Janella in Wonderland

Janella in Wonderland is a 2014 Philippine fantasy television series, dubbed as the first fantaserye of IBC, directed by Jeffrey Jeturian and Paco Sta. Maria, starring the teen actress Janella Salvador in her first leading role as Janella, a girl nicknamed the Princess of the Sea, who will transform into a mermaid under the sea. The series was aired on IBC and worldwide on Global IBC from January 6, 2014 to July 18, 2014 on the network's Kapinoy Primetime block. It is also part of the network's 54th anniversary.

It is the seventh television drama in the Philippines made by IBC to be shot in high definition (HD). It was also the very first fantasy series of IBC in a primetime slot since 2004 dominance of two first fantasy series Marina and Marinara are both also the mermaid fantaseryes.

The series was aired from Mondays to Fridays at 7:45 pm after Express Balita and also became competition in a rival networks like ABS-CBN's fantaserye Dyesebel and GMA Network's telefantasya Kambal Sirena in the same timeslot.

Promotion
Discover a fantasy made a splash in the deep blue sea about a mermaid tale from an underwater fantasy as IBC launch its very first fantaserye Janella in Wonderland.

This project was given to Be Careful With My Heart star Janella Salvador as the first lead role for the first-ever fantaserye in played character as the 15-year Janella Bernardo received acclaim from critics, after signing the contract superstar for IBC through Kapinoy Talent Center on October 29, 2013. This is her first venture into the fantaserye genre for IBC, although this new series is a perfect mix of fantasy, light drama and romance as the cast and crew described the series.

On October 31, 2013 on the network's primetime news program Express Balita, the show announced as the title Janella in Wonderland and will be shown on January 6, 2014 at 7:45pm, moving the PBA games to 8:30pm slot during Wednesday and Friday.

Along with Janella, other actors include her Be Careful With My Heart onsceen team-up partner Marlo Mortel. They are joined by Angelu de Leon and Bobby Andrews, who are return for their primetime project of IBC, along with Andrei Felix and Roxee B, with Kat Alano as Calissa, Janella's mother and the queen of the mermaids.

Primetime first-timer with director Jeffrey Jeturian and Paco Sta. Maria hired as director for the fantaserye. In an interview, Salvador said that it was an unforgettable experience to shoot in the island and underwater sea in IBC's very first fantaserye for 2014. Since the story revolves about a girl who will transform into a mermaid.

Filming in Sabtang, Batanes began in November 2013 by shoot some underwater scenes about mermaids and sea creature. The full trailer was released on December 5, 2013 via the primetime series Safe In The Arms Of Love. The trailer became a top trending topic nationwide on Twitter as the official poster was released.

From December 30, 2013 to January 3, 2014, Salvador will appeared and performed via the morning talk show Joey & Teysi where they promoted the very first fantasy series of IBC. On January 1, Marlo Mortel, Janella's love interest who coincidentally is the talk show's most requested guest, gave a special appearance. By January 3, Angelu de Leon, Bobby Andrews, Andrei Felix and Roxee B with Kat Alano are the guest appearance promoted for Janella's first ever fantasy series.

Salvador promoted the fantasy series by guesting in the noontime variety show Lunch Break on January 4, the same day of the fantasy series' advanced special screening held at SM Megamall, the screening was attended by many acclaimed artists and critics namely mother Jenine Desiderio with Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap. Also present in the said screening was Superstar Circle alumni Liza Soberano, Diego Loyzaga, Michelle Vito and Teejay Marquez. On January 5, the cast visited SM North Skydome for a Grand Fans Day, they also guested in the musical variety show It's Partytime, while Janella guested in Showbiz Star on January 6.

Timeslot
In November 2013, Janella in Wonderland was originally planned to put on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday as a thrice-a-week timeslot for the non-PBA days beginning on summer season at the date on March 3, 2014. However, the fantasy series did not put the thrice-a-week slot because they became the daily fantaserye this 2014 as of December 25, 2013 instead. After monopolizing the primetime programming in Philippine television for more than four years, for the first time that IBC is moving the PBA to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday  to give way for putting the fantaserye on daily primetime slot at 7:45 p.m. and decided to pushed on January 6, 2014, nine weeks earlier than the initial air date of March.

Overview
The opening intro and doing the opening recap for the narrator of Janella Bernardo (Janella Salvador) she recorded in proper sequence as she was there so she knows what happened and was catching us up, a character in the series can easily narrate us on what’s happened without causing confusion which artificial narrators like to do before tonight's episode. An ending in narration of Janella in the next episode before the ending credits with the scene of clips

Synopsis
The story of Janella (Sofia Millares) was born in 5-year-old, a young mermaid as the Princess of the Sea in Oceana, an underwater kingdom, approached by pink-purple dolphin named Zuma (voiced by Alyanna Angeles) and ruled by her mother Queen Calissa (Kat Alano) who meets with the small red Jamaican crab Sebastian (voiced by Elmo Magalona), as she discovers the world above the ocean and locks in a fierce love triangle. The little sister of her mom Dianne (Angelu de Leon) and his dad Danny (Bobby Andrews).

While underwater and the island was destroyed by fire and death, mom and dad pleased that Janella was fell down into the sea and she was sick under the sea, but instead, Janella (Janella Salvador) who turning 15, was awake while swim and she discovers that she can breathe in water as Janella used her magical necklace to transform into a mermaid and going to Oceana while Janella met up with her Queen Calissa, and also Zuma. So that, Sebastian contact between merpeople and humans is forbidden while Janella meets a sea lion Snouts (voiced by Harvey Bautista).

In the land, Victor Ramos (Marlo Mortel), Janella's love interest, whose lying down in the sand when Janella discovered and fall in love. Victor meet with foster brother Marvin (Andrei Felix) whose avoid to find who looks for Janella as a mermaid while she swimed under the sea in Oceana. Meanwhile, Janella back to the land with her friends Fallon (Gabbi Garcia) and Andy (Alexandra Macanan) who are in high school. In Ramos' house, Victor see that Marvin and his oldest sister Bettina (Roxee B) while Victor loves Janella. In Janella's house, her mom and his dad give Janella to wear a school uniform. Because of that, Janella went to high school with her friends Fallon and Andy who is also on the same year level as she is, along with their classmates like Eric (BJ Forbes), Rayver (CJ Navato) and Flint (Carlo Lacana).

Janella tells his dad Danny, of the incident. Her mom Dianne gave his dad Danny explains that Janella's mother Calissa, and that Janella was given to their mom and dad as a baby to raise because she was born with legs. Janella believe that and goes to her friends Fallon and Andy, telling them the story.

Zuma appears to the girls, confirming that Janella is a mermaid. Zuma explains to Janella that her mother is Calissa, previous queen of the underwater kingdom of Oceana. Calissa's current queen is Eris, Calissa's sister, who is a tyrant and took the throne when Calissa went missing years earlier. Zuma hopes that Janella will claim her birthright and usurp Eris. Janella refuses, and in her anger throws the necklace she'd been wearing since she was an infant. The smashed pendant reveals a magical image of Calissa, confirming that she is alive.

Janella uses her magical necklace to transform into a mermaid and agrees to go to Oceana in the hopes that Mayleen can make Janella normal again. With Zuma as her guide, Janella arrives in Oceana and meets Zuma's mermaid friends Syrenka (Jai Agpangan) and Kim (Joj Agpangan). Syrenka and Kim give Janella an outfit to hide her legs, and together they visit the Destinies, three mermaids with prophetic powers. The Destinies tell Janella that she needs to collect three items in order to succeed in overthrowing Eris: the Celestial Comb, a Dreamfish and Eris' protective necklace.

The group search for the items, occasionally calling Fallon and Andy for help with research. They find the Celestial Comb in an underwater cave and the Dreamfish in the Adenato currents. Janella talks to Fallon and Andy with a device and they find out where the Celestial Comb is: in a cave guarded by large jellyfish. Zuma, Syrenka and Kim try to distract the jellyfish while Janella and Snouts get the comb. They get it and escape before the cave collapses. Janella contacts Fallon and Andy again, and they locate the Dreamfish (Ciara Sotto).

They get the Dreamfish and then, to get Eris' necklace, Janella, Syrenka and Andy sing a song Queen of the Waves (but with different lyrics) to her in a festival to distract her. Eris becomes angry and makes a whirlpool to get rid of Janella, and Janella gets sucked in.

Janella asks the Dreamfish for help, and it offers to let her go home and pretend nothing ever happened. Janella refuses and magically gets a real mermaid tail. She escapes the whirlpool with her new, strong tail and takes Eris' necklace. Calissa makes more Merillia, and Janella finds out that Eris couldn't defeat Calissa because Eris is unable to make any Merillia. Eris chases after Janella and Eris ends up caught in one of her own whirlpools. She is taken to the bottom of the deepest trench in the ocean.

Janella frees Calissa and Calissa cures the ocean with her Merillia. She also won her daughter a necklace that will let her be human again, as well as a mermaid whenever she wishes. Janella goes back to the land.

Janella will be a mermaid tale at the island to explore the deep. How will mom and dad giving Janella as the mermaid tale of the sea? Janella goes to her friends Fallon and Andy who are showing that take the picture for Victor, Janella's love interest who called it Mallows. Bettina knows that Victor showing that Janella is a mermaid girl.

Snouts appears to the girls like Fallon and Andy with her boyfriend Victor, confirmed that Janella will go swimming while she uses her magical necklace to transform into a mermaid and went to Oceana to tell her mother Calissa for the good news. Janella met up with her Queen Calissa, and also Zuma. Janella looks at the water for her with Zuma's mermaid friends Syrenka and Kim.

In order to obtain Eris' necklace, Janella, Syrenka and Kim then approach Eris directly, performing a song and dance to distract her long enough for Janella to grab Eris' necklace. In a rage, Eris creates a whirlpool to banish Janella to the deepest depths of the ocean. While inside the whirlpool, Janella calls the Dreamfish for help. The Dreamfish offers to grant Janella's deepest wish and send her back to the island and erase her mermaid half for good. Janella rejects the wish and accepts her responsibility as princess of Oceana. Due to this, Janella got a mermaid tail, which she uses to escape the whirlpool herself. Janella reveals her identity to the people of Oceana, proving her identity by brandishing the Celestial Comb. Eris rushes Janella, and after a chase Janella is able to lure Eris into the whirlpool. Eris is trapped and sent into the deepest depths of the ocean.

Janella finds and sets Calissa free. Calissa is queen again, and makes Calissa healthy once more. In the aftermath, Janella confesses that she misses her life as a human, and Calissa gives her a magical necklace that enables her to be a human or mermaid whenever she wishes. Janella returns to land, where she is reunited with her family with Victor. “Oh my gee, i'm so exciting mermaid princess how Janella fall in love again because this mermaid tail girl in the land that I have received this year,” said Janella who admitted that she has become attached to her character. I'm so oh my super gee, i'm Janella Bernardo feels the magic for me.

Janella gave Pet Fish (Nel Gomez), Zuma and Sebastian are in the splash of beach. Now that the mermaid ending of Janella’s fairytale near, the Princess of the Sea in island at the beachfront home and the Paradise Cove. Who will kiss Victor charming fall in love again?

She reunited for the family at home received the house island. In the end of the story for the sea, at the beach, Oh My G, Janella loves Victor who kiss me while as she jumps into the water and they elude their pursers Janella using her magical necklace and transform into a mermaid tail who will fall in love again. Together they swim along the ocean floor toward what appears to be an underwater kingdom as Victor kiss Janella.

Main Cast

 * Janella Salvador as Janella Bernardo - Oh my gee, a girl nicknamed Princess of the Sea, who's half human while turning into a mermaid tale under the sea. She was a little baby so her mother Queen Calissa gave baby Janella to her mom and dad to raise, thinking that she will be safe on land than in the ocean. She's a mermaid princess of Oceana and a classmate from high school. Janella was born to Queen Calissa, her queen of the mermaid. She is her mom and dad, and also niece of Eris. She also has two friends named Fallon and Andy, and the trio send in high school and Janella is a classmate using a school uniform. She is nicknamed the Princess of the Sea. She even had no idea about her origins and thought that she is a teenager, when she was really a mermaid tale and the daughter of the Pacific ocean's queen. Janella is a teen actress to play the role at age 15 by wearing the "pink-colored" fish tail much like a dolphin. She's the princess of Oceana and has a pink tail.
 * Marlo Mortel as Victor Ramos - A popular boy as Janella's love interest. Janella calls him "Mallows".
 * Angelu de Leon as Dianne Bernardo - Janella's mom
 * Bobby Andrews as Danny Bernardo - Janella's dad
 * Andrei Felix as Marvin Ramos - A boy who is interest with Bettina and his bestfriend Victor.
 * Roxee B as Bettina Ramos - An oldest sister of Marvin and his brother Victor.

Supporting Cast

 * Gabbi Garcia as Fallon Reyes - One of Janella's best friends/classmates.
 * Alexandra Macanan as Andy Reyes - Janella's other best friend/classmate.
 * BJ Forbes as Eric Bautista - Janella's bestfriend in school and Andy's romantic interest.
 * CJ Navato as Rayver Martinez - classmate in school.
 * Carlo Lacana as Flint Escudero - classmate in school.

Mermaids

 * Kat Alano as Calissa Bernardo - Janella's mother and the queen of the mermaids. She was the Queen regnant Queen of Oceana, until her evil younger sister, Eris, stole the throne from her.
 * Jai Agpangan as Syrenka Gonzales - One of Janella's best friends and super-stylish mermaids. They own a luxurious boutique under the sea where Janella gets a mermaid makeover. They own Snouts, a sea lion pup. They help Janella fight the evil Eris.
 * Joj Agpangan as Kim Gonzales - One of Janella's best friends and super-stylish mermaids. They own a luxurious boutique under the sea where Janella gets a mermaid makeover. They own Snouts, a sea lion pup. They help Janella fight the evil Eris.
 * Mikee Lee as Michael Domingo - A merman prince of the underwater.
 * Yen Santos as Louise Tolentino - She is a destiny girl of the underwater island surf.
 * Paolo Serrano as Ryan Adam - The forces of underwater stormed.

The Destinies
Three girls named Dee, Deanne and Deandra who own a hair salon and can also see the future. They tell Janella the three tools she needs to defeat Eris and restore Oceana.
 * Celine Lim as Deanne
 * Dexie Daulat as Dee
 * Aria Cariño as Deandra

Sea creatures (voice)

 * Alyanna Angeles as Zuma - A pink, sparkly dolphin who is friends with Janella. A sparkly pink dolphin who shows Janella around the ocean kingdom and helps her save Calissa. She is almost the same size as Janella. Zuma appears to the girls (such as Fallon and Andy) and later Victor, confirming that Janella is a mermaid.
 * Elmo Magalona as Sebastian - A small red Jamaican crab who acts for Janella's mother Calissa.
 * Harvey Bautista as Snouts - A helpful sea lion who is friends of Janella. He belongs to Syrenka and Kim.
 * Ciara Sotto as Dreamfish - The Dreamfish offers to grant Janella's deepest wish and send her back and her mermaid for good.
 * Nel Gomez as Kim's Pet Fish - The pet fish who is he give Janella's fisher pets.
 * Raine Salamante as Lipstick Fish
 * Red Sternberg as Remo - A yellow-and-green striped seahorse who is Eris' sidekick. Remo is constantly abused by Eris. He leads Janella to where Clarissa is held as soon as Eris is defeated. He likes to blow through a shell.
 * Jake Roxas as Pufferazzi - His name is a based on him being a puffer fish who works as a paparazzi.

Villains

 * Alessandra de Rossi as Eris - An evil mermaid with an orange tail whose a sister of Calissa and aunt of Janella. She is the one who overthrew Calissa and became their new evil queen. Everyone in the kingdom is afraid of her. The main antagonist of the film. She is jealous of evil underwater and imprisons her to become queen.
 * Meryll Soriano as Ursula - A fictional character as the sea witch. A powerful cecaelian sea witch who occasionally antagonizes Janella.
 * RJ Ledesma as Shark (voice)
 * Derrick Monasterio as Dragon Fish (voice)

Extended Cast

 * Virginia Pozon as Teacher Mariz Gonzales - High school teacher.
 * Ian Galliguez as Trisha Romualdez - High school principal.
 * Louie Angsico as Coach Louie Alvarez - He is the strong, muscular coach of high school.

Special Participation
Note:
 * Sofia Millares as young Janella - It was born in 5-year-old girl as a kid, takes on a journey to trace her origins until she finds out that she is the daughter of a mermaid queen and a human. (January 13-24, 2014)
 * Alexandra Quiambao as young Fallon
 * Milkcah Nacion as young Andy
 * Franchesca Salcedo as young Syrenka
 * Barbie Sabino as young Kim
 * In January 6-10, 2014 episode and January 13, 2014 episode: young Janella was a mermaid baby born at 1-year-old in the sea.

Ratings
This series has started the trend of fantaserye (Fantasy series) mania for IBC. Since its premiere telecast, Janella in Wonderland debuted with a pilot episode garnered a 31.1% rating, dominated its rival fantaseryes like ABS-CBN's Honesto (29.0%) and GMA's Adarna (12.0%), based on Kantar Media's national ratings survey—landing as the number 1 most-watched program of IBC, grabbing first place in the ratings nationwide.

By January 23, the fantasy series was at number 1 once more as the the debut of Janella Salvador as the grown up Janella received an all-time high rating with a whopping 40.5%, higher than average in a show in its time slot, beating its rival programs like Honesto (31.4%) and Adarna (13.3%), based on Kantar Media. Since then, Janella in Wonderland's ratings proved is the #1 most-watched fantaserye on Philippine TV, according to Kantar Media/TNS Total Philippines (Urban+Rural Households) ratings on IBC's Kapinoy Primetime and its timeslot, it made the network edge over ABS-CBN and GMA Network which are the Philippines' leading networks since 1988 and 2004. The fantasy series created a domino effect of IBC's primetime line-up as IBC was also known to be the nation's number 3 network in the nationwide ratings.

As of March 17, 2014, the fantasy series remained its lead despite its 11-week-airing and now gained the fantaserye war for mermaids with an average rating of 38.5% in the ratings share nationwide, beating the entrance of Sirena Wars like ABS-CBN's Dyesebel which is top-billed by Anne Curtis with 32.8% and GMA's Kambal Sirena also top-billed by Louise delos Reyes with only 17.9% in the month of March, based on the Kantar Media-TNS data survey. In time for IBC's 54th year anniversary, the fantaserye craze continues as for making Janella in Wonderland, the number 1 most-watched fantaserye toppling Dyesebel and Kambal Sirena for the top slot after 3-weeks and gains its primetime shows lead in Mega Manila and nationwide ratings.

On April 2, 2014, Janella in Wonderland beat its previous all-time high rating, and garnered a 41.7% versus its competitors Dyesebel and Kambal Sirena which only received 31.7% and 15.3%, respectively.

Critical reception
The director of Janella in Wonderland is the award-winning director Jeffrey Jeturian and Paco Sta. Maria, tagged Janella Salvador now hailed as the Primetime Princess of IBC based on her portrayal as Janella. She started: "She is really good for a mermaid tale. Oh my gee, I think she will be a show business and so exciting as a mermaid ever. She may be a primetime princess and eventually as a mermaid tale." "I really like it. Oh no, andya na sila, I told herself this as her fantaserye ever would surely rate, oh my super gee.

Mall tour
After its successful premiere and the viewers' charm support, the cast of Janella in Wonderland, name the only primetime princess Janella Salvador lead the show has launched Janella in Wonderland: The Nationwide Mall Tour. In February 5, the cast visited Trinoma Activity Center in Quezon City followed by an appearance in February 12 at SM City Lucena. More fans who want to join and attend Janella in Wonderland Mall Tour to buy the event of licensing and merchandising like shirts, bags, slippers, dress, mermaid suits, toys, dolls, necklace and beautiful bracelet in the venue. In February 28, Mortel, Salvador, Felix and Roxee B stopped by at Sinulog Festival in Cebu City. On March 13, Mortel and Salvador visited in its grand fans’ day at the SM City Iloilo. In April 4-6, Janella Salvador visited at Marikina Sports Complex in Marikina City, Philippines as well as being part of the Kapinoy Live: Fans Day Caravan concert along with Marlo Mortel and Andrei Felix to promote the fantasy series. The cast continued the tour in SM City Baguio in April 19 for the grand fans thanksgiving celebration and was followed by a tour at Robinsons Place Roxas in May 3.

Merchandise
IBC is advantage of the show's popularly to the partnership with Sari-Sari Kapinoy as the merchandise Janella in Wonderland Items, the merchandise that produce a toys, dolls, t-shirts from Bench, video games, tumbler, notebooks, pencils, eraser, keychain, fan, bag, ballpen, caps, coin banks, watches, rain gear, umbrella, mug, sticker, among others are also being sold available in the market, like supermarkets, supermalls, malls and so much more in Mega Manila and other provinces nationwide in very affordable prices.

DVD Release
IBC has released Janella in Wonderland on DVD. The DVD set contains all episodes.

Janella in Wonderland mobile game
In February 2014, a mobile game was released IBC Interactive after the launch of Janella in Wonderland. This is the first mobile game based on a Philippine television series.

IBC Interactive plans to make more mobile games based on popular television shows of IBC such as Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, Born to be a Superstar, KapinoyLand and Maya Loves Sir Chief.

Music
The theme song of Janella in Wonderland is I Need To Know, music by Megan Cavallari and lyrics by Amy Powers and Rob Hudnut, was originally sung by Melissa Lyons as the pop version using the 2007 animated film Barbie as the Island Princess. I Need to Know was written by Christian Martinez, arranged by Albert Tamayo and covered by Janella Salvador as a theme song of the fantasy series for IBC became a popular hit.

Due to the success of the fantaserye, the soundtrack album Janella in Wonderland: Original Soundtrack was released January 24, 2014 by IBC Records. The physical copy of soundtrack is available in leading music stores and digitally via iTunes.

All the songs from the official soundtrack album of the series are performed by Janella Salvador, led by the theme song I Need to Know. The second single is the dance craze track Mermaid Party in March 3. Due to success of the show, the album was also certified Gold according to IBC Records.

Dance track from the soundtrack of IBC's top-rating fantaserye Janella in Wonderland will include Escape, Queen of the Waves and the dance craze Mermaid Party which will be played on radio as a featured dance track on the nation's #1 dance music station 89 DMZ, IBC's FM radio station.

Track listing

 * 1) I Need to Know (Barbie) (composed by Christian Martinez)  - Janella Salvador
 * 2) Yesterday's Love (composed by Vehnee Saturno) - Janella Salvador (also from the album Oh My G!)
 * 3) Escape (U1 & Krystal B) (compsoed by Andrei Dionisio) - Janella Salvador
 * 4) When She Loved Me (composed by Vehnee Saturno) - Janella Salvador
 * 5) You're The One I Love (The Carpenters) (composed by Louie Ocampo) -
 * 6) Queen of the Waves (composed by Melchora Mabilog) - Janella Salvador
 * 7) Yakap (Charice) (composed by Christian Martinez) - Janella Salvador (also from the album Oh My G!)
 * 8) Mermaid Party (composed by Andrei Dionisio) - Janella Salvador

GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards

 * 2014 Winner, Princess of Philippine Television (Janella Salvador)
 * 2014 Winner, Most Promising Love Team on Television (Marlo Mortel and Janella Salvador)
 * 2014 Winner, Top Rating Primetime Drama

KBP Golden Dove Awards

 * 2014 Winner, Best TV Drama Series

Bataan Peninsula State University: Kagitingan Awards

 * 2014 Winner, Pinaka-Magiting na Programang Pantelebisyon

Reruns
On February 29, 2016, Janella in Wonderland had a rerun on Toon TV on Sky Cable Channel 107 and Cignal Channel 36. Reruns are currently shown on Global IBC starting March 1, 2016.

Trivia

 * Salvador's first project and the first television series for IBC. She has been ABS-CBN's Star Magic contract star and now is one of IBC's contract star thru Kapinoy Talent Center.
 * This fantasy series gave Janella Salvador as the Primetime Princess of IBC on Philippine television.
 * Though a good summer tale before the series, Janella Salvador is a diving course while taping started while she using her magical necklace to transform into a mermaid before shooting the series. Her role required considerable underwater swimming and swim up to 60 ft (18 m). Salvador's mermaid tale costume's colors ("pink-colored") for the mermaid tale compared to the pink-colored tail from the film Barbie in A Mermaid Tale and Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2.
 * This is IBC's first-ever fantaserye in the primetime block, and commonly known as the sirena-serye since Marimar and Marinara aired in 2004.
 * It also marked Marlo Mortel's first primetime series under IBC and his hottest Kapinoy leading man.
 * Both Janella Salvador and Marlo Mortel are also appear in Be Careful With My Heart on ABS-CBN. Aside from fantasy series, they played as Nikki and Nicolo in the feel-good sitcom Maya Loves Sir Chief and the youth-oriented drama Friends 4Ever.
 * Janella in Wonderland also marks the second primetime project of the loveteam Angelu de Leon and Bobby Andrews under IBC when they started in the primetime teleserye Esperanza. Angelu had the third project of the network after May Bukas Pa (2000) and CelebrityDATCom (2003), while Angelu's on-screen partner Bobby is a second primetime project.
 * This is also the second primetime project of Andrei Felix after My Family Xyriel.
 * This is also the first primetime series of Bettina Carlos on IBC.
 * Last March 2014, IBC received the fantasy series by uploading all episodes in YouTube. People, avid fans and viewers of the fantaserye can now watch the series again through YouTube.