| Parasite Island | |
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| Created by | PJ Endrinal |
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| Creative director | Rondel P. Lindayag |
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| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| No. of episodes | 13(list of episodes) |
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| Editor | Mark Segubience |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Release | September 8 (2019-09-08) – December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01) |
Parasite Island is a Philippine fantasy horror drama television series starring Rafael Rosell, Bernard Palanca, Michael Flores, Bianca Manalo, Ria Atayde and Desiree del Valle.[1][2] The series aired on ABS-CBN's Yes Weekend! Sunday block from September 8 to December 1, 2019, replacing Hiwaga ng Kambat.
In a remote island village off the coast of mainland Luzon, a legend about mysterious, invasive and parasitic leeches that turn people into zombie-like state intertwines the stories of its past victim, the village man, and the current one, the family of a young father on the edge of falling apart due to a festering infighting.
| Pilot Episode | Finale Episode | Peak | Average |
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| 30.0% September 8, 2019[3] |
27.0% December 1, 2019[4] |
31.6% September 29, 2019[5] |
28.7% |
The show re-aired on Kapamilya Channel on May 8, 2021, to July 31, 2021, replacing Kadenang Ginto: The Golden Comeback and was replaced by the reruns of Hiwaga ng Kambat.
