importance to the police force in an effort to help them "regain the love and respect of the people". Coco Martin, who would be later named as the series' lead actor, was involved in the production shoot for the series, who proposed that the production team create a television adaptation of Fernando Poe Jr. film Ang Probinsyano. Martin reasons that he and his grandmother enjoyed watching films of the action star while Martin grew up. The widow of Fernando Poe Jr., Susan Roces reportedly allowed the production team to adopt her former spouse's film.

The series directed by Malu Sevilla and Avel Sunpongco is not a remake of the 1997 film of the same name. It was made to be run for months to be more suitable for teleserye viewers.

The title of the original film was inspired from the term "pulis patola" which is occasionally used to tease newbie police officers. Since patola, or cucumber of the luffa genus, is usually grown in the provinces outside urban areas such as Manila, the title Ang Probinsyano was decided to be the title of the 1997 film, which would be later adapted in the 2015 television series.

Casting changes

Singer-actress Angeline Quinto was supposedly part of the main cast to play the role of Lily, an original character yet different role. However, she was later pulled out from the cast due to conflicting schedules. Quinto was replaced by Maja Salvador, and thus renamed the character to Glen.

Deviations from the film

Extension

Ang Probinsyano is confirmed to air until 2017 due to its high ratings, action scenes and "real life lessons" which was received well by the audience. Furthermore, the series has also been known to educate its viewers about Philippine laws and issues.

Soundtrack

The following is a list of songs featured in Ang Probinsyano.

Special citation from the CIDG

Coco Martin was given a certificate of appreciation for his favorable portrayal as a highly dedicated and responsible CIDG Police officer in FPJ's Ang Probinsyano given in the 63rd Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Founding Anniversary.