LOOK: Rave Victoria and Lance Jeremy star in iWant’s first-ever BL vertical series

Former Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0 housemate Rave Victoria is set to star in the first-ever Boys’ Love (BL) vertical series of streaming platform iWant. He will be partnered up with Lance Jeremy in the upcoming vertical series titled Coach Me Maybe. 

“They say keep your friends close and your enemies closer… but maybe not this close,” iWant shared in their social media accounts. 

Joining Rave and Lance are Inigo Jose, Kanata Tapia, Rhianna Santiago, Josh Worsley, Ian Lubrica, Valerie Concepcion, and Christian Vasquez. A glimpse of the cast was shared by iWant on their official social media accounts alongside the school attire they’ll be wearing for the series. 

The BL vertical series will be directed by Theodore Boborol, who has directed films and series such as Vince and Kath and James, James & Pat & Dave, Ghosting, Ang Mutya ng Section E, and the queer dating reality show Sparks Camp. 

The director also shared some snippets of Rave and Lance bonding during the final casting on his TikTok account.

Additional details such as the story and the premiere date on iWant have yet to be announced as of writing. 

Fans of Rave expressed their excitement and surprise with the announcement of him starring in a BL series. Other netizens who are fans of BL-themed series shared how they’re looking forward to the story and how it will unfold. 

“As in super napproud ako mabasa ung caption na “starring Rave Victoria”!! Lead role! first sa billing huhu so happy for you Rebreb,” another fan added.

While this is iWant’s first-ever BL vertical series, the streaming platform has several series that are LGBTQIA+ themed such as Sleep With Me, Oh Mando!, Drag You and Me, My Lockdown Romance, Hello Stranger, and the International Emmy nominated series, Love at First Spike, among many others.