ZAIJIAN JARANILLA, JANE OINEZA TO STAR IN DIGITAL SERIES ABOUT MAY-SEPTEMBER AFFAIR

From playing the good boy Santino in the ABS-CBN drama series "May Bukas Pa" (2009), Zaijian Jaranilla will show, for the first time, his "most mature performance" in Puregold Channel's digital series "Si Sol at Si Luna," opposite Jane Oineza.

- By CHARMIE JOY PAGULONG

The Kapamilya actor was ecstatic to be taking on the bold role, but at the same time, he felt apprehensive as to how the audience would react to his character.

In the series, directed by Dolly Dulu, Zaijian and Jane shed their child-star images for roles steeped in emotional complexity and adult vulnerability. According to the media release, the series' real power lies beyond the sensual as it explores grief, longing and the uncomfortable space between connection and timing.

As Sol (Zaijian), a film student seeking creative spark, falls for the older, emotionally scarred Luna (Jane), their relationship forces a confrontation with the hard truths of age, loss and love that doesn't fit the mold.

The trailer of the series was unveiled during a recent press conference at the World Trade Center, Pasay City where it revealed Zaijian's Sol having an intimate scene with Jane's Luna.