[1] The series serves as a prequel to the unproduced Wattpad teleplays of the same name that features an architecture student who is forced to live with a cocky neighbor after a mishap makes it difficult for him to pay his bills.
[2] Directed by Jaime "JP" Habac Jr. and produced by Globe Studios, the series premiered on YouTube on September 25, 2020, airing on Fridays at 8:00 PM PST.
[3] Karl (Paolo Pangilinan), a 19-year old introvert architecture student is in the middle of an identity crisis.
Prior to the start of the second semester in college and forced by his parents, he moves into his uncle's condominium unit where he learns to be financially independent.
While expecting the first payout for his work, his client suddenly goes missing in action, thereby making it difficult for him to pay for his monthly dues.
An opportunity presents itself when his cocky neighbor Vlad (Ian Pangilinan) has to hide from his family and proposes to share Karl's space for the rest of the semestral break in exchange of paying up his monthly rent.
[2] Below are the cast of the series:[1][4] In December 2018, 19-year-old architecture student Karl Frederik Almasen moves into his uncle Santi's former apartment as his parents want him to be independent.
One day, his neighbor, Jose Vladimir "Vlad" Austria, enters his apartment to hide from his sister Judit; assuming he is a burglar, Karl checks his pants, but Judit opens the door and assumes they are performing fellatio.
The next day, Vlad awakens to the decor theme changed to a birthday one, with Karl back.
They exploit the dark night by telling urban legends, then move to the gazebo to vent to each other; they learn that they were in Catholic schools.
Karl panics on the latter, but Vlad assures him that his uncle sensed his sexuality for a long time.
[5] In a tweet from the series' official Twitter account on June 27, 2020, Jaime "JP" Habac Jr. was named as its director.
Habac is notable for directing I'm Drunk, I Love You, a 2017 romantic comedy independent film.
[15] The first episode, "Meet Cute", premiered on YouTube on September 25, 2020, at 8:00 PM (Philippine Standard Time).
[16] The series was released on Netflix in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan on January 7, 2021.
On being compared with other locally produced boys' love series such as Gameboys[21] and Hello Stranger,[1] Habac dismissed that they were "competing with any other BL series" but instead are delighted with its rise as they want to normalize LGBTQIA+ relationships in society by letting the viewers feel that being gay is okay.