The General's Daughter (TV series)


The General's Daughter is a 2019 Philippine action drama television series starring Angel Locsin. The series aired on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide via The Filipino Channel from January 21 to October 4, 2019, replacing Ngayon at Kailanman.

Plot

2nd LT Rhian Bonifacio is an AFP Military Nurse dedicated to save lives. Beneath her benevolent exterior, however, lies a secret - she's a spy, trained by her very own father, "Heneral" Santiago Guerrero, to exact revenge against his sworn enemy, BGen. Marcial de Leon, the commander of the Northern Command of the AFP.
Unbeknownst to Rhian, she has been living a lie - that the father she has known and loved all her life was the enemy all along and has trained her to be used as a weapon against her real father. Having been indoctrinated to believe in the nobility of Tiago's cause, Rhian will be caught in the crossfire between Tiago's cell and the AFP. Rhian will find herself struggling between her love for her false family and the dictates of her conscience.

Cast and characters

Main

The General's Daughter premiered on January 21, 2019 which was simulcast worldwide on TFC, iWant and YouTube. The show aired on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide via TFC.
Before the conclusion of the show, it was picked up by the Myanmar-based Sky Net which airs the same over Myanmar.

Reruns

of The General's Daughter is broadcast through the Kapamilya Channel beginning June 15, 2020, filling in for the yet to debut Ang sa Iyo ay Akin.

Production

Casting

The initial cast of the series, which included Angel Locsin, Maricel Soriano, Janice de Belen, Eula Valdez and Ryza Cenon who had just transferred from the GMA Network, was announced by Dreamscape Entertainment Head Deo Endrinal via Instagram on April 12, 2018. The series would be officially unveiled on November 2018 during ABS-CBN's Family is Love trade event.
The series was first developed around 2014 or 2015, and underwent numerous changes before making it to air in 2019. The biggest change made being that the Rhian Bonifacio character was supposed to be a member of the Navy Seals, which was different from the member of the Army Nurse Corps that the character ended up becoming.
Angel Locsin was the first and sole choice for the role of Rhian Bonifacio. According to Dreamscape's creative head, Rondel Lindayag, only Locsin had the angst to portray the character perfectly. However, Locsin could not accept the role early in its development because she was tied to star in a Darna which was supposed to have been directed by Erik Matti. Locsin would eventually be forced out of the role after suffering a disc bulge on her back. Thereafter, Locsin did not star in another TV series to rehabilitate her back as well as having gine through a break-up with former boyfriend Luis Manzano; the lone exception thereto being a supporting role in La Luna Sangre, which was a sequel to the Locsin-starrers Lobo and Imortal.
The role of Marcial de Leon was originally offered to Cesar Montano, who declined the role as he was, at the time, the COO of the Tourism Promotion Board, an attached agency of the Department of Tourism. Richard Gomez was next approached to play the role, but he likewise turned down the offer in order to prepare for his bid for reelection as Mayor of Ormoc. The role would eventually be bagged by Albert Martinez who was then a part of Kadenang Ginto, he'd later appear concurrently on both shows.
The series was billed as the "biggest teleserye of 2019" in terms of the cast, the mounting of the drama, the mounting of the action, and the mounting of the interaction between components of the story.

Reception

During its near 9-month run, The General's Daughter was a consistent top rater, second only to perrenial ratings hit FPJ's Ang Probinsyano. Its pilot rating of 34.0% was considered impressive considering that the episode aired on simulcast with its online platforms. The series would then register a higher number, 35.1%, on its second episode. The series would hit its peak on May 16, 2019 as it scored a rating of 36.7%. The show would make history on its September 6, 2019 episode as it placed number 1 on Kantar Media, displacing FPJ's Ang Probinsyano to number 2 for the first time since its debut in 2015; on that broadcast, The General's Daughter scored 32.8% to FPJ's Ang Probinsyano's 32.4%. The series would conclude on a high note, registering a rating 35.9%.

Accolades

YearRecipientAward-giving BodyAwardResult
2019-2020Angel LocsinGawad Filipino AwardsNatatanging Filipina sa Larangan ng Pag- Arte
2019-2020Angel LocsinMindanao State University Kabantugan AwardsMost Favorite TV Actress
2019-2020Angel LocsinYoung Educators' Convergence of SoCCSKSarGen Inc, Aral ParangalBest TV Actress
2019-2020Angel LocsinAlta Media Icon AwardsMost Influential Female TV Personality
2019-2020Angel Locsin9th EdukCircleBest Actress in a TV Series
2019-2020Angel Locsin33rd PMPC Star Awards for TelevisionBest Drama Actress
2019-2020Angel LocsinLion HearTV's Rawr Awards 2019Actress of the Year
2019-2020Angel LocsinLion HearTV's Rawr Awards 2019Favorite Bida
2019-2020Angel LocsinGawad LasallianetaMost Outstanding Female TV Lead Dramatic Actress
2019-2020Angel Locsin4th GEMS Hiyas ng Sining AwardHighest Honors for Television
2019-2020Angel Locsin1st VP ChoiceTV Actress of the Year
2019-2020Angel Locsin51st Box Office Entertainment AwardsTV Actress of the Year
2019-2020Angel Locsin
Maricel Soriano
Tirso Cruz III
Albert Martinez
Janice De Belen
Eula Valdez
Paulo Avelino
JC De Vera
Ryza Cenon		51st Box Office Entertainment AwardsBest Acting Ensemble in a Drama Series
2019-2020Tirso Cruz IIIAsian Academy Creative AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting Role
2019-2020Tirso Cruz IIIAsian Academy Creative AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting Role
2019-2020Tirso Cruz III51st Box Office Entertainment AwardsTV Best Supporting Actor
2019-2020Albert Martinez9th EdukCircleBest Supporting Actor
2019-2020Eula Valdez9th EdukCircleBest Supporting Actress
2019-2020Janice De Belen33rd PMPC Star Awards for TelevisionBest Drama Supporting Actress
2019-2020Arjo Atayde33rd PMPC Star Awards for TelevisionBest Drama Supporting Actor
2019-2020Ryza Cenon9th OFW Gawad ParangalBest Supporting Actress
2019-2020Paulo Avelino3rd Laguna Excellence Awards
2019-2020The General's DaughterYoung Educators' Convergence of SoCCSKSarGen Inc, Aral ParangalBest Primetime TV Series
2019-2020The General's DaughterParangal Paulinian 2019Natatanging Dramang Pantelebisyon
2019-2020The General's DaughterTop 1 Teleserye on Twitter
2019-2020The General's Daughter5th EVSU - OCC Student's Choice Mass Media AwardsBest Magazine TV Series
2019-2020The General's Daughter33rd PMPC Star Awards for TelevisionBest Primetime TV Series
2019-2020The General's DaughterAsian Academy Creative AwardsBest Telenovela or Soap Opera Series
2019-2020The General's DaughterAsian Academy Creative AwardsBest Telenovela or Soap Opera Series
2019-2020The General's DaughterLion HearTV's Rawr Awards 2019Bet na Bet na Teleserye
2019-2020The General's DaughterThe Platinum Stallion Media Awards 2019Best Primetime Show
2019-2020The General's Daughter4th GEMS Hiyas ng SiningBest TV Series
2019-2020The General's DaughterAnak TVHousehold Favorite TV Program