Black Rider's long journey is coming to an end this Friday.
First aired on November 6, 2023, Black Rider stars Ruru Madrid as Elias, a motorcycle taxi who became "Black Rider" with a mission to go against Golden Scorpion and the people behind the death of his wife and daughter.
The series scored an impressive performance throughout its entire run, averaging within 12-14% (based on AGB Nielsen NUTAM), and managed to score a few wins over the dominating Batang Quiapo. On Kapuso Stream, it had an average of 1.5 billion views. It will have a total of 188 episodes once it reaches the end of its journey this Friday.
What makes Black Rider a strong contender of modern Pinoy action are its captivating story about justice and revenge, as well as numerous plot twists and dark secrets between the characters' past. All of its main and supporting casts were put to good use. All the action scenes and big scenes, including the Palangga Massacre 2.0 and Red Wedding, were executed very well. Not to mention the series helped promote the lives of motorcycle drivers, as well as life inside the flooded Artex Village in Malabon, adding up to GMA's reputation of promoting such.
Ruru Madrid, who has come a long way in the action scene from Sherlock Jr. to Lolong, proved more than enough to be among the action stars of the new millennium. Jon Lucas, who played a slew of supporting roles in the past, embraced his villain role very well in playing Calvin. Raymond Bagatsing, who occasionally bagged villain roles in action films, gave a good account of himself in playing the head of Golden Scorpion. Yassi Pressman, Katrina Halili, Almira Muhlach, Angeli Khang and Robb Guinto are no slouch when it comes to action scenes. The addition of veteran action stars including Zoren Legaspi, Raymart Santiago, Gary Estrada, Jestoni Alarcon, Monsour del Rosario, Roi Vinzon, Jeric Raval and Philip Salvador as the main character's mentor made the series more interesting. The rest of the supporting cast, including Rio Locsin, Prince Clemente, Herlene Budol, Pipay, Empoy, Janus del Prado, Rainier Castillo, Jayson Gainza and Shanti Dope added more flavor to the series. Not to mention the chemistry between Herlene and Empoy and between Ashley Sarmiento and Marco Masa. The return of Ji Soo to the limelight after a few years is worth the price of admission.
The modern day hero may have overcome several obstacles. Nonetheless, Black Rider has one more mission to face on his final week. One can only hope that he will overcome Calvin and his evil plans.
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