Victor Magtanggol is a 2018 Philippine television drama action-fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is inspired by Norse mythology. Directed by Dominic Zapata, it stars Alden Richards in the title role. It premiered on July 30, 2018, on the network's Telebabad line up, replacing The Cure. The series concluded on November 16, 2018 with a total of 80 episodes. It was replaced by Cain at Abel in its timeslot. Originally titled as Mitho, it marked as the comeback show of Coney Reyes to the network after four years. The series is streaming online on YouTube.
Premise
Many gods, including Thor, will not survive the Ragnarök. Before Thor's death, he orders his son Magni to hide his weapon, the hammer Mjölnir, until there is someone right to inherit it. Magni goes to the world of mortals to wait for the new taker of Mjölnir. There he meets Victor Magtanggol, the one who must eventually learn to use Mjölnir to protect the world and his loved ones from Móði, Thor's son and Magni's brother, who is upset for not inheriting Mjölnir, and Loki who plans to spread chaos in the mortal world.
tasked writers to come up for a television series based on Norse mythology. Jules Katanyag, concept creator of Victor Magtanggol described what he and other writers came up as "best reflects the Filipino condition," which is that of uncertainty. The show is set in present-day Philippines, after several Norse deities including Thor died following Ragnarök, a series of catastrophic events in the Norse Mythology. Part of the series was also shot outside of the Philippines. The theme song "Superhero Mo," is a collaboration between Alden Richards and hip-hop group, Ex Battalion. The later composed the song. A lyric video for the song was released by GMA Music on May 28, 2018.
Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in Television Homes, the pilot episode of Victor Magtanggol earned a 12.4% rating. While the final episode scored an 11.1% rating. The series got its highest rating on August 1, 2018 with a 12.7% rating.
