Legal Wives is a 2021 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Zig Dulay, it stars Dennis Trillo, Alice Dixson, Andrea Torres and Bianca Umali. It premiered on July 26, 2021 on the network's Telebabad (now in GMA Prime) line up. The series concluded on November 12, 2021 with a total of 80 episodes. It was replaced by I Left My Heart in Sorsogon in its timeslot.
The series is streaming online on YouTube.
Premise[]
[edit] Legal Wives features a story of a Maranao Muslim royalty and the lead character's relationship with three wives.
Cast and Characters[]
- Lead cast
- Dennis Trillo as Ismael Makadatu, a Maranao Muslim who has three wives.
- Alice Dixson as Amirah Alonte, the first wife of Ismael and the widow of Nasser Makadatu.
- Andrea Torres as Diane May F. San Luis, the second wife of Ismael and a Christian.
- Bianca Umali as Farrah Valeandong, the third wife of Ismael and Abdul Malik's daughter.
- Supporting cast
- Derrick Monasterio as Edgar Delos Reyes
- Ashley Ortega as Marriam Pabil
- Al Tantay as Haseeb Makadatu, a Imam and Nasser and Ismael's father
- Juan Rodrigo as Cesar San Luis, Diane's father who is against the relationship of her daughter with Ismael.
- Irma Adlawan as Nuriya Baunto, Haseeb Makadatu's first wife and Nasser's mother
- Maricar de Mesa as Zobaida Almahdi, Farrah's mother and Abdul Malik's wife
- Tommy Abuel as Asad Ampang Alonte, Amirah's father and a sultan
- Bernard Palanca as Abdul Malik Valeandong, Farrah's father, Zobaida's husband.
- Cherie Gil as Zaina Guimba, Haseeb's second wife and mother of Ismael.
- Abdul Raman as Hammad Pabil
- Shayne Sava as Jamilah Makadatu, Nasser and Amirah's daughter
- Kevin Santos as Omar Delos Reyes
- Divine Aucina as Lizzie Cruz, Diane's friend.
- Chanel LaTorre as Faizah Almahdi, Ismael's cousin.
- Shiela Marie Rodriguez as Kadi Aisha
- Raquel Pareño as Rose Aguila
- Melbelline Caluag as Ailyn Roxas
- Kiko Matos as Ghazi Pabil
- Jay Arcilla as Vince Alvarez
- Brent Valdez as Dale Vasquez
- Guest cast
- Alfred Vargas as Naseer Makadatu, son of Haseeb.
- Mon Confiado as Usman Pabil, the mayor of Lanao del Sur and Marriam's father.
- Marx Topacio as Amparo
Episodes[]
| No.overall | No. in
season |
Title | Social media hashtag | Original air date | AGB Nielsen Ratings
(NUTAM People) |
Timeslot
rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "World Premiere" | #LegalWivesWorldPremiere | July 26, 2021 | 11.9% | #1 |
| 2 | 2 | "Meet The Parent" | #LWMeetTheParent | July 27, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 3 | 3 | "Kasinungalingan" (transl. Lie) | #LWKasinungaligan | July 28, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 4 | 4 | "Prinsipyo" (transl. Principle) | #LWPrinsipyo | July 29, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 5 | 5 | "Kaguluhan" (transl. Chaos) | #LWKaguluhan | July 30, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 6 | 6 | "Paghihiganti" (transl. Revenge) | #LWPaghihiganti | August 2, 2021 | 11.9% | #1 |
| 7 | 7 | "Amirah" | #LWAmirah | August 3, 2021 | 11.8% | #1 |
| 8 | 8 | "Confession" | #LWConfession | August 4, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 9 | 9 | "Pananagutan" (transl. Responsibility) | #LWPananagutan | August 5, 2021 | 12.3% | #1 |
| 10 | 10 | "Surprise Visit" | #LWSurpriseVisit | August 6, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 11 | 11 | "Pagtuklas" (transl. Discovery) | #LWPagtuklas | August 9, 2021 | 11.3% | #1 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Wedding" | #LWTheWedding | August 10, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 13 | 13 | "Heartbroken" | #LWHeartbroken | August 11, 2021 | 11.8% | #1 |
| 14 | 14 | "Temptation" | #LWTemptation | August 12, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 15 | 15 | "Proposal" | #LWProposal | August 13, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 16 | 16 | "Secret Wedding" | #LWSecretWedding | August 16, 2021 | 12.2% | #1 |
| 17 | 17 | "Paglilihim" (transl. Keeping a Secret) | #LWPaglilihim | August 17, 2021 | 11.9% | #1 |
| 18 | 18 | "Rebelasyon" (transl. Revelation) | #LWRebelasyon | August 18, 2021 | 11.8% | #1 |
| 19 | 19 | "Marawi Siege" | #LWMarawiSiege | August 19, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 20 | 20 | "Evacuation" | #LWEvacuation | August 20, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 21 | 21 | "Imbestigasyon" (transl. Investigation) | #LWImbestigasyon | August 23, 2021 | 11.1% | #1 |
| 22 | 22 | "Desisyon" (transl. Decision) | #LWDesisyon | August 24, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 23 | 23 | "Moving to Manila" | #LWMovingToManila | August 25, 2021 | 11.0% | #1 |
| 24 | 24 | "Amirah vs. Diane" | #LWAmirahVsDiane | August 26, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 25 | 25 | "Kasunduan" (transl. Agreement) | #LWKasunduan | August 27, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 26 | 26 | "Tensyon" (transl. Tension) | #LWTensyon | August 30, 2021 | 14.3% | #1 |
| 27 | 27 | "Salpukan" (transl. Clash) | #LWSalpukan | August 31, 2021 | 14.7% | #1 |
| 28 | 28 | "Finding A Husband" | #LWFindingAHusband | September 1, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 29 | 29 | "Prime Suspect" | #LWPrimeSuspect | September 2, 2021 | 15.5% | #1 |
| 30 | 30 | "Pakikibagay" (transl. Conformity) | #LWPakikibagay | September 3, 2021 | 14.8% | #1 |
| 31 | 31 | "Accident" | #LWAccident | September 6, 2021 | 15.0% | #1 |
| 32 | 32 | "Matinding Selos" (transl. Intense Jealousy) | #LWMatindingSelos | September 7, 2021 | 16.0% | #1 |
| 33 | 33 | "Letting Go" | #LWLettingGo | September 8, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 34 | 34 | "Separation" | #LWSeperation | September 9, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 35 | 35 | "Pagpayag" (transl. Permission) | #LWPagpayag | September 10, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 36 | 36 | "Announcement" | #LWAnnoucement | September 13, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 37 | 37 | "Farrah's Wedding" | #LWFarrahsWedding | September 14, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 38 | 38 | "Paglisan" (transl. Departure) | #LWPaglisan | September 15, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 39 | 39 | "Farrah Meets Diane" | #LWFarrahMeetsDiane | September 16, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 40 | 40 | "Pakikipagayos" (transl. Reconcillation) | #LWPakikipagayos | September 17, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 41 | 41 | "White Lies" | #LWWhiteLies | September 20, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 42 | 42 | "Pagtatapat" (transl. Confrontation) | #LWPagtatapat | September 21, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 43 | 43 | "Sikreto ni Farrah" (transl. Farrah's Secret) | #LWSikretoNiFarrah | September 22, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 44 | 44 | "Jamilah is Missing" | #LWJamilahIsMissing | September 23, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 45 | 45 | "Pakiusap" (transl. Beg) | #LWPakiusap | September 24, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 46 | 46 | "Takot Mahulog" (transl. Fear of Falling in Love) | #LWTakotMahulog | September 27, 2021 | 14.0% | #1 |
| 47 | 47 | "Kahati sa Asawa" (transl. Share of Husband) | #LWKahatiSaAsawa | September 28, 2021 | 14.0% | #1 |
| 48 | 48 | "Person of Interest" | #LWPersonOfInterest | September 29, 2021 | 14.1% | #1 |
| 49 | 49 | "Ang Katotohanan" (transl. The Truth) | #LWAngKatotohanan | September 30, 2021 | 14.1% | #1 |
| 50 | 50 | "Forgive Me" | #LWForgiveMe | October 1, 2021 | 14.2% | #1 |
| 51 | 51 | "Panunuyo" (transl. Favor) | #LWPanunuyo | October 4, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 52 | 52 | "Diane vs. Farrah" | #LWDianeVsFarrah | October 5, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 53 | 53 | "Obligasyon" (transl. Obligation) | #LWObligasyon | October 6, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 54 | 54 | "Para-Paraan" (transl. Solution) | #LWParaParaan | October 7, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 55 | 55 | "Marriam Returns" | #LWMarriamReturns | October 8, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 56 | 56 | "Loving Husband" | #LWLovingHusband | October 11, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 57 | 57 | "Farrah in Love" | #LWFarrahInLove | October 12, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 58 | 58 | "Pagsisikreto" (transl. Concealment) | #LWPagsisikreto | October 13, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 59 | 59 | "Disgrasya" (transl. Accident) | #LWDisgrasya | October 14, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 60 | 60 | "Sumpa ni Marriam" (transl. Marriam's Curse) | #LWSumpaNiMarriam | October 15, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 61 | 61 | "Marriam Attacks Dianne" | #LWMarriamAttacksDianne | October 18, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 62 | 62 | "Paghihinala" (transl. Suspicion) | #LWPaghihinala | October 19, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 63 | 63 | "Secretly In Love" | #LWSecretlyInLove | October 20, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 64 | 64 | "Panliligaw" (transl. Court) | #LWPanliligaw | October 21, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 65 | 65 | "Jealous Wife" | #LWJealousWife | October 22, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 66 | 66 | "Pagpapaubaya" (transl. Entrust) | #LWPagpapaubaya | October 25, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 67 | 67 | "Panganib" (transl. Danger) | #LWPanganib | October 26, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 68 | 68 | "Forced Marriage" | #LWForcedMarriage | October 27, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 69 | 69 | "Amirah Returns" | #LWAmirahReturns | October 28, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 70 | 70 | "Common Enemy" | #LWCommonEnemy | October 29, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 71 | 71 | "Alliance" | #LWAlliance | November 1, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 72 | 72 | "Pagbabanta" (transl. Threaten) | #LWPagbabanta | November 2, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 73 | 73 | "Marriam's Revenge" | #LWMarriamsRevenge | November 3, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 74 | 74 | "Selos ni Farrah" (transl. Farrah's Jealousy) | #LWSelosNiFarrah | November 4, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 75 | 75 | "Arrested" | #LWArrested | November 5, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 76 | 76 | "Huling Lunes" (transl. Final Monday) | #LWHulingLunes | November 8, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 77 | 77 | "The Search" | #LWTheSearch | November 9, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 78 | 78 | "Pagsisisi" (transl. Regret) | #LWPagsisisi | November 10, 2021 | 16.9% | TBA |
| 79 | 79 | "Sakripisyo" (transl. Sacrifice) | #LWSakripisyo | November 11, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 80 | 80 | "Finale" | #LegalWivesFinale | November 12, 2021 | 15.7% | #1 |