her role as the eponymous character, with Iana Bernardez, Philip Hernandez, Rachel Coates and Cedrick Juan joining the cast. On September 13, 2020, after the premiere of the Season 1 Finale, the IdeaFirst Company announced that the series will have its second season. Prior to this announcement, the production company announced that it will make a movie adaptation of the series. On January 22, 2021, an official teaser for the second season was released on the IdeaFirst Company's YouTube Channel in collaboration with P-Pop boyband group's SB19 single 'Hanggang sa Huli'. On June 13, 2021, Gameboys was premiered on GMA Network's digital channel Heart of Asia Channel, it was aired every Sundays at 11:00 pm to 12:00 am before sign off. According to The IdeaFirst Company, the second season is going to be released on May 22, 2022. The company stated that the date will coincide the "World Gameboys Day." Release YouTube The first episode, "Pass or Play", premiered on YouTube on May 22, 2020 at 8:00 PM (Philippine Standard Time). The series is considered the first Filipino BL drama to be produced by a professional media outlet. On September 20, 2020, "Alt Gameboys" (Episode 13.5) was released dedicated to Terrence's journey into the dark side of the internet and online dating, notoriously referred to as Alter (short for Alternate) World. Directed by Perci Intalan, it also introduces a new character, Achilles De Dios. Netflix On November 23, 2020, Netflix Philippines' Twitter account announced that a Level-Up Edition will be released globally starting December 30, 2020. In keeping up with the “Level-Up Edition”, original scenes were refreshed and re-shot with additional footage, new correspondence and “Vidgram” stories from the characters never been seen before. In this version the first two episodes are re-edited into a single episode (titled "Pass or Play?") and consequently all subsequent episodes of the season are renumbered. "AltGameboys"—originally numbered 13.5—is presented as episode 13. TV The TV broadcast premiered on June 13, 2021 through Heart of Asia Channel in all Digital TV Boxes Nationwide. Movie On July 31, 2021, Gameboys: The Movie was released. Reception Leo Balante of Rank Magazine wrote, "In Gameboys, there are neither high-octane action, knee-slapping comedy, nor teleserye drama. Neither does it have fancy camera work, visual effects, nor A-listers as leads. All the viewers saw are two young men, in and out of video calls, portraying various levels of onscreen chase,