Created by Celso Ad Castillo Country of origin Philippines First episode date 28 April 2008 | Directed by Wenn Deramas No. of episodes 20 Final episode date 23 May 2008 Number of episodes 20 | |
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Starring Claudine BarrettoKim ChiuDiether OcampoRafael Rosell Original language(s) Filipino, Tagalog, English Languages Tagalog, English, Filipino Cast Similar Sineserye Presents, Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara, Florinda, My Girl, Star Magic Presents | ||
Maligno (lit. Supernatural) was an ABS-CBN primetime horror-thriller which was the second installment of Sineserye Presents: The Susan Roces Cinema Collection. The show is adapted from the 1977 movie of the same name which starred Susan Roces who makes a guest appearance in the television program.
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Origin
It is based on 1977 film starring the Queen of Philippine Movies, Susan Roces, that won her second FAMAS Best Actress trophy. The 1977 movie was directed by Celso Ad Castillo, who also wrote the original screenplay together with Dominador B. Mirasol.
The film stars included Dante Rivero, Celia Rodriguez, and Eddie Garcia.The film revolves about Angela after being impregnated by an evil force,she fears that her Child will be the Evil One,s offspring.
The Chosen Carrier
After leaving her baby girl at a convent, Selya and her three companions die in succession while trying to escape a satanic cult. Later on, Selya’s daughter is adopted by a wealthy but childless couple and is christened as Angela. However, her adoptive father never learns to love her and becomes more even distant when his wife dies during labor.
Despite her lonely childhood, Angela later becomes a successful newscaster. Her staff even throws a surprise party for her to celebrate the nomination of “Kulam”—a story featured in her news magazine show—for an Emmy Award. But instead of bursting out with joy, Angela is shaken by the news. As it happens, that particular episode makes her feel guilty because the woman who was accused of witchcraft in her scoop was later killed by her neighbors, leaving her daughter alone in the world.
Worse, her show will be reformatted and improved only on the condition that she makes a follow up piece on the story. Still upset by these developments, she retires to her office for some peace and quiet, only to encounter a crazed man whose lusting after her. When she is about to call the guard for help, the man suddenly disappears. Angela quickly brushes the incident off as a hallucination. But when she arrives home, she discovers her maids are dead and she is raped by the devil himself.
The Cult
A Satanic worship is being emphasized in the story, the cult is believed to worship the devil and does everything their leader tells them, they also believe that the Time of the Birth is coming. The cult also altogether keeps the group a secret, in every death that was believed to be done by the devil, they're the ones who cleans up and make the scenes like an accident.
The Curse of the Son
The son Angela's been taking care of is believed to be carrying a curse: whoever tries to stop the destined life of the child or sometimes for no particular reason, the person dies.
List of deaths from the series that were related to the prophecy, Lucas, Angela, and Angelo.
Guest cast
DVD release
A DVD containing all 20 episodes of Maligno was released by Star Home Video on June 20, 2008.