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Moonshadow (เงาใต้พระจันทร์)

Moonshadow (เงาใต้พระจันทร์; RTGS: Ngao Tai Phra Chan, literally "Shadow Under the Moon") is a 2026 Thai girls' love (GL) television series produced by GMMTV, adapted from the novel Moon Shadow by the author writing under the pen name Flower of Memory (ดอกไม้แห่งความทรงจำ). It stars Emi Thasorn Klinnium and Bonnie Pattraphus Borattasuwan, the pairing known to fans as EmiBonnie, and aired in ten episodes on the GMM25 channel from August 12 to October 14, 2026.¹^•²

Key fact	Detail
Format	Thai GL romantic drama, 10 episodes of roughly 50 to 67 minutes each³
Broadcast	GMM25, Wednesdays at 20:30 (Thailand time), August 12 to October 14, 2026; uncut reruns on the oneD app at 21:30 and on iQIYI¹^•⁴
Director	Fon Kanittha Kwunyoo (ขนิษฐา ขวัญอยู่)¹
Lead cast	Emi Thasorn Klinnium as Chan, Bonnie Pattraphus Borattasuwan as Key, Film Rachanun Mahawan as Jay¹
Source	Novel Moon Shadow by Flower of Memory²
Screenplay	Lalil Kittitanaphan credited with the screenplay⁵
Reception	MyDramaList score of 8.2, from 646 users while airing and 741 raters in a later count²^•⁶

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Premise

The story follows Chan (Emi Thasorn), a successful businesswoman who has a one-night stand with Key (Bonnie Pattraphus), a charming young woman. Chan has no intention of continuing the relationship, but Key proposes that Chan keep her as her "kept girl," an arrangement that leaves Chan questioning Key's true motives.¹^•⁴

As the two grow closer and the arrangement turns into genuine love, Chan discovers a crescent moon tattoo intertwined with a red rose on Key's chest, a mark with a special connection to Chan that hints at the reason behind Key's interest in her.⁴ The relationship is then tested by the return of Jay (Film Rachanun), Chan's first love and ex-girlfriend, who comes back determined to win her over.¹

The supporting cast includes Jamie Juthapich Indrajundra as Peach, Kay Lertsittichai as Phu, AJ Chayapol Jutamas as Game, Pete Thongchua as Phasin, Supranee Charoenpol as Carat, Sarocha Watittapan as Phin, Apasiri Nitibhon as Chan's mother Khunying Janya, and Duangta Toongkamanee as Aunt Monruedee.¹^•⁷

Production and release

GMMTV announced the series in its 2026 lineup, presented at the company's year-end showcase in Bangkok under the banner "Magic Vibes Maximized," where the project was pitched as a drama promising complex relationships.⁸ The official pilot trailer was released on November 25, 2025, and the full official trailer followed on July 27, 2026.⁹

The series premiered on August 12, 2026, and ran weekly on Wednesdays until its finale on October 14, 2026. Episode runtimes on GMM25 ranged from 50 to 67 minutes.³ Beyond the television broadcast, uncut versions streamed on the oneD app and the series was carried on iQIYI.⁴ The Japanese-language database YuriThai credits Sopaporn Panichraksapong as producer.⁹

Music

The series produced several original soundtrack releases from its two leads. Emi Thasorn released the single เพลงรักที่ยังไม่ลืม (Glitch) on September 3, 2026, her first solo single as half of the duo EMIBONNIE under Riser Music, with Bonnie Pattraphus appearing in the music video; Emi described the song as speaking for someone who cannot forget an old love and has not yet dared to start again.¹⁰ Bonnie released จะรักให้จำ (Your One), which she said conveys the feelings of her character Key toward Chan, and the pair also released the duets กุญแจพระจันทร์ (Moonkey) and ชั่วคราวหรือค้างคืนตลอดไป as series OSTs.¹^•¹¹

Reception

While still airing, the series drew a large international rating base for a Thai GL title: MyDramaList showed a score of 8.2 from 646 users with roughly three weeks of episodes remaining, and a reviewer at Chonburi Press noted that most Thai series on the site receive ratings from only tens to a few hundred users, so the figure indicated substantial overseas viewership.² A later review counted 741 raters at the same score.⁶

The series also reached the top of iQIYI's Thai trending lists during its run, appearing alongside other new Thai series in the platform's popularity rankings.²

Notes on names

Official GMMTV materials name the lead character Chan (จันทร์), while some international databases, including the Japanese YuriThai listing, render her name as Jan and describe Key as a singer; the official synopsis describes Chan as a businesswoman.¹^•⁹ The Thai title เงาใต้พระจันทร์ translates literally as "shadow under the moon," and the series is also listed internationally as Moon Shadow.¹²

References

Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › International serial drama and telenovelas › Turkish, Middle Eastern, and African serials › Thai serial dramas (lakorn) › Premiered 2025 to 2026

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026

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