On April 25, GMA Network writer RJ Nuevas recalled the inspiration behind the Kapuso series Seed of Love.
At the media conference of Seed of Love, which LionhearTV covered, Nuevas confirmed that the concept for the series came from a news article he read.
“Hindi ko alam kung nagkakaroon ng nakawan, basta ang pinag-simulan ng kwento namin is nakabasa ako ng isang news article about a man na nagpa-freeze ng sperm niya dahil nagkaroon siya ng cancer scare. ‘Yun talaga ang nabasa kong news article. So ang sabi ko, ‘Ay ang ganda ng premise.'”
He then noted how they included the conflict of the plot.
“Pinasukan na lang namin na ninakaw ‘yung sperm. ‘Yung ninakaw ‘yung sperm hindi ko alam kung nangyayari ‘yan, kaya ginawa naming fictional ‘yung clinic kasi siyempre ayaw namin makasira. Pero, alam ko rin na may mga nagkakamali, may mga doctor na nagkakamali na pinapasok na ano na embryo, may mga ganong pagkakamali din.”
He also highlighted how rich the topic of in-vitro fertilization was for the GMA Afternoon Prime series.
“So, napaka-rich ng itong tungkol sa invitro, tungkol sa embryo, so isa ‘yun sa nabuo namin ‘yung nakawan ng sperm. More than anything kiliting-kiliti kasi ako sa premise na ninakaw ‘yung frozen sperm.”
He then cited an example of one of the most significant plot lines of the series.
“Mayroon siyang ka-kunchaba na dati niyang kaklase na tapos nagkaroon din naman ng investigation later on, na napatalsik naman din ‘yung doctor na in charge doon sa clinic na ‘yun. Kumbaga na-ano pa rin ‘yung justice.”
Nuevas then pointed out how well the GMA creatives know their audience for the GMA Afternoon Prime timeslot.
“Ang ano kasi, kaya successful ang afternoon soap, dahil alam na alam ng afternoon, lalo na ni Dode na head ng creatives sa afternoon, alam na alam nila ang audience nila, alam na alam nila kung ano ang hanap ng audience nila, at ‘yun lang ang binibigay namin, kung ano ang hinahanap ng audience.”
As for their series, Seed of Love stars Glaiza de Castro, Mike Tan, Valerie Concepcion, Allan Paule, Bernadette Allyson, Tina Paner, Ashley Rivera, Alyana Asistio, and Boy 2 Quizon.
Under the direction of Ricky Davao, Seed of Love premieres May 8 on GMA Network’s Afternoon Prime.
