iWant comes from ABS-CBN, the Philippine media giant, so the lineup leans hard into Filipino feels: Tagalog dramas, Kapamilya hits, iWant Originals, and a handful of titles from former rival GMA. The streaming service dropped its iWantTFC name in July 2025 and rebranded back to iWant, with a cleaner interface, faster playback, an in-app search engine, and a library north of 10,000 hours of films and series.
You can absolutely sign up from the US, but what you get is the trimmed international tier. Several live channels, the freshest premieres, and the cheap local plan on iWant only load on a Philippine IP address. Point NordVPN at a server in the Philippines and the full ABS-CBN catalog, the local channels, and the budget iWant plan all open up. You pay for your own subscription; NordVPN only shifts your location, and video runs up to 1080p with English subtitles on most titles.
Tested weekly by our team. Green: works, amber: partial, red: blocked.
| VPN Service | Price | iWant | Tested | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 NordVPNBEST | From $2.99/mo | ✓ Works | July 5 | Try it |
 Surfshark | From $1.78/mo | ✓ Works | July 5 | Open |
 ExpressVPN | From $2.79/mo | ✓ Works | July 6 | Open |
 CyberGhost | From $1.75/mo | ✓ Works | July 3 | Open |
 IPVanish | From $2.19/mo | ✓ Works | June 30 | Open |
 ProtonVPN | From $3.59/mo | ✓ Works | June 30 | Open |
 Private Internet Access | From $1.79/mo | ✓ Works | July 3 | Open |
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iWant is only available in the Philippines. To access it from anywhere else, use a premium VPN.
iWant also works in the United States, in the United Kingdom, in Australia, in Canada and in Germany, plus in 9 more countries, but with limited content compared to fully available countries. NordVPN unlocks full access.
iWant is blocked in New Zealand, in Ireland, in India, in the Netherlands and in South Africa, plus in 174 more countries. To access it, use a premium VPN like NordVPN.
iWant is the Filipino streaming service from media giant ABS-CBN, which returned to its original name and a fresh look in mid-2025. It gathers Filipino films and series from the Kapamilya catalogue, presented in Tagalog with English subtitles, alongside homegrown iWant Originals and live channels such as Kapamilya Channel, ANC and DZMM TeleRadyo. For viewers in the diaspora, it also carries select programmes from rival network GMA. The library spans more than a thousand titles and over ten thousand hours, streaming in up to 1080p with offline downloads.
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