Netflix is bringing several award-winning Filipino films to the platform in the coming months, with movies that stand as a testament to Filipino talent in filmmaking.
If you missed these in the theaters, the following titles are streaming in the coming months, including the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time, Rewind.
Here’s what to expect from Netflix for March, April, and June.
Rewind
March 25, 2024
When his wife dies while their marriage is in tatters, a man makes a strange deal sending him to the past to turn it around — in exchange for his life.
The film stars real-life husband and wife tandem Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera. Rewind tells the story of John, a man granted the opportunity to return to the ill-fated day when his wife Mary tragically passed away, in a bid to alter the events that led to her untimely demise.
Becky and Badette
April 4, 2024
Two broke best friends unexpectedly find stardom after pretending to be lovers at their school reunion — until an old flame triggers a fierce rivalry.
Pokwang and Eugene Domingo star in this comedy as best friends who, fed up with their lives, went viral after falsely coming out as a lesbian couple, with the bit eventually becoming grounds for years-long rivalry and bitterness to surface.
GomBurZa
April 9, 2024
Embroiled in a bitter campaign against inequality, three priests suffer the fury of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines. Based on historical events.
The movie tells the story of Fr. Mariano Gomez, Fr. Jose Burgos, and Fr. Jacinto Zamora, played by Dante Rivero, Cedrick Juan, and Enchong Dee respectively, three Catholic priests executed in 1872 for suspicions of sedition, offering a revolting insight into one of the most pivotal moments in Philippine history.
Kampon
April 18, 2024
Strange events plague an ex-cop after he takes in a girl who insists she’s his daughter. Now he sets out to learn who she is and what she’s after.
Derek Ramsey and Beauty Gonzales star in this horror film that puts “black arts” at the forefront of its story, unraveling a chilling tale of family secrets and the supernatural.
Family of Two
June 1, 2024
A devoted son bent on giving his devoted mother a good life is faced with a dilemma when the object of his affection decides to migrate. To follow his love, the son has to find his mother a good man to look after her. But the brief separation of the mother-son leads to deeper realizations of what they truly want and need in life.
Sharon Cuneta and Alden Richards star in this poignant and endearing film about a single mother and her son.
Penduko
June 7, 2024
A 20 year-old wimp who was raised in the U.S. will go on a journey in the Philippines after his Father died to search for his mother only to discover a curse and evil forces destroying the town.
Matteo Guidicelli plays the titular character in this retelling of Penduko.
Mallari
June 21, 2024
In search of his family’s supernatural cure for his dying girlfriend, Jonathan Mallari digs into his 1800s serial killer priest ancestor, Severino — triggering, not a cure but a curse: malevolent hauntings, uncontrollable soul travel, and the mysterious return of the serial killer in the present day. Jonathan soon learns that in order to heal his girlfriend, he will have to kill too, just as his ancestor Severino did. Will Jonathan use the ancestral curse: kill so that his beloved girlfriend can live?
Mallari centers around the fictional descendant of Fr. Severino Mallari, infamously known as the ‘first recorded serial killer in the Philippines’. Jonathan, portrayed by seasoned actor Piolo Pascual, driven by his quest to find a cure for his dying girlfriend, Agnes (Janella Salvador), delves into the motivations behind his ancestor’s early 1800s murders.
To find out what else is coming to Netflix in 2024, check out our list here.
