| Genre: | Crime drama |
| Director: | Brillante Mendoza |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Language: | Filipino |
| Num Episodes: | 13 |
| Runtime: | 21–25 minutes |
| Company: | TV5 |
| Network: | TV5 |
Amo (; stylized as AMO) is a Philippine crime drama television series, starring Derek Ramsay, Vince Rillon, Allen Dizon, and Felix Roco. The series premiered on TV5 every Saturday 9:30 p.m. (PST). There has been some controversy over its portrayal of the Philippine drug war.[1]
It was made available for streaming internationally on April 9, 2018, with Netflix having the exclusive global distribution rights, making it the first Netflix Original Series from the Philippines.[2]
Despite the Philippine government's crackdown on narcotics, high school student Joseph expands his drug running while his cop uncle profits from corruption.
Joseph, who looks to expand his participation in the drug operation, is not the only member of his family involved in illegal activity; his uncle Camilo, who is a cop, profits from corruption working as part of a gang. While leading a double life together with his brother-in-law Bino, Joseph has run-ins with the law and needs help from family members to get him out of it and cover his tracks.
As aired on 5 (The 5 Network)
Amo was directed by Brillante Mendoza and was produced under TV5 Network.[3]
Amo was set to premiere on TV5 on August 25, 2017. However, it was pushed back due to other sporting events caused by the partnership between American cable sports television network ESPN and TV5 announced in October 2017 to form ESPN5 (now known as One Sports) .[3] It was also one of the few television series invited for screening at the 2017 Cannes International Film Festival. TV5 and Netflix later entered into an agreement with the latter started distributing Amo online to a global audience on April 9, 2018, and was the only Filipino television show distributed by Netflix at the time.[4] But after almost a one year of not airing, Amo was aired on 5 (The 5 Network) from April 21 until July 14, 2018.