The Broken Marriage Vow

The Broken Marriage Vow is a Philippine television drama thriller series broadcast by Kapamilya Channel. The series is based on the British drama series from BBC One, Doctor Foster. Directed by Connie Macatuno and Andoy Ranay, it stars Jodi Sta. Maria, Zanjoe Marudo, Sue Ramirez, and Zaijian Jaranilla. It premiered on the network's Primetime Bida line up on January 24, 2022. The series concluded on June 24, 2022, with a total of 2 seasons and 107 episodes.
A seemingly perfect family is shattered by broken trust and infidelity.
Dr. Jill Illustre's (Jodi Sta. Maria) life unravels when she discovers her husband, David (Zanjoe Marudo), is having an affair. His mistress, Lexy Lucero (Sue Ramirez), is the daughter of one of her patients, and whose father is a major backer of her architect husband's housing development project in Baguio, a beautiful mountain city in the Philippines' northern island of Luzon.
Baguio is a small resort city where everyone knows everyone, and secrets are hard to hide. Jill is incensed when she learns that all of their mutual friends and colleagues are aware of David's indiscretions and are keeping them from her. Jill sees photos of David and Lexy as a couple socializing with their friends. Her anger reaches a tipping point when she discovers that Lexy is pregnant.
A chain of events follows resulting in catastrophic effects in the lives of the couple, their son Gio (Zaijian Jaranilla), and everyone else involved.
The Broken Marriage Vow is a Filipino remake of Doctor Foster, created and written by Mike Bartlett and produced by BBC One. The Philippines is the sixth country in the world to adapt the hit drama from the United Kingdom.
The project was first announced on April 13, 2021, after ABS-CBN signed an agreement with BBC Studios to do the Philippine adaptation. The series will be directed by Connie Macatuno, who previously served as the director of Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Paraiso.
Table-read session for the cast was held on June 22, 2021.
The first four cast members were revealed on May 7, 2021. Jodi Sta. Maria will play as the lead character Dr. Jill Ilustre, with Zanjoe Marudo as the husband David Illustre, and Sue Ramirez as the mistress Lexy Lucero. Zaijian Jaranilla will portray as the son Gio Illustre. Sta. Maria and Marudo are previously starred together in Maria Leonora Teresa (2014).
On June 14, 2021, the rest of the cast were announced, which includes Jane Oineza and Empress Schuck. On December 1, Jake Ejercito has been cast in the series with an undisclosed role. On his social media account, Ejercito announced on December 10, 2021, that he will portray the role of Gabby on the series.
Filming started in July 2021 in Baguio with a lock-in taping set-up and ended on December 22, 2021.
On May 16, 2022, after Viral Scandal ended, The Broken Marriage Vow was moved to a later timeslot at 9:30 PM to give way for 2 Good 2 Be True.
The first half-minute teaser was released on December 1, 2021, showing the first glimpse of the main characters. Philippine media Rappler said that the teaser has trending scenes that are reminiscent to the South Korean series The World of the Married (made its premiere since June 15, 2020). 5 teasers in total are released showing a few scenes from the series before the release of the full trailer. The official trailer has been released on December 15, 2021, together with a live reaction from the main cast. On January 6, 2022, a new teaser was released showing new clips and introducing cast members. A midseason trailer was released on February 24, 2022.
The official poster was released on January 3, 2022, and was designed by Justin Besana. On March 1, 2022, a midseason poster was released and also designed by Besana.
Upon its premiere, The Broken Marriage Vow already captivated the eyes of the viewers, becoming the most viewed Asian drama on Viu in the Philippines consistently.
A special screening of the pilot episode was released on January 17, 2022, on ktx.ph.
On January 15, 2022, it was also announced that ABS-CBN Entertainment made a partnership with Asian entertainment content platform, Viu. The series premiered on Viu 48 hours ahead of the TV premiere.