Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting

Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting (Chinese: 周公讲鬼@行行都撞鬼) is a Singaporean supernatural drama series starring Dennis Chew. A dramatisation of the stories shared on the Love 97.2FM deejay's popular radio segment of the same name, the series premiered on meWATCH in 2021. A second season was available on meWATCH in 2022 and subsequently aired on Channel 8 in 2023.[1][2][3][4]

Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting
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Traditional Chinese周公講鬼@行行都撞鬼
Simplified Chinese周公讲鬼@行行都撞鬼
Literal meaning"Supernatural encounters in every occupation"
Hanyu PinyinZhōu gōng jiǎng guǐ@háng háng dōu zhuàng guǐ
Genre
Written bySitu Bi (screenplay)
Directed byQiu Jianting
StarringDennis Chew
Country of originSingapore
Original language
  • Mandarin
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerWu Yulin
CinematographyZheng Qingshan
EditorLi Minghui
Running time17~20 minutes
Release
Original networkChannel 8
Original release2021 (2021) 
2023 (2023)
Related
Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories @ Singapore Sightings

It won Best Short-form Drama Serial at the Star Awards 2022.[5][6]

Cast

Radio deejay Dennis Chew appears as himself (Mr Zhou) in every episode of both Seasons 1 and 2.

Season 1

No.TitleCast
1"1st Job Haunt: Food Deliveryman"
2"2nd Job Haunt: Security Guard"
3"3rd Job Haunt: Renovator"
4"4th Job Haunt: Karung Guni"
5"5th Job Haunt: Property Agent"
  • Herman Keh as Tony
  • Ho Ai Ling as Tina
  • Lin Weisheng as Ben
6"6th Job Haunt: Actor"
7"7th Job Haunt: Marathon Runner"
8"8th Job Haunt: Private Hire Car Driver"
9"9th Job Haunt: Photographer"
10"10th Job Haunt: DJ (Finale)"

Season 2

No.TitleCast
1"Chapter 1:Escape from Calamity"
2"Chapter 2:Convenience Store Worker"
3"Chapter 3:Second-Hand Car Dealer"
4"Chapter 4:Lawyer"
5"Chapter 5:Joss Paper Craftsman"
6"Chapter 6:Fortune-Teller"
7"Chapter 7:Hawker"
8"Chapter 8:Student"
9"Chapter 9:Influencer"
10"Chapter 10:Good Fortune Awaits (Finale)"

Accolades

Year Ceremony Category Nominees Result Ref
2022 Star Awards Best Short-form Drama Serial Won [7]
2023 ContentAsia Awards Best Short-form Drama Series Made in Asia Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting IINominated [8]
Best Sound Design for an Asian TV Programme/Series Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting II Nominated

References

  1. "Dennis Chew Says 3 Female Ghosts Were Captured On Film When He Shot 1991 Drama The Future Is Mine At The Haunted East Coast Lighthouse". 8days. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. "Twice the spookiness with two ghostly dramas hitting screens". Yahoo News. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. "Looking for a good scare? Dennis Chew's radio show about ghost stories is now a dramatised series". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. "《周公讲鬼》斗《早安!玉建煌崇》 周崇庆得奖胜算哪个大?". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  5. "【红星大奖2022】陈汉玮、黄碧仁封视帝后 大马编剧陈钰莹《过江新娘》夺最佳戏剧 | 娱乐". 東方網 馬來西亞東方日報 (in Simplified Chinese). 25 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. "【红星2022】《周公讲鬼@行行都撞鬼》夺"最佳短篇戏剧"". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  7. Auto, Hermes (24 April 2022). "Star Awards 2022 host Chen Hanwei clinches Best Actor award | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  8. "2023 Nominees – ContentAsia Awards". 22 July 2023. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
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