Replacing Chef Chico (2023)

Season 1

When a head chef falls into a coma, it's up to his devoted sous-chef to keep their Filipino fine dining restaurant from closing down.

Released Nov. 24, 2023 Episode 33 min 17+

Genres: Drama, Romance

Keywords: tmdb.love-triangle, tmdb.cooking, tmdb.restaurant, tmdb.food, tmdb.chef, tmdb.sous-chef, mdblist.netflix-original + 14 more, imdb.character-name-as-title, imdb.character-name-as-series-title, imdb.chef, imdb.cooking, imdb.cook, imdb.restaurant, imdb.kitchen, imdb.love, imdb.life, imdb.coma, imdb.three-word-title, imdb.filipino-drama, imdb.closing-down, tmdb.fine-dining

Watch Providers: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

Production Companies: Cornerstone Studios, Project 8 Cor. San Joaquin

Network: Netflix

Country: Philippines
Languages: Tagalog

IMDb

6.7

/388/

Trakt

/19/

TMDb

/12/

Letterboxd

3.5

/925/

Tomatoes

Antoinette Jadaone
Director

Alessandra de Rossi
Chef Ella

Piolo Pascual
Raymond

Sam Milby
Chef Chico

Joel Saracho

Yesh Anne Burce

Angie Castrence

Paulo Angeles

DMs Boongaling

S1E1 - Episode 1

Lovestruck sous-chef Ella tries to help save the restaurant where she works — until devastating news threatens everything.

Nov. 24, 2023, midnight

S1E2 - Episode 2

Ella's shift starts in disaster as she clashes with the charismatic new consultant Raymond and serves an unusually critical VIP.

Nov. 24, 2023, midnight

S1E3 - Episode 3

Two orders of adobo spark a competition between Ella and veteran chef Carlon, while all the staffers place bets behind their backs.

Nov. 24, 2023, midnight

S1E4 - Episode 4

After running into Chico's fiancee at the hospital, a downcast Ella tries to focus on her first day as head chef at Hain — only to face a power outage.

Nov. 24, 2023, midnight

S1E5 - Episode 5

Things look bleak for Hain, but a risky gamble could turn things around. Ella has an emotional talk with Raymond. An unexpected visitor shocks the staff.

Nov. 24, 2023, midnight