

Season 1 • Episode 83
LatestMy Beloved is a Filipino romance drama-suspense-thriller series created and written by RJ Nuevas, under the helm of Dominic Zapata and Lore Reyes and produced by GMA Network. The show headlines the tandem of real and reel sweethearts Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera as the two main protagonists, with Katrina Halili, Mikael Daez and Paolo Contis as the antagonists. The series premiered February 13, 2012 replacing Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown on GMA Telebabad block. It is the first TV drama series of the network to premiere just a day after its original telecast on GMA Pinoy TV, February 14, 2012. Within the seven years of GMA Pinoy TV, this is the first that has done so. The series follows the life and love story of an angel of death named Arlan, a fictional character portrayed by Dingdong Dantes, who falls in love with a human named Sharina, played by Marian Rivera. He was punished and sent to earth to become human being. But complications arise when he found himself trapped in the body of a notorious criminal. The series concluded on June 8, 2012. It ran for 17 weeks with the total of 83 episodes. It was replaced by One True Love.
Acting
Dingdong Dantes playing two souls in one body — campy commitment.
Production
GMA Network's first same-day international simulcast — historically extra.
Creator
R.J. Nuevas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real-life couple Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera filmed their wedding scene in this series before their actual 2014 wedding — method acting or manifesting?
This was GMA's strategic Valentine's launch to dominate the 'kilig' market against ABS-CBN's rival fantasy-romance lineup — Philippine primetime wars were brutal.