Joshua Garcia, Zaijian Jaranilla, among the new cast members of ‘Darna’

Pao Apostol

More cast members of the highly-anticipated superhero series Darna were revealed on Tuesday, October 5. Leading the cast are Zaijian Jaranilla who will play the role of Darna’s younger brother Ricardo “Ding” and Joshua Garcia who is set to take on the character of a police officer and EMT named Brian Samonte Robles. <blockquote class='twitter-tweet'>Zaijian Jaranilla brings to life the beloved character of Ricardo "Ding" Custodio, Narda/Darna's younger brother. <a href='https://twitter.com/hashtag/DarnaCastRevealLive?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>#DarnaCastRevealLive</a> <a href='https://t.co/Ai9LY3f4Ce'>pic.twitter.com/Ai9LY3f4Ce</a>— ABS-CBN PR (@ABSCBNpr) <a href='https://twitter.com/ABSCBNpr/status/1445288212516147200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>October 5, 2021</a></blockquote><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script> <blockquote class='twitter-tweet'>Joshua Garcia is set to play Brian Samonte Robles, a police officer and EMT who will serve as the love interest of Jane de Leon's Narda. <a href='https://twitter.com/hashtag/DarnaCastRevealLive?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>#DarnaCastRevealLive</a> <a href='https://t.co/b2LMCF5j1T'>pic.twitter.com/b2LMCF5j1T</a>— ABS-CBN PR (@ABSCBNpr) <a href='https://twitter.com/ABSCBNpr/status/1445288426836611075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>October 5, 2021</a></blockquote><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script> Other cast members include Gerard Acao, Tart Carlos, Marvin Yap, Yogo Singh, Young JV, Mark Manicad, Joj Agpangan, Levi Ignacio, Richard Quan, Rio Locsin, and Kiko Estrada. Meanwhile, Avel Sunpongco was announced to be a co-director the upcoming show with Chito Roño. <a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/10/4/fresh-scoops/chito-rono-napiling-bagong-direktor-ng-darna-196124'>READ: Chito Roño, napiling bagong direktor ng ‘Darna’</a>Iza Calzado, who was earlier announced as part of the show based on the Mars Ravelo comics, was also present at the cast reveal event. Meanwhile, the actress who will play Valentina has yet to be announced. Filming will start for the upcoming serye — dubbed as one of the biggest television projects of 2022 — this November.

<blockquote class='twitter-tweet'>Zaijian Jaranilla brings to life the beloved character of Ricardo "Ding" Custodio, Narda/Darna's younger brother. <a href='https://twitter.com/hashtag/DarnaCastRevealLive?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>#DarnaCastRevealLive</a> <a href='https://t.co/Ai9LY3f4Ce'>pic.twitter.com/Ai9LY3f4Ce</a>— ABS-CBN PR (@ABSCBNpr) <a href='https://twitter.com/ABSCBNpr/status/1445288212516147200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>October 5, 2021</a></blockquote><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script> <blockquote class='twitter-tweet'>Joshua Garcia is set to play Brian Samonte Robles, a police officer and EMT who will serve as the love interest of Jane de Leon's Narda. <a href='https://twitter.com/hashtag/DarnaCastRevealLive?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>#DarnaCastRevealLive</a> <a href='https://t.co/b2LMCF5j1T'>pic.twitter.com/b2LMCF5j1T</a>— ABS-CBN PR (@ABSCBNpr) <a href='https://twitter.com/ABSCBNpr/status/1445288426836611075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>October 5, 2021</a></blockquote><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script> Other cast members include Gerard Acao, Tart Carlos, Marvin Yap, Yogo Singh, Young JV, Mark Manicad, Joj Agpangan, Levi Ignacio, Richard Quan, Rio Locsin, and Kiko Estrada. Meanwhile, Avel Sunpongco was announced to be a co-director the upcoming show with Chito Roño. <a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/10/4/fresh-scoops/chito-rono-napiling-bagong-direktor-ng-darna-196124'>READ: Chito Roño, napiling bagong direktor ng ‘Darna’</a>Iza Calzado, who was earlier announced as part of the show based on the Mars Ravelo comics, was also present at the cast reveal event. Meanwhile, the actress who will play Valentina has yet to be announced. Filming will start for the upcoming serye — dubbed as one of the biggest television projects of 2022 — this November.

More cast members of the highly-anticipated superhero series Darna were revealed on Tuesday, October 5. Leading the cast are Zaijian Jaranilla who will play the role of Darna’s younger brother Ricardo “Ding” and Joshua Garcia who is set to take on the character of a police officer and EMT named Brian Samonte Robles.

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