Wansapanataym
Philippine fantasy anthology television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wansapanataym (Filipinization of the English phrase "once upon a time"), also known as Wansapanataym Presents, is a Philippine fantasy anthology television series produced and broadcast by ABS-CBN, airing every Sunday night. The series follows the stories of everyday people as they encounter fantastic events involving magic and the supernatural and how their lives are forever changed by their adventures with the otherworldly. Like the children's television series Hiraya Manawari, the series also focus on providing values education for kids and teens through courage, discipline, honesty, humility, love, obedience, respect and other moral values, adapted from Filipino stories and legends or original stories.
Wansapanataym | |
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Also known as | Wansapanataym Presents WansapanaSummer |
Genre | |
Created by | ABS-CBN Corporation ABS-CBN Studios |
Written by | Various |
Directed by | Various |
Starring | Various |
Theme music composer | Homer Flores (1997–2004) Jonathan Manalo (2004–2005; 2010–2019) |
Opening theme | "Nantucket" by Andrew White and David Arkenstone (1997–2001) "Wansapanataym" by Nyoy Volante (2004–2005, 2010–2011) |
Ending theme | "Wansapanataym" by Michelle Ayalde (1997–2004, also used as opening theme from 1997–2001 in some episodes) "Wansapanataym" by Nyoy Volante (2004–2005, 2010–2019) |
Country of origin | Philippines |
Original languages | Filipino English |
No. of seasons | 10 (3 [original series], 7 [revival series]) |
No. of episodes | 792 (351 [original series], 441 [revival series]) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 42–90 minutes (original series) 21–50 minutes (revival series) |
Production companies | Dreamscape Entertainment Television CineMedia Group (2010–2019) |
Original release | |
Network | ABS-CBN |
Release | June 22, 1997 (1997-06-22) – February 27, 2005 (2005-02-27) |
Release | September 11, 2010 (2010-09-11) – April 7, 2019 (2019-04-07) |
Related | |
Pinoy Fantasy Hiraya Manawari Komiks |
The series was aired from June 22, 1997, to February 27, 2005, replacing The Sharon Cuneta Show, then re-aired from 2006 to 2007 and from September 11, 2010, to April 7, 2019, replacing Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla and was replaced by Hiwaga ng Kambat. The series was also aired on ABS-CBN's Yes Weekend! primetime block with new episodes and remakes of past episodes. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, Wansapanataym returned on air every weekend until some time in 2020, temporarily replacing 24/7 and Home Sweetie Home until the broadcast franchise of ABS-CBN expired.
Wansapanataym is the longest-running fantasy anthology series on Philippine television, reaching its 19th year in 2019. The creators dubbed the series as "the original storybook of Filipino children". As the series progressed, most episodes have spanned a variety of genres and subgenres including romantic comedy,[lower-alpha 1] action-adventure, horror,[lower-alpha 2] and science fiction, while also keeping the main genre of the show.