Imortal


Imortal is a Philippine television drama produced by ABS-CBN starring John Lloyd Cruz and Angel Locsin. This series was aired from October 4, 2010 to April 29, 2011. It is the sequel to the 2008 fantasy series, Lobo.
The series is streaming online on YouTube.

Plot

Prequel

Imortal is a sequel to the 2008 ABS-CBN fantasy series, Lobo. The previous series also starred Angel Locsin and Piolo Pascual. However, Lobo story-wise only included werewolves without any reference to vampires. Locsin's character in Imortal is the daughter of her character in Lobo.

Synopsis

In 1572, a group of powerful beings arrived in the Philippine shores. Known as vampires, drinkers of human blood, their menace quickly spread throughout the land. But unknown to them, a powerful clan also lived in the islands, a group of beings who can transform themselves into powerful wolves - the Taong Lobos.
The Taong Lobos were the humans' protectors and together they formed an army to destroy the vampires. The blood drinkers were no match to the Taong Lobos. One by one, they fell. Those who survived were driven into hiding. What followed was peace among the humans and Taong Lobos, and the memory of the vampires started to fade. Around this time, the Taong Lobos dealt with a crisis of their own giving way to the events of the first series of this trilogy, Lobo.
Unbeknownst to them, the vampires were laying dormant for a reason – organizing and fortifying their numbers until they were ready. They hold a dangerous secret: a prophecy, foretelling an epic battle between vampires and the Taong Lobos that will ultimately decide the fate of their respective bloodlines. The battle shall be led by a powerful vampire and a powerful werewolf who are each other's nemesis and downfall. The vampires believe they have found their prophesied savior and are now preparing for the war to come. Meanwhile, the Taong Lobos have grown complacent and know nothing about the prophecy.
With the stage set for an epic battle, two individuals: Mateo and Lia find themselves drawn to each other. As they grow closer, they unknowingly awaken the powers that are lying dormant within them - the same powers that will inevitably tear them apart.

Episodes

Cast and characters

Main cast

CastCharacterSummary
Angel Locsin
Lia R. Ortega-Rodriguez

The main female protagonist of the series. The youngest daughter of Noah and Lyka. She is the chosen one of the werewolves. Her ability as a werewolf can burn vampires using her hands when touched. She has stronger powers than her mother Lyka who bestowed on her a special protection against vampires just before she died.
John Lloyd Cruz
Mateo Rodriguez

The main male protagonist of the series. The son of Roman, the vampire and Ceres, a mortal. He was the first known child born out of such a union. He was the only human child who lived with the vampire community in his first seven years. His father wanted to integrate him with the werewolf and mortal community, but his attempted peace talk with Lyka failed because he was double-crossed by Magnus. He was later adopted by Simon Teodoro and grew up in the Teodoro household with Lucas, Simon's natural child. He is the chosen one of the vampires as he is the strongest vampire. He was turned into a vampire after he died in a battle against werewolves. He loved Lia and together with her defeated the Magnus, Lucas and the Hybrid army.
Maricar Reyes
Samantha Imperial

Began as one of the minor antagonists of the series, then switched allegiance to Mateo and Lia and became one of their strongest allies, She is the adopted vampire daughter of Magnus Imperial. Her mother was bitten by Magnus while pregnant in a desperate attempt to sire the chosen vampire. Magnus raised her as the anointed “chosen one”, mistakenly believing Barang's prophecy that the savior would come from his lineage. Samantha grew up believing that she is the strongest vampire who would lead her clan in the battle against the werewolves and their Chosen One. She eventually learns that she is mistaken, and the "Chosen One" is revealed to be Mateo. Samantha falls in love with Mateo and fulfills the third part of the prophecy, "the bite of pure love", by turning a dying Mateo into a vampire to save his life. She joins Roman's community of righteous vampires, betraying her own father, Magnus. She becomes one of Mateo's and Lia's strongest allies. Lucas injures her in battle through his venom, and chooses to kill herself rather than become a hybrid.
Rico Blanco
Lucas Ungson Teodoro †

The main antagonist of the series. He is the son of Simon Teodoro and adoptive brother of Mateo. His mother is a fourth generation Ungson clan, one of the powerful clans of the Wayas. He became a hybrid after Magnus bit him. He built an army of Hybrids that threatened all vampires, humans and werewolves.

Supporting cast

Guest cast

Ratings

On March 7, 2011, it was moved to a later timeslot to give way to Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin. Because of this, the show's ratings dropped to an average of more than 20 million viewers nightly from having more than 30 million viewers.

Launch

Imortal was launched as part of the half-term show line-up by ABS-CBN, launched as part of the 60th Anniversary of Philippine Soap Opera. The production of the series started In 2010.

Promotion

DVD

The DVD series is internationally distributed to Volumes 1-13 containing all episodes.

Pangil: The teleserye-based RPG

Pangil is an online role-playing game created in relation to the television show and was released before the premiere of the series was launched. The role-playing game involves around the character of Samantha and players instruct her on her quest as she defeats the enemies. The locations on the game were also based on real locations in the Philippines such as Intramuros, Quiapo and Binondo.

The Hidden Chapters of Imortal: Anino't Panaginip

A series of webisodes were also released on the official website entitled Anino't Panaginip. It consists of 5 minute long episodes that were unreleased on television and was released every week as the series premieres. There are currently 24 webisodes.

Sequel

A sequel to the Moonstone series entitled La Luna Sangre, starring Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla and Richard Gutierrez premiered on June 19, 2017. The sequel series was first revealed at the company's trade launch on November 22, 2016.

Awards and nominations