Undercover Nemesis

**Undercover Nemesis** is a Philippine crime-thriller television series broadcast by Kapamilya Channel. Directed by Raymund B. Ocampo and Lester P. Ong, it stars Charlie Dizon in the title role. The series premiered on the network's Primetime Bida evening block, Jeepney TV, A2Z, and TV5, and worldwide via The Filipino Channel and Kapatid Channel on November 2024, replacing *Pamilya Sagrado* on 9:30PM this is produced by RCD Narratives.

## Cast and characters

Main cast
* Charlie Dizon as Jessica L. Ybañez / Hannah Ong
	+ Sophia Reola as young Jessica
	+ Hannah Lopez Vito as teen Jessica
* Diether Ocampo as Malcolm Cuevas† (season 1)
	+ Christian Bables as young Malcolm
* Paulo Avelino as Police Detective Patrick Jacinto† (season 1)
	+ CX Navarro as young Patrick
	+ Gello Marquez as teen Patrick
* Michael Flores as Police LtCol. Gilbert Chavez
	+ Zeus Collins as young Gilbert
* Albie Casiño as Anthony “Tony“ Juan† (season 1)
* Victor Silayan as Gaston Dionisio† (season 1)
* Lloyd Samartino as Luciano “Supremo” Villanueva† (Main; season 2, Guest; season 1)
	+ Justin Cuyugan as young Luciano/Supremo
* Royce Cabrera as Police Cpl. Gael Kang (Main; season 2, Supporting; season 1)
	+ Raikko Mateo as young Gael
	+ Izzy Canillo as teen Gael
* Kaila Estrada as Octavia Yongco (season 2)
* Karl Gabriel as Felix Lim (season 2)
* McCoy de Leon as Ashton Ochoa (season 2)
* Rans Rifol as Yuna Sy (season 2)
* Robert Seña as Dr. Ismael Ramirez† (season 2)
* Jerald Napoles as Noah Ortega† (season 2)
* Vance Larena as Connor Lee† (season 2)
* Ian de Leon as Raphael "Commando" del Rio† (season 2)
	+ Jerome Ponce as young Raphael
* Yayo Aguila as Mayor Grace Ignacio† (season 2)
	+ Denise Laurel as young Grace
* Gelli de Belen as Sabrina Kintanar† (Supporting; season 1, Main; season 2)
	+ Meg Imperial as young Sabrina
* Jeffrey Santos as Police LtCol. David Navarro† (Supporting; season 1, Main; season 2)
	+ AJ Muhlach as young David
* Rowell Santiago as Police MGen. Tristan Guerrero† (Supporting; season 1, Main; season 2)
	+ Hero Angeles as young Tristan
* Gian Magdangal as Police Detective Julian Jimenez† (Supporting; season 1, Main; season 2)
	+ Grae Fernandez as young Julian

Very Special Role
* Ariel Ureta as Gen. Eduardo Zhang† (Main; season 2, Guest; season 1)
	+ Ariel Rivera as young Eduardo
* Joel Torre as Police LtGen. Han Victor Sison† (season 2)
	+ Patrick Garcia as young Han Victor

Very Special Participation
* Rommel Padilla as Arch. William Cho† (Main; season 2, Guest; season 1)
	+ Victor Basa as young William
* Glydel Mercado as Lina Liu (Main; season 2, Guest; season 1)
	+ Kim Domingo as young Lina
* Jason Abalos as Enrep. Ivan Singh† (Main; season 2, Guest; season 1)
	+ Raven Rigor as young Ivan
* Arjo Atayde as Sebastian Arcilla† (season 2)

Secondary cast
* Marco Alcaraz as Carlos King†
* Joross Gamboa as Miguel “Migz” Oliveros†
* Isabelle Daza as Sec. Hilda Salazar-Singh (Secondary; season 2, Guest; season 1)
	+ Brenna Garcia as young Hilda
* Enzo Pineda as Maverick Manzano†
* Ricardo Cepeda as Kaiden Sequestro†
	+ Elmo Magalona as young Kaiden
* Alex Medina as Jared Angeles†
	+ Luke Alford as young Jared
* Mark Rivera as Police Detective Arthur Ramos†
* Jun Nayra as PNP Chief Desmond Ilagan†
	+ Dominic Roco as young Desmond

Supporting cast
* JJ Quilantang as Jacob L. Ybañez
* William Lorenzo as Angelo Umali
	+ Marlo Mortel as young Angelo
* Manuel Chua as Augustus Uy†
	+ Reiven Umali as young Augustus
* Mike Lloren as Police Col. Noel Salazar†
	+ Neil Coleta as young Noel
* Glen Vargas as Claude Dantes† (season 1)
* James Blanco as Rigor Salvador† (season 1)
* Gary Estrada as Raymond Villena† (season 1)
* Emmanuelle Vera as Jennifer Vergara† (season 1)
* Rafa Siguion-Reyna as Sergio Lucero† (season 1)
* Mike Magat as Alden Echano† (season 1)
* Helen Gamboa as Doña Manuela de Jesus (season 2)
* E. R. Ejercito as Matias de Jesus (season 2)
* Kiko Estrada as Simon Lacson (season 2)
* Kayla Rivera as Elena Silverio (season 2)
* Eric Quizon as Atty. Javier Shao† (season 2)
	+ Rodjun Cruz as young Javier

Special Participation

* Jeric Raval as Diego Ybañez†
	+ John Manalo as young Diego
* Romnick Sarmenta as Ethan Sin†
	+ Sam Concepcion as young Ethan
* William Martinez as Police Detective Tomas Jacinto†
	+ JC de Vera as young Tomas

Guest cast

* DJ Durano as Senior Jail Officer 1 Bart†
* Kiko Matos as Jail Officer 3 Mario†
* Dax Augustus as Jail Officer 2 Sylvain†
* Wilbert Ross as Jail Officer 2 Rex†

## Trivia

* Undercover Nemesis is the first Philippine crime-thriller series to be broadcast on multiple platforms, such as Jeepney TV, A2Z, TV5, The Filipino Channel, and Kapatid Channel, in addition to Kapamilya Channel
* Undercover Nemesis is also the first Philippine series to feature a female lead character who is both a gang member and a police officer.
* Undercover Nemesis is based on the Korean series *My Name*, which aired on Netflix Korea in 2021.

### Casting Appearance

* The highly anticipated series, Undercover Nemesis, is set to make waves in the Philippine television industry as it features a young and sexy Filipino actress with a bold new look. In preparation for her role as a trained mixed martial artist, the actress has decided to dye her hair blonde and grows her longer, adding a fierce and edgy touch to her character. With a background in kickboxing, taekwondo, eskrima, and muay thai, the actress is sure to bring an intense and captivating energy to the screen. Fans are eagerly waiting to see her showcase her skills and new look in this action-packed series, which is sure to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. Undercover Nemesis, directed by Raymund B. Ocampo and Lester P. Ong, and produced by RCD Narratives, is a must-watch for all fans of crime-thrillers and martial arts.

## Production

### Casting

* RK Bagatsing was originally part of the cast, but was later fired after he was involves Controversial, breakup and cheated on Jane Oineza. Bagatsing was replaced by Albie Casiño to take RK Bagatsing's role as Tony Juan.
* Matt Evans was originally part of the cast, but was later fired after he was involves Controversial, breakup and cheated on his wife. Evans was replaced by Victor Silayan he returns to ABS-CBN in 2024 to takes Matt Evans's role as Gaston Dionisio.
* Lance Carr and Miko Raval are originally part of the cast, but are both backed out, because of scandals later he both get arrested for harrasment in 2024. Carr and Raval was both replaced by Royce Cabrera and Jeric Raval are both to take over Lance Carr and Miko Raval's roles. Jeric Raval to replaces Miko Raval for their role name is Diego Ybañez. Royce Cabrera to replaces Lance Carr for their role name is Gael Kang.
* Bart Guingona was originally part of the cast but was later fired after he was arrested for hitting his ex-wife. Guingona was replaced by Rowell Santiago to take Bart Guingona's role as Police Maj. Gen. Tristan Guerrero.
* Art Acuña was originally part of the cast but he backed out later he fix the complaint about this series, Acuña was replaced by Lloyd Samartino to take over Art Acuña's role as Luciano "Supremo" Villanueva.