The Cure is a 2018 Philippine television drama science fiction series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Mark A. Reyes, it stars Jennylyn Mercado in the title role and Tom Rodriguez. It premiered on April 30, 2018 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing Sherlock Jr. The series concluded on July 27, 2018 with a total of 65 episodes. It was replaced by Victor Magtanggol on its timeslot.
Premise[]
The life of Greg, Charity and Hope take a turn when Greg's mother is diagnosed with late-stage cancer. Desperate to find a treatment, Greg gets his hands on an experimental drug made by Evangeline Lazaro and gives it to his mother. The drug becomes the root of a zombie infection that threatens to spread all over the city. Greg, Charity, Evangeline and her son, Joshua will start to find a cure.
Cast and Characters[]
- Lead cast
- Jennylyn Mercado as Charity “Charie” Valdez-Salvador
- Tom Rodriguez as Gregory “Greg” Salvador
- Supporting cast
- Mark Herras as Darius
- LJ Reyes as Katrina Contes
- Jay Manalo as Fernan / Supremo
- Jaclyn Jose as Evangeline Lazaro
- Ronnie Henares as Eduardo
- Diva Montelaba as Suzy
- Arra San Agustin as Anna Mercado-Lazaro
- Leanne Bautista as Hope V. Salvador
- Guest cast
- Ken Chan as Joshua "Josh" Lazaro
- Irma Adlawan as Agnes Salvador
- Glenda Garcia as Lorna Valdez
- Maricris Garcia as Josie
- John Feir as Jimboy Marquez
- Jhoana Marie Tan as April Sison
- Gerald Madrid as Lito Sison
- Edwin Reyes as Jomalesa
- Jenzel Angeles as Josie
- Angela Evangelista as MY
- Bruce Roeland as Dex
- Kris Bernal as Myra
- Matt Evans as Elmer
- Jacob Briz as Yel
- Jazz Yburan as Aja
- Vincent Magbanua as Lowie
- Yul Servo as Lando
- Kiel Rodriguez as Arvin
- Shyr Valdez as Becky
- Teresa Loyzaga as Mariz Almijarez
- Renz Valerio as Cesar
- Lotlot de Leon as Rosita
- Kylie Padilla as Adira Aguilar
- Emilio Garcia as Rudy Aguilar
- Pen Medina as Rigor
- Ruru Madrid as Xavier
- Janice Hung as Valda
Episodes[]
In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
April 2018[]
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| Episode | Original air date | Social media hashtag | AGB Nielsen NUTAM People in Television Homes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | Timeslot
rank |
Whole day
rank | |||||
| 1 | "Pilot" | April 30, 2018 | #GMATheCure | 9.8% | #2 | #6 | |
| Average | 9.8% | ||||||
May 2018[]
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| Episode | Original air date | Social media hashtag | AGB Nielsen NUTAM People in Television Homes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | Timeslot
rank |
Whole day
rank | |||||
| 2 | "Ang Simula" (The Beginning) | May 1, 2018 | #TheCureAngSimula | 9.4% | #2 | #7 | |
| 3 | "Patient Zero" | May 2, 2018 | #TheCurePatientZero | 9.3% | #2 | #7 | |
| 4 | "Side Effect" | May 3, 2018 | #TheCureSideEffect | 10.1% | #2 | #5 | |
| 5 | "First Victim" | May 4, 2018 | #TheCureFirstVictim | 10.5% | #2 | #5 | |
| 6 | "Takas" (Escape) | May 7, 2018 | #TheCureTakas | 10.4% | #2 | #4 | |
| 7 | "Justice for Agnes" | May 8, 2018 | #TheCureJustice4Agnes | 11.6% | #2 | #3 | |
| 8 | "Resbak" (Fights Back) | May 9, 2018 | #TheCureResbak | 10.8% | #2 | #5 | |
| 9 | "Frame Up" | May 10, 2018 | #TheCureFrameUp | 11.7% | #2 | #4 | |
| 10 | "Amok" (Attempt) | May 11, 2018 | #TheCureAmok | 10.1% | #2 | #5 | |
| 11 | "Rabid" | May 14, 2018 | #TheCureRabid | 10.5% | #2 | #5 | |
| 12 | "Panic Mode" | May 15, 2018 | #TheCurePanicMode | 11.2% | #2 | #4 | |
| 13 | "Wanted Infected" | May 16, 2018 | #TheCureWantedInfected | 11.0% | #2 | #5 | |
| 14 | "Tent City" | May 17, 2018 | #TheCureTentCity | 10.4% | #4 | ||
| 15 | "Maling Akala" (Illusion) | May 18, 2018 | #TheCureMalingAkala | 11.5% | #2 | #4 | |
| 16 | "Kuyog" (Horde) | May 21, 2018 | #TheCureKuyog | 10.9% | #2 | #4 | |
| 17 | "Greg vs. Fernan" | May 22, 2018 | #TheCureGregVsFernan | 10.7% | #2 | #5 | |
| 18 | "Infected Attack" | May 23, 2018 | #TheCureInfectedAttack | 11.9% | #2 | #4 | |
| 19 | "Dead End" | May 24, 2018 | #TheCureDeadEnd | 12.3% | #2 | #3 | |
| 20 | "Family Rescue" | May 25, 2018 | #TheCureFamilyRescue | 12.5% | #2 | #3 | |
| 21 | "Infected Child" | May 28, 2018 | #TheCureInfectedChild | 13.1% | #1 | #2 | |
| 22 | "Mother's Love" | May 29, 2018 | #TheCureMothersLove | 12.8% | #2 | #3 | |
| 23 | "Bagong Nanay" (New Mom) | May 30, 2018 | #TheCureBagongNanay | 13.2% | #1 | #1 | |
| 24 | "Gorilla Attack" | May 31, 2018 | #TheCureGorillaAttack | 10.0% | #2 | ||
| Average | |||||||
June 2018[]
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| Episode | Original air date | Social media hashtag | AGB Nielsen NUTAM People in Television Homes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audience Share | Timeslot
rank |
Whole day
rank | |||||
| 25 | "Supremo" (Supreme) | June 1, 2018 | #TheCureSupremo | ||||
| 26 | "Prison Camp" | June 4, 2018 | #TheCurePrisonCamp | ||||
| 27 | "Laban, Charity" (Fight, Charity) | June 5, 2018 | #TheCureLabanCharity | ||||
| 28 | "Charity vs. Suzy" | June 6, 2018 | #TheCureCharityVsSuzy | ||||
| 29 | "Bitag ni Suzy" (Suzy's Trap) | June 7, 2018 | #TheCureBitagNiSuzy | ||||
| 30 | "Alok ni Supremo" (The Supreme's Offer) | June 8, 2018 | #TheCureAlokNiSupremo | ||||
| 31 | "Eskapo" (Escape) | June 11, 2018 | #TheCureEskapo | ||||
| 32 | "No Fear Charity" | June 12, 2018 | #TheCureNoFearCharity | ||||
| 33 | "All For Greg" | June 13, 2018 | #TheCureAll4Greg | ||||
| 34 | "Face to Face" | June 14, 2018 | #TheCureFaceToFace | ||||
| 35 | "Lupit Ni Supremo" (Supreme's Harshness) | June 15, 2018 | #TheCureLupitNiSupremo | ||||
| 36 | "Gulpi de Gulat" (Punch and Shock) | June 18, 2018 | #TheCureGulpiDeGulat | ||||
| 37 | "Wedding Ring" | June 19, 2018 | #TheCureWeddingRing | ||||
| 38 | "Love and Lies" | June 20, 2018 | #TheCureLoveAndLies | ||||
| 39 | "Lusob" (Attacked) | June 21, 2018 | #TheCureLusob | ||||
| 40 | "Goodbye Joshua" | June 22, 2018 | #TheCureGoodbyeJoshua | ||||
| 41 | "Bistado" (Seen) | June 25, 2018 | #TheCureBistado | ||||
| 42 | "Sikreto" (Secret) | June 26, 2018 | #TheCureSikreto | ||||
| 43 | "Pagsisisi" (Repentance) | June 27, 2018 | #TheCurePagsisisi | ||||
| 44 | "Bagong Kakilala" (New Acquaintance) | June 28, 2018 | #TheCureBagongKakilala | ||||
| 45 | "Ang Pagtakas" (The Escape) | June 29, 2018 | #TheCureAngPagtakas | ||||
| Average | |||||||
July 2018[]
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| Episode | Original air date | Social media hashtag | AGB Nielsen NUTAM People in Television Homes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | Timeslot
rank |
Whole day
rank | |||||
| 46 | "Ina o Anak?" (Mother or Child?) | July 2, 2018 | #TheCureInaOAnak | 8.8% | #2 | ||
| 47 | "Sabwatan" (Conspiracy) | July 3, 2018 | #TheCureSabwatan | ||||
| 48 | "Halik" (Kiss) | July 4, 2018 | #TheCureHalik | ||||
| 49 | "Alive" | July 5, 2018 | #TheCureAlive | ||||
| 50 | "Abot Tanaw" (Horizon) | July 6, 2018 | #TheCureAbotTanaw | ||||
| 51 | "Pagsisisi" (Repentance) | July 9, 2018 | #TheCurePagsisisi | ||||
| 52 | "Tagpuan" (Setting) | July 10, 2018 | #TheCureTagpuan | ||||
| 53 | "Bitag" (Trap) | July 11, 2018 | #TheCureBitag | ||||
| 54 | "Big Reveal" | July 12, 2018 | #TheCureBigReveal | ||||
| 55 | "Sakop" (Covered) | July 13, 2018 | #TheCureSakop | ||||
| 56 | "Finding Hope" | July 16, 2018 | #TheCureFindingHope | ||||
| 57 | "Laglag" (Fallen) | July 17, 2018 | #TheCureLaglag | ||||
| 58 | "Adira vs. Suzy" | July 18, 2018 | #TheCureAdiraVsSuzy | ||||
| 59 | "Starting Over" | July 19, 2018 | #TheCureStartingOver | 9.4% | #2 | ||
| 60 | "Paalam" (Farewell) | July 20, 2018 | #TheCurePaalam | 10.1% | #2 | ||
| 61 | "Paglisan" (Leaving) | July 23, 2018 | #TheCurePaglisan | 9.8% | #2 | ||
| 62 | "Desperate Move" | July 24, 2018 | #TheCureDesperateMove | ||||
| 63 | "Because of You" | July 25, 2018 | #TheCureBecauseOfU | 10.0% | #2 | ||
| 64 | "Saving Greg" | July 26, 2018 | #TheCureSavingGreg | 10.4% | #2 | ||
| 65 | "End of Tragedy" | July 27, 2018 | #TheCureEndOfTragedy | 11.0% | #2 | ||
| Average | |||||||