In 2004, executives of GMA Network and Hugo Yonzon, current license holder of Darna and head of Mango Comics, signed a licensing agreement for a new Darna television series. In 2005, they tapped Angel Locsin to play Darna after the success of the TV series Mulawin where she played one of the lead roles. Locsin had to learn wushu, kung fu and other fighting techniques even as she mastered the art of flying and display Darna's superpowers. The second Darna series premiered in both the Philippines and Japan on April 11, 2005, and garnered a 47.1% rating according to the data gathered by market research company AGB, making it one of the highest-rated pilot episode ever in Philippine television.