The official trailer for ABS-CBN Entertainment’s much-awaited series, Mars Ravelo’s Darna, officially dropped Thursday (July 7) night, raking in over four million views across social media platforms and earning praises from netizens who exclaimed the series is truly “worth the wait.”
The three-minute clip earned over one million views on Facebook four hours after launch and continues to generate clicks with over three million views in less than 24 hours after the premiere. It also has over 700,000 views on Twitter and another 1.6 million views on YouTube as of writing.
The much-anticipated trailer gave a peek into Jane De Leon’s younger life as Narda, her training under her mother and First Darna Leonor, played by Iza Calzado, and her journey towards becoming the iconic Pinay superhero.
The hashtag #DarnaTrailer meanwhile immediately topped Twitter Philippines’ trending list and has continued to trend the following day. Other keywords related to the show also trended, such as Joshua Garcia, Janella and Valentina, and Iza Calzado.
The series, helmed by Chito S. Roño, Avel Sunpongco, and Benedict Mique under ABS-CBN’s JRB Creative Production unit, is set to premiere in August.
Meanwhile, Jane took flight in ToyCon PH 2022 alongside co-stars Joshua Garcia and Zaijian Jaranilla. They will grace the last day of the event and drop Darna’s official poster this Sunday (July 10), 2:30 p.m. at the Megatrade Hall of SM Megamall.