A nanny, a driver, and two laundrywomen of a wealthy, aristocratic family mysteriously vanish one by one without a trace. Years later, the four houseworkers' respective family members and loved ones are out to get their revenge against the prominent family itself. To exact vengeance, they infiltrate the household under different identities in order to expose their dirty secrets. However, an encounter with the family's eldest son in the past will lead to obstacles getting in the way of the revenge plot.[2][3][4]
This series will have reruns along with Mars Ravelo's Darna starting January 29, 2024 on Kapamilya Channel's Kapamilya Gold block, Kapamilya Online Live and A2Z's Zuper Hapon block, replacing Pira-Pirasong Paraiso.[11]
Reception
With more than 40,000 tweets, the series' official hashtag was among the top trending topics in the Philippines as the pilot aired on Monday (January 23).[12]Dirty Linen has accumulated 500 million combined views across all leading social media platforms within its ten episodes[13] and over 1 billion overall views as of March 2023.[14] The series reached its peak viewership of more than 200,000 (concurrent live viewers) on YouTube on August 25, 2023 for its finale episode.[15][16]
Critical response
Dirty Linen was met with widespread acclaim from critics and viewers for the "camera work, musical scoring and intriguing plot."[17]Manila Standard gave the series a positive review, calling it a "new benchmark for PH drama series". It was also noted for its "compelling plot, suspenseful scenes, detail-oriented production and script, and a star-studded cast".[18] Among the standouts includes Jennica Garcia and Xyriel Manabat, who were praised for their acting prowess and became one of the most talked about characters in the series online.[19] Mark Angelo Ching of Pep PH also praised the series, lauding it for "changing the landscape" of teleseryes".[20] Jet Valle of Business Mirror praised its subplots, the portrayals of each characters, the themes and the twists.[21]
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