Running Man Philippines

Running Man Philippines is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by GMA Network. The series is based on a South Korean television variety series of the same title. Directed by Rico Gutierrez, it originally starred Mikael Daez, Glaiza de Castro, Ruru Madrid, Buboy Villar, Kokoy de Santos, Angel Guardian and Lexi Gonzales. It premiered on September 3, 2022 on the network's Sabado Star Power sa Gabi and Sunday Grande sa Gabi line up. Daez, de Castro, Villar, de Santos, Guardian, Gonzales and Miguel Tanfelix currently serve as the cast. The show concluded on September 8, 2024 with a total of 2 seasons and 68 episodes.

Running Man Philippines
Season 2 title card
Genre	Reality competition
Based on	Running Man (2010) by Cho Hyo-jin, Kim Joo-hyung and Im Hyung-taek
Directed by	Rico Gutierrez
Starring	Glaiza de Castro Ruru Madrid (2022) Mikael Daez Buboy Villar Kokoy de Santos Angel Guardian Lexi Gonzales Miguel Tanfelix (2024)
Opening theme	"Running Man" by Running Man Philippines cast
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	68
Production
Executive producer	Roy R. San Luis
Production location	South Korea
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	36–39 minutes
Production companies	GMA Entertainment Group Seoul Broadcasting System[1]
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	September 3, 2022 (2022-09-03) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)

The show is streaming online on YouTube.^[2][3]

Premise

The show aims to showcase missions that are deemed "outrageous". Missions consisting of games and races, with contestants challenging to acquire advantages for the last mission.^[4]

Cast

Cast

Glaiza de Castro

Ruru Madrid

Mikael Daez

Buboy Villar

Miguel Tanfelix

• Glaiza de Castro^[5]
• Ruru Madrid^[6]
• Mikael Daez^[7]
• Buboy Villar^[8]
• Kokoy de Santos^[9]
• Angel Guardian^[10]
• Lexi Gonzales^[11]
• Miguel Tanfelix (season 2)^[12]

Seasons

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	32		September 3, 2022 (2022-09-03)[13]	December 18, 2022 (2022-12-18)
2	36		May 11, 2024 (2024-05-11)[14]	September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)

Production

On February 11, 2020, GMA Network announced the co-production deal with Seoul Broadcasting System for the reality-comedy game show, Running Man Philippines.^[1] Production was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[15]

Principal photography commenced for the first season in July 2022 in South Korea.^[16] Filming began for the second season in January 2024.^[12]

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of Running Man Philippines earned a 14.1% rating.^[17] The second season's premiere scored an 11.2% rating.^[18]