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Julia Montes is returning to primetime via 'Saving Grace'

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Reyma Deveza

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<p>MANILA -- (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) Julia Montes is mothering!</p><p>Actress Julia Montes is coming back to primetime television via the upcoming series &quot;Saving Grace,&quot; the Philippines adaptation of the Japanese hit drama series &quot;Mother.&quot;</p><p>This was confirmed by ABS-CBN&#x27;s Dreamscape Entertainment on social media on Monday, July 15.</p><p>The series is presented by ABS-CBN Studios and Nippon TV, Japan&#x27;s leading entertainment powerhouse.</p><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%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2810522.6999998093%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="879" 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><p>&quot;Congratulations to ABS-CBN on acquiring our script format &#x27;Mother.&#x27; We truly believe in ABS-CBN&#x27;s production capability and that the Filipino audience will love the show,&quot;  Sally Yamamoto from Nippon TV said.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Mother&#x27; is truly a beautiful story and I am sure you are all going to love it. So best wishes to the cast and crew,&quot; Yuki Akehi from Nippon TV added.</p><p>Cory Vidanes, chief operating officer of ABS-CBN, also expressed excitement over the company&#x27;s latest collaboration.</p><p>&quot;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 for the Filipino version. It&#x27;s a beautiful story that really centers around the importance of family and motherhood and promises to be a very emotionally engaging and heartwarming series that will deeply resonate with the Filipino audience and the non-Filipino audiences worldwide,&quot; Vidanes said.</p><p>&quot;Mother&quot; achieved global success as Asia&#x27;s most exported scripted format with adaptations in Turkey, South Korea, Ukraine, Thailand, China, France, Spain, Mongalia and Saudi Arabia.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9beTP8zjU9/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A2848647.3999996185%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1096" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" 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><style type="text/css" id="isPasted">
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</style><p>Meanwhile, Montes in a post on Facebook, extended her gratitude to her Dreamscape family for trusting her with the new project. She also dedicated &quot;Saving Grace&quot; to the late Dreamscape Entertainment head Deo Endrinal.</p><p>&quot;I am beyond excited for this project. Salamat po sa patuloy ninyong pagsuporta! Thank you always trusting me my Dreamscape Entertainment family. Sir Deo, this is for you, Montes wrote.    </p><p>In a recent interview with ABS-CBN News,  Montes described her upcoming series as a &quot;big project,&quot; which was personally pitched to her by Endrinal.</p><p>Montes was last seen on TV in &quot;FPJ&#x27;s Ang Probinsyano&quot; with real-life boyfriend Coco Martin.</p><p>Last year, she starred in the movie &quot;Five Breakups and a Romance.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/7/7/julia-montes-enchong-dee-thrilled-to-be-returning-to-teleseryes-633" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julia Montes, Enchong Dee thrilled to be returning to teleseryes</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/20/julia-montes-is-grateful-at-29-929" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julia Montes is grateful at 29</a></div><div><strong>Related videos:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5CSBhOTPVRQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AJfKwNd9G08?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/f4MaQMbTQpY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Actress Julia Montes is coming back to primetime television via the upcoming series 'Saving Grace,' the Philippines adaptation of the Japanese hit drama series "Mother."</p>

Actress Julia Montes is coming back to primetime television via the upcoming series 'Saving Grace,' the Philippines adaptation of the Japanese hit drama series "Mother."