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'Mother' has arrived in the Philippines and will be headlined by Julia Montes.

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Peter Andrew Acierto

<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kapamilya actress Julia Montes is set to return to the small screen once again in the upcoming series, <em>Saving Grace</em>. The announcement for the highly-anticipated comeback of the actress was announced today, July 15, by Dreamscape Entertainment on their official social media accounts.</span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9bd1s6sjMn/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2401225.7000000477%2C%22ls%22%3A2401114.7999999523%2C%22le%22%3A2401146.2999999523%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="905" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><em>Saving Grace</em> is the Philippine adaptation of the hit 2010 Japanese series, <em>Mother</em>. The show is a collaboration between ABS-CBN Studios and Japan’s leading entertainment powerhouse, Nippon TV.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/9/julia-montes-on-kathryn-bernardo-kami-ang-magkapatid-ang-love-team-by-heart-459" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/9/julia-montes-on-kathryn-bernardo-kami-ang-magkapatid-ang-love-team-by-heart-459" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: </strong></a></span><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/9/julia-montes-on-kathryn-bernardo-kami-ang-magkapatid-ang-love-team-by-heart-459" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Julia Montes on Kathryn Bernardo: ‘Kami ang magkapatid, ang love team, by heart’</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Based on the synopsis available online, <em>Mother</em> is a story of an elementary school teacher that sees the abuse done by a mother to one of her students. The lead character’s maternal instincts kick in and she decides to bring the student under her wing. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nippon TV’s Content Business officer Sally Yamamoto congratulated ABS-CBN for getting the rights of their hit show and expressed their excitement for the Philippine adaptation. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Congratulations to ABS-CBN on acquiring our hit format, <em>Mother</em>. We truly believe in ABS-CBN’s production capability and that Filipinos will love this show,” Sally Yamamoto shared.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ABS-CBN’s Chief Operating Officer for Broadcast Cory V. Vidanes expressed her gratitude and assured everyone that the Philippine adaptation will be focused on “family and motherhood.”</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“This is the Philippine adaptation of <em>Mother</em>… This is our very first adaptation of a Nippon TV series and we are very grateful to Nippon TV for entrusting us with the rights to the Filipino version. It’s a beautiful story that really centers around the importance of a family and motherhood,” Cory V. Vidanes shared. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/9/julia-montes-says-that-coco-martin-has-always-been-part-of-her-success-411" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/9/julia-montes-says-that-coco-martin-has-always-been-part-of-her-success-411" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: </strong></a></span><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/9/julia-montes-says-that-coco-martin-has-always-been-part-of-her-success-411" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Julia Montes says that Coco Martin has always been part of her success</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meanwhile, fans of Julia shared how excited they are for the much-awaited comeback of the actress in the small screens. Dubbed as the country’s Prime Actress, Julia will finally be making her television comeback after several years of hiatus from acting. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Grabe from KARA/SARA, MARA, JUSTINE and now THE PHILIPPINES&#x27; MOTHER GRABEEEEEEEEE THE PRIME ACTRESS IS FRICKING BACK ON PRIMETIME BIDA,” a fan wrote.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Wow grabe naiyak ako😍😍😍excited na kami Julia montes ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ayan na sya,” another fan added.</span></div>

<p>'Mother' has arrived in the Philippines and will be headlined by Julia Montes.</p>

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Julia Montes makes acting comeback with ‘Saving Grace’

Drew Acierto

Published July 15, 2024 04:32 PM PHT

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