Kumukutikutitap, bumubusibusilak. That is the best way to describe the roster of actors and actresses who will grace your screens when you watch Netflix’s first-ever Filipino holiday anthology, Paskong Pinoy.
There’s something about a Filipino Christmas that no imported special can quite capture. Think of the traffic that somehow feels worth it once you reach the house, the table that somehow fits one more person, the old friends who reappear after years, and the quiet realization that “home” isn’t always a place. Netflix Philippines is finally giving that feeling its own series with Paskong Pinoy, its first-ever holiday anthology, streaming November 26.
Directed by Mark Reyes and produced by Lucid Dreams Creatives, the four-episode series weaves together stories of a reunion in Boracay, an office romance, mistaken identities, and feuding sisters. Each one digs into love, family, second chances, and the particular way Filipinos do Christmas: long, messy, sentimental, and full of people who show up.
‘Tis the season for getaways, especially when there’s a meet-cute that makes your trip extra special! Join Francine Diaz and Seth Fedelin in their journey to some romantic twists and turns along the way.
Another episode, A Perfect Christmas, pairs Barbie Forteza and Enchong Dee as the holiday rush forces a workaholic to rethink what success and love actually look like.
The Last New Year in Boracay, brings back ’90s favorites Bobby Andrews, Angelu de Leon, Rica Peralejo, and more of the original T.G.I.S. barkada (the series Reyes himself directed decades ago). Watching that reunion feels less like casting and more like old friends finishing a conversation they started in the ’90s.
And of course, no Filipino celebration is complete without the joy (and occasional friction) of family gatherings and traditions. Kaila Estrada, JC Santos, Mika Salamanca, and Brent Manalo wrap a special gift for all of us in their episode of mistaken identities and feuding sisters.
The result is less “celebrity package” and more “everyone’s coming home for the holidays.” As we said, if anything is distinctly Pinoy, it’s Christmas. Paskong Pinoy leans into that instead of fighting it. No snowy mountain villages or generic mall carols. Just the traffic, the reconciliations, the office crushes that bloom under the lights, the sisters who still fight over the lechon, and the friends who finally make it to the same beach after years apart.
It’s the kind of warm, feel-good watch that fits between Noche Buena leftovers and the next round of monito-monita. Whether you grew up with the T.G.I.S. cast or you’re just here for Barbie and Enchong’s chemistry, the series understands that Filipino Christmas was never really about the decorations. It was always about the people who show up.
Catch the different tales of what makes our holidays truly Paskong Pinoy, only on Netflix starting November 26, 2026.
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