Slay
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 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.1 • 2
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | 40 episodes; new episodes premiered Monday through Thursday on Viu from March 3, 20253 |
| TV premiere | March 24, 2025 on GMA Prime1 |
| Finale | June 13, 2025, on GMA Prime2 |
| Dual versions | Two versions, one on TV and one on Viu, each with a different ending1 • 2 |
| Central cast | Julie Anne San Jose (Liv), Gabbi Garcia (Amelie), Mikee Quintos (Sugar), Ysabel Ortega (Yana), Derrick Monasterio (Zach)1 • 3 |
| Directors | Rod Marmol and Jules Katanyag2 |
| Genre | Murder mystery / thriller2 • 3 |
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Premise and plot
The story follows four women, Sugar (Mikee Quintos), Liv (Julie Anne San Jose), Amelie (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.1
The 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.3 • 4 The second episode, "Suspicious Death", introduces evidence of gunpowder suggesting foul play in what had appeared to be an accidental fire.4 Investigator Juro (Royce Cabrera) works the case as the four women's connections to the victim surface.3
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.1 • 2 In the finale, Hector (James Blanco) confesses to killing Zach out of love and guilt, but Liv reveals that she poisoned Zach.2
Cast and characters
The series is headlined by Gabbi Garcia, Mikee Quintos, Ysabel Ortega, and Julie Anne San Jose, with Derrick Monasterio as the victim.1 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.3
The supporting cast includes James Blanco, Bernard Palanca, Tina Paner, Matet De Leon, Phoemela Barranda, Chuckie Dreyfus, Simon Ibarra, Jay Ortega, and Gil Cuerva.1 For Gabbi Garcia, the role marked her first thriller, which she described as "a thrilling new challenge".3
Production and release
Slay was directed by Rod Marmol and Jules Katanyag and produced as a collaboration between GMA Network and Viu Philippines.2 It began streaming on Viu on March 3, 2025, with 40 episodes released Monday through Thursday, and episode 1 titled "Burnt Alive".3 The television premiere began March 24 on GMA Prime.1 The final episode aired June 13, 2025.2
The 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.1 • 2
Themes and style
The series is positioned as a suspense-filled murder mystery and thriller.2 • 3 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.3 • 4 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.3
By the numbers
- 40 episodes, with new episodes premiering Monday through Thursday on Viu starting March 3, 2025.3 • 2
- 4 women suspects at the center of the mystery.1
- 2 versions of the story, one on TV and one on Viu, each with a different ending.1
- 1st original murder mystery series from GMA Network and Viu Philippines, and GMA Network's first Viu original.2 • 1
References
- SLAY | TV | GMA Entertainment
- Murder mystery series 'Slay' comes to an end with shocking twists | GMA Entertainment
- 'SLAY': Four Women, One Deadly Secret—Who's Guilty? - ViuScene
- Slay - Aired Order - All Seasons - TheTVDB.com
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
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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