Doble Kara

Directed by Emmanuel Q. Palo, Jon S. Villarin, Erick C. Salud, Trina N. Dayrit and Jojo A. Saguin, it stars Julia Montes, Carmina Villarroel, Mylene Dizon, Ariel Rivera, Sam Milby, John Lapus, Edgar Allan Guzman, Maxene Magalona and Rayver Cruz.

Sara starts to covet for luxurious properties, desiring to outclass Kara and even induces Antonio to buy her own house to make up for all those years she suffered in poverty.

In addition to the conflict and turmoil of her two step daughters, Lucille discovers their family's secrets and her situation turns for the worst when she meets her half-siblings: Sebastian, and the conniving Alex.

Eventually, Lucille turned the tables next to her favors when she started a connivance with Alex and assured to pay her handsomely in exchange for her services.

Lucille, desperate to retrieve back her only daughter and sole memory of Antonio, committed a crime of arson and set the house of the Suarez on fire.

After Sara was pleaded guilty for kidnapping Isabella, she escaped and tries to prove her innocence with the help of Lola Caring, Kengkay, Rona, and Nancy.

[5] Bing Loyzaga and Enchong Dee were originally part of the main cast for the roles of Lucille Dela Rosa and Andy Delgado.

[8][9] After the third-season finale, it was announced on April 22, 2016, that child actresses Krystal Mejes and Myel De Leon were cast in the second book and fourth season of the series as Isabella Acosta/Rebecca Suarez and Hannah Acosta, respectively.

The series was initially meant to be part of ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block as announced on Bandila News broadcasting, declaring that Montes will be coming back on prime time.

Following the successful run of Book 1 in 2017 and early 2018, the show made a return in June 2018[14] with the fourth season succeeding The Better Half, and reruns airing on Saturday evenings from 5 p.m.

[16] In Kazakhstan, it premiered on its state television Qazaqstan on February 6, 2017, from Monday to Friday, with Kazakh voice translation and with Russian subtitles.

[17] The theme song, "Ikaw Ay Ako" (You are Me), composed by songwriter Vehnee Saturno, was sung by The Voice of the Philippines runner-up Klarisse de Guzman and semifinalist Morissette.

A second rendition of the song was covered by The Voice Kids grand champions Lyca Gairanod and Elha Nympha for the series' second book.

[19] The songs, from different Dreamscape Productions such as Ang Probinsyano's "Wag Ka Nang Umiyak" (Please Don't Cry Anymore) and "Basta't Kasama Kita", On the Wings of Love and And I Love You So's own title musics, and Nathaniel's "Lupa Man Ay Langit Na Rin" (Even the Earth is Also Heaven), were compiled into one album.

The soundtrack album was released by Star Records on September 26, 2015, during It's Showtime's Kapamilya Day, held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Walden Sadiri M. Belen of Manila Bulletin praised Mylene Dizon's dramatic prowess during the episodes of its pilot week and the veteran actress' addition to the series, saying, "Mylene's acting, well-supported by the performances of seasoned actors Ariel Rivera and even Allen Dizon, beefed-up the first week run of Doble Kara.

Anchored on Mylene's strong performances, Doble Kara is an afternoon soap opera filled with an ensemble cast that will succeed in luring viewers for weeks to come."

"[28] Luciano also commended Carmina Villarroel's performance and said that she also effectively grabs attention for her portrayal of Lucille, the ambiguous and struggling character who can either be adored because of her maternal love or sympathized for her growing need to seek justice.

However, "praises also goes to the fine young discovery, Avery Balasbas, who convincingly plays two different people girls with both skill and maturity," stated by Luciano.

[29] On the other hand, Rocky Chua of TV Series Craze gave a positive review, writing, "Julia can effectively portray both the bida and the kontrabida roles which makes the story of Doble Kara more interesting and exciting.

On an added note, he said, "Unique story, unexpected twists, and best performance of the lead cast, Julia Montes, who is playing bida and kontrabida at the same time, makes Doble Kara one of our favorite teleseryes today.

Doble Kara's premiere episode "Ang Simula" debuted on a high note on August 24, 2015, and scored a national TV rating of 16.9%, compared to its rival program in GMA's The Half Sisters which registered 15.6%, according to data from Kantar Media.

Aside from winning the ratings game, Doble Kara also won the hearts of audiences as the #DobleKaraSimula quickly became a nationwide trending topic on Twitter because of the positive tweets posted by viewers about the show.

[38] On May 24 and June 8, 2016, the second book and fourth season of the series conquered once again the afternoon programming and hit its new all-time high national TV ratings of 19.8% and 19.9% with its episodes "Hanap Isabella" and "May Kambal si Momma", respectively, as it won the hearts of the urban and rural viewers and sustained its lead over its rival shows.

[41] On August 9, 2016, Doble Kara hits a new all-time high national TV rating of 20.3% with its episode "Wish ni Becca".

[42] On September 2, 2016, its previous record was replaced by its new all-time high national TV rating of 21.5% with its episode "Becca Tumakas", as it reached the 20% territory anew.

[31] On its sixth and last season's finale on February 10, 2017, Doble Kara broke its own record for receiving the highest national TV rating of 22.2% of any afternoon television series with its episode "Pagtatapos na Palaban", placing 5th in the most watched program of that day.