GMA Network, the country’s leading broadcast company, delivers a program line-up brimming with excellence as it celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2025. For its diamond year, audiences can look forward to more entertainment that inspires and endures while showcasing world-class Filipino talent.
Beginning with GMA Prime, Kapuso fans will get an all-new total prime experience with programs that highlight compelling and innovative storytelling featuring the Kapuso Network’s biggest and brightest stars!
Thrilling audiences beginning in January 2025 is the action-drama series, “Mga Batang Riles,” starring Kapuso Ultimate Heartthrob Miguel Tanfelix as Kidlat, Kokoy de Santos as Kulot, Bruce Roeland as Matos, Raheel Bhyria as Sig, Antonio Vinzon as Dagul. Joining GMA’s homegrown talents are high-calibre actors Roderick Paulate, Jeric Raval, Jay Manalo, Diana Zubiri, Desiree del Valle and Mr. Ronnie Ricketts.
Kapuso Drama King Dennis Trillo and Ultimate Star Jennylyn Mercado star in “Sanggang Dikit.” Set against the backdrop of political intrigue and personal rivalries, GMA’s buddy-cop series channels the high-octane energy and style of 80s action films. Besides performances from two of the Network’s biggest stars, audiences will be thrilled by explosive stunts, gunfights, and high-stakes storylines.
Further exploring the magical world of “Encantadia” is the “Encantadia Chronicles: Sang’gre,” headlined by Faith da Silva, Angel Guardian, Kelvin Miranda and Primetime Gem, Bianca Umali. With them is a powerful line-up of GMA stars led by Glaiza de Castro, Solenn Huesaff , Gabby Eigenmann, and Rhian Ramos. The new series explores the story of Terra, who discovers her magical abilities on her eighteenth birthday. She uses her new-found powers to defend the oppressed in the metropolis of Eltoro, governed by Emil Salvador. Unbeknownst to Terra, she is actually a Sang’gre, a royalty of the queendom of Lireo in the mystical world of Encantadia.
Coming to GMA Prime as well is an exciting line-up of programs from GMA Public Affairs.
Primetime Action Hero Ruru Madrid returns as the titular character in “Lolong: Bayani ng Bayan.” The much-awaited new season of 2022’s “Most Watched Television Series” sees Lolong experiencing a tragedy on his wedding day. To save his beloved Elsie, played by Shaira Diaz, and his people, he embarks on a perilous quest to recover the Ubtao, a legendary gem known to possess miraculous powers.
Kilig comes to television screens in “My Ilongga Girl.” Top-rating teen queen Jillian Ward stars in her first primetime rom-com in the role of an unassuming Ilongga who turns out to be a doppelgänger of a missing celebrity.
True to its promise as being “Tatak World-Class,” GMA Public Affairs is also set to further entertain and intrigue audiences with “Beauty Empire.” The international co-production is a series that explores the skin and beauty industry headed by powerful female moguls.
Other GMA Prime programs set to intrigue audiences with unexpected twists and turns are “Slay” and “Hari ng Tondo.”
Meanwhile, GMA Afternoon Prime ups the ante in program offerings with stories of heartbreak while also celebrating the human spirit triumphing against all odds.
Bringing light to the dark corners of a prison is “Prinsesa ng City Jail.” The touching drama series, which delves into the story of a young girl raised near Bagumbayan City Jail by her adoptive father, stars Sofia Pablo, Allen Ansay, Dominic Ochoa, Denise Laurel and Beauty Gonzales.
Herlene Budol, meanwhile, stars in “Binibining Marikit.” The program also features performances from Pokwang, Tony Labrusca, who makes his Kapuso Network debut, and Kevin Dasom.
Another must-watch drama series is “Mommy Dearest,” starring Camille Prats, Shayne Sava, and Katrina Halili.
Rounding up GMA Afternoon Prime’s offerings are “Cruz vs. Cruz,” “A Mother’s Tale,” and “My Stepmother, My Best Friend.”
A repertoire of diverse romantic and love stories from across Asia will give fans kilig overload. Watch and enjoy “The Lovely Runner,” “When I Marry A Stranger,” “My Happy Ending,” “Blue Birthday,” “The Giver,” “Perfect Marriage Revenge,” “My Cherie Amour,” “Missing Crown Prince,” “Lighter and Princess,” “Knight Flower,” “The Cheery Lee, Village Headman,” “Love Between Fairy and Moon Supreme,” “Lawless Lawyer,” “My Love in the Countryside,” “Arthdal Chronicles,” and “Kissed by the Rain.”
Besides new television programs that will captivate audiences, GMA also brings an array of blockbuster Pinoy movies spanning the genres of romance, comedy, drama, thriller, horror, and more: “Five Breakups and a Romance,” “Video City,” “Family of Two,” “Nanahimik Ang Gabi,” “Iti Mapupukaw,” “Becky and Badette,” “Kampon,” “Deleter,” “Mahal Kita, Beksman,” “Girlfriend Na, Puwede Na,” “Yung Libro sa Napanood Ko,” “Will You Be My Ex,” and “Expensive Candy.”
In 2025, GMA Network also unveils the return of Fernando Poe Jr.’s iconic films through “FPJ sa GMA.” The collection of his greatest box-office hits will give his longtime fans and younger audiences a memorable and nostalgic experience.