My Little Juan

Filipino TV series or program

Comedy drama
Coming-of-age
Urban fantasy

Created byRondel P. LindayagWritten byPhilip KingDirected by

Darnel Joy R. Villaflor
Francis E. Pasion

Creative directorDaniel LimStarringIzzy Canillo
Jaime FabregasCountry of originPhilippinesOriginal languagesFilipino
EnglishNo. of episodes85ProductionExecutive producerRosselle Beegee SoldaoProduction locations

Pakil, Laguna
Quezon City
Quiapo, Manila

Running time30 minutes
Monday to Friday at 15:00 (PST)Production companyDreamscape Entertainment TelevisionOriginal releaseNetworkABS-CBNReleaseMay 20 (2013-05-20) –
September 13, 2013 (2013-09-13)RelatedJuan dela Cruz

My Little Juan is a 2013 Philippine fantasy-drama television series created by Rondel P. Lindayag and directed by Darnel Joy R. Villaflor and Francis E. Pasion. This series serves as a followup and a prequel to the highly successful television series, Juan dela Cruz, and stars Jaime Fabregas and Izzy Canillo, reprising their previous respective roles in the original series as Fr. Cito and young Juan dela Cruz, with the special participation of Mylene Dizon as Juan's mother, Amelia. It premiered on ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Gold afternoon block on from May 20 to September 13, 2013 replacing May Isang Pangarap and was replaced by Kapamilya Blockbusters. The series deals with the themes of faith-in-oneself, identity, and love, along with issues of bullying and morality. Elements from the mythology of the Aswang has been incorporated all throughout the series, like it can take a human form and it can turn other people into an Aswang, along with the series' own mythology.

Plot

The series follows a young Juan dela Cruz (Izzy Canillo) as he, with the help of Father Cito (Jaime Fabregas), prepares for his future role as the "Tagabantay" (The Guardian), while struggling to balance his goodness with the evil brewing inside him inherited from his father, an "Aswang", a humanoid creature similarly related to the Vampire, whose objective is to take over the society of men and claim it as their own. Being the Tagabantay is a role that has been passed down through generations of people who are the only ones who can wield the "Bakal na Krus" (Iron Cross). It is the duty of the Tagabantay to protect the people against the dreaded Aswang.