The collaboration between GMA Network, the Philippines’ leading television, radio, and media company, and ABS-CBN, the digital media and entertainment company, levels up the entertainment on-air and online, as they will deliver two new offerings in September: a new Prime Video original series, Honor Thy Mother, and the return of Gandang Gabi Vice on-air via GMA-7, with unfiltered releases via iWant.
Firstly, the highly anticipated family drama-suspense series led by Sharon Cuneta and Barbie Forteza is about to premiere later at midnight on September 11, 2026, as ABS-CBN’s drama unit Dreamscape Entertainment, Prime Video, and GMA Network will feature a story that follows a powerful businesswoman (Sharon Cuneta) whose carefully ordered life is disrupted when a determined young woman (Barbie Forteza) uncovers a life-changing truth about herself that she is Cuneta’s long-lost daughter, titled Honor Thy Mother, directed by Onat Diaz and Dolly Lulu.
Continuing with the premise of the 14-episode original series, as they reconnect after years apart, mother and daughter must confront family secrets, ambition, and the consequences of the past. The show served as the first ABS-CBN-GMA-collaborated drama to be released on Prime Video, the second under the production with Dreamscape Entertainment, which previously produced their collab drama series, Unbreak My Heart, back in 2023, and the third series to collaborate between the Kapamilya and Kapuso networks, following their previous drama, The Secrets of Hotel 88 (produced by Star Creatives Television).
The advance screening and media conference for the series took place at the Solaire Resort North on September 8, 2026, together with the cast of the series, including Sharon, Barbie, John Estrada, Khalil Ramos, Mercedes Cabral, and Criza Taa, alongside the show’s creators, production team, and Prime Video Southeast Asia Content Acquisition Head Chaitanya Divan.
During the Question-and-Answer portion of the event, the cast and creators shared behind-the-scenes stories from the making of the series, including how they portray its complex characters and the themes that make it deeply personal. They also shared a glimpse into how their own relationships with family shaped their connection to the story and how they explored love, sacrifice, secrets, and the ties that bind mothers and daughters.
Honor Thy Mother is scheduled to release exclusively and globally (in 240 countries) via Prime Video at midnight on September 11, 2026 (Philippine Standard Time). Viewers in the Philippines may enjoy it with a Prime Video subscription, priced locally at PHP 149.00 per month.
Secondly, after six years since this comedy talk show was last aired on ABS-CBN, the Phenomenal Unkabogable Superstar Vice Ganda is back to bring more laughter and good vibes on Gandang Gabi Vice, airing via GMA Network and iWant Philippines beginning on September 13, 2026.
To kick things off, comedy talk show host Meme Vice will welcome Kapuso actor and Asia’s Multimedia Star Alden Richards as a special guest for the show’s return. Also joining the show are the new co-hosts in the mix: Vince Maristela, Divine Tetay, and Verna, collectively known as the Geng Gang.
Ang pinaka nakaka-excite ay ‘yong Kapuso stars na gusto kong interviewhin at makasama sa show ko ay posibleng-posible na. Marami rin akong nakausap na GMA stars na gusto rin nilang magkaroon ng ‘GGV’ experience. Mangyayari na talaga, as confirmed by Vice Ganda during the talk show’s return.
Meme Vice also openly welcomed the fresh format that Gandang Gabi Vice will have its own Unfiltered version, sharing that viewers can fully watch all raw and complete moments of the comedy talk show.
Siyempre, hindi lahat pwede namin ipakita sa free TV. ‘Yung mga hindi namin pwede ipakita sa free TV, mapapanood nila sa iWant dahil iyon talaga ang unfiltered at uncut version. Kung ano ang tinape namin at mga pinag-usapan, lahat nasa iWant kaya super exciting, Meme Vice added.
iWant subscribers, priced locally at PHP 35.00 per month for the Basic Plan, PHP 119.00 per month for the Premium Plan, and USD 4.99 per month for Kapusos and Kapamilyas abroad (or equivalent currency worldwide, promotional price for the United States until October 31, 2026), will deliver even more fun for Gandang Gabi Vice, as its unfiltered portions of each episode not seen on-air under the title, GGV: Unfiltered, also scheduled to release on the same day as the show’s premiere.
The Unfiltered version provides a longer experience than those shown on-air, streaming more than an hour’s worth of added uncut comedic moments in each episode, as seen by the live studio audience.
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