School starts early on Viva One with the much-awaited adaptation of “Ang Mutya ng Section E,” the popular Wattpad title written by Lara Flores aka Eatmore2behappy, to stream finally on January 3, 2025.
The show cast was revealed last November 8 to widespread approval.
Many believe the production did right in picking the likes of Andres Muhlach, Ashtine Olviga, Rabin Angeles, Andre Yllana, Heart Ryan, Charles Law, Axel Torres, for their respective roles.
In the series, Andres is Mark Keifer Watson, the class president of Section E. He is the troublemaker head of the class, and although he is brainy, he is also quite a menace.
Ashtine plays Jay-Jay Mariano (short for Jasper Jean), a transfer student in Higher Value International School. Due to her bad records, she ends up in the lowest section, with 16 rowdy boys as classmates. Each of them will really push her limits, but Jay-Jay has promised her aunt to never start trouble. Self-defense, however, is another story.
Rabin plays Yuri Hanamichi, a JaPinoy and Keifer’s best friend, putting him second in command of the class. Kind and smart, he belongs to a wealthy family in Japan. They are business partners with Jay-Jay’s family. Yuri will develop a soft spot for Jay-Jay.
Andre is Aries, Jay-Jay’s cousin. They used to be close.
Heart is Ella, Aries’ girlfriend. She was the first girl to be in Section E, but was transferred to Section A.
Axel is Angelo, older brother of Aries. He’s the CEO of the Fernandez Corp.
Charles is Ci-N, 14 years old, the youngest in Section E. He’s been accelerated, and will become a good friend of JayJay.
Completing the unruly Section E are: Frost Sandoval as David, Kurt Delos Reyes as Felix, Ethan David as Calix, Keagan De Jesus as Eman, Martin Venegas as Denzel, Nic Galvez as Kit, Sam Shoaf as Edrix, Yanyan De Jesus as Drew, Daniel Ong as Mayo, AJ Ferrer as Rory, Michael Keith as Eren, Kyosu Guinto as Josh, and Derick Ong as Blaster.
Promising young Viva talents like Angela Muji, Sarah Joe, Jastine Lim, Rafa Victorino, Alex Payan, Love Yauco, Zeke Polina, and JD Axie, will add more excitement and tension to the story.
Completing the cast are Yayo Aguila, Katya Santos, Rommel Luna, Lander Vera Perez, and Nanette Inventor.
Directed by Theodore Boborol, the same director behind the phenomenal success of the University Series Book 1: “The Rain in España,” “Ang Mutya ng Section E: The Class Begins,” will have a primer on December 27, which includes exclusive behind-the-scene clips.
Pilot episode starts on January 3, 2025 with new episodes dropping every Friday, exclusively on Viva One.
Note that Viva One’s adaptation of Book 1 will be equivalent to 16 episodes.
