Temptation of Wife is a 2008
South Korean television drama series broadcast by
Seoul Broadcasting System from November 3, 2008, to May 1, 2009. It was written by Soon-ok Kim and directed by Se-kang Oh. The series starred
Seo Hee Jang, Jae Hwang Lee, Woo Min Byun and Seo Hyung Kim in the lead roles. The series also had a huge success in the Philippines during its run.
GMA Network aired the series (dubbed in Tagalog) in an early primetime slot from October 4, 2010, and concluded on May 27, 2011. In 2011, GMA Network's senior vice president for entertainment,
Wilma Galvante stated that they would be adapting the
Korean series,
Temptation of Wife. Pre-production started in earlier 2012. The head writer, Dode Cruz stated that he would develop "a bit serious, sexier and edgier version" than the original. The producer assigned
Dominic Zapata to direct the series. Originally planned for a December 2012 premiere, it was later moved to an earlier date. following the cancellation of the drama series,
Haram.
Casting The cast was announced on September 11, 2012, during the series' story conference, with the main cast being,
Marian Rivera,
Dennis Trillo,
Alessandra De Rossi and
Rafael Rosell. As for Rivera's preparation, she stated that "Whenever I have a new soap, I make sure to ask some tips about the role. Then I talk to my director how he wants me to approach my role. I'd like to have an idea of the character that I am going to portray and how I would give life to it onscreen". She added that she wants every role she does to be different from the previous one in terms of how she going to approach it. Trillo described his character as a "not-so-typical-leading-man" role. De Rossi was hired to play Heidi Fernandez. The role was eventually given to
Glaiza de Castro due to de Rossi's issues with the role. The series served as Rosell's first major project in GMA Network. Zapata, required the cast to watch the original series before filming began to familiarize their characters. ==Production==