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 and a third season was available on meWATCH in 2024 and subsequently aired on Channel 8 in 2024.[1][2][3][4]

Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting
Promotional poster
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
Screenplay bySitu Bi
Directed byQiu Jianting
StarringDennis Chew
Country of originSingapore
Original language
  • Mandarin
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes30
Production
Executive producerWu Yulin
CinematographyZheng Qingshan
EditorLi Minghui
Running time17~20 minutes
Original release
NetworkChannel 8
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

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Radio deejay Dennis Chew appears as himself (Mr Zhou) in every episode in all 3 Seasons.

Season 1

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No. Title Cast
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

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No. Title Cast
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)"

Season 3

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No. Title Cast
1 "Chapter 1:Are you sure they are Human Beings?"
2 "Chapter 2: Flight Attendant"
3 "Chapter 3 : Bartender"
  • Romeo Tan as Hendrix
  • Ye Jiayun as Renee
  • Zhai Siming as Owen
4 "Chapter 4 : Police Officer"
5 "Chapter 5 : Swimming Coach"
  • Bryan Wong as Robert
  • Zhong Weiquan as Sunny
  • Lu Linxuan as Ah Tan
6 "Chapter 6 : Undertaker"
  • Lu Linxuan as Ah Tan
  • Gao Meigui as Erin
  • Ben Yeo as Xiao Tian
7 "Chapter 7 : Bus Driver"
  • Ben Yeo as Xiao Tian
  • Cai Peishan as Meizhen
  • Huang Jiaqiang as Lao Song
8 "Chapter 8 : Maid"
  • Ben Yeo as Xiao Tian
  • Lina as Shan Shan
  • Cai Peishan as Meizhen
  • Yulan as Anna
  • Joel Choo as Leo
9 "Chapter 9 : Idol Singer"
10 "Chapter 10 : Social Worker (Finale)"
  • Gao Meigui as Erin
  • Zhong Weiquan as Sunny
  • Marcus Chin as himself

Accolades

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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 II Nominated [8]
Best Sound Design for an Asian TV Programme/Series Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting II Nominated

References

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  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.