Wansapanataym


Wansapanataym was a Philippine fantasy anthology produced and broadcast by ABS-CBN. It airs every Sunday nights. The series was aired from 1997 to 2005, then re-aired from 2006 to 2007 and from 2010 to 2019, the series was aired on ABS-CBN's Yes Weekend! primetime block with new episodes and remakes of past episodes. However, because of the 2020 Wuhan coronavirus pandemic in the Philippines, Wansapanatym returned on air every weekend until some time in 2020, temporarily replacing 24/7 and Home Sweetie Home until the franchise expired.

History

Wansapanataym was launched in 1997, having genre similarities with the ABS-CBN Foundation-produced education program Hiraya Manawari and the 1980s series Pinoy Fantasy. A film was also produced based on the show's genre, which starred Shaina Magdayao, Serena Dalrymple and Christopher de Leon.
Judy Ann Santos and the late Rico Yan graced the very first episode of Wansapanataym. In 2004, the show had two child characters and a magical book inside a chest in every prologue and epilogue of an episode.

1999 film

The movie adaptation of only one episode was made in 1999. The story is about an orphan named Anna who searched for her long-lost father. With the help of the guardian angel Barbiel, Anna was able to see her father for a moment.

Cast and characters

During the ABS-CBN Trade Launch In 2010, it was announced that Wansapanataym would return with new episodes. Unlike previous revivals, this one focuses on adaptations based on "komiks" in the first season. It premiered on September 11, 2010, with its first episode "Inday Bote" starring Melai Cantiveros-Francisco. The succeeding seasons will focus on the original format. The revival version initially aired on Saturday nights, but since 2014, Wansapanataym moved to Sunday nights again and onwards.
After 22 years of broadcast airing, Wansapanataym was ended. And starting Selfie Pa More Sasha No More replay on April 14, 2019.

WansapanaSummer

WansapanaSummer is a re-run of the past episodes from the revival version. It was aired every weekday mornings on the network's Umaganda morning block from 2013 to 2015.
The first run of WansapanaSummer began airing on April 29, 2013 every Mondays to Fridays at 10:15 AM, replacing Ohlala Couple. The highest rating was 18.3% on May 10, 2013. It ended on June 20, 2013.
In 2014, the series aired again on weekday mornings at 10:15 AM from March 17, 2014 until April 11, 2014, replacing Crazy Love.
In 2015, a re-run of My App #Boyfie was abruptly aired at 9:15 AM from April 13, 2015 until April 24, 2015, replacing Haikyu!! which had only aired five episodes.

Wansapanataym Classics

Wansapanataym Classics is a re-run of past episodes from the old, original version. It was aired on Jeepney TV and Yey! channel.

Theme song

The theme song was sung by Michelle Ayalde and Roselle Nava in the movie. It was composed by Homer Flores, with lyrics by Jose Bartolome. The song was used from 1997 until 2004. The theme song was changed in 2004 and is sung by Nyoy Volante until 2005; this version is also currently used in the revival.

Awards and recognitions

Revival series