The Fake Life

The Fake Life is a 2022 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Adolf Alix Jr., it stars Beauty Gonzalez, Ariel Rivera and Sid Lucero. It premiered on June 6, 2022 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up. The series concluded on September 23, 2022 with a total of 79 episodes.

The Fake Life
Title card
Genre	Romantic drama
Written by	Loi Argel Nova Christine Novicio Onay Sales-Camero
Directed by	Adolf Alix Jr.[1]
Creative director	Aloy Adlawan
Starring	Beauty Gonzalez Ariel Rivera Sid Lucero
Opening theme	"Kakapitan" by Jennie Gabriel
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	79
Production
Executive producer	James Ryan L. Manabat
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	22–28 minutes
Production company	GMA Entertainment Group
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	June 6 (2022-06-06) – September 23, 2022 (2022-09-23)

The series is streaming online on YouTube.^[2]

Cast and characters

Cast

Beauty Gonzalez

Ariel Rivera

Lead cast

• Beauty Gonzalez as Cindy Villamor^[3]
• Ariel Rivera as Onats Villamor^[4]
• Sid Lucero as Mark Santiaguel^[5]

Supporting cast

• Will Ashley as Peter Luna^[6]
• Shanelle Agustin as Jaycie Villamor^[7]
• Carlos Dala as Jonjon Villamor^[7]
• Tetchie Agbayani as Sonya De Guzman^[7]
• Faye Lorenzo as Jai^[7]
• Jenny Miller as Margaux Nova^[7]
• Rina Reyes as Jean Luna
• Saviour Ramos as Caloy Luna
• Bryan Benedict as Benson

Guest cast

• Bea Binene as younger Cindy^[8]
• Jake Vargas as younger Mark^[8]
• Kristoffer Martin as younger Onats
• Candy Pangilinan as younger Sonya
• Michael Rivero as Ernesto Luna

Episodes

The Fake Life episodes

No.	Title	Original release date
1[9]	"Ang Simula" (transl. the beginning)	June 6, 2022 (2022-06-06)
2[10]	"Reunited"	June 7, 2022 (2022-06-07)
3[11]	"Cindy's Love"	June 8, 2022 (2022-06-08)
4[12]	"Pag-amin" (transl. confessing)	June 9, 2022 (2022-06-09)
5[13]	"New Beginning"	June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)
6[14]	"Wrecked"	June 13, 2022 (2022-06-13)
7[15]	"First Love Encounter"	June 14, 2022 (2022-06-14)
8[16]	"Mark's Offer"	June 15, 2022 (2022-06-15)
9[17]	"Kasunduan" (transl. agreement)	June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16)
10[18]	"Closed Deal"	June 17, 2022 (2022-06-17)
11[19]	"Confession"	June 20, 2022 (2022-06-20)
12[20]	"Partnership"	June 21, 2022 (2022-06-21)
13[21]	"Onats vs. Mark"	June 22, 2022 (2022-06-22)
14[22]	"Harapan" (transl. confronting)	June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)
15[23]	"Suspetsa" (transl. suspicion)	June 24, 2022 (2022-06-24)
16[24]	"Business Breakup"	June 27, 2022 (2022-06-27)
17[25]	"Blackmail"	June 28, 2022 (2022-06-28)
18[26]	"Fake Separation"	June 29, 2022 (2022-06-29)
19[27]	"Confronting Cindy"	June 30, 2022 (2022-06-30)
20[28]	"Mga Panganib" (transl. dangers)	July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01)
21[29]	"Pagligtas" (transl. rescuing)	July 4, 2022 (2022-07-04)
22[30]	"Alagang Cindy" (transl. care of Cindy)	July 5, 2022 (2022-07-05)
23[31]	"Onats' Agony"	July 6, 2022 (2022-07-06)
24[32]	"The Search"	July 7, 2022 (2022-07-07)
25[33]	"Fake Father"	July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)
26[34]	"The Truth"	July 11, 2022 (2022-07-11)
27[35]	"Onats' Misery"	July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12)
28[36]	"Destroyed Family"	July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)
29[37]	"Sibling Solution"	July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)
30[38]	"Father by Heart"	July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)
31[39]	"Saving the Family"	July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18)
32[40]	"Begin Again"	July 19, 2022 (2022-07-19)
33[41]	"Giving Up"	July 20, 2022 (2022-07-20)
34[42]	"Cindy's Agony"	July 21, 2022 (2022-07-21)
35[43]	"Last Chance"	July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22)
36[44]	"Two Families"	July 26, 2022 (2022-07-26)
37[45]	"Mga Selosan" (transl. jealousies)	July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27)
38[46]	"Queen Bee Moves"	July 28, 2022 (2022-07-28)
39[47]	"Forgetting Onats"	July 29, 2022 (2022-07-29)
40[48]	"Buy Out"	August 1, 2022 (2022-08-01)
41[49]	"Pag-ibig at Galit" (transl. love and anger)	August 2, 2022 (2022-08-02)
42[50]	"Taking Advantage"	August 3, 2022 (2022-08-03)
43[51]	"Paghahanap" (transl. searching)	August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04)
44[52]	"Peter's Plan"	August 5, 2022 (2022-08-05)
45[53]	"As a Friend"	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
46[54]	"Bangungot" (transl. nightmare)	August 9, 2022 (2022-08-09)
47[55]	"Para kay Jaycie" (transl. for Jaycie)	August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10)
48[56]	"Truth Saves Life"	August 11, 2022 (2022-08-11)
49[57]	"Tunay na Ama" (transl. real dad)	August 12, 2022 (2022-08-12)
50[58]	"Mark's Demands"	August 15, 2022 (2022-08-15)
51[59]	"Lies After Lies"	August 16, 2022 (2022-08-16)
52[60]	"Agaw Atensyon" (transl. take attention)	August 17, 2022 (2022-08-17)
53[61]	"Wasak na Pamilya" (transl. broken family)	August 18, 2022 (2022-08-18)
54[62]	"Letting Go"	August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)
55[63]	"Pagkawasak" (transl. destruction)	August 22, 2022 (2022-08-22)
56[64]	"Isang Aksidente" (transl. one accident)	August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23)
57[65]	"Mama Sonya"	August 24, 2022 (2022-08-24)
58[66]	"Sinong May Sala?" (transl. who is the offender?)	August 25, 2022 (2022-08-25)
59[67]	"The Witness"	August 26, 2022 (2022-08-26)
60[68]	"Accusations"	August 29, 2022 (2022-08-29)
61[69]	"Forgiveness"	August 30, 2022 (2022-08-30)
62[70]	"Bagong Pamilya" (transl. new family)	August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31)
63[71]	"Rights of a Father"	September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
64[72]	"Ang Desisyon" (transl. the decision)	September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)
65[73]	"Pending Case"	September 5, 2022 (2022-09-05)
66[74]	"The Visitation"	September 6, 2022 (2022-09-06)
67[75]	"Apology"	September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07)
68[76]	"Kustodiya" (transl. custody)	September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)
69[77]	"Truth Prevails"	September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09)
70[78]	"Ang Salarin" (transl. the suspect)	September 12, 2022 (2022-09-12)
71[79]	"Consequences"	September 13, 2022 (2022-09-13)
72[80]	"Last Bonding"	September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)
73[81]	"Onats' Request"	September 15, 2022 (2022-09-15)
74[82]	"Cindy's Fault"	September 16, 2022 (2022-09-16)
75[83]	"Sick and Frail"	September 19, 2022 (2022-09-19)
76[84]	"Balakid" (transl. obstacle)	September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)
77[85]	"Don't Give Up"	September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)
78[86]	"Cindy's Decision"	September 22, 2022 (2022-09-22)
79[87]	"True Love"	September 23, 2022 (2022-09-23)

Production

Principal photography commenced in March 2022.^[88]

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of The Fake Life earned a 6% rating.^[89] The final episode scored a 9.1% rating.^[90]