Spirits (TV series)


Spirits is a Philippine television program that was released by ABS-CBN. It aired from December 6, 2004 to May 6, 2005. It was also aired on Wednesdays at 9:45pm on Jeepney TV. It is about eight kids who find out one day that they have special abilities that normal humans don't have. They received their powers when a strange epidemic hit their hometown. The kids' names are Red, Lloyd, Maya, Liz, Jessie, Thor, Nato, and Gabby.
Intended to be a prequel to director Chito S. Roño's Spirit Warriors films, Spirits is hailed to be the first-ever Philippine teleserye to combine teen adventure with supernatural themes. It is also Roño's television debut, even though he is already a big name in film directing.

The Epidemic

One day, the kids' hometown was hit by an unknown supernatural epidemic. The strange thing about it was that the sickness only affected kids. About a week after the sickness hit, almost every toddler and kid in town was affected. The town hospital was full of kids. One night, the evening sky started to change colors. It started to look like a mix of pink, red, and purple. A few hours after the sky changed, a pregnant lady was taken to the hospital. What she did not know is that the baby that she was carrying was an alien. An unknown man did know about the alien, and he went to the hospital to kill it which meant that he would have to kill the lady too. The man entered the emergency room. but he was too late. The alien was born and just as he entered the room, the alien released a bright light in the hospital and it killed almost all the children that were in the hospital. The only ones who survived were the eight kids and the adults.

Mortals, Immortal and Elementals

The story tells that the world was composed by three different groups. Mortal, Immortals, Elementals.

Mortals

Mortals are the group of simple people. Some have powers.
List of Mortals in the Story:
Immortal are creatures that cannot die.
Elementals are those who are supernatural and enchanted creatures.
Mga Taong Araw – Red and Lloyd meet them when they were travelling to save Gabby in the World of Elementals. Taong Araws works and give fun to Prinsipe Dumala.
Mga Diwata – They helped Red, Lloyd and Jessie to go to the World of Elementals.
Mga Mangkukulam
The show re-aired on Studio 23 in 2005 and on the Kapamilya Channel in 2007.

Reception

The drama received mixed reviews from TV viewers and critics. Its highest rating was 37.4%, the lowest was 20.5% and an average of 24.9% in the Mega Manila ratings as the Nationwide ratings were still occasional and not yet available daily.

Reboot

A reboot directed by Topel Lee and produced by GMO Entertainment Unit titled Spirits: Reawaken was announced for ABS-CBN's iWant streaming service. It will be set in the 90s and follows six teenagers with supernatural powers as they protect Earth from an alien invasion.
Spirits: Reawaken stars Grae Fernandez as Red, Jairus Aquino as Jesse, Bugoy Cariño as Nato, Kira Balinger as Maya, Chantal Videla as Gabbie and Patrick Quiroz as Lloyd. The series began streaming on November 17, 2018.