2 Good 2 Be True is a Philippine drama romantic comedy television series aired by Kapamilya Channel. Directed by Mae Cruz-Alviar, it starred Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. The series premiered on the network's Primetime Bida evening block, and worldwide via The Filipino Channel from May 16 to November 11, 2022, replacing Viral Scandal and was replaced by The Iron Heart.
The drama marked the return of Bernardo and Padilla to primetime television five years after they previously starred together in the 2017 series La Luna Sangre by Star Creatives.
Premise
Car mechanic Eloy (Daniel Padilla) makes a terrible first impression on Ali (Kathryn Bernardo), who works for a real estate magnate. Both of them are hiding their true personas.
Cast and characters
Main cast
Kathryn Bernardo as Alisson "Ali" Fajardo-Borja: a bubbly, hardworking nurse at a hospital whose dream is to become a doctor. Daniel Padilla as Elorde "Eloy" A. Borja: an intelligent young mechanic and law student who vows to free his father from jail, Eloy tries to overcome the grief of his mother's death. Ronaldo Valdez as Sebastian "Hugo" Agcaoili: An elder billionaire who owns a construction firm and the One Pacific hotel chain. Hugo has alzheimer's disease which he hides from all the people around him except for Ali and Eloy. He turns out to be Eloy's biological grandfather.
Supporting cast
Gloria Diaz as Helena Agcaoili
Gelli de Belen as Margielyn "Margie" O. Flores-Fajardo
Cris Villanueva as Capt. Rafael Rosales
Romnick Sarmienta as Frederico "Fred" Borja
Irma Adlawan as Heart Borja
Bodjie Pascua as Bartolome "Lolo Bart" Panganiban
Alyssa Muhlach as Jillian "Jill" De Guzman
Leo Rialp as Atty. Jimmy Manansala
Gillian Vicencio as Concepcion "Tox" Baquiran
Bianca de Vera as Patricia "Pat" F. Fajardo
Raul Montesa as Atty. Ramon Evangelista
Earl Ignacio as Benjamin "Ben" Baquiran
Smokey Manaloto as Badong Nolasco
Matt Evans as Ays
Yves Flores as Alfred "Red" Pamu Pamorada as Gemma Mary Joy Apostol as Nurse Queenie Hyubs Azarcon as Tino Via Antonio as Chubs Elmo Magalona Atty. Joseph San Pedro
Guest cast
Agot Isidro as Atty. Roma Badayos
Ina Raymundo as Olivia Agcaoili
Mickey Ferriols as Hanna Agcaoili / Miriam Santos-Borja
Keempee de Leon as Jose "Joey / Jay" M. Fajardo
Dominic Ochoa as young Hugo
Isabelle Daza as young Helena
Ramon Christopher as young Atty. Jimmy
McCoy de Leon as young Fred
Jenny Miller as Tara Inocencio
Mercedes Cabral as Abegail Rosales
Adrianna Agcaoili as Michelle Fuentes
Rafa Siguion-Reyna as Paul Wilson
Archie Adamos as Diego
Nor Domingo as Eric Ramos
Michelle Vito as young Hanna/Miriam
Rhed Bustamante as young Ali
Production
The working title for the project was Tanging Mahal. Pre-production began on August 30, 2021. The series is produced by RGE Drama Unit, the creators of , Pamilya Ko and Bagong Umaga. On September 27, 2021, the drama has been officially announced as Too Good to Be True. Principal photography commenced in October 2021.
Reception
During its pilot week, 2 Good 2 Be True became the number-one most watched TV series on Netflix Philippines. The pilot episode drew over 130,000 live concurrent viewers on ABS-CBN's YouTube channel. According to AGB Nielsen Philippines, the series premiered with an 8.0% rating, securing the sixth spot of the rating board, despite having only limited reach on Free TV.
Release
2 Good 2 Be True streamed advanced episodes first on Netflix on May 13, 2022, before releasing on other platforms. The series consists of 130 episodes.
Spin-off
A spin-off series called ReTox: 2 Be Continued premiered from August 1 to 11, 2023 every Tuesdays to Fridays on ABS-CBN Entertainment's YouTube channel consisting in 8 episodes, focusing on the side characters of Red portrayed by Yves Flores and Tox portrayed by Gillian Vicencio and their relationship.