My Guardian Alien

My Guardian Alien
An image of Marian Rivera, Raphael Landicho and Gabby Concepcion. The series title is displayed on the upper side of the image.
Title card
GenreScience fiction drama
Created by
Written by
  • Anna Aleta-Nadela
  • Geng Delgado
  • Onay Sales-Camero
Directed byZig Madamba Dulay
Creative directorAloy Adlawan
StarringMarian Rivera
Theme music composerNatasha L. Corroes
Opening theme"Nagbago ang Daigdig" by Zephanie Dimaranan
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageTagalog
No. of episodes65
Production
Executive producerRosie Lyn M. Atienza
CinematographyMiguel Antonio Cruz
Editors
  • Florenz Matthew Amisola
  • Noel Mauricio
  • Vincent Valenzuela
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time23–38 minutes
Production companyGMA Entertainment Group
Original release
NetworkGMA Network
ReleaseApril 1 (2024-04-01) –
June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28)

My Guardian Alien is a 2024 Philippine television drama science fiction series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Zig Madamba Dulay, it stars Marian Rivera in the title role. It premiered on April 1, 2024 on the network's Prime line up replacing Love. Die. Repeat. The series concluded on June 28, 2024 with a total of 65 episodes. It was replaced by Widows' War in its timeslot.

Originally titled as Against All Odds, it was later renamed to My Guardian Alien.[1] The series is streaming online on YouTube.[2]

Premise

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Katherine gets killed in a shooting accident. During her funeral, a "pod" falls on planet Earth which contains an alien, who will take Katherine's form.[3]

Cast and characters

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Cast
An image of Marian Rivera.
Marian Rivera
An image of Gabby Concepcion.
Gabby Concepcion
An image of Max Collins.
Max Collins
Lead cast
  • Marian Rivera as Katherine Villegas-Soriano / 11-1-20-8-5-22-9-12-5 / Grace B. Formin / Mommy Two[4]
Supporting cast
Guest cast
  • Maricar de Mesa as younger Nova
  • Ana Marin as Aurora "Auring" Vega-Corona
  • Tart Carlos as Karen[7]
  • Christian Antolin as Sputnik[7]
  • Kirst Viray as Delfin[7]
  • Analyn Barro as Aera Simmons[10]
  • Shanelle Agustin as Emily
  • Jericho Arceo as Ikong
  • Richard Arellano as Generoso
  • Luke Conde as Vega / Arnold
  • Anne Garcia as Ofel
  • Kitsi Pagaspas as Belen
  • Ira Ruzz as Jenny
  • Ryan Sandoval as Chito
  • Orlando Sol as Isko
  • Richard Arellano as Generoso
  • Rodjun Cruz as a dancer
  • Juan Rodrigo as Tiago[11]
  • Rochelle Barrameda as Juliet
  • Anjay Anson as Sandro
  • Stanley Abuloc as Tonyo / 11-15-2-12-78-15-22-31-12[12]

Episodes

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My Guardian Alien episodes
No.TitleOriginal air date
1[13]"World Premiere"April 1, 2024 (2024-04-01)
2[14]"Paano Makaka-move On?" (transl. how to move on?)April 2, 2024 (2024-04-02)
3[15]"Ang Pagdating" (transl. the arrival)April 3, 2024 (2024-04-03)
4[16]"Tao Nga Ba?" (transl. is it human?)April 4, 2024 (2024-04-04)
5[17]"Memories"April 5, 2024 (2024-04-05)
6[18]"First Encounter"April 8, 2024 (2024-04-08)
7[19]"Super Hero"April 9, 2024 (2024-04-09)
8[20]"Mommy Two"April 10, 2024 (2024-04-10)
9[21]"How to Hide an Alien?"April 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)
10[22]"Boses ni Katherine" (transl. voice of Katherine)April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
11[23]"Protect Doy"April 15, 2024 (2024-04-15)
12[24]"Fight, Fight, Fight"April 16, 2024 (2024-04-16)
13[25]"Cheers"April 17, 2024 (2024-04-17)
14[26]"Carlos Meets Alien"April 18, 2024 (2024-04-18)
15[27]"Alien Encounter"April 19, 2024 (2024-04-19)
16[28]"Peace Offering"April 22, 2024 (2024-04-22)
17[29]"Ghost Hunting"April 23, 2024 (2024-04-23)
18[30]"Babang Luksa" (transl. death anniversary)April 24, 2024 (2024-04-24)
19[31]"The Search"April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
20[32]"Together Again"April 26, 2024 (2024-04-26)
21[33]"Hello, Grace"April 29, 2024 (2024-04-29)
22[34]"Time to Recharge"April 30, 2024 (2024-04-30)
23[35]"Invasion of Privacy"May 1, 2024 (2024-05-01)
24[36]"Surprise"May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02)
25[37]"Confrontation"May 3, 2024 (2024-05-03)
26[38]"Alien Dance"May 6, 2024 (2024-05-06)
27[39]"Riot sa Bar" (transl. riot at the bar)May 7, 2024 (2024-05-07)
28[40]"Lesson in Fear"May 8, 2024 (2024-05-08)
29[41]"Rejection"May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)
30[42]"Crush Landing"May 10, 2024 (2024-05-10)
31[43]"Confession"May 13, 2024 (2024-05-13)
32[44]"First LQ"May 14, 2024 (2024-05-14)
33[45]"Connection"May 15, 2024 (2024-05-15)
34[46]"Truth Serum"May 16, 2024 (2024-05-16)
35[47]"Best Day Ever"May 17, 2024 (2024-05-17)
36[48]"Parental Guidance"May 20, 2024 (2024-05-20)
37[49]"Bitter Ampalaya"May 21, 2024 (2024-05-21)
38[50]"Snaky Moves"May 22, 2024 (2024-05-22)
39[51]"Rage"May 23, 2024 (2024-05-23)
40[52]"Resbak" (transl. retaliation)May 24, 2024 (2024-05-24)
41[53]"Scheme"May 27, 2024 (2024-05-27)
42[54]"Traydor" (transl. traitor)May 28, 2024 (2024-05-28)
43[55]"Matinding Duda" (transl. strong doubt)May 29, 2024 (2024-05-29)
44[56]"Rebelasyon" (transl. revelation)May 30, 2024 (2024-05-30)
45[57]"Backfire"May 31, 2024 (2024-05-31)
46[58]"Guilty as Hell"June 3, 2024 (2024-06-03)
47[59]"Truth and Lies"June 4, 2024 (2024-06-04)
48[60]"The Confession"June 5, 2024 (2024-06-05)
49[61]"Dark Secrets"June 6, 2024 (2024-06-06)
50[62]"Taken"June 7, 2024 (2024-06-07)
51[63]"Tuso" (transl. cunning)June 10, 2024 (2024-06-10)
52[64]"Special Glue"June 11, 2024 (2024-06-11)
53[65]"FH Virus"June 12, 2024 (2024-06-12)
54[66]"The Proposal"June 13, 2024 (2024-06-13)
55[67]"Friend or Spy?"June 14, 2024 (2024-06-14)
56[68]"Sukdulan" (transl. extreme)June 17, 2024 (2024-06-17)
57[69]"In Danger"June 18, 2024 (2024-06-18)
58[70]"Missing"June 19, 2024 (2024-06-19)
59[71]"Saving Doy"June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20)
60[72]"Huling Pasabog" (transl. final surprise)June 21, 2024 (2024-06-21)
61[73]"I Do or Die"June 24, 2024 (2024-06-24)
62[74]"Pagsisisi" (transl. regret)June 25, 2024 (2024-06-25)
63[75]"Huling Buhay" (transl. final life)June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26)
64[76]"Touched By an Alien"June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27)
65[77]"Unexpected Grace"June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28)

Production

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Principal photography commenced in August 2023.[78]

Ratings

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According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of My Guardian Alien earned an 11.1% rating.[79] The final episode scored a 10.7% rating.[80]

References

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  15. ^ "Ang Pagdating". GMA Network. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  16. ^ "Tao Nga Ba?". GMA Network. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  17. ^ "Memories". GMA Network. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  18. ^ "First Encounter". GMA Network. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  19. ^ "Super Hero". GMA Network. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  20. ^ "Mommy Two". GMA Network. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  21. ^ "How To Hide an Alien?". GMA Network. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  22. ^ "Boses ni Katherine". GMA Network. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  23. ^ "Protect Doy". GMA Network. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  24. ^ "Fight, Fight, Fight". GMA Network. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  25. ^ "Cheers". GMA Network. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  26. ^ "Carlos Meets Alien". GMA Network. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  27. ^ "Alien Encounter". GMA Network. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  28. ^ "Peace Offering". GMA Network. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  29. ^ "Ghost Hunting". GMA Network. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  30. ^ "Babang Luksa". GMA Network. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  31. ^ "The Search". GMA Network. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  32. ^ "Together Again". GMA Network. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  33. ^ "Hello, Grace". GMA Network. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  34. ^ "Time To Recharge". GMA Network. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  35. ^ "Invasion of Privacy". GMA Network. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  36. ^ "Surprise". GMA Network. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  37. ^ "Confrontation". GMA Network. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  38. ^ "Alien Dance". GMA Network. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  39. ^ "Riot sa Bar". GMA Network. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  40. ^ "Lesson in Fear". GMA Network. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  41. ^ "Rejection". GMA Network. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  42. ^ "Crush Landing". GMA Network. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  43. ^ "Confession". GMA Network. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  44. ^ "First LQ". GMA Network. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  45. ^ "Connection". GMA Network. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  46. ^ "Truth Serum". GMA Network. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  47. ^ "Best Day Ever". GMA Network. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  48. ^ "Parental Guidance". GMA Network. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  49. ^ "Bitter Ampalaya". GMA Network. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  50. ^ "Snaky Moves". GMA Network. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  51. ^ "Rage". GMA Network. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  52. ^ "Resbak". GMA Network. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  53. ^ "Scheme". GMA Network. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  54. ^ "Traydor". GMA Network. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  55. ^ "Matinding Duda". GMA Network. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  56. ^ "Rebelasyon". GMA Network. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  57. ^ "Backfire". GMA Network. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  58. ^ "Guilty as Hell". GMA Network. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  59. ^ "Truth and Lies". GMA Network. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  60. ^ "The Confession". GMA Network. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  61. ^ "Dark Secrets". GMA Network. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  62. ^ "Taken". GMA Network. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  63. ^ "Tuso". GMA Network. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  64. ^ "Special Glue". GMA Network. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  65. ^ "FH Virus". GMA Network. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  66. ^ "The Proposal". GMA Network. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  67. ^ "Friend or Spy?". GMA Network. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  68. ^ "Sukdulan". GMA Network. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
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  74. ^ "Pagsisisi". GMA Network. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
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