Seven years ago, only a few people living outside the Philippines would have heard of director Erik Matti or his crime thriller masterpiece On The Job, despite it being a film to likely revive the long dormant action genre in the Philippines. Thanks to the age of streaming services, the film has recently landed on HBO GO, where Thai viewers can watch it for the first time in the form of a six-part miniseries.
Starring Gerald Anderson, Joel Torre, Joey Marquez and Piolo Pascual, the first On The Job movie in 2013 explores the black, white and grey areas of Philippine politics and law enforcement, inspired by a real-life scandal about two law enforcers tasked with investigating a drug-related murder case connected to two prison inmates…
