Home Sweet Home (2013 TV series)

Home Sweet Home
Title card
Genre	Family drama Fantasy
Developed by	RJ Nuevas
Written by	Jules Dan Katanyag Lobert Villela Ma. Cristina Velasco
Directed by	Gil Tejada Jr.
Creative director(s)	Jun Lana
Starring	Raymart Santiago Roxanne Guinoo Jake Vargas Bea Binene Jillian Ward
Opening theme	"Home Sweet Home" by Jake Vargas, Bea Binene and Jillian Ward
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language(s)	Tagalog
No. of episodes	64
Production
Executive producer(s)	Joy Lumboy-Pili
Production location(s)	Bulacan, Philippines
Cinematography	Lito Mempin
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	30-45 minutes
Production company(s)	GMA Entertainment TV
Release
Original network	GMA Network
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Original release	April 22 (2013-04-22) – July 19, 2013 (2013-07-19)

Home Sweet Home is a 2013 Philippine television drama fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Gil Tejada Jr., it stars Raymart Santiago, Roxanne Guinoo, Jake Vargas, Bea Binene and Jillian Ward. It premiered on April 22, 2013 on the network’s Telebabad line up and worldwide on April 23, 2013 on GMA Pinoy TV. The series on July 19, 2013 with a total of 64 episodes. It was replaced by Binoy Henyo in its timeslot.^[1]

Premise

The series revolves around the Caharian family and their magical adventures and misadventures as they explore and unravel the mysteries behind an old and abandoned house. In the story, whoever enters the old house will be trapped inside and a fake version (a doppelganger with opposite personality of the real one) will come out.^[2]

Cast and characters

Bea Binene portrays Lucy Buena.

Gladys Reyes portrays Agoncilla Caharian.

Shermaine Santiago portrays Dessa Buena.

Lead cast

• Raymart Santiago as Reden Caharian^[3]
• Roxanne Guinoo as Dulce Caharian^[4][5]
• Jake Vargas as Benjie Caharian^[6]
• Bea Binene as Lucy Buena^[7]
• Jillian Ward as Jessie Caharian^[8]

Supporting cast

• Rain Quite as Ivan Caharian
• Celia Rodriguez as Pandora
• Gladys Reyes as Agoncilla Caharian^[9]
• Rochelle Pangilinan as Wendy del Valle^[10]
• Teejay Marquez as Coco Buena^[11]
• Shermaine Santiago as Dessa Buena
• Arthur Solinap and Patricia Ysmael as Kulay and Mikay^[12]
• Marky Lopez as Caloy
• Ernie Zarate as Duarte Caharian
• Ken Chan as Dane^[13]
• Buboy Villar as Django
• Arkin Magalona as Arko Buena
• Elle Ramirez as Chinggay

Guest cast

• Lorna Tolentino as Azon

A very dedicated and loving mother who went inside the old house and when came out, she had a completely different personality.^[14]

• Gerald Madrid as Gabby Buena

Coco, Lucy and Arko's father whose personality changes upon entering and leaving the old, enchanted house.

• Ricky Davao as Señor Manolo

A General from Spanish colonial era who becomes Lucy and Benjie's guide and companion throughout their "unknown island" adventure inside the house.

• Dinkee Doo, Jr. As Mang Sidyo

The "town crazy" who knows about the mysteries of the old house.

• Alessandra De Rossi as Icy Queen

The snow queen whom Reden and Jessie encountered [and later made them human snowmen] during their "unknown fairyland" adventure.

• Marita Zobel as Old woman

The old lady Benjie and Lucy met in fairyland. Later they discovered that the old woman was really a witch who eats human (reminiscent of Hansel and Gretel).

• Juancho Trivino as Prince Adonis

The handsome prince whom Lucy met during her "unknown kingdom" adventure. Lucy eventually discovered that the prince is actually Kulas in disguise.

• Yassi Pressman as Ella

The kind-hearted pretty young lass whom Benjie (in dog form) and Lucy met during their "unknown kingdom" adventure. Like them, Ella is a human, trapped inside the old house.

Production and development

The series was conceptualized and developed by RJ Nuevas in early March 2013. The show's working title was "Bahay na Bato" (literally means House of Stone) before being changed to Home Sweet Home.^[15] The show's key target demographic were children (6-12 year old age) and preteens to adolescents (13-19 year old age), and aimed to entertain in a positive manner, at the same time inculcating traditional Filipino values and practices, such as importance of honesty, respect for parental authority, importance of a strong family and sportsmanship.

The series is executive produced by Joy Lumboy-Pili and directed by Gil Tejada, Jr. Although predominantly a family drama, the program does have some fantasy-adventure, comedic and thriller overtones. The story revolves mainly around the Caharian family, and their adventures and misadventures inside an old enchanted house—the most significant aspect of the series, both the main setting and the focus of the story's themes. Every door in that house leads to a new world (reminiscent of The Chronicles of Narnia). There, they will meet some lovable mythical creatures, as well as ferocious fiends, that will either help them or keep them from getting back into the real world. The show also highlights several characters [such as relatives, friends, neighbors of the core family] and their personal and background stories.^[16]

The cast came first before the concept of the show. The first actor to be cast was Raymart Santiago who played Reden Caharian.^[17] In an interview, Santiago—who has previously starred in the network's family-friendly programs Bantatay and Futbolilits—revealed that he also contributed some creative input to make series even better. He also asked his children to help him decide on the kind of role he would take in the [new] show.^[18] Roxanne Guinoo was chosen to play Dulce Caharian. She said she easily accepted the role because, first, it's a mother role and "I want to explore the idea of having grown up kids. And it's very light. My kids will also get to see the show."^[19] Jake Vargas, Bea Binene, Jillian Ward, Raine Quite and Celia Rodriguez were also part of the main cast.

The production began on April 2, 2013. Majority of the series' scenes were shot in an old house located at Bulacan. The series premiered on April 22, 2013, on GMA Network's early primetime, 5:50 p.m. slot.

Reception

References

External links

• Home Sweet Home on IMDb