SPH Media launches horror-comedy microdrama Connected drawn from ghost stories, urban legendsSPH Media推出恐怖喜剧微剧《Connected》，取材于鬼故事和都市传说。
SPH Media launches Connected, a Singapore horror-comedy microdrama with Singtel, featuring ghost stories and urban legends. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Actor and content creator Fauzi Azzhar stars as an investigator tracking paranormal events in Connected.
Published Oct 08, 2026, 10:42 PM
Updated Oct 09, 2026, 10:24 AM
SPH Media launched Connected, a 24-episode horror-comedy microdrama, with Singtel. It is made for mobile viewing and starts on Oct 10.
The series uses ghost stories from Stomp readers and Singapore urban legends. It stars Lim Yan Xin and Fauzi Azzhar as investigators of paranormal events.
The production mixes live action, animation and AI tools. SPH Media says technology supports human creators, while Singtel links the show to digital connectivity.
SINGAPORE – SPH Media has launched its first short-form mobile video series, a 24-episode Singapore horror-comedy titled Connected, in partnership with telecommunications company Singtel.
The series, developed by SPH Content Lab, marks SPH Media’s maiden foray into microdramas – a digital entertainment format that consists of brief video episodes created specifically for viewing on mobile devices.
Starring local singer Lim Yan Xin and content creator Fauzi Azzhar, the episodes follow two investigators tracking paranormal events and strange occurrences at locations across Singapore. The stories are drawn directly from ghost stories submitted by readers of SPH Media’s citizen journalism portal Stomp, as well as urban legends shared by Singaporeans.
The episodes will be publicly released over three drops starting from Oct 10. Viewers can watch the show on social media channels including Stomp’s YouTube and Facebook pages, HardwareZone’s TikTok account and Singtel’s YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.
Highlighting Singapore’s tradition of ghost stories, SPH Media’s head of content and solutioning division Phin Wong says in a statement: “Singapore has always had a great tradition of spooky storytelling. Connected takes that very familiar part of our culture and plays with what it can become in a contemporary short-form series – mixing horror and comedy, local stories and ‘hantu’ folklore, and a visual world that moves between the familiar and the fantastical.”
A preview of Connected at the SPH Media auditorium on Oct 8. ST PHOTO: JASEL POH
A preview of Connected at the SPH Media auditorium on Oct 8.
Singaporeans love horror, adds Fauzi , who is known for his online comedy content, at the Oct 8 launch event. “You’ve got a lot of it on TikTok and Instagram. People love drama as well, and of course, comedy. There are so many things going on in this world, and I think we need a bit of laughter. It’s a good combination.”
Connected is directed by SPH Media’s associate director of video Jason Riley, who is also the show’s creative director.
The production brought together live-action filming, original creature sketches by SPH Media’s senior animator Harriet Buckland and a hybrid visual effects workflow. Making the videos involves a technical process that combines camera footage, computer animation and artificial intelligence tools together with production partners Editlounge and Gengis AI.
Wong emphasises that digital tools supported human artists instead of replacing them.
He says: “For us, the interesting part was figuring out how to bring that world to life. Our writers, artists, actors and film-makers led the creative process, with new technology expanding what was possible visually; helping us realise parts of the story that would otherwise be difficult to put on screen.
“Connected is ultimately about what happens when you give creative people new tools and the freedom to play, while keeping the story, and the people making it, at the centre.”
Connected’s premiere at the SPH Media auditorium on Oct 8 featured a panel discussion on the show moderated by actress and Fly Entertainment founder and chief executive officer Irene Ang (left). ST PHOTO: JASEL POH
Connected’s premiere at the SPH Media auditorium on Oct 8 featured a panel discussion on the show moderated by actress and Fly Entertainment founder and chief executive officer Irene Ang (left).
The project is sponsored by Singtel, which worked with SPH Media to highlight themes of digital connectivity through local storytelling.
Singtel’s head of brand, engagement and loyalty Lynette Poh says: “It might be fiction as entertainment, but threaded through Connected is Singtel’s very real role in keeping people connected to friends, family and community.
“The horror-comedy genre also gave Connected plenty of room for new ways to tell familiar Singapore stories, and turn everyday settings into something stranger and visually unexpected. Technology became part of how the creative team brought that world to screen.”
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演员兼内容创作者 Fauzi Azzhar 在《Connected》中饰演一名追踪超自然事件的调查员。
发布于 2026 年 10 月 8 日晚上 10:42
更新于2026年10月9日上午10:24
新加坡报业控股媒体（SPH Media）与新加坡电信（Singtel）联合推出24集恐怖喜剧微剧《Connected》。该剧专为移动设备观看而设计，将于10月10日首播。
该剧取材于Stomp读者的鬼故事和新加坡都市传说，由林彦欣和法兹·阿扎尔饰演超自然事件调查员。
该节目融合了真人表演、动画和人工智能技术。新加坡报业控股媒体（SPH Media）表示，技术支持人类创作者，而新加坡电信（Singtel）则将节目与数字网络连接起来。
新加坡——SPH Media 与电信公司 Singtel 合作，推出了其首部短视频移动系列剧，这是一部 24 集的新加坡恐怖喜剧，名为《Connected》。
该剧由 SPH 内容实验室开发，标志着 SPH 媒体首次涉足微剧领域——微剧是一种数字娱乐形式，由专门为在移动设备上观看而创建的短视频剧集组成。
该剧由本地歌手林彦欣和内容创作者法兹·阿兹哈尔主演，讲述了两位调查员追踪新加坡各地发生的超自然事件和怪异现象的故事。故事取材于新加坡报业控股旗下公民新闻门户网站Stomp的读者投稿的鬼故事，以及新加坡人分享的都市传说。
这些剧集将从10月10日起分三批公开播出。观众可以通过社交媒体渠道观看该节目，包括Stomp的YouTube和Facebook页面、HardwareZone的TikTok账号以及Singtel的YouTube、TikTok和Instagram账号。
新加坡报业控股媒体（SPH Media）内容与解决方案部门主管黄芬在一份声明中强调了新加坡的鬼故事传统：“新加坡一直以来都有讲述恐怖故事的优良传统。《Connected》选取了我们文化中这个非常熟悉的部分，并将其融入当代短剧的形式中——融合了恐怖和喜剧元素、本土故事和‘hantu’民间传说，以及一个在熟悉与奇幻之间游走的视觉世界。”
10月8日，在新加坡报业控股媒体礼堂举行的“Connected”预览活动。（海峡时报摄影：Jasel Poh）
10 月 8 日在 SPH 媒体礼堂举行 Connected 预览活动。
新加坡人喜欢恐怖片，以网络喜剧内容闻名的Fauzi在10月8日的发布会上补充道。“TikTok和Instagram上有很多恐怖片。人们也喜欢剧情片，当然还有喜剧。这个世界上发生了很多事，我觉得我们需要一些欢笑。这真是个不错的组合。”
《Connected》由 SPH Media 的视频副总监 Jason Riley 执导，他同时也是该节目的创意总监。
该作品融合了实景拍摄、SPH Media 高级动画师 Harriet Buckland 的原创生物草图以及混合视觉特效工作流程。视频制作涉及复杂的技术流程，需要结合摄像机拍摄素材、计算机动画和人工智能工具，并与制作合作伙伴 Editlounge 和 Gengis AI 共同完成。
黄强调，数字工具是辅助人类艺术家，而不是取代他们。
他说：“对我们来说，最有趣的部分是如何将那个世界栩栩如生地呈现出来。我们的编剧、艺术家、演员和电影制作人主导了创作过程，新技术拓展了视觉上的可能性；帮助我们实现了故事中一些原本难以搬上银幕的部分。”
“Connected 的最终意义在于，当你给予创意人员新的工具和创作自由，同时将故事和创作者置于中心位置时，会发生什么。”
10月8日，《Connected》在新加坡报业控股媒体礼堂举行首映礼，首映礼上举办了一场关于该剧的座谈会，由演员兼Fly Entertainment创始人兼首席执行官Irene Ang（左）主持。（海峡时报摄影：Jasel Poh）
10 月 8 日，《Connected》在 SPH Media 礼堂举行首映礼，节目中举行了一场小组讨论，由演员兼 Fly Entertainment 创始人兼首席执行官 Irene Ang（左）主持。
该项目由新加坡电信赞助，新加坡电信与新加坡报业控股媒体合作，通过本地故事讲述来突出数字连接的主题。
新加坡电信品牌、互动和忠诚度主管 Lynette Poh 表示：“《Connected》虽然是虚构的娱乐作品，但贯穿其中的是新加坡电信在维系人们与朋友、家人和社区之间的联系方面所扮演的非常真实的角色。”
“恐怖喜剧类型也为《联网》提供了充足的空间，以全新的方式讲述熟悉的新加坡故事，并将日常场景转化为更奇特、更具视觉冲击力的景象。科技也成为创作团队将这个世界搬上银幕的重要手段。”
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