Genre: | Sitcom |
Country: | Philippines |
Director: | Cathy Garcia-Molina |
Starring: | Piolo Pascual Pia Wurtzbach Pepe Herrera |
Opentheme: | "My Papa Pi" by Piolo Pascual, Pia Wurtzbach, and Pepe Herrera |
Endtheme: | "My Papa Pi" by Piolo Pascual, Pia Wurtzbach, and Pepe Herrera |
Composer: | Timothy Joseph Cardona Marlon Nabia |
Language: | Filipino |
Company: | Star Creatives |
Runtime: | 45 minutes |
Network: | Kapamilya Channel A2Z |
Location: | ABS-CBN Studio, Quezon City |
Num Seasons: | 1 |
Num Episodes: | 13 |
Executive Producer: | Carlo L. Katigbak Cory V. Vidanes Laurenti M. Dyogi |
My Papa Pi is a Philippine sitcom broadcast by Kapamilya Channel, A2Z and worldwide via TFC. Directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, starring Piolo Pascual, Pepe Herrera, and Pia Wurtzbach. It aired on the network's Yes Weekend! block from March 19 to June 18, 2022, and was replaced by the second season of Idol Philippines.[1] [2]
In the fictional Barangay Mapag-asa, twin brothers Pipoy and Popoy live different lives despite living in the same house. Pipoy is a single father looking for a better life for his daughter, while Popoy is a successful entrepreneur who owns One More Tumbong that sells tumbong, a special pork intestine soup. Tere, the neighbor of the twins, is a kind-hearted woman whom Popoy aims to earn her heart for him, but has feelings for Pipoy.
Early on, Popoy suddenly dies in an accident, but only to return to Barangay Mapag-asa as a ghost only Pipoy could see and hear. Knowing he can take over his twin brother, Popoy finds the perfect timing to pursue the clueless Tere.[3]
My Papa Pi is produced under Star Creatives, a television production arm of Star Cinema, with Cathy Garcia-Molina as its director.
The casting of Piolo Pascual and Pia Wurtzbach served as their reunion project after Wurtzbach, then credited as Pia Romero, had a brief appearance in the 2005 sitcom Bora. ABS-CBN initially selected Angelica Panganiban for the role of Tere, but instead gave the role to Wurtzbach. Star Creatives did not give any statement to why they replaced Panganiban with Wurtzbach.[6] The show marks the teleserye acting debut for Anthony Jennings who previously starred in the 2021 movie Love at First Stream, and the acting debut for Madam Inutz who had previously took part as a celebrity housemate in .