Viral Scandal

The lives of a simple family become disrupted when a scandalous video involving their eldest daughter goes viral.[1]

Main cast

• Charlie Dizon[2] as Architect Rica "Ikay" M. Sicat – A junior architect at Balai Arkitektura. She is Kakay’s oldest child, Dan’s step-daughter, and Bea & Nico’s older half-sister. Her biological father is Mayor Troy Ramones, and this illegitimate parent-child relationship results in her and her mother becoming targets of scrutiny in Sidero. A video of her being raped by Jigs goes viral, and throughout the series she fights with the trauma from that incident in order to come back strong, as well as to achieve justice for what happened to not only herself, but to other victims of rape.
• Jake Cuenca[3] as Mayor Troy Ramones – The mayor of Sidero who chose to continue a relationship with Kakay despite his family’s plans for him to marry Audrey. He is the biological father of Rica and Raven, and Audrey’s husband. As the adoptive son of Alberto Ramones, he clashes with his family’s decisions especially those that affect Rica and her family. Due to being manipulated even after winning his political position, he was unable to stop his father’s acts of corruption.
• Dimples Romana[3] as Karla "Kakay" Meneses-Sicat – A former OFW in Dubai, Dan’s wife, and mother to Rica, Bea, and Nico. She rushes back home, after finding out what happened to Rica, to become a housewife while selling clothing and accessories online. Known infamously in Sidero as Troy’s mistress, she left him due to the guilt of hurting Audrey as a result of loving Troy and bearing his child. Kakay later on meets Dan after Rica was born as she restarts her life anew.
• Joshua Garcia[4] as Architect Kyle Constantino – Founder and CEO of Balai Arkitektura who is traumatized by witnessing his father’s sudden death, and becomes determined to find answers leading up to it. He first meets Rica after saving her from an attempt to take her own life.
• Miko Raval as Danilo "Dan" Sicat – A furniture builder and food delivery driver. He is Kakay’s husband who raises Rica as his own daughter, and the biological father of Bea and Nico. He first became close to Kakay after defending her from catcalls. Holds a grudge against the Ramones family for ruining the lives of his family.

Supporting cast

• Markus Paterson[3] as Councilor Diego "Jigs" S. Ramones – The councilor of Sidero who harbors sinister crimes of rape behind his façade of a kind-hearted political figure. Bobby’s son and Alberto’s grandson. In order to prove himself to his friends, he decides to go after Rica after the latter previously rejected him during a retreat.
• Jameson Blake[3] as Architect Axel Mateo – A senior architect at Balai Arkitektura, and Kyle’s long time best friend. He witnessed what happened to Kyle’s father while they were in their college years.
• Maxene Magalona[3] as Audrey Ramones – Troy’s wife and Raven’s mother. Has felt insecure due to her husband’s affair with Kakay, and wastes no time to show how much she despises her, going as far as humiliating the Sicat family through defamation via her connections with the community and troll farms.
• Ria Atayde[3] as Atty. Laura Dizon – The lawyer with a notable success rate who handles Rica’s case, and Troy’s friend.
• Jong Cuenco[3] as Cong. Alberto Ramones – The congressman of Sidero who is determined to maintain his family’s positive reputation, even if it means covering up for his grandson’s crimes via corruption through his political connections. Bobby’s biological father, and Troy’s adoptive father.
• Gian Magdangal[3] as Bobby Ramones – Alberto’s biological son, Troy’s adoptive brother, and Jigs’ father. He is in the shadows of his family’s political reign due to his failure to keep up with the legacy early on. Has a history of domestic violence against his former wife and Jigs’ mother, causing the woman to leave him and his son.
• Vance Larena[3] as Archie Soliman† – One of Jigs’ friends who gets revenge on him by ruining Rica’s life in the process. He avenged for what happened to his girlfriend Ella. His plot for revenge reveals that the rest of their friend group were also involved in taking photos and videos of women without their consent, thus creating more victims to these acts as the content was shared via group chat.
• Karina Bautista[3] as Beatriz "Bea" M. Sicat – A student at Sidero University, and the middle child of the Sicat family. She actively follows social media trends and is particular with having a good reputation at school, mainly due to her idolizing Raven’s seemingly perfect lifestyle. In the Ang Kulit Ng Pag-ibig subplot, it is revealed that Bea had a crush on Pogs first, but has since given him the cold shoulder after finding out he only saw her as similar to a sibling at the time.
• Aljon Mendoza[3] as Leopoldo "Pogs" Ygot – A student at Sidero University, and the Sicat siblings’ childhood friend who supports the Sicat family’s fight for justice. In the Ang Kulit Ng Pag-ibig subplot, Pogs did not initially have a crush on Bea, but has since fallen head over heels for her after seeing her at their high school’s prom.
• Louise Abuel[3] as Nico M. Sicat – A student at Sidero University, and the youngest child of the Sicat family. He is a gamer who helps out on his family’s endeavors to obtain justice for Rica.
• Kaila Estrada[3] as Raven Ramones – Troy and Audrey’s biological daughter, and Rica’s half-sister. An interior designer with a large social media following, she previously dealt with alcohol use disorder, caused by multiple factors such as her mother strictly criticizing her daily life, her parents’ relationship with each other, as well as her being influenced to be bitter over Rica. Her cousin Jigs is her closest friend and will do the most to support & defend him from the accusations thrown at him.
• Aya Fernandez[3] as Ella Montecillo – Archie’s girlfriend who is diagnosed with breast cancer, and another victim of Jigs. She first meets Rica at a hospital which houses both Rica’s therapy sessions and Ella’s check-ups following her cancer treatments.
• Arielle Roces[3] as Rose Tantoco – A secretary at Balai Arkitektura, and Rica’s friend. She was a witness of the events leading up to what happened to Rica, and has blamed herself as the incident could have happened to her instead had Rica not stepped in to help her.
• Sky Quizon as Brax Delavin – A student at Sidero University, and Bea and Pogs’ classmate.

Extended cast

• Hasna Cabral[3] as Architect May Villanueva – The project manager at Balai Arkitektura.
• Heidi Arima as Ms. Gracia – The head of HR at Balai Arkitektura.
• Jessica Marco as Che – A housekeeper at Balai Arkitektura.
• Apey Obera as Ali – Rica’s friend.
• Aldrin Angeles as Chino – A senior architect at Balai Arkitektura, and Kyle and Axel’s friend.

Guest cast

• Ana Abad Santos as Consuelo Constantino – Kyle’s mother who has attempted to convince her husband Philip to move on from the Sidero Arts High accident. She holds a grudge against Troy and his family for allegedly being involved in what happened to Philip.
• Bart Guingona as Architect Philip Constantino† – Kyle’s late father, whose sudden death is supposedly due to guilt over his connection to an accident that occurred during the construction of a new building at Sidero Arts High School.

Angel Locsin and Bianca Gonzalez make cameo appearances as themselves via ficticious social media posts, in which both call out the Philippines Department of Justice for not granting the appeal to dismiss rape cases.

The project was first announced in February 2021.[5] Filming for the drama began in late May 2021 with a lock-in taping set-up.

Initially known as Viral, it was later changed to Viral Scandal in October 2021.

It was announced on March 9, 2022 that a spin-off was being teased during a virtual charity event in collaboration with drama anthology show Maalaala Mo Kaya. Dubbed as Ang Kulit ng Pag-Ibig, it focuses on the "hidden chapter" of Pogs and Bea, portrayed by cast members Aljon Mendoza and Karina Bautista respectively. Directed by Raz de la Torre, it released on March 16, 2022 on the ABS-CBN Entertainment YouTube channel.[6]