Encantadia
media franchise
Encantadia is a Filipino fantasy franchise produced and published by GMA Network. It consists of five television series, which have aired from 2005 to 2026, and a single film. The first series of the same name premiered in 2005 and concluded in the same year with total of 160 episodes. The second installment, Etheria: Ang Ikalimang Kaharian ng Encantadia, premiered in the same year and ended in 2006 with 50 episodes. Due to its significant success, a third series titled Encantadia: Pag-ibig Hanggang Wakas premiered in 2006 consisting of 48 episodes.
The series also had a crossover film with Mulawin in 2005 titled Mulawin: The Movie, which was produced by GMA Pictures as an entry to the 2005 Metro Manila Film Festival. In 2016, eleven years after the original run, a reboot of the series premiered on GMA Network featuring a new cast and ended in 2017 with a total of 218 episodes. A spinoff titled Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre premiered on the same network in 2025 featuring a new set of cast and characters and concluded in 2026 with a total of 233 episodes.
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Encantadia is a term coined from the Filipino words "enkanto", "enkanta", "enkantada", or "enkantado", which was in turn derived from the Spanish term encant(ad)o/a, which means enchanted beings endowed with supernatural powers. The series was created by GMA Network, the same network that produced the fantasy-themed series Mulawin and Darna.
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