Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting
| Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting | |
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 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 Pinyin | Zhōu gōng jiǎng guǐ@háng háng dōu zhuàng guǐ |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Situ Bi (screenplay) |
| Directed by | Qiu Jianting |
| Starring | Dennis Chew |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
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| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Wu Yulin |
| Cinematography | Zheng Qingshan |
| Editor | Li Minghui |
| Running time | 17~20 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 8 |
| Release | 2021 – 2023 |
| Related | |
| Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories @ Singapore Sightings | |
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]
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. | Title | Cast |
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| 1 | "1st Job Haunt: Food Deliveryman" |
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| 2 | "2nd Job Haunt: Security Guard" |
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| 3 | "3rd Job Haunt: Renovator" |
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| 4 | "4th Job Haunt: Karung Guni" |
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| 5 | "5th Job Haunt: Property Agent" |
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| 6 | "6th Job Haunt: Actor" |
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| 7 | "7th Job Haunt: Marathon Runner" |
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| 8 | "8th Job Haunt: Private Hire Car Driver" |
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| 9 | "9th Job Haunt: Photographer" |
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| 10 | "10th Job Haunt: DJ (Finale)" |
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Season 2
| No. | Title | Cast |
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| 1 | "Chapter 1：Escape from Calamity" |
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| 2 | "Chapter 2：Convenience Store Worker" |
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| 3 | "Chapter 3：Second-Hand Car Dealer" |
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| 4 | "Chapter 4：Lawyer" |
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| 5 | "Chapter 5：Joss Paper Craftsman" |
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| 6 | "Chapter 6：Fortune-Teller" |
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| 7 | "Chapter 7：Hawker" |
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| 8 | "Chapter 8：Student" |
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| 9 | "Chapter 9：Influencer" |
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| 10 | "Chapter 10：Good Fortune Awaits (Finale)" |
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Accolades
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominees | Result | Ref |
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| 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Twice the spookiness with two ghostly dramas hitting screens". Yahoo News. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Looking for a good scare? Dennis Chew's radio show about ghost stories is now a dramatised series". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "《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.
- ^ "【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.
- ^ "【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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2023 Nominees – ContentAsia Awards". 22 July 2023. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.