Bihag (TV series)

Bihag (International title: The Silent Thief / transl. Captive) is a 2019 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Neal del Rosario, it stars Max Collins. It premiered on April 1, 2019 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up replacing Inagaw na Bituin. The series concluded on August 16, 2019 with a total of 98 episodes. It was replaced by Prima Donnas in its timeslot.

Bihag
Title card
Also known asThe Silent Thief[1]
GenreDrama
Created bySuzette Doctolero
Written by
  • Suzette Doctolero
  • Maria Zita S. Garganera
  • Jason John Lim
  • John Roque
Directed byNeal del Rosario
Creative director(s)Aloy Adlawan
StarringMax Collins
Theme music composerAnn Margaret Figueroa
Opening theme"Walang Ganti" by Maricris Garcia
Country of originPhilippines
Original language(s)Tagalog
No. of episodes98 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Darling Pulido
  • Kj Corpus
Production location(s)Philippines
Editor(s)
  • Mark Anthony Valderrama
  • Ver Bertucio
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time20-35 minutes
Production company(s)GMA Entertainment Group
Release
Original networkGMA Network
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseApril 1 (2019-04-01) –
August 16, 2019 (2019-08-16)
External links
Website

Originally titled as Ganti and later Stolen, it was later renamed to Bihag.

Premise

The lives of married couple, Jessie and Brylle will be disturbed after their son is abducted. Jessie is dissonant finding her son, because she cannot believe why someone would hurt her family.[2]

Cast and characters
Max Collins portrays Jessie Pineda.
Jason Abalos portrays Brylle Alejandro.
Lead cast
Supporting cast
Guest cast
  • Dindo Arroyo as a police negotiator
  • Kiko Matos as a kidnapper
  • Marlon Mance as a kidnapper
  • Celine Juan as Gigi
  • Andrew Ferrer as Drew
  • Joseph Izon as Reyes
  • Luri Vincent Nalus as Boy
  • Arny Ross as fake Reign Sison
  • Star Orjaliza as Marijoy
  • Mike Agassi as Nico

Production

Kim Domingo was initially hired for a role, but later backed out during pre-production due to the character's role. Sophie Albert took her role.[8]

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of Bihag earned a 5.2% rating.[9] The series got its highest rating on May 22, 2019 with an 8.0% rating.[10]

Accolades
Accolades received by Bihag
Year Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
2019 33rd PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Daytime TV Series Bihag Nominated [11]
Best Drama Actress Max Collins Nominated
Best Child Performer Raphael Landicho Nominated

References
  1. "The Silent Thief". Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  2. "About Bihag". Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  3. PPL Entertainment Instagram post
  4. Ruiz, Marah (February 11, 2019). "Tikman ang tamis at pait ng paghihiganti sa 'Stolen'". GMANetwork.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  5. Anarcon, James Patrick (November 17, 2018). "Jason Abalos, Max Collins to top bill new GMA-7 series". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  6. Anarcon, James Patrick (March 5, 2019). "Sophie Albert replaces Kim Domingo in GMA-7 teleserye Stolen". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  7. Bihag: Pagbaluktot ni Reign sa katotohanan | Episode 68.
  8. "Kim Domingo, tinanggihan ang sobrang seksing role sa new Kapuso serye". December 16, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  9. "Yera Calma on Twitter: "Nielsen NUTAM People ratings. (April 1, 2019) (Monday)"". April 2, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  10. "Bored Productive: "Nielsen Phils. (NUTAM) TV Ratings: May 22, 2019"". May 24, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  11. Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (September 22, 2019). "33rd Star Awards for Television names TV Queens; PMPC bares nominees". Pep.ph. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
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