Flower of Evil (Philippine TV series)

Flower of Evil is a Philippine drama television series based on the 2020 South Korean drama series of the same title, 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.

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.

Main cast

 * Piolo Pascual as Jacob / Daniel Villareal
 * Lovi Poe as Iris Castillo del Rosario / Villareal

Supporting cast

 * Paulo Avelino as 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 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

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 JC de Vera.

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 and TV5's TodaMax Primetime Singko from November 7, 2022 to January 20, 2023 replacing A Family Affair and was replaced by Dirty Linen.