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| The cast of ABS-CBN Entertainment's highly anticipated primetime action drama series "Mars Ravelo's Darna": (L-R) Janella Salvador, Jane De Leon, Joshua Garcia (Image Source: PEP.ph/YouTube/ABS-CBN Entertainment) |
The official trailer for ABS-CBN Entertainment’s much-awaited series “Mars Ravelo’s Darna” officially dropped on the night of July 7, 2022, raking in over 4 million views across social media platforms in less than 24 hours and earning praises from netizens who exclaimed the series is truly “worth the wait". The over 3-minute clip earned over one million views on Facebook four hours after launch and continues to generate clicks with over 3 million views in less than 24 hours after its premiere.
The much-anticipated trailer gave a peek into Jane De Leon’s younger life as Narda, her training under her mother and First Darna Leonor played by Iza Calzado and her journey towards becoming the iconic Pinay superhero. The hashtag #DarnaTrailer meanwhile immediately topped Twitter Philippines’ trending list and has continued to trend the following day. Other keywords related to the show also trended such as Joshua Garcia, Janella and Valentina, and Iza Calzado. Positive reactions from netizens likewise dominated social media upon the trailer’s release. Twitter user @lovemeorhateme said, “Ganda…pinaghandaan tlga… worth it sa paghihintay sa #Darna.” Another Twitter account, @pcspaule, posted, “Iba din ang #DarnaTrailer. Aabangan ito. Jane De Leon is perfect for the role, galing ng casting. Ang Iza Calzado, wow!”
Over on Facebook, the trailer’s visuals generated praises. KPex Official said, “All the hype leading to this trailer makes sense. The cinematic visuals, the intense drama, the handsomely-choreographed action sequences, & the entire new vision of this new adaptation simply make Darna extra-ordinary.” Netizens on YouTube also gave the trailer thumbs up and even commended the character of Narda that the trailer teased. Master Bait commented, “Narda pa lang palaban na… not the usual Narda na mahirap, mahina, may kapansanan…the modern Narda . . . And this series really gives our frontliners their time to shine!” A day before the trailer dropped, netizens similarly hailed the “Hollywood-like” Darna teaser poster for drawing heightened anticipation to the show. Dan Ramirez wrote on Facebook, “Can we talk about this Hollywood caliber poster??? ABS-CBN ate and left no crumbs???? The Darna silhouette!??? The snake foreshadowing Valentina??!!? The ruins resembling Darna’s head dress?!?!”
The series, helmed by Master Director Chito S. Roño, Avel Sunpongco, and Benedict Mique under ABS-CBN’s JRB Creative Production unit, is set to premiere in August on Kapamilya Channel (SKYcable SD channel 8 and HD channel 167, Cignal SD channel 22 and HD channel 23), Kapamilya Online Live (24/7 live and 7-day on-demand streaming on ABS-CBN's Facebook page and ABS-CBN Entertainment's YouTube channel), Jeepney TV (SKYcable channel 9, Cignal channel 44), A2Z (analog/digital free TV in Mega Manila and parts of Visayas and Mindanao, SKYcable channel 11, Cignal channel 20, live streaming via Cignal Play), TV5 (analog free TV channel 5, digital free TV 509.143/695.143, SKYcable channel 10, Cignal channel 5, live streaming via Cignal Play), iWantTFC and The Filipino Channel (TFC) for viewers outside the Philippines.
