The heir of Mars Ravelo, represented by daughter Rita Ravelo, wanted the story to stay as much as possible to the original character. The production team, however, wanted to make the series more updated and entertaining to present viewers.
Due to the success of his previous work in GMA (Mulawin (2004), Darna (2005) and Sugo (2005)), the production tapped Dominic Zapata to direct the series.