Top 250 Tv Shows Like The Hopeful Romantic

Follow the exploits of various guests and employees at an exclusive tropical resort over the span of a week as with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, the hotel’s cheerful employees and the idyllic locale itself.

Follow crew members living and working aboard a 150’ mega-yacht as it undertakes a charter season in the Mediterranean. Providing unparalleled service to wealthy and uncompromising guests is made even more difficult as the team faces everything from love triangles to seeing fellow crew members shockingly cross the line with guests.

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.

The series centers on four Latina maids working in the homes of Beverly Hills’ wealthiest and most powerful families, and a newcomer who made it personal after a maid was murdered and determined to uncover the truth behind her demise, and in the process become an ally in their lives.

Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on Arthur Hailey's 1965 novel of the same name, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling and set in the elegant and fictitious St. Gregory Hotel in San Francisco. Establishing shots of the hotel were filmed in front of The Fairmont San Francisco atop the Nob Hill neighborhood. Episodes followed the activities of passing guests, as well as the personal and professional lives of the hotel staff.

Mavis navigates life without her dad, Dracula, around and discovers one of the few common human and monster truths: being a teenager bites.

Working from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles. He soon puts this ability to the use of solving impossible crimes and mysterious murders.

A stunning cast engages in the ultimate game of love, as they land in a sunshine paradise in search of passion and romance. Each of the glamorous members of the public will live like celebrities in a luxury villa, but in order to stay there, they will not only have to win over the hearts of each other, but also the hearts of the public.

The Magicians was a British family entertainment television show, first broadcast throughout January 2011 on BBC One. The show features magicians performing a number of magic tricks with guest celebrities, to decide which pair will face a forfeit trick at the end of the episode. In the first series, this was decided through audience participation, however, for the second series, a phone vote was introduced. The first series was hosted by Lenny Henry, and featured magicians Luis de Matos, Barry and Stuart and Chris Korn. At the end of series 1, Luis de Matos was deemed series champion.

Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic residential treatment center. Over 40 and single, she is sharp tongued and hard as nails. In her profession, she is considered one of the boys, having shattered many glass ceilings encountered during her career. Dominating the FYI news magazine, she is portrayed as one of America's hardest-hitting (though not the warmest or more sympathetic) media personalities.

Paradise Hotel is an American reality television program. In the show, a group of singles live in a luxurious hotel resort, competing to see who can stay in the hotel the longest. Each week, the contestants pair off into couples, and must share a hotel room together. One person is left over, and he or she must either pair up in the following episode, or leave the hotel to be replaced by a new contestant. The format was created by Mentorn, a British production company, which has produced various versions of the show around the world.

Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.

When rent is not paid on a storage locker for three months in California, the contents can be sold by an auctioneer as a single lot of items in the form of a cash-only auction. The show follows professional buyers who purchase the contents based only on a five-minute inspection of what they can see from the door when it is open. The goal is to turn a profit on the merchandise.

Meet Zack and Cody, 11 year-old identical twins and the newest residents of Boston's swanky Tipton Hotel. Living in a suite with their mom Carey, the boys treat the Tipton like their own personal playground.

Zack and Cody Martin are aboard the SS Tipton, a luxury passenger cruise liner owned by London's father. The ship cruises the world with tourists and students who attend classes at Seven Seas High, the one high school that London's dad thinks will make his daughter a better student. While out at sea, Zack and Cody still have their compass pointed towards mischief, and London learns to live a "fabu-less" lifestyle, including sharing a small room with Bailey, a country girl from Kansas.

Three amateur artists are given four hours to paint, in watercolour, the same scene or landscape, often with widely different interpretations. At the end of the four hours, the guest professional artist for the week judged the paintings and selected the winner, who would then appear in a regional final, and if successful would compete in the end of series final.

A new caretaker moves with his family into the mysterious Overlook Hotel for the winter.

Head of the Class is an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program at the fictional Monroe High School in Manhattan, and their history teacher Charlie Moore. The program was ostensibly a vehicle for Hesseman, best known for his role as radio DJ Dr. Johnny Fever in the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. Hesseman left Head of the Class in 1990 and was replaced by Billy Connolly as teacher Billy MacGregor for the final season. After the series ended, Connolly appeared in a short-lived spin-off titled Billy. The series was created and executive produced by Rich Eustis and Michael Elias. Rich Eustis had previously worked as a New York City substitute teacher while hoping to become an actor.

Recognized as the longest and most award-winning drama anthology in the country, Charo Santos-Concio narrates real-life stories of people with well-crafted storylines, excellent performances by its actors, and topnotch production details.

Hotel Erotica is a Softcore porn anthology television show that is broadcast on the Cinemax cable television channel during its Skinemax late-night block. It is also broadcast in the after hours timeslot on The Movie Network. The show format usually involved the hotel's proprietor reading a letter from a former guest talking about their adventure at the hotel. The episode would then be a flashback of the guest coming to the hotel and falling in love with someone. The hotel proprietor was initially Cloe Wilson in the first season. In the second season it was Jenny. In the next season, the show was relaunched as Hotel Erotica Cabo which followed a similar format. Many notable softcore and hardcore porn stars appeared on the show, such as Beverly Lynne, Monique Parent, Angela Davies, Jenna Jameson, Ron Jeremy, and former WWE Diva Candice Michelle.

Lobo is Philippine supernatural–fantasy horror TV series produced by ABS-CBN that premiered January 28, 2008 and ran through July 2008. It was top billed by Piolo Pascual with Angel Locsin and was the most expensive teleserye made by ABS-CBN.

Two passengers meet in reception at Gatwick airport. Although unknown to each other, they find they are on the same flight and staying in the same hotel. Two characters as different as chalk and cheese have a series of misadventures on holiday in Spain.

Illusionists Penn & Teller throw down the gauntlet to aspiring magicians to perform their most mystifying trick - and fool Penn and Teller. Penn & Teller have no prior knowledge of either the performers or the planned trick. They sit in the audience just like everyone else, watching every move the guest magicians make. If any illusionist fools the professionals, they win a five star trip to Las Vegas to perform as the opening act in Penn & Teller's world famous show at the Rio Hotel & Casino.

Let's Stay Together is an American romantic comedy television series created by Jacque Edmonds Cofer. It premiered on BET on January 11, 2011. The title of the series refers to the Al Green landmark 1972 song of the same name. The series premiere drew 4.4 million viewers. Initially, Soul Food star Malinda Williams was cast in the lead role of Stacy. For undisclosed reasons, she was recast with Nadine Ellis. On April 20, 2013, BET announced that the series was renewed for a second season which aired 22 episodes starting in January 2012. For its second season, Erica Hubbard appeared infrequently due to her pregnancy. New cast member Kyla Pratt joined the cast portraying Crystal, Charles and Kita's cousin. At the 2012 BET Upfront on April 13, 2012, it was revealed that the show has been renewed for a third season. The third season premiered on March 26, 2013. In April 2013, BET Networks announced the show had been renewed for a fourth season that will premiere in early 2014.

The Glee Project finds and trains a group of twelve extraordinarily talented performers who compete against one another to win a guest starring role on “Glee". From thousands of entries, and an exhaustive nationwide and online talent search, the series uncovers a unique group of artists from both professional and amateur backgrounds proving every underdog has a fighting chance at stardom.

The Grand is a British television drama series first broadcast on ITV in 1997–1998. It was written by Russell T Davies and set in a hotel in Manchester in the 1920s. There are two series: eight episodes in the first series were broadcast from 4 April 1997 to 23 May 1997 and ten in the second series from 30 January 1998 to 3 April 1998. All 18 episodes were written by Russell T Davies. The cast included Susan Hampshire, Julia St. John, Tim Healy, Michael Siberry, Stephen Moyer and Mark McGann. The two series were novelised by Catrin Collier, under the pen name Katherine Hardy.

An irreverent look at parenthood through the point of view of an acerbic working mother, along with her stay-at-home husband and opinionated parents.

Single Ladies is an American comedy-drama television series on VH1 that debuted on May 30, 2011, as a two-hour television film. Created by Stacy A. Littlejohn and produced by Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit Entertainment, the series chronicles the lives of three friends — Val, Keisha and April — and their relationships.

A talented but self-absorbed surgeon starts questioning his purpose in life when he is visited by the spirit of his deceased ex-wife.

Chef Gordon Ramsay, along with a team of hospitality experts, travels the country applying his high standards to struggling hotels, motels, and bed and breakfasts in an effort to get the owners and staff to turn their establishments around. Ramsay's signature no-holds-barred style will make it clear to those he coaches that there is no place for dirty rooms or incompetent staff if one hopes to remain in business.

From race cars to luxury cars, from foreign elegance to domestic muscle, Great Cars offers an in-depth look at the world's fastest, most expensive, most exciting and most unusual automobiles, along with the people who loved and created them.

Welcome to this (nearly) world-class hotel run by (incompetent) Muppets. They are joined by Elmo and the Cookie Monster (guest reader on Bedtime Stories) who has landed his dream job as a waiter.

This four-part series takes an in-depth look at the workings of some of Scotland's most magnificent country estates through the eyes of the current owners, the ghillies, the gardeners and the housekeepers, not forgetting the paying guests who frequent these stunning country estates. The programs, filmed entirely in Scotland, tell the fascinating stories behind these magnificent buildings.

Doug Henning's World of Magic was the first of seven annual prime-time television specials starring magician Doug Henning, which aired live on NBC Friday, December 26, 1975. Bill Cosby was the show's special guest, along with Gene Kelly (who introduced the special) and musical guest Lori Lieberman.

This is the story of Xander, the rebellious and irresponsible unico hijo of a hotel magnate, and the feisty and hardworking Strawberry Jam Queen of La Trinidad, Benguet, Agnes. Xander and Agnes’ extraordinary relationship starts after an intoxicated Xander crash lands his parachute into a strawberry truck. To teach him a lesson, his parents made him pay for the damages he caused by making him work at the strawberry farm under the guidance of Agnes and other strawberry farmers.

Photographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and movies, and other celebrities (great skateboarders, for example), to discuss their development before fame, their passions beyond their careers, and gives them a space to open up about their insight into their business and their own abilities. Filmed in black and white, with a few deep cushion chairs and sparse set, the show relies on Sam's ability to relate to the guests and their will to speak freely with him.

A love story between a young girl wishing to become a professional model and a rich boy who works in a fashion house and falls in love with her.

Golfer Jesper Parnevik and his family welcome celebrity guests to stay at their mansion in Florida for a few days.

A young Filipina woman agrees to marry an American citizen so she can stay in the US and fulfill her American dream, leading to unexpected results.

Pinang is a simple barrio girl from the Philippines who dreams of working abroad. Her lovelife has taken a back seat to providing a better life for her family. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away is Phil, a Brazilian playboy living in Singapore, who has broken too many women’s hearts. Phil’s search for his nanny takes him to a fateful trip to the Philippines where he unexpectedly finds true love instead. When Pinang and Phil cross paths, a collision of cultures ensues – different languages, different backgrounds, and different perspectives. One has conservative Filipino values while the other is as liberated as can be. An unlikely friendship blossoms between them and as they start to unpeel each other’s layers, secrets from the past are also revealed. They soon realize that their lives are actually more entwined than they can imagine. In the end, will the language of love speak to their hearts?

Destiny intertwines the lives of a rich Italian bella and a poor, hardworking Manila boy who are both in search of their true identity.

A modern reimagination of the classic game show. In each round, a celebrity panel will be presented with three people who all claim to be the same person with the same incredible talent, job or achievement. One is sworn to tell the truth while the others are not.

In $100,000 Pyramid, contestants are in teams of two. The goal of the game is to help your partner guess an answer, by listing items that would be included in said answer, or synonymous. For instance, if the answer is “Things That Bounce”, clues would be “Po-Go Sticks”, “Kangaroos”, “Basketballs”, etc. To add to the challenge, the contestant who is giving the clues has their hands strapped to their chair, so they’re unable to gesture in order to help the guessing process.

In a pioneering series that reveals the inner workings of the legal system, a fictional murder case is tried in a real court, by eminent legal professionals and a jury of 12 members of the public.

Not long after the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles opened in 1924, a guest committed suicide in one of its rooms, beginning a decades-long string of murders, suicides or otherwise unexplained ...

Rich kids ditch their fast cars, five-star hotels and endless shopping trips to share a home with families living on the breadline. During their stay, they will experience the shock of seeing what life is like below the poverty line.

An anthology series set inside a single suite of a fictional Los Angeles hotel. Each episode tells a standalone story from a different genre, writer and director that focuses on the relationship between two characters.

From the creative team behind Anyone But Me, a comedy series about five modern professional women balancing life, career and book club.

Two Quebec personalities candidly discuss the “firsts” that have marked their professional lives and shaped who they are both on and off camera. Our guests will also experience other unique “firsts” on the show. Emotions will run high as guests share personal secrets, reunite with long-lost friends, watch surprise variety numbers.

The Rich and The Ruthless, the only black owned daytime drama, is operated by tight fisted, debonair, self-made, Augustus Barringer. When greedy studio executives tell him the show is getting booted off the sound stages after 20 years, he is ready to fight back to stay on the air, even if it means filming his quirky soap opera out of his sleek Hollywood mansion or moving the company to Jamaica!

Pursued by intergalactic bounty hunters, the Critters return to Earth on a secret mission and encounter lovelorn high-schooler Christopher, his crush Dana, his best friend Charlie, and his mom Veronica, whose past will come back to bite them—literally.

The Mystery Inc. gang solve bigger mysteries while also encountering many memorable celebrities.

Joe Lycett, famed for his epic battles with petty officials and dodgy scammers, fights for the consumer rights of the Great British public in this series. With the help of his assistant Mark Silcox, a weekly celebrity guest, and some daring hidden camera investigations, Joe campaigns on behalf of viewers who've been wronged by big corporations, caught out by small print, and hoodwinked by fraudsters. From dishing the dirt on unhygienic takeaways and battling with big banks, to pulling back the covers on sub-par hotel rooms, and taking low budget airlines for a bumpy ride, Joe is determined in his quest for consumer justice.

Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional wrestling.

Keith Lemon takes the chat show out of the studio and onto the high street. Keith and his celebrity guests hit the shops as we delve into the shopping habits of the rich and famous, whilst having a good old gossip.

A group of singles check in to an exclusive tropical resort. Each week, one of the residents are voted off to make room for a new guest. Viewers play along at home, using social media to try and influence what happens on screen, including helping to decide who stays and who goes.

Based on the original Korean series of the same name, It's an epic love story between a Special Forces captain and a doctor which tracks both their personal and professional struggles, while exploring issues about the value of life as they face battles disasters, and other dangers.

First person testimony accounts of those who have dared to stay or work at hotels that are cursed and troubled by paranormal activity.

An anthology of nine different episodes dealing with queer relationships during one of the longest lock-downs in the world in Manila.

Unable to travel due to the global pandemic, Josh Gates stays at home and interviews guests pertinent to the topic of the evening.

A traumatic head injury leaves Sophie with extreme memory loss. In her quest to put the pieces of her life back together—with help from her husband and friends—Sophie begins to question the truth behind her picture-perfect life.

Two young men, alone for the holidays for different reasons, gravitate towards each other on the day before Christmas after a conversation through the Blued app.

The notorious Cecil Hotel grows in infamy when guest Elisa Lam vanishes. A dive into crime's darkest places.

A coming-of-age story that tackles what the young and the young at heart must be brave enough to fight for: family, friendship, and love.

In Manila, where dark supernatural forces pervade the criminal underworld, it’s up to Alexandra Trese to keep the peace — but there’s a storm brewing.

Five millennials come to terms with their careers and identities while encountering the hilarity, absurdity, and humanity of living in Metro Manila during the 2016 global paradigm shift.

Explores the world's most notorious and prolific cults Children of God, through the stories of three British women who escaped its clutches.

Rounin is a 2007 Filipino primetime TV series produced and aired by ABS-CBN. It is a fantasy and martial arts series shown in Philippine TV and is said to be one of the most expensive locally-produced TV series aired in the Philippines. It is also the first Filipino series shot using high-definition video technology. The series is line produced by Reality Films while Larger Than Life Productions is handling post, visual effects, VFX supervision, mastering and grading. The series is shot using Panasonic’s HDP2 technology. The series ended after one season due to failure to do well in the ratings game.

NEXT STOP is an anthology comedy series that chronicles the lives of Black Torontonians struggling to stay afloat and sane in the sprawling city. Energetically paced and richly visual, the show charts a course through chaotic, surreal, and hilarious vignettes of Toronto 'yutes' confronting the challenges of life in a competitive, expensive, and rapidly changing city.

After assuming the role of first lady of the Philippines, Melody must rise to her new responsibilities while learning to stay true to herself.

Following a hilarious and uncanny encounter, two live streamer musicians go on a riotous journey where they learn a thing or two about friendship, family, and falling in love.

The den is finally open! The “Drag Lord” Manila Luzon, together with her “drag dealer” Nicole Cordovez, and “drag runner” Sassa Gurl welcome the eight aspiring queens as they embark on an eight-week dragventurous competition showcasing their wit, talent and beauty to become the first Pinoy drag supreme.

To exact vengeance, a young woman infiltrates the household of an influential family as a housemaid to expose their dirty secrets. However, love will get in the way of her revenge plot.

A Philippine seasonal anthology TV adaptations of the popular Filipino Wattpad web novels. Produced by GMA Network in partnership with Wattpad Webtoon Studios.

A young man rises to be one of the biggest outlaws in the neighborhood while he navigates his way in life to survive in Quiapo. Hoping to earn the affection of his parents, his feat draws him closer to the truth about his identity.

For Filipino filmmaker Andre Lee, winning the Grand Jury Award at a film festival in Los Angeles for a short film he directed, wrote, and produced is the realization of his dreams. He is ready to go back home to his family and friends in the Philippines to celebrate his triumph. But on his last night in LA, he, unfortunately, falls victim to a “professional scammer”. Andre promises to himself that he will not go home until he finds the swindler who took all his money. As he looks for a cheap room where he could stay for a few weeks, he unexpectedly meets Joshua Santos, a hardworking and uptight Korean immigrant who owns a studio unit. As they start to share a small room together, Joshua willingly shares with Andre some tricks and tips for making it in Los Angeles.

One deal will change their lives. Rookies battle to become luxury real estate's next big thing. They only get paid if they make a sale - who'll hack it in the high-end hustle?

Julia Barretto stars with Ella Cruz, Awra Briguela and Andrea Babierra as they play four teens trying to make it through senior high while facing love and life problems. Produced by renowned duo, writer-directors Antoinette Jadaone and Dan Villegas.

Gem and Crystal are assigned to work in a special law enforcement operation. They are entrusted with the recovery of precious, pre-colonial jewelry which is believed to have belonged to the legendary and mythical Queen Urduja of the 1300s. In order to defeat a nemesis that they never imagined to be so closely linked to both of them, Gem and Crystal must deal with personality problems as well as the astonishing realization that they may be long-lost half-sisters and gifted descendants of Urduja herself.

A young man gets entangled in a kidnap-for-ransom situation. He offers the kidnappers all his hard-earned money to save the victim, believing that her wealthy Filipino-Chinese family could easily repay him, or so he thought.

Palos is a Philippine primetime action and drama television series of ABS-CBN. The series debuted on January 28, 2008, as part of the network's Primetime Bida line-up. The series is loosely based on the classic Filipino comics and film character of the same name Palos, which means Eel in Tagalog. In the original comics, Palos was a professional thief who possessed acrobatic skills, and who was adept in the fighting arts.

Sophie Cepeda is a teenager who struggles after both her parents died. Sophie blamed God for the loss of her loved ones, until God himself appears to Sophie in different forms to enlighten the latter on the obstacles she is facing.

AJ Johnson encourages her clients to live their best lives by examining the hard truths that have kept them stuck in unhealthy situations. In collaboration with trained mental health professionals, AJ Johnson uses her natural instinct of nurturing people's suffering to exude positivity in a genuine effort to improve people's lives. Clients are aided in doing the work that will improve their lives, whether looking for love, looking to overcome insecurities or looking to figure out their next big step.

A story of two strangers meeting at the most unlikely place and sharing an important moment, not knowing that they will soon be brought again by fate, fall in love, and challenged by the very different worlds they live in.

Cynthia, a hopeful young woman filled with dreams and love for the people around her. Currently working as a nurse to sustain the needs of her poor but happy family, she has not given up on her greatest dream: to rebuild their family panaderia burnt to ashes in a fire incident years ago. In an unfortunate event, Cynthia is suddenly laid off from her job. This leads her to take on a new gig, a homecare nurse for a grumpy old lady. As she navigates a new job, challenges come along the way. Confused, Cynthia finds support from her family and a stranger named Franco.

A Saturday evening magic show which ran from 1990 to 1992. Linda Lusardi starred with the host and was replaced by various guest stars for the third and final season. Each episode featured a number of close-up tricks and comedy sketches, before closing with a large scale illusion.

Simula sa Gitna is a comedy-drama series that follows the (after)life of souls working as custodians of Middle and guardians to newly deceased people.

Miguel, a young teen from the province was invited by her sister Gabby to go to Manila, only to find out that she already went to Paris as a prize from a game called High. In Manila, he meets Mariel, her sister's neighbor and persuaded him to join High only to discover that Gabby never left for Paris and was kidnapped by a dark web syndicate which is behind the underground game. With his discovery, Miguel was determined to find out where Gabby is. Can Miguel find and save Gabby from danger?

The story revolves around lovers Yna Macaspac and Angelo Buenavista. Unbeknownst to them, their love story started 20 years earlier between Amor de Jesús and Eduardo Buenavista. Unfortunately, Amor and Eduardo's love will be destroyed because of greed, ambition, and lies. Amor returns to the Philippines as Amor Powers and vows revenge on the Buenavista family which will hurt her biological daughter, Yna, in the process. Meanwhile, Madam Claudia, Angelo's mother, will do anything to destroy Yna and Angelo's relationship and make Yna's life a nightmare.

Takumi, a gifted chef, just landed a new job. He works at the Astro Manor apartment building that offers breakfast, and there he encounters the beautiful landlady—Mira. It’s love at first sight, and he hopes to charm her, but the quirky tenants and bizarre phenomena don’t make it easy. He even learns by pure chance that Mira is secretly an alien! Will their love survive these unearthly oddities?

There's a murder at the elegant hotel where Miss Marple is staying and international adventurer Bess Sedgwick is the prime suspect.

Asian Treasures is an action-adventure Philippine drama aired and produced by GMA Network starred by Angel Locsin and Robin Padilla, and was directed by Eric Quizon. This show is all about Asian History. It was the first Philippine drama shot in multiple countries such as Mongolia, Thailand and China. Its pilot episode, which garnered a 41.8% rating, aired on January 15, 2007. It was the most expensive TV series ever produced in the Philippine television costing more than 140 million pesos, roughly 3.1 million dollars, but is now outbeated by Amaya as the most expensive series ever.

Juan dela Cruz is a 2013 Philippine television drama directed by Malu Sevilla. It stars Coco Martin as Juan dela Cruz, a half-tagabantay and half-aswang who falls in love with Rosario. It is the second television drama in the Philippines made by ABS-CBN to be filmed and broadcast in high definition. The series premiered on ABS-CBN and worldwide on TFC on February 4, 2013 replacing Princess and I.

Pintada is a Philippine daytime television drama that is aired locally via the Philippine's biggest media conglomerate, ABS-CBN and worldwide via The Filipino Channel replacing the now defunct PHR series entitled Hiyas on its Kapamilya Gold timeslot Pintada is the 16th installment of the Precious Hearts Romances series, and is topbilled by Denise Laurel and Martin del Rosario. The series is based on the Filipino romance pocket book Green Meadows by Arielle.

Master storyteller Ricky Lee brings his scriptwriting manual Trip To Quiapo to life. The masterclass-narrative series combines lessons on storytelling with valuable life lessons through an actual workshop led by the acclaimed Filipino writer himself.

Emily is a woman in her early 40s who finds out that her husband has been having an affair. When her father dies and she is asked to bring his beloved car back to Cagayan to be given to an old family friend, Emily takes the 400-mile drive from Manila to Cagayan alone. It is during this long and lonely drive that she is faced with the truth about the real situation of her family. In this vulnerable moment, she meets Vince, a young man in his 20s and the next thing she knows, she is in a hotel room with him having a one-night stand. Now Emily finds herself in an unexpected crossroad – to stay miserable where she is or to be brave and choose the uncertain future.

The battle starts during the Spanish era when Apo Abukay (Gardo Versoza) wants to gain power as he plans to dominate the world. He then failed to fulfill his plans after Conde Vergonze killed him. After his death, his cursed soul remains. Many years later, during the 1980s, Karag-ayan Amelia (Lorna Tolentino) and the Binhi-lan Rodolfo (Jestoni Alarcon) fall in love with each other. Amelia gives birth to twin boys. The two are raised separately, not knowing that the other exists. Miguel (the son of light) is kind, good-hearted and lives a modest life; the other, Amante (the seed of darkness) is raised with hate and rage, but with riches and power.

5 years ago, Elliot came home to find his soulmate Peter had vanished—with nothing left behind but his finger in a puddle of blood. Still living with Peter's twin Jess, they don't know if he ran away, was kidnapped or worse. Elliot tries moving on, and after a magical date with wonderful Will, that seems possible. But when shit hits the fan, Elliot and Jess know they need to find out the truth.