Directed by Zig Dulay, it stars Barbie Forteza, Julie Anne San Jose and Dennis Trillo.

[3][4] The show took three years in production and was pitched as early as September 2020,[119] beginning around August to October 2019, based on the novels Noli Me Tángere and El filibusterismo.

[122] The production design team built a bahay kubo to film scenes in Sisa's house, using vintage photos of old huts as references.

According to head writer and creative consultant Suzette Doctolero, San Jose's audition impressed the network's executives that they unanimously decided for her to take the role.

[128] On January 16, 2023, the cast for the new characters in the El filibusterismo arc was announced, which included Khalil Ramos, Pauline Mendoza, Kim de Leon and Julia Pascual.

According to Raroque, seventy percent of the series' preparation went into researching for the production design, which was supervised by Gino Gonzales, the author of the book Fashionable Filipinas.

The character Elias's kattukong or tabungaw was crafted by Ilocano hatter Teofilo Garcia; they also had to find craftsmen specializing in gold tamburin and repoussé.

Many praised Juancho Triviño's portrayal of the eccentric parish priest Padre Salvi, finding the character and his balding appearance an annoyance.

[139] Andrea Torres, who plays Sisa, received positive reception for her depiction of the character during a six-minute scene of her descent into insanity.

[141] Historian Xiao Chua has applauded the series' adaptation of Rizal's works despite some departure from the original novels, commending the addition of Klay as a character that "gives excitement.