Carlo J. Caparas' Panday or simply Panday is a Philippine television drama fantasy series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Based on the fictional comics character of the same title, created by Carlo J. Caparas and illustrated by Steve Gan. Directed by Toto Natividad, it stars Jericho Rosales and Heart Evangelista. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up and worldwide on TFC from November 7, 2005 to May 26, 2006, replacing Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin and was replaced by Calla Lily.

Background

Panday literally means "the blacksmith". Ang Panday is the TV adaptation of the Fernando Poe Jr. film series Ang Panday from the early 1980s. It is about a blacksmith who made an enchanted sword that gives him special powers to battle the dark forces. Some of the location shots were taken in a remote town in Bohol, where the beach is white. Locals called it "colgate-white".

Plot

A meteor crashes into the desert of Sto. Sepulcro. The town blacksmith, Flavio, forges a dagger and a churchbell from the remains of the meteor. He uses the dagger to fight off the evil Sombra Oscura, who constantly attacks the town. By some mystical power, the dagger transforms into a great sword every time Flavio wields it. In his final battle against evil, the Panday faces off against Lizardo, the son of Rodgin and the leader of the Sombras. The battle is intense, but Flavio prevails in the end, vanquishing Lizardo. Having saved Sto. Sepulcro, Flavio decides to give up his sword. He goes to the church and casts his fabled weapon into the bell he also made. A white light then shoots out from the sky, and it lifts up Panday into the heavens. The people of Sto. Sepulcro rejoice now that Panday has brought them peace. Unbeknownst to them, the Sombras discover that there is a part of Lizardo that is still alive — his brain. To bring him back to life, they must transcend time and space to look for the girl who can resurrect their master. In that time, Tristan, (played by Jericho Rosales) as the town's blacksmith, forges another sword with the same Flavio created.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Supporting cast

Unang Yugto characters

World 1

Ikalawang Yugto characters

World 2

World 3

Villains

Unang Yugto villains

World 1

Ikalawang Yugto villains

World 2

World 3

Production

Casting

In June 2005, Heart Evangelista was cast as Eden, the love interest of Tristan, after a two-month-long auditioning process was conducted by ABS-CBN.

Reception

According to AGB Nielsen, the pilot episode of Ang Panday gained an impressive of 44.7% national ratings, winning against its rival Encantadia.