ABS-CBN has released a teaser trailer for their upcoming Primetime Bida family drama series called The Legal Wife which is expected to premiere sometime next year. The new series directed by Rory Quintos and Dado Lumibao is part of the television company's celebrations for its 60th anniversary of providing quality television shows for Filipinos here and abroad.
As to the driving story or plot behind the new series, not much is known. The teaser trailer also doesn't show much except for a glorified slideshow of the show's main cast which includes Jericho Rosales, Angel Locsin, Maja Salvador and JC de Vera. Watch the teaser below:
The teaser trailer has the following voice-over: Ang pag-ibig ang inaasahang bubuo sayong pagkatao. Ito rin and dudurog sa iyong puso. Ngunit pag-ibig din ang magbibigay sa iyo ng lakas para bumangon para sa pamilya at sa karapatan na dapat ipaglaban bilang the legal wife. Malapit na.
The Legal Wife starring Angel Locsin, Maja Salvador, Jericho Rosales and JC de Vera |
The Legal Wife will premiere in 2014 in ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida time block. No exact date has been announced. The series will mark the return of Angel Locsin (
Four Sisters and a Wedding, One More Try, Unofficially Yours
)to Primetime. Her last drama series was way back in 2010 when she appeared in the fantasy series Imortal alongside John Lloyd Cruz.
Jericho Rosales on the other hand last appeared in Dahil Sa Pag-ibig, Green Rose and 100 Days to Heaven. The Legal Wife will also be JC de Vera's first series show on ABS-CBN after leaving TV5, a rival TV network. The actor led a few series their such as Valiente and Enchanted Garden.