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 "excerpt": "Slay (2025) is a Philippine murder mystery web series, the first GMA Network–Viu original, following four women with motives after fitness influencer Zach Zamora dies in a livestreamed gym fire; 40 episodes, dual TV/Viu versions with different endings.",
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 "markdown": "# Slay\n\n**Slay** is a 2025 Philippine murder mystery series in which four women must keep their stories straight after fitness influencer Zach Zamora dies in a gym fire during a livestream. It is the first original murder mystery series from [GMA Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/gma-network) and Viu Philippines, and GMA Network's first Viu original series, presented in two different versions, one airing on television and one streaming on Viu, each with a different ending.<sup>[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)</sup>\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Format | 40 episodes; new episodes premiered Monday through Thursday on Viu from March 3, 2025<sup>[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)</sup> |\n| TV premiere | March 24, 2025 on GMA Prime<sup>[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)</sup> |\n| Finale | June 13, 2025, on GMA Prime<sup>[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)</sup> |\n| Dual versions | Two versions, one on TV and one on Viu, each with a different ending<sup>[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)</sup> |\n| Central cast | Julie Anne San Jose (Liv), Gabbi Garcia (Amelie), Mikee Quintos (Sugar), Ysabel Ortega (Yana), Derrick Monasterio (Zach)<sup>[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)</sup> |\n| Directors | Rod Marmol and Jules Katanyag<sup>[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)</sup> |\n| Genre | Murder mystery / thriller<sup>[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)</sup> |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and plot\n\nThe story follows four women, Sugar (Mikee Quintos), Liv ([Julie Anne San Jose](https://www.edgepedia.org/julie-anne-san-jose)), Amelie ([Gabbi Garcia](https://www.edgepedia.org/gabbi-garcia)), and Yana (Ysabel Ortega), each with her own motive to kill fitness influencer Zach (Derrick Monasterio). When Zach dies in a gym fire, the women find themselves entangled in a deadly web of secrets.<sup>[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)</sup>\n\nThe opening episode, \"Burnt Alive\", shows Zach Zamora burning alive in a locked glass room during a live stream, first witnessed by Sugar, Amelie, Yana, and his girlfriend Liv Baltazar.<sup>[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/stay-460365/allseasons/official)</sup> The second episode, \"Suspicious Death\", introduces evidence of gunpowder suggesting foul play in what had appeared to be an accidental fire.<sup>[4](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/stay-460365/allseasons/official)</sup> Investigator Juro (Royce Cabrera) works the case as the four women's connections to the victim surface.<sup>[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)</sup>\n\n**The two endings.** The series' defining device is its dual release: the narrative is presented in two different versions, one on TV and one on the Viu streaming platform, each with a different ending.<sup>[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)</sup> In the finale, Hector (James Blanco) confesses to killing Zach out of love and guilt, but Liv reveals that she poisoned Zach.<sup>[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)</sup>\n\n### Cast and characters\n\nThe series is headlined by Gabbi Garcia, Mikee Quintos, Ysabel Ortega, and Julie Anne San Jose, with Derrick Monasterio as the victim.<sup>[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)</sup> Liv is Zach's girlfriend; the other leads, Amelie, Sugar, and Yana, are the other women tied to his death, and Royce Cabrera plays the investigator Juro.<sup>[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)</sup>\n\nThe supporting cast includes James Blanco, Bernard Palanca, Tina Paner, Matet De Leon, Phoemela Barranda, Chuckie Dreyfus, Simon Ibarra, Jay Ortega, and Gil Cuerva.<sup>[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)</sup> For Gabbi Garcia, the role marked her first thriller, which she described as \"a thrilling new challenge\".<sup>[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)</sup>\n\n## Production and release\n\nSlay was directed by Rod Marmol and Jules Katanyag and produced as a collaboration between GMA Network and Viu Philippines.<sup>[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)</sup> It began streaming on Viu on March 3, 2025, with 40 episodes released Monday through Thursday, and episode 1 titled \"Burnt Alive\".<sup>[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)</sup> The television premiere began March 24 on GMA Prime.<sup>[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)</sup> The final episode aired June 13, 2025.<sup>[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)</sup>\n\nThe release pattern pairs the two platforms deliberately: the same story runs in two versions, one on broadcast television and one on the streaming service, so that each audience sees a different resolution to the mystery.<sup>[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)</sup>\n\n## Themes and style\n\nThe series is positioned as a suspense-filled murder mystery and thriller.<sup>[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)</sup> Its setting is the world of health and wellness influencing: the victim, Zach Zamora, is a health and wellness influencer whose death occurs in a locked gym while he is streaming live.<sup>[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/stay-460365/allseasons/official)</sup> The platform's own framing casts the leads as \"pretty girls with ugly pasts\" and asks whether the murder was revenge, jealousy, or something darker.<sup>[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)</sup>\n\n## By the numbers\n\n- 40 episodes, with new episodes premiering Monday through Thursday on Viu starting March 3, 2025.<sup>[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)</sup>\n- 4 women suspects at the center of the mystery.<sup>[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)</sup>\n- 2 versions of the story, one on TV and one on Viu, each with a different ending.<sup>[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)</sup>\n- 1st original murder mystery series from GMA Network and Viu Philippines, and GMA Network's first Viu original.<sup>[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [SLAY | TV | GMA Entertainment](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)\n2. [Murder mystery series 'Slay' comes to an end with shocking twists | GMA Entertainment](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)\n3. ['SLAY': Four Women, One Deadly Secret—Who's Guilty? - ViuScene](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)\n4. [Slay - Aired Order - All Seasons - TheTVDB.com](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/stay-460365/allseasons/official)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Unscripted, reality, and web-native series › Web-native and streaming-original series › Genre web series: horror, thriller, science fiction, and mystery*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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