Super D, a being from another planet who draws his power from a blue gem, is a superhero who saves the lives of many people, including a barangay captain named Dado, who was inspired by the heroism of Super D and dedicates his life in serving others. Dado's wife Belen has a son named Dodong, who considers Super D his idol during his childhood, and met Nicole and Tony with whom he befriended. Don Zulueta, a crime lord who knows about Super D's secret, used a woman to take Super D down. The superhero fell in love with the woman, without both of them knowing the crime lord's plan. Don Zulueta's criminal group manages to kill Super D, and to prove the superhero's death, the criminals led by his henchmen Fredo bombed a shopping mall, where Dado is among the casualties of the bombing. Dodong grew up as a hard-working man and ends up marrying Nicole. They have a family with their only son Dennis. One day, Dodong got involved into an accident at the construction site he was working in. Tony betrays Dodong by hiring a lawyer to arrest him and tries to take advantage of Nicole and Dennis for himself. Pablo, a graphic artist and trusted friend of the original Super D, comes to help Dodong become a real superhero, in order to save his son Dennis from a group of kidnappers. With Pablo's help, Dodong succeeds in finding the blue gem and transforms into the new Super D. After Super D defeats the kidnappers and rescues Dennis, Dodong will face the responsibilities of reuniting his own family and his duty as a superhero.
Cast and characters
Main cast
Dominic Ochoa as Rudolfo "Dodong" B. Aguilar / Super D
My Super D is a superhero fantasy drama directed by Frasco Mortiz and Lino Cayetano. The series is Cayetano's comeback project after his three-year break from directing. The concept behind My Super D according to the production staff is that "everyone can be a superhero regardless of physicality." According to Mortiz, My Super D is produced as a series "for all ages" citing that there are superhero-themed series aimed only for mature audience. Commenting on what constitutes a hero in context of the drama's production "When we say superhero, what instantly comes to mind is the conventional kind — strong and muscled body — but we must not forget that a superhero possesses a good heart, too, not just all muscles." He also remarked that there are action scenes yet these have very light treatment. Before the airing of pilot episode, Mortiz expressed his enthusiasm on the opportunity to teach values to children viewers through the show such as the importance of not forgetting to pray.
Casting
The drama marks the very first protagonist role for Dominic Ochoa after having played numerous supporting roles in teleseryes. The telenovela also includes Marco Masa who was best known for his lead role in the fantasy drama Nathaniel, and Bianca Manalo who was also known for her role as Tiffany in the romantic comedyOn the Wings of Love. Marvin Agustin and veteran actor Ronaldo Valdez also starred as the main antagonists. Meanwhile, Sylvia Sanchez plays a special role in this series before she eventually played her very first protagonist role in the afternoon telenovela The Greatest Love for which Nonie Buencamino was also part of.
Scheduling
My Super D was reported to replace Pasión de Amor on February 29, 2016, but was postponed because of We Will Survive and moved to summer season. The telenovela finally premiered on April 18, 2016 on a pre-primetime slot, replacing the Korean drama My Love Donna. In addition, the short-lived game showGame ng Bayan got cancelled on April 15, 2016 and thus We Will Survive moved to Kapamilya Gold afternoon block on April 18, 2016.
