My Love from the Star (Philippine TV series)

My Love from the Star is a 2017 Philippine television drama comedy romantic fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is based on a 2013 South Korean television series of the same title. Directed by Joyce E. Bernal, it stars Jennylyn Mercado and Gil Cuerva. It premiered on May 29, 2017 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on August 11, 2017 with a total of 55 episodes.

My Love from the Star
Title card
Genre	Romantic fantasy Comedy drama
Based on	My Love from the Star (2013) by Park Ji-eun
Written by	Des Garbes-Severino Onay Sales Kutz Enriquez
Directed by	Joyce E. Bernal
Creative director	Roy Iglesias
Starring	Jennylyn Mercado Gil Cuerva
Theme music composer	Jin Myoung Yong
Opening theme	"My Destiny" by Maricris Garcia
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	55
Production
Executive producer	Joy Lumboy-Pili
Editors	Robert Ryan Reyes Benedict Lavastida
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	25–40 minutes
Production company	GMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	May 29 (2017-05-29) – August 11, 2017 (2017-08-11)

The series is streaming online on YouTube.^[1]

Premise

400 years ago, Matteo's spaceship crash-landed on Earth. Since then, he lives on Earth while eagerly waiting for beings from his planet to take him back home. Three months before his expected departure from Earth, he encounters Steffi. At first, they don't get along, but will eventually have feelings for one another and fall in love.^[2]

Cast and characters

Cast

Jennylyn Mercado

Christian Bautista

Jackie Rice

Lead cast

• Jennylyn Mercado^[3] as Steffanie Elaine "Steffi" Chavez
• Gil Cuerva as Matteo Domingo^[4]

Supporting cast

• Gabby Eigenmann^[5] as Jackson Libredo
• Christian Bautista^[5] as Winston Libredo
• Jackie Rice^[6] as Lucy Yuzon
• Rhian Ramos as Rachel Andrada^[7]
• Glydel Mercado^[5] as Elena "Lynelle" Chavez
• Melissa Mendez^[6] as Doris Yuzon
• Spanky Manikan^[5] and Crispin Pineda as Juan "Jang" Avanado
• Renz Fernandez^[5] as Peter Yuzon
• Migo Adecer as Yuan Federico Chavez
• Nar Cabico^[5] as Jun
• Analyn Barro as Mina
• Valentin as Ricardo Park
• Moi Bien as Kathy

Guest cast

• Pauline Mendoza as Marcella Infante / younger Steffi
• Arrel Mendoza as Dominic Antonio
• Lope Juban as Ronaldo Libredo
• Lynn Ynchausti-Cruz as Loreta Libredo
• Ken Alfonso as Lester Hernandez
• Alvin Ronquillo as Pato
• Ashley Mendoza as Jeto
• Martin Buen as Evan
• Princess Guevarra as Jennifer Abuzo
• Lao Rodriguez as Rey
• Renz Verano as Marlon "Minggo" Chavez
• Dianne Medina as Kristine "K" Libredo
• Adrian Pascual as younger Winston
• Lindsay de Vera as younger Lucy
• Simon Ibarra as Arnaldo Infante
• Frances Makil-Ignacio as Leonora Infante
• Rolly Innocencio as Onat
• Maricris Garcia as Shanel Luz-Meneses
• Will Devaughn as Yugo Meneses
• Liezel Lopez as Juana Jimenez
• Ermie Concepcion as Maria Jimenez
• Dante Ponce as Ramon Perez
• Ces Aldaba as Cipriano
• Bryan Benedict as Pontenciano Infante
• Faith da Silva as Natasha Andrada
• Manuel Chua as Nick
• Joemarie Nielsen as younger Jang
• Phytos Ramirez as Fidel Perez
• David Uy as a doctor
• Barbie Forteza as a guest at the awards show
• Ken Chan as a guest at the awards' night
• Jak Roberto as a guest at the awards show
• Ivan Dorschner as a guest at the awards show

Episodes

My Love from the Star episodes

No.	Episode	Original air date	AGB Nielsen Ratings NUTAM People
1	"Pilot"[8]	May 29, 2017	11.0%[9]
2	"Matteo and Steffi"[10]	May 30, 2017	10.9%[11]
3	"Steffi's Essay"[12]	May 31, 2017	10.0%[13]
4	"Hugot ni Steffi" (transl. pull of Steffi)	June 1, 2017	11.1%[14]
5	"Saving Steffi"	June 2, 2017	10.3%[15]
6	"Steffi's Hero"	June 5, 2017	8.8%[16]
7	"Manager Matteo"	June 6, 2017	8.8%[17]
8	"Steffi's Horoscope"	June 7, 2017	8.6%[18]
9	"Closer and Closer"	June 8, 2017	8.6%[19]
10	"Steffi vs. Rachel"	June 9, 2017	9.4%[20]
11	"Matching Shoes"	June 12, 2017	9.2%[21]
12	"Caught on Cam"	June 13, 2017	8.4%[22]
13	"Billboard"	June 14, 2017	7.8%[23]
14	"Matteo's Dad"	June 15, 2017	8.3%[24]
15	"Missing Steffi"	June 16, 2017	8.4%[25]
16	"Plano ni Jackson" (transl. plan of Jackson)	June 19, 2017	8.7%[26]
17	"Affected Much"	June 20, 2017	8.9%[27]
18	"Birthday Gift"	June 21, 2017	8.9%[28]
19	"Matteo Cares"	June 22, 2017	9.5%[29]
20	"Be Happy Steffi"	June 23, 2017	9.3%[30]
21	"Spy Cam Teddy"	June 26, 2017	8.7%[31]
22	"Rachel's USB"	June 27, 2017	8.6%[32]
23	"Hinala ni Lucy" (transl. suspicion of Lucy)	June 28, 2017	7.9%[33]
24	"Steffi in Danger"	June 29, 2017	8.9%[34]
25	"House Guest"	June 30, 2017	7.8%[35]
26	"Destiny"	July 3, 2017	8.1%[36]
27	"Steffi's Dare"	July 4, 2017	8.4%[37]
28	"After the Kiss"	July 5, 2017	9.2%[38]
29	"Matteo vs. Jackson"	July 6, 2017	8.2%[39]
30	"Selos Pa More" (transl. more jealousy)	July 7, 2017	8.5%[40]
31	"Banta ni Winston" (transl. threat of Winston)	July 10, 2017	8%[41]
32	"Stay Safe Steffi"	July 11, 2017	7.8%[42]
33	"Atty. Matteo"	July 12, 2017	8.2%[43]
34	"The Deal"	July 13, 2017	8.2%[44]
35	"Matteo's Power"	July 14, 2017	7.7%[45]
36	"Steffi At Your Service"	July 17, 2017	8.6%[46]
37	"Torn and Confused"	July 18, 2017	8.5%[47]
38	"Dead or Alive"	July 19, 2017	8.4%[48]
39	"Hold On Steffi"	July 20, 2017	8.5%[49]
40	"Matteo's Sacrifice"	July 21, 2017	8.4%[50]
41	"Letting Go"	July 24, 2017	8.7%[51]
42	even if you become an alien)	July 25, 2017	9.4%[52]
43	"Matteo's Past"	July 26, 2017	9.4%[53]
44	"The Accident"	July 27, 2017	9.7%[54]
45	"This Must Be Love"	July 28, 2017	9.9%[55]
46	"Dream Come True"	July 31, 2017	9.2%[56]
47	"No More Secrets"	August 1, 2017	9.3%[57]
48	"Magical Kiss"	August 2, 2017	9.0%[58]
49	"Request Granted"	August 3, 2017	9.2%[59]
50	"LowBatt Matteo"	August 4, 2017	9.1%[60]
51	"Painful Revelation"	August 7, 2017	8.9%[61]
52	"Second Chance"	August 8, 2017	9.4%[62]
53	"True Identity"	August 9, 2017	8.8%[63]
54	"The Promise"	August 10, 2017	8.0%[64]
55	"Starry Ending"	August 11, 2017	8.8%[65]

Development

My Love from the Star is a South Korean television drama series broadcast by Seoul Broadcasting System. Written by Park Ji-eun and directed by Jang Tae-yoo, the series starred Kim Soo-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun. The television series was broadcast in the Philippines through GMA Network.^[66]

On March 24, 2016, GMA Network announced that they have acquired the rights to remake the South Korean television series.^[67] On April 19, 2016, Joyce E. Bernal said she would direct the television series.^[68]

Casting

On April 19, 2016, Alden Richards would play the role of Matteo, originally played by actor Kim Soo-hyun.^[68] On July 4, 2016, Jennylyn Mercado was hired to play the role of Steffi, originally played by Jun Ji-hyun.^[69] While Richards was later announced not to appear in the series.^[70] On December 9, 2016, after conducting multiple auditions for the role of Matteo, Gil Cuerva was hired.^[3] The role of Doris was first offered to Alice Dixson which she turned down for personal reasons. On July 6, 2017, Spanky Manikan was replaced by Crispin Pineda for health reasons.^[71]

Production

Principal photography commenced on December 13, 2016.^[72]

Accolades

Accolades received by My Love from the Star

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2017	31st PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best New Male TV Personality	Gil Cuerva	Nominated	[73]