Flower of Evil is a Philippine thriller drama television series based on the 2020 South Korean drama series of the same name, starring Piolo Pascual and Lovi Poe. The series streamed on Viu on June 23, 2022, and was aired on Kapamilya Channel's Yes Weekend primetime block from June 25 to October 9, 2022, replacing the fourth season of I Can See Your Voice and was replaced by Hoy Love You 3.
Contents
Plot
Jacob (Piolo Pascual) is a man who hides his identity and past from his wife Iris (Lovi Poe), a female detective. On the surface, they appear to be the perfect family: a loving couple with a beautiful six-year-old daughter who adores her parents.
Iris and her colleagues begin investigating a series of unexplained murders and is confronted with the reality that her seemingly perfect husband may be hiding something from her.
Cast and characters
Main cast
Piolo Pascual as Fake Jacob del Rosario / Daniel Villareal
Lovi Poe as Iris Castillo del Rosario / Iris Castillo Villareal
Supporting cast
Paulo Avelino as Real Jacob del Rosario
Edu Manzano as Henry del Rosario
Agot Isidro as Carmen del Rosario
Rita Avila as Gloria Castillo
Denise Laurel as Grace Villareal
Joross Gamboa as Rico Gallardo
Joem Bascon as Dennis Espinosa
JC de Vera as Andrew Marcelo
Jett Pangan as Gerry Payumo
Pinky Amador as Maggie Alcantara
Joko Diaz as Baldo Ongkiko
Epy Quizon as Noel Ramirez
Archie Adamos as Ruel Castro
Gardo Versoza as Abel Villareal
Carla Guevara Laforteza as Lilia Ramirez
Hazel Orencio as Evelyn Claverio
Sienna Stevens as Luna del Rosario
Paul Jake Paule as Detective Candelaria
Guest cast
Jeffrey Hidalgo as Erwin Santos
Nikki Valdez as Melanie Santos
Loren Burgos as Teodora "Teddy" Manangquil
Yñigo Delen as Carlo Santos
Claire Ruiz as Susan Mirasol
Sherry Lara as Belen Soliven
Jess Mendoza as Lando Soliven
Junjun Quintana as Vincent Rosales
Denise Joaquin as Raquel Rosales
Rolando Innocencio as Ernesto Dimaculangan
Peewee O'Hara as Tansing Ramos
Aleck Bovick as Josie Medina
Sheree Bautista as Monet Dimayuga
Criza Taa as Young Grace
Isaiah Dela Cruz as Young Daniel
Production
Development
The project was first announced on September 16, 2021, when Lovi Poe officially transferred to ABS-CBN for the first time, with Piolo Pascual returning to the network. Both actors were cast in the lead roles after signing with the network. A story conference was held on November 21, 2021. On 4 February 2022, it was revealed that the series was in the midst of its principal photography. A total of 32 episodes are confirmed for the series, running for sixteen weeks.
Casting
On November 21, 2021, the rest of the cast were announced in the same day of story conference.
Kit Thompson was originally part of the cast, but was later fired after he was arrested for hitting his former girlfriend. Thompson was replaced by Paulo Avelino.
Marketing
A short teaser for the series was shown as part of the upcoming projects for Dreamscape Entertainment in 2022. The first teaser was released on May 16, 2022. The second teaser was released on May 20, 2022. Official poster was released on May 23, 2022. The trailer of the series was released on May 31, 2022.
Release
The series was released first on Viu from June 23 to October 7, 2022, 48 hours before its television premiere on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z and Jeepney TV from June 25 to October 9, 2022. It is also released exclusively on iWantTFC and TFC IPTV on July 16, 2022, with the first 6 episodes, 48 hours before its broadcast in the United States and Canada.
Re-run
The series re-aired on Kapamilya Channel's Primetime Bida weeknight block, A2Z's A2Z Primetime, TV5's TodoMax Primetime Singko, and Jeepney TV's delayed telecast from November 7, 2022, to January 20, 2023, replacing A Family Affair and was replaced by Dirty Linen. It had also re-runs on ALLTV from November 8 to December 28, 2025, replacing the re-runs of the Philippine adaptation of What's Wrong with Secretary Kim.