Young director Gino Santos had to open an audition for the cast of Teen Clash, an adaptation of Ilyn Anne Danganan’s hit Wattpad story of the same title.
Santos believes that the series will make viewers’ hearts skip a beat with its coming-of-age story about a young eclectic group’s passion for music and their journey to find their voices in a chaotic world.
“They look like a real band, whose members are friends with each other. And we had to know if they have musical abilities before we could assign them a role to play in the series,” Santos explained.
Chosen to play the roles were Jayda Avanzado, Aljon Mendoza, and Markus Paterson—up-and-coming young stars who will rock viewers’ worlds in music, romance, self-discovery, and friendships in this iWantTFC original series that streams for free beginning March 17.
In Teen Clash, Jayda is Zoe, an aspiring musician who is bent on joining her school’s music jam in order to redeem herself after an unfortunate incident in the past caused her grave embarrassment. In her journey, she encounters the charming songwriter Ice, played by Aljon, Zoe’s potential lover who will later attempt to help her overcome her struggles as a musician.
Markus, on the other hand, plays Jude, a dashing rockstar and Zoe’s former singing partner who is now a famous and established artist.
Aside from Ice and Jude, Zoe will also encounter a new batch of college mates who are also aspiring to fulfill their dreams of making it big in the music industry. She meets her new friends-turned-bandmates Yannie (Bianca de Vera), a talented gal who can’t seem to move on from her on-and-off relationship with Xander (Zach Castañeda); Ayumi (Gail Banawis), the smart friend who has a mini rivalry for top honors with Ken (Ralph Malibunas); her cool friend Sab (Fana) who will figure in an unexpected love triangle; and Mandy (Andrea Abaya), the campus darling who makes both guys and girls swoon over her.
Meanwhile, Ice has his own clique with Xander, the certified hunk playboy; Ken, the geekishly cute drummer; Josh (Kobie Brown), the alpha wannabe that has a crush on Mandy; and Lloyd (Luke Alford), Ice’s best friend and colleague.
Their lives will turn complicated as they deal with clashing ideals, misfit relationships, unexpected romance, and a whole lot of punk-loving music that could change their lives.
Teen Clash is produced by iWantTFC and Black Sheep. It streams for free in the Philippines on the iWantTFC app (iOs and Android) and website (iwanttfc.com).
