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Almost Paradise | |
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Genre | Crime Drama |
Starring |
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Country of origin | United States Philippines |
Original languages | English Filipino |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers |
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Production locations | Cebu, Philippines |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Production company | Electric Entertainment |
Distributor | ABS-CBN Entertainment(Philippines) |
Release | |
Original network | WGN America (United States) |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | March 30 – June 1, 2020 |
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Website |
Almost Paradise is an American crime drama television series produced by Dean Devlin and Gary Rosen.[1] The series is the first American television series to be filmed entirely in the Philippines. It premiered March 30, 2020 on WGN America,[2] and will make its Philippine TV premiere in 2021 in Kapamilya Channel and A2Z Channel 11.[3]
Premise[edit]
Former DEA Agent Alex Walker, forced into retirement, moves to the Filipino island of Cebu. He purchases the hotel gift shop in the hopes of managing his stress and high blood pressure, but the wealthy and criminal element on the island keep drawing him back into law enforcement.
Cast[edit]
- Christian Kane as Alex Walker, a former DEA agent[4]
- Samantha Richelle as Detective Kai Mendoza[4]
- Arthur Acuña as Ernesto Almares, Kai's partner[4]
- Nonie Buencamino as Ike Ocampo, chief of the Cebu Police Department[4]
- Ces Quesada as Cory, the manager of the hotel[4]
- Sophia Reola as Rita[4]
Episodes[edit]
No. | Title [5] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [6] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 'Finding Mabuhay' | Marc Roskin | Dean Devlin & Gary Rosen | March 30, 2020 | 0.220[7] |
2 | 'It's Personal' | Marc Roskin | Dean Devlin | April 6, 2020 | 0.263[8] |
3 | 'Reef Eel Soup for the Soul' | Francis Dela Torre | Ty Freer & Nick Keetch | April 13, 2020 | 0.188[9] |
4 | 'Pistol Whip' | Dan Villegas | Calvin Sloan | April 20, 2020 | 0.226[10] |
5 | 'Unbecalming' | Milan Todorovic | Kerry Glover | April 27, 2020 | 0.207[11] |
6 | 'Rise of the Kalangay'[12] | Hannah Espia-Farbova | Sean Presant | May 4, 2020 | 0.198[13] |
7 | 'Uncle Danny'[12] | Francis Dela Torre | Gary Rosen | May 11, 2020 | 0.227[14] |
8 | 'Lone Wolf'[12] | Irene Emma Villamore | Ty Freer & Nick Keetch | May 18, 2020 | 0.259[15] |
9 | 'A Wedding to Die For' | Hannah Espia-Farbova | Calvin Sloan | May 25, 2020 | 0.210[16] |
10 | 'Something Walker This Way Comes' | Dean Devlin | Sean Presant | June 1, 2020 | 0.249[17] |
Production[edit]
Almost Paradise is the first American television series to be shot entirely in the Philippines.[18]
Dean mentioned in an interview on June 4, 2020 that WGN will not renew it for a second season, but has mentioned an unnamed streaming platform that's willing to help by letting all of the episodes be streamed online to gauge public response for another season.[19] On January 19, 2021 it was announced that series was streaming online on Amazon/IMDb's IMDb TV streaming service. All episodes of the show will be available on demand starting February 1.[20]
The show is distributed by Electric Entertainment in Europe, South America and the Middle East.[21]
Release[edit]
On January 19, 2020 the first trailer was released along with the announcement that the series would premiere on March 30, 2020.[2]
International Broadcast[edit]
- In 2021, broadcast partner ABS-CBN will release the series dubbed into Filipino in the network's Kapamilya Channel and A2Z Channel 11.[22]
References[edit]
- ^Petski, Denise (April 1, 2019). 'WGN America Acquires 'Almost Paradise' Drama Series From Electric Entertainment'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ abJacobs, Meredith (January 19, 2020). 'Christian Kane Is Trying to Avoid Stress in 'Almost Paradise' (VIDEO)'. TV Insider. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^''Together as One in 2021': Here are ABS-CBN's upcoming shows, offerings'. ABS-CBN News. December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ abcdefPederson, Erik (November 11, 2019). ''Almost Paradise': WGN America Drama Rounds Out Cast As Production Begins'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^'Almost Paradise – Episode Guide'. Zap2It. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^'Almost Paradise – Listings'. The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^Metcalf, Mitch (March 31, 2020). 'Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.30.2020'. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^Metcalf, Mitch (April 7, 2020). 'Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.6.2020'. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^Metcalf, Mitch (April 14, 2020). 'Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.13.2020'. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^Metcalf, Mitch (April 21, 2020). 'Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.20.2020'. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^Metcalf, Mitch (April 28, 2020). 'Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.27.2020'. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ abcGiordano, Michael; Canton, Maj. 'WGN America ALMOST PARADISE: Interview w Christian Kane, Samantha Richelle, Dean Devlin + Overview'. TV Tango. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^Metcalf, Mitch (May 5, 2020). 'Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.4.2020'. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^Metcalf, Mitch (May 11, 2020). 'Updated: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.11.2020 | Showbuzz Daily'. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^Metcalf, Mitch (May 19, 2020). 'Updated: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.18.2020 | Showbuzz Daily'. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^Metcalf, Mitch (May 25, 2020). 'UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals'. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^Metcalf, Mitch (June 1, 2020). 'Updated: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals'. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 30, 2020). ''Almost Paradise's Dean Devlin Goes Back To His Roots With First-Ever American TV Series Shot In The Philippines'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/almost-paradise-season-two-series-not-returning-to-wgn-america-but/
- ^'Amazon's AVOD streamer IMDb TV visits 'Almost Paradise' with Electric Entertainment'. TBI Vision. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^https://senalnews.com/en/content/electric-entertainment-reaches-global-deals-for-almost-paradise
- ^News, ABS-CBN (2020-12-21). ''Together as One in 2021': Here are ABS-CBN's upcoming shows, offerings'. ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
External links[edit]
- Almost Paradise at IMDb
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