Forever (Philippine TV series)

Forever is a 2013 Philippine television drama romance fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Ricky Davao, it stars Heart Evangelista, Geoff Eigenmann and Gloria Romero. It premiered on January 21, 2013 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on April 19, 2013 with a total of 63 episodes.

Forever
Title card
Genre	Drama Romantic fantasy
Developed by	Kit Villanueva Langit
Written by	Tina Samson Velasco Angeli Delgado
Directed by	Ricky Davao
Creative director	Roy Iglesias
Starring	Heart Evangelista Geoff Eigenmann Gloria Romero
Theme music composer	Rico J. Puno
Opening theme	"Together Forever" by Janno Gibbs and Rocco Nacino
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	63
Production
Executive producer	Kaye Atienza Cadsawan
Production locations	Laguna, Philippines Manila, Philippines
Cinematography	Chiqui Soriano
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	30–45 minutes
Production company	GMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	January 21 (2013-01-21) – April 19, 2013 (2013-04-19)

Cast and characters

Cast

Heart Evangelista

Saab Magalona

Lead cast

• Heart Evangelista as younger Adora Del Prado / Isadora^[1]
• Gloria Romero as older Adora Del Prado^[2][3][4]
• Geoff Eigenmann as Ramon / Patrick^[5][6]

Supporting cast

• Isabel Oli as Monica del Prado^[7][8]
• Gian Magdangal as Rico Gallardo III^[9][10]
• Candy Pangilinan as Susie^[11][12]
• Saab Magalona as Leila^[13]

Guest cast

• Marc Abaya as Federico Gallardo^[14]
• Ernie Zarate as older Federico Gallardo
• Ronnie Henares as Jaime Del Prado
• Angie Ferro as Apeng
• Rox Montealegre as Maggie
• Dex Quindoza as Jason
• Roldan Aquino as Barabas
• Carme Sanchez as Kate

Development

Writer, director and GMA Entertainment TV head, Jun Lana began conceptualizing the series early 2012 and intended to be the initial offering of the network's for their coveted Afternoon Prime block for 2013. The series is, somewhat, based on the 1980 classic film Somewhere in Time and in 2006 GMA Films' Moments of Love, because of its fictitious "Love knows no boundaries" and "time warf" plot.^[15] The network’s entertainment TV department approved the concept and found the story "something new" for an afternoon show to feature a period piece.^[16]

Production

Principal photography concluded on April 8, 2013.^[17]

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of Forever earned a 15.3% rating.^[18] The final episode scored a 12.4% rating.^[19]