Panday (2005 TV series)
Carlo J. Caparas' Panday or simply Panday () is a Philippine fantasy television series on ABS-CBN. The pilot episode of the first book ("Panday: Unang Yugto") aired on November 7, 2005 replacing "Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin" and ended with its last episode on December 9, 2005. The second book ("Panday: Ang Ikalawang Yugto") aired its pilot episode on April 3, 2006 and ended with the series finale on May 26, 2006. The series is based on the fictional comics character of the same name, which was created by Carlo J. Caparas and illustrated by Steve  Gan. Background. Panday literally means "the blacksmith". "Ang Panday" is the TV adaptation of the Fernando Poe Jr. film series "Ang Panday" from the early 1980s. It is about a blacksmith who made an enchanted sword that gives him special powers to battle the dark forces. Some of the location shots were taken in a remote town in Bohol, where the beach is white. Locals called it "colgate-white". Plot. A meteor crashes into the desert of Sto. Sepulcro. The town blacksmith, Flavio, forges a dagger and a churchbell from the remains of the meteor. He uses the dagger to  fight off the evil Sombra Oscura, who constantly attacks the town. By some mystical power, the dagger transforms into a great sword every time Flavio wields it. In his final battle against evil, the Panday faces off against Lizardo, the son of Rodgin and the leader of the Sombras. The battle is intense, but Flavio prevails in the end, vanquishing Lizardo. Having saved Sto. Sepulcro, Flavio decides to give up his sword. He goes to the church and casts his fabled weapon into the bell he also made. A white light then shoots out from the sky, and it lifts  up Panday into the heavens. The people of Sto. Sepulcro rejoice now that Panday has brought them peace. Unbeknownst to them, the Sombras discover that there is a part of Lizardo that is still alive — his brain. To bring him back to life, they must transcend time and space to look for the girl who can resurrect their master. In that time, Tristan, (played by Jericho Rosales) as the town's blacksmith, forges another sword with the same Flavio created. Production. Casting. In June 2005, Heart Evangelista was cast as Eden, the love interest of Tristan, after a two-month -long auditioning process was conducted by ABS-CBN.