The Better Half (TV series)
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The Better Half titlecard
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| Genre |
Melodrama Romance Suspense Psycho-thriller |
| Created by | Mel Mendoza-Del Rosario |
| Developed by | Ginny Monteagudo-Ocampo |
| Written by | Jimuel Dela Cruz Jaymar Castro Kay Conlu-Brondial Zoilo Barrel Mary Rose Colindres |
| Directed by | Jeffrey Jeturian, Topel Lee |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme |
Hanggang by Erik Santos & Morissette Amon |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) |
Filipino English |
| No. of episodes | 43 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sharleen Roanne Tan |
| Producer(s) | Grace Ann Bodegon-Casimsiman |
| Location(s) | Manila, Philippines |
| Cinematography | Neil Daza |
| Editor(s) | Joy Buenaventura |
| Running time | 30-45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | G.M.O. Unit |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABS-CBN |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | February 13, 2017 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
The Legal Wife Tubig at Langis Two Wives A Love to Last |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Better Half is a 2017 Philippine drama television series directed by Jeffrey Jeturian, starring Shaina Magdayao, Carlo Aquino, Denise Laurel, JC de Vera. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Gold afternoon block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel on February 13, 2017, succeeding the two year run teleserye, Doble Kara.
Camille (Shaina Magdayao) is happily married to Marco (Carlo Aquino). Meanwhile, Bianca (Denise Laurel), Marco's childhood friend, is secretly in-love with him. She begged Marco to marry her, but Marco kept his loyalty to Camille.
After the marriage, Marco was set to go to Dubai. Unfortunately, the plane crashed. Bianca, didn't stop her search for Marco until she found him laying on an island. She hid Marco and took advantage of his amnesia. She pretended to be Marco's wife. Meanwhile, Camille met Rafael (JC de Vera) the two unexpectedly fell in love and were set to be wed.
Months after, Bianca's greatest fear came. Marco is slowly remembering his true love, Camille. Bianca, in eagerness to keep Marco with her, imitates Camille based on Marco's dream. Until Marco decided to find Camille to talk to her. Following this, Bianca was revealed to be pregnant.
Marco, chose to go with Bianca to America. They soon got married, as well as Camille and Rafael. Bianca soon gave birth to a baby girl named Julia and promised herself that she will do everything and anything so that Marco will not remember Camille and their past. Bianca soon faces a trial where she learns that her father has a heart attack and the only way to say their drowning company is for her to meet up with Rafael and sign a deal. But one unfateful day, when Marco is going to surprise Bianca at the signing of their companies (Rafael and Camile's) company, Camille and Marco see each other. But Marco does not recognize Camille because of his amnesia.
The Better Half was not really planned to premiere on February 13, 2017. However, in a last minute change, the management decided to air the series immediately and released a full trailer on February 8, 2017, five days before the pilot episode. This became the official successor of Doble Kara instead of Wildflower. While the management decided to put Wildflower on the pre-Primetime Bida slot.
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