Make It with You (TV series)

This article is about the 2020 television series. For the song of the same name that inspired the series, see Make It with You.

Make It with You
Title card
Genre	Drama Romantic comedy
Created by	Henry King Quitain
Written by	Mark Duane Angos Ceres Helga Barrios Maan Fampulme Mary Pearl Urtola
Directed by	Cathy Garcia-Molina Richard I. Arellano Theodore C. Boborol Mae Cruz-Alviar
Starring	Enrique Gil Liza Soberano
Opening theme	"Make It with You" by Ben&Ben
Composer	David Gates
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	45 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Carlo Katigbak Cory Vidanes Laurenti Dyogi
Producers	Des M. de Guzman Maria Pamela Zyra T. Mendiola Lindsay Anne Agor Dizon
Production locations	Philippines Croatia
Editor	Kathryn Jerry Perez
Running time	30-45 minutes
Production company	Star Creatives
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	January 13 (2020-01-13) – March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13)

Make It with You is a Philippine romantic comedy television series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, Cathy Garcia-Molina, Richard I. Arellano, Theodore C. Boborol and Mae Cruz-Alviar, it stars Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up and worldwide on TFC from January 13 to March 13, 2020, replacing Starla and was replaced by Ang sa Iyo ay Akin.

History

Make It with You was aired on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block every weeknights at 8:30 P.M. from January 13 to March 13, 2020 for a total of 45 episodes.^[1]

Due to the community quarantines caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the drama's tapings were put on halt and its timeslot was replaced by reruns of On the Wings of Love from March 16, 2020 until the network ceased its free-to-air broadcast operations on May 5, 2020.^[2]

Cancellation

On June 4, 2020, it was announced that Make It with You was among the series cancelled, along with Pamilya Ko.^[3] This happened a month after ABS-CBN ceased its free-to-air broadcast operations on May 5, 2020,^[4] due to the cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and Solicitor General Jose Calida.^[5] Director Theodore Boborol stated that "ABS-CBN was already badly hit by the pandemic, and then suffered a double blow when its renewal was not granted."^[6][7]

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Enrique Gil as Gabriel "Gabo" Villarica
• Liza Soberano as Belinda "Billy" Dimagiba^[8]

Supporting cast

• Eddie Gutierrez as Agapito "Aga" Dimagiba
• Ian Veneracion as Theodore "Ted" Villarica
• Pokwang as Jessica "Jess" Villarica
• Herbert Bautista as Antonio "Tony" Dimagiba^[9]
• Katya Santos as Helen Catapang
• Fumiya Sankai as Yuta Himura
• Khalil Ramos as Stephen "Sputnik" Perez
• Katarina Rodriguez as Rio Isla
• Jeremiah Lisbo as Xian Isla
• Riva Quenery as Cassandra Dimagiba
• Vangie Labalan as Iluminada "Iling" Dimagiba
• Anthony Jennings as Rhamboy de Asis
• Daniela Stranner as Cesca Crismo^[a]
• Hero Bautista as Monsy Dimagiba
• Jong Cuenco as David Guiterrez

Guest cast

• Cindy Kurleto as Raquel Villarica
• Candy Pangilinan as Mariel Montengro-Dimagiba
• Richard Quan as Collin Yang
• Syra Mulleno as Elsa

Production

Principal photography commenced in Croatia in late 2019.^[10][11]

Reception

Kantar Media National TV Ratings
(8:30PM PST)

Pilot Episode	Finale Episode	Peak	Average
27.4% January 13, 2020[12][13]	26.2% March 13, 2020[14]	28.9% January 14, 2020[15]	26.3%

See also

• List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
• List of ABS-CBN drama series

Notes

1. Character's name was first spelled as Cheska per English subtitles, but later changed to Cesca.

References

1. "About Make It with You". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
2. "READ: ABS-CBN statement on special primetime programming amid Metro Manila quarantine". ABS-CBN News. March 14, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
3. "LizQuen's 'Make It with You' canceled, manager Ogie Diaz says". Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
4. Rivas, Ralf (May 5, 2020). "ABS-CBN goes off-air after NTC order". Rappler. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
5. "Calida pressed NTC to issue cease and desist order vs ABS-CBN, document shows". ABS-CBN News. May 6, 2020.
6. Guno, Niña (June 8, 2020). "'Make It with You' director on decision to cancel show: 'Difficult for everyone'". Retrieved June 13, 2020.
7. Severo, Jan Milo (June 10, 2020). "'It breaks my heart': Liza Soberano explains 'Make It With You' cancellation". The Philippine Star. PhilStar Global. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
8. "WATCH: Liza Soberano, Enrique Gil in Make It with You teaser". ABS-CBN News. December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
9. "Liza Soberano is a good actress - Herbert". Balita. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
10. "Liza, Enrique reunite with Direk Cathy for Croatia-set serye Make It with You". ABS-CBN News. September 24, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
11. Olarte, Steph Esguerra (September 24, 2019). "Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil Are in Croatia for Their Upcoming Teleserye, Make It with You". Cosmopolitan Philippines. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
12. "'Make It With You' pilot makes it as No. 1 show in time slot". ABS-CBN News. January 14, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
13. "National TV Ratings (January 10–13, 2020)". ABS-CBN Corporate. January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
14. "National TV Ratings (March 13–15, 2020)". ABS-CBN Corporate. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
15. "National TV Ratings (January 14–16, 2020)". ABS-CBN Corporate. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

External links

• Make It with You at IMDb