Airing on a much wider medium.
In a teaser plug that was published on Monday, November 9, ABS-CBN officially announced three original series from its streaming platform iWant will be hitting broadcast television for the first time.
Leading the slate is the 2025 sports-themed drama series Love At First Spike, which is top-billed by Emilio Daez, Sean Tristan, and Reign Parani.
A story of romance, rivalry, and friendship, the series follows Uno (Emilio Daez), a suspended basketball varsity captain who is forced to join the volleyball team led by his former best friend, Jared (Sean Tristan), who secretly harbors feelings for him.
As Uno enters this new world, he meets Farah (Reign Parani), Jared’s cousin, sparking an even fiercer rivalry both on and off the court.
Directed by Ivan Andrew Payawal, also starring in the series are River Joseph Dylan Yturralde, Rain Celmar, Binsoy Namoca, Sky Quizon, Andi Abaya, Universe Ramos, Miggy Ruallo, Nick de Ocampo, Bong Gonzales, as well as Adrian Alandy, Meryll Soriano, Jude Hinumdum, Lance Reblando, Gio Alvarez, and Alwyn Uytingco.
Love At First Spike will air each weeknight at 9:30 pm starting November 30 (Monday) on ABS-CBN sa ALLTV2, TV5, A2Z, Kapamilya Channel, and Kapamilya Online Live.
Also part of the slate is the supernatural romantic-comedy series Ghosting, which is the first acting project for JM Ibarra and Fyang Smith after their Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11 stint.
Released in 2025, the series follows a feisty student (Fyang Smith) who will find retreat in her grandmother’s quiet provincial home after being ghosted, where she will fall for a mysterious probinsyano (JM)—who turns out to be a restless soul.
“What begins as a classic story of moving on transforms into an unforgettable romance that reaches beyond the boundaries of life and death,” the creators added.
The mini-series is under the direction of Theodore Boborol. The initial 10-episodes of the iWant original premiered in July and ran until September 2025, with a second part having been greenlit in October 2025.
Joining Fyang, JM in the cast are Vivoree, Zach Guerrero, Ruby Ruiz and Ces Quezada in the first part, while Benjie Paras, Hyubs Azarcon, Milo Elmido, Ants and Kim of ‘Spark Camps’ Season 3, and Kei Kurosawa are in the second part.
Last, but not least, is the workplace comedy series Nurse The Dead, which holds the distinction of being the first Filipino series to be shot in Hollywood.
Helmed by award-winning Filipino-American filmmaker and screenwriter Mark Labella, the show is led Fil-Am actress-host Jelynn Sophia Malone, Anthony Jennings, Princess Punzalan, Ruby Rodriguez, Gigette Reyes, and Tootsie Guevara.
Nurse The Dead premiered on iWant last June and according to iWant, the series revolves around Noa Reyes (Jelynn), a hardworking Filipina nurse who juggles the pressures of her job and personal life while keeping a unique ability to interact with the dead roaming around their facility.
“Beyond its themes of light-hearted comedy and supernatural phenomena, the series also sheds light on the real-life experiences of Filipino nurses abroad, inspired by the sacrifices of the showrunner’s mother, who works as a nursing professional in the US,” it added.
At present, the premiere dates for Ghosting and Nurse The Dead are expected to be announced separately.
