'Flames' Premieres Sept 22 on IBC-13

October 5, 2014

For the first time on Philippine television, some of the most popular stories loved and shared by books and best-selling novel on Pop Fiction and Sizzle Books and Summit Media will be featured in a series of TV adaptations that will air on IBC-13 beginning October 6.

In the daily primetime mini-series Flames, IBC-13 brings to life the characters in the widely read love stories shared by up and coming authors whose novels have gained a huge following of readers and fans.

She's Dating the Gangster

With IBC-13's teen drama anthology Flames, fans will be able to watch their favorite love stories for free as they unfold in week-long mini-series that will air daily on the Kapinoy Network’s primetime block.

For its initial offering, IBC-13's Flames shows She's Dating the Gangster – based on the best-selling book of the same name originally published on CandyMag.com's Teen Talk section and was later popularized on Wattpad by Bianca Bernardino and 2014 movie fom Star Cnema and starring Kathryn Bernardo, and Daniel Padilla, and now on TV series while the story which already has 16.7 million reads – featuring the first TV pair-up of IBC's primetime princess Michelle Vito and Andre Paras. Kenneth Delos Reyes (Andre Paras) hates his father Kenji (Bobby Andrews) who is never around that much. One day, however, he finds himself scrambling to Legazpi City in the Bicol region hoping that his father is among the survivors of a plane crash. Tagging along the trip is Kelay (Michell Vito), a girl he met at the airport who insists on bringing Kenji to her dying aunt whom she claims was Kenji’s “great love.” As they travel to the province, Kelay tells him the love story of Kenji and Athena. Back in the '90s, campus heartthrob and resident “gangster” Kenji (also played by Andre) guilts Kelay’s aunt Athena Dizon (also played by Michelle) into staging a fake romance with him to provoke jealousy and remorse in his ex-girlfriend Abigail (Alexandra Macanan).

This was the price Athena had to pay for playing a wicked prank on him. The scheme seemed to be working until Kenji and Athena find themselves falling for each other. Fate, however, deals them a fatal blow, forcing them to make a decision that will alter their relationship forever.

She's Dating A Gangster airs daily for a week starting on October 6. Screenwriter Carmi Raymundo deviated from the tragic end of the novel to make it more palatable to the general audience.

Miss Popular Meets Miss Nobody

For its second offering, Wattpad Presents brings the story of “Mr Popular Meets Ms Nobody” to television where Artista Academy scholar Mark Neumann plays the famous role of Kyle Shin-Woo, the perfect guy who falls head over heels in love with an ordinary girl named Chelsea Torres, to be played by Shaira Mae dela Cruz. Watch and find out how author Pinkyjhewelii got 11.9M followers hooked with the magic of love between Mr Popular Kyle and Ms Nobody Chelsea. “Mr Popular Meets Ms Nobody” begins airing on September 29. For its third instalment, Wattpad Presents showcases author Maxinejiji’s touching story of “Poser” which has almost 400k followers and readers who fell in love with the fictional characters of Brix Torres and Jammy Ocampo. Artista Academy scholars Akihiro Blanco and Chanel Morales will both give life to these well-loved characters and show how it is to fall in love beyond pretences. “Poser” is the Wattpad Presents feature for the week of October 6.

Poser

Lastly, Wattpad Presents also offers the modern-age Cinderella story of Wattpad entitled “Almost a Cinderella Story”, written by Soju and with over 500,000 reads on Wattpad. Fall in love with the modern yet hilarious twist to the well-loved fairytale as Carl Guerra’s character, Alden, goes in search of his Cinderella, Ekang, portrayed by Eula Caballero. “Almost a Cinderella Story” begins airing on October 13.

Almost a Cinderella STory

Stay tuned and fall in love every night as Wattpad Presents brings the most touching and compelling TV adaptations of huge Wattpad hits, most of which are now printed books published through LIB Creatives Publishing. Find out why these stories have become a craze in the Wattpad community and get to know their bigger-than-life characters, who will be portrayed by TV5’s line-up of fresh and up-and-coming stars. Wattpad Presents will air Monday to Friday at 7PM starting on September 22, only on TV5.