'PBA' Give Way to 'Janella in Wonderland' on IBC-13's Primetime Programming

January 4, 2014

Sports5 head Chot Reyes showing that the Kapinoy network IBC-13 is home to the network's broadcast of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) via Sports5 which is the rating very well.

IBC-13 is now introducing the first fantasy series Janella in Wonderland in the Monday to Friday evening slot. The PBA games are being retained to a weekend slot, every Saturday 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday 3 to 7 p.m. He opted to just continuing watching the 2013-14 PBA Philippine Cup so they will have a teams and players.

So, the fans of the PBA, please say goodbye to your regular Wednesday and Friday games and hello weekend for your Saturday and Sunday games as well, while entering Janella in Wonderland on weeknights.

The vey first fantaserye which is topbilled by Be Careful With My Heart star and now is IBC's newest primetime princess Janella Salvador in her first lead role.

Wherein the story revolves around the mermaids and sea creatures, Salvador will play the lead role as Janella Bernardo, a girl turning good as a mermaid tale under the sea as the Princess of the Sea where she rule the island, at home, school and the underwater sea about mermaids and sea creatures.

She's a classmate from high school who she wearing a school uniform. She's a teenager and learns as she's a mermaid! Janella and her dolphin friend Zuma (voiced by Louise Abuel) set off on an undersea adventure to rescue from Oceana. With help from her mermaid friends, Janella saves the ocean kingdom.

Directed by Jeffrey Jeturian and written by Joel Mercado, Agnes Gagilonia-Uligan, Jimuel dela Cruz and Dexter Hemedez, Janella in Wonderland is dubbed “fantaserye” for its fantasy with light drama and romance elements in the mix. Help director Jeffrey with the fantaserye's underwater scenes.

Joining Salvador in Janella in Wonderland are Marlo Mortel as the leading man, as well as Angelu de Leon, Bobby Andrews, Andrei Felix, Bettina Carlos, Shy Carlos, Alexandra Macanan, Alyanna Angeles, Nathan Barrera, Kat Alano as Mayleen Arevano, RJ Ledesma, Alessandra de Rossi as Eris, Ruben Gonzaga as the voice of Shark, Meryll Soriano as Ursula, Joshua Dionisio, Jai and Joj Agpangan, Kiko Estrada, Paolo Serrano, Alfred Vargas as King Triton, Yen Santos as Louise Tolentino, Mikee Lee and the voices of Louise Abuel as Zuma, Elmo Magalona as Sebastian, Pia Magalona as Fisher, Harvey Bautista as Snouts, Nel Gomez as Janella's Pet Fish, Anton Revilla as Seal, Timothy Chan as Dreamfish and Josh Padilla as Remo with a special participation of Sofia Millares as young Janella, Jenine Desideiro and Freddie Webb.

Watch out for the premiere of Janella in Wonderland, tonight on January 6 and will air from Monday to Friday at 7:45 p.m., after Express Balita as part of IBC-13's horizontal primetime programming Kapinoy Primetime.