Love in 40 Days
Love in 40 Days is a Philippine fantasy romantic comedy television series under ABS-CBN Entertainment. Directed by Emmanuel Palo and Jojo Saguin, it starred Loisa Andalio and Ronnie Alonte. The series aired on Kapamilya Channel's Primetime Bida evening block, Jeepney TV, A2Z Primetime Weeknights, TV5's TodaMax Primetime Singko and worldwide via The Filipino Channel from May 30 to October 28, 2022, replacing Meow, The Secret Boy and was replaced by Ever Night: War of Brilliant Splendours.
| Love in 40 Days | |
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| Genre | Drama Romantic comedy Fantasy |
| Written by | Genesis Rodriguez Abi Lam Parayno Camille de la Cruz Wilbert Christian Tan |
| Directed by | Emmanuel Palo Jojo Saguin |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Francis Concio |
| Composer | Jonathan Manalo |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| No. of episodes | 110 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Carlo Katigbak Cory Vidanes Laurenti Dyogi Roldeo Endrinal |
| Producers | Rondel Lindayag Joel Mercado Erick Castillo Salud Jemila Jimenez |
| Production location | Metro Manila |
| Editors | Jay Mendoza Zara Terrado-Vidallo Ray Ann Kristelle Endaya-Reyes |
| Running time | 18-30 minutes |
| Production company | Dreamscape Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | |
| Original release | May 30 – October 28, 2022 |
Plot
Jane (Loisa Andalio) is a successful insurance agent who provides for her family's needs. Her perfect life ends when she is killed in a car accident and becomes a ghost. Jane arrives in Evergreen Mansion, a transitory place in the afterlife where souls settle within 40 days before they can cross over to either heaven or hell. She meets Edward (Ronnie Alonte), a musician and son of a funeral home director, whose third eye was opened due to an accident and he begins seeing ghosts.
As Jane slowly accepts her fate, her plans are thwarted by Edward who wants to expel all the ghosts in the mansion to build a resto-bar for himself and his band. Jane refuses to let Edward succeed by befriending him in an attempt to convince him not to remodel the mansion. However, things start to get complicated when Edward realizes Jane is a ghost, and they gradually develop feelings for each other, all while their respective families' problems clash and the people around them try to figure out the connection between the two.
Cast and characters
- Main cast
- Loisa Andalio as Jane Marasigan[1][2]
- Ronnie Alonte as Edward B. Montemayor / Nathaniel Rosal[1][2]
- Supporting cast
- Leo Martinez as Patricio Guzman
- Janice de Belen[1] as Ofelia Abanilla / Jocelyn "Josie" Rosal
- Mylene Dizon[1] as Andrea Buena-Montemayor / Ma. Cristina Ocampo
- Lotlot de Leon[1] as Diana Perez
- Maria Isabel Lopez[1] as Roberta "Berta" Ignacio
- William Lorenzo[1] as Jesus "Jessie" Marasigan
- Ana Abad Santos as Susan Agoncillo-Marasigan
- Bart Guingona as Robert Montemayor
- Ahron Villena as Marco Peñaflor
- Chie Filomeno[4] as Eileen B. Montemayor
- Trina "Hopia" Legaspi as Alice Samonte
- Vaughn Piczon as Elias Soliman
- Raven Molina as Robbie Montano
- Roy Victor Padilla as Derek
- Renshi de Guzman[1] as Kokoy Ignacio
- Josh de Guzman as Ramon "Monmon" Marasigan
- Andi Abaya[4] as Celine de Vera
- Kobie Brown[4] as Brock Reynolds
- Benedix Ramos[4] as George Casimiro
- Zabel Lamberth[1] as Valerie Marasigan
- Guest cast
- Aleck Bovick as Sylvia Marasigan
- Allan Paule as Anton Velasquez
- Angie Castrence as Karina Guzman
- Chard Ocampo as Pol
- Ian Pangilinan as Jeff
- Justine Rivera as Kyle
- Kaila Estrada as young Ofelia
- Miggy Campbell as young Anton
- Mary Joy Apostol as young Andrea
- Zach Castañeda as young Robert
- Bea Borres as young Karina
- Hannah Lopez Vito as young Valerie
- Hannah Balahadia as young Jane
Production
Filming
Filming began in late January 2022.
Casting
Casting for the drama include former housemates from Pinoy Big Brother: Andi Abaya and Kobie Brown from Connect, and Chie Filomeno and Benedix Ramos from Kumunity Season 10. Filomeno's participation was confirmed during a script reading session in November 2021.[5]
Marketing
A teaser was released on April 26, 2022 through ABS-CBN Entertainment's YouTube channel. The full trailer was released on May 5, 2022.
Music
| Love In 40 Days (Official Soundtrack) | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | June 3, 2022 |
| Recorded | 2022 |
| Genre | OPM, Pop, Soundtrack |
| Length | 20:52 |
| Language | Filipino |
| Label | StarPop |
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On June 3, 2022, Star Music through its sub-label StarPop released the official soundtrack of the series. Most tracks are composed by Jonathan Manalo and Rox Santos, with BoybandPH's Ford Valencia performing a rendition of Say Alonzo and Sam Milby's 2005 original song "Magmahal Muli", and Jeremy G performing both solo and duet (with Angela Ken) renditions of Daniel Padilla's "Sabay Natin".[6]
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 110 | May 30, 2022 | October 28, 2022 | |
Notes
- The series was also broadcast on Jeepney TV, A2Z, TV5 and The Filipino Channel. It was available on-demand via iWantTFC.
References
- "Ronnie Alonte, Loisa Andalio top-bill new ABS-CBN teleserye amid network transfer rumors". PEP.ph. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- "Loisa Andalio, Ronnie Alonte to star in 'Love in 40 Days' | Star Cinema".
- Anarcon, James Patrick (February 4, 2022). "PBB housemates Chie Filomeno, KoDrea join LoiNie's Love In 40 Days". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- "LOOK: Loisa, Ronnie hold script-reading for 'Love In 40 Days'". ABS-CBN News. November 30, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- "Love In 40 Days - EP by Various Artists". Apple Music. June 3, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.