A crossover no one saw coming. Nearly a decade after ruling the golden era of love teams, Kathryn Bernardo and James Reid, once the faces of rival tandems “KathNiel” and JaDine, are finally joining forces in a teleserye.
On Friday, August 29, ABS-CBN’s Dreamscape Entertainment confirmed that James will star opposite Kathryn in her upcoming series, sending fans into a frenzy across social media.
“Someone is joining her… and it’s none other than James Reid,” Dreamscape teased on X (formerly Twitter).
They followed it up with a headline-worthy announcement:
“The powerhouse tandem you never saw coming. Asia’s Superstar — Kathryn Bernardo and Multimedia Prince — James Reid, together in a teleserye from Dreamscape Entertainment.”
𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿… and it’s none other than James Reid! 🚨✨
The powerhouse tandem you never saw coming. Asia’s Superstar — Kathryn Bernardo and Multimedia Prince — James Reid, together in a teleserye from Dreamscape Entertainment. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/cBGbBjXMZK
— DreamscapePH (@DreamscapePH) August 29, 2025
‘KathReid’
This unexpected pairing quickly prompted fans to coin a new love team moniker: “KathReid.”
“KATHREEIDDD RISE! Excited for KathReid REIDY NA KAMI KATH,” a fan account wrote.
“Excited for KathReid!!!” another said.
Others thanked Dreamscape for the unexpected team-up, expressing their excitement for Kathryn and James’ upcoming project together.
“Lakas ng chemistry nila. Can’t wait for their upcoming series,” an X user commented, adding hashtag #KathReid.
“Waaaahhh grabe finallyyy! Sobrang tagal kong hinintay ito na magkaproject sila! Maraming salamat Dreamscape!” a fan said, sharing she used to read their fan fiction on Wattpad.
“Dati nanunuod lang ako nang mga fmv nila at nagbabasa nang wattpad nila ngayon tuloy na tuloy na ang drama nila together! Sobrang worth it ang paghihintay! Maraming maraming salamat ulit Dreamscape PH!,” she added.
“Lakas ng chemistry!!! Kita pa sa knila ung shyness, sana makapag bond sila. Seated for this!!” an online user commented.
“Tinototoo ni Kathryn yung gusto niyang makawork lahat nakakaloka ka kuting!!!! Ang kilig ko jusko kahit saan ako iteam-up pasabog talaga!!!!” another wrote.
Prior to the grand reveal of the new team-up, Dreamscape had already announced Kathryn’s return to their production team on August 22.
“The wait is over. SHE IS BACK AND READY. The Asia’s Superstar, Kathryn Bernardo is now ready for her grandest comeback with Dreamscape Entertainment,” it said.
The wait is over. SHE IS BACK AND READY 👑
The Asia’s Superstar, Kathryn Bernardo is now ready for her grandest comeback with Dreamscape Entertainment.
COMING SOON! 💜#KathrynBernardo#DreamscapePH pic.twitter.com/6RKDA0rPN4
— DreamscapePH (@DreamscapePH) August 22, 2025
In November last year, James, who had been focusing on his music career in recent years, met with the staff and executives of Dreamscape Entertainment, offering a glimpse of a future project with the company.
“Something to look forward to this 2025!” Dreamscape captioned its post.
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He also previously revealed that he had an upcoming acting project with ABS-CBN, emphasizing that he never truly left the world of acting.
Aside from their popular film projects with their respective love team partners, James starred in hit TV series such as “On the Wings of Love” (2015) and “Till I Met You” (2016), opposite his former girlfriend and on-screen partner Nadine Lustre. Meanwhile, Kathryn headlined several successful teleseryes with her ex-boyfriend and former love team partner Daniel Padilla, including “Pangako Sa’Yo” (2015), “The House Arrest of Us” (2020–2021), and “2 Good 2 Be True” (2022), among others.
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