August 11, 2008 (2008-8-11) – May 14, 2011 (2011-5-14)
Midnight DJ is a Philippinedramahorror television series about aRadio DJ who works at night and at the same time, together with his team, they work to find solutions to theparanormal problems of his listeners. The series aired onTV5 from August 11, 2008 to May 14, 2011, replacingImpact: Stories of Survival. One of the original Midnight DJ played by Paolo Contis (Season 1), Oyo Boy replaced him after Paolo's character died on the last episode of Season 1. The show ended on Season 11 in a different format than the previous seasons.
Midnight DJ is the name of a hit radio program that airs on LXFM orNew City Radio. The show was originally hosted by Patrick (Paolo Contis). Six months after the original host's death, Samboy (Oyo Boy Sotto) takes over the position of Midnight DJ.
Joining Samboy are Andrea, the radio station's programming director; Trixie, the owner and station manager of LXFM; Samantha, the sweet yet spunky researcher; and Bodjie, the team's cowardly radio technician.
After one season, when Samantha leaves for the States, she is replaced by Samboy's childhood friend, Chicklet.
Together, the team forges on to bridge the living and the dead, taking on unresolved deaths, ghosts and ghouls as they bring life to the stories that haunt the night.
Midnight DJ in its original format was directed by Lore Reyes for 10 seasons. In March 2011, Director Reyes bid farewell to the show after completing the last episode of Season 10, and is now back with his home network GMA-7.
The last season was known asMidnight DJ: Mga Tunay na Kwento ng Lagim (English:Midnight DJ: The True Story of Terror). The stories are based on real stories of horror in many parts of the Philippines.
Oyo Boy Sotto portraysSamboy - The current host of Midnight DJ. A street-smart lovable everyman with a shady past and a knack for native folklore. Though lacking the ability to communicate with spirits, Samboy auditioned for the position of Midnight DJ. After solving the orphanage haunting, he gets picked for the position after tricking everyone into believing that he was able to solve the case using his third eye.[1] InParola, his trickery was discovered by Samgirl and he eventually confesses to her. At the end of the 2nd season, he confesses to Andrea and the crew that he has no ability to communicate with ghosts in fear of the crew's end.
Desiree del Valle portraysAndrea - LXFM's programming director. She originally worked as producer of Midnight DJ and was promoted to her current position in Season 2. At the start of the second season, she calls for auditions to find the new Midnight DJ. She picks Samboy over Andy and Shugo (Paolo Paraiso) after Samboy solves the orphanage haunting and believing that Samboy was able to solve the case using his third eye.
Jenny Miller portraysTrixie - The owner and station manager of LXFM orNew City Radio. Trixie revives the show, to recover the radio station's dwindling ratings, six months after the death of Patrick, the original host of Midnight DJ.[1] She once left for theUnited States but had constant communication with Andrea. (Miller temporarily left the show to get married, but returned after a few months.)
Joaqui Tupas portraysBodjie - The radio program's cowardly resident radio technician.[1] Bodjie also functions as the show's cameraman and driver.
Meg Imperial portraysQT - The program's researcher as well as the residentpsychic. QT's psychic powers first manifested in the episodeGayuma ng Panget during the absence of Max, the crew's former psychic. Her powers never manifested again during Sam's tenure with the team. She replaced Max when Sam Pinto left the show.
John Medina portraysArthur - The police chief and Andrea's boyfriend.
Kristine Hermosa portraysBerna - The best friend and first love of Samboy. The last time she appeared was in the episodeWedding Monster.
Paolo Contis portraysPatrick - The original Midnight DJ, who has an openthird eye and is able to communicate with the spirits. He was killed off the show at the end of the first season. (Before the end of Season 1, Contis signed an exclusive contract withGMA Network. He was given an extension to finish the first season of the show but was not allowed to appear in the second season.[1][2])
Bangs Garcia portraysSamantha "Samgirl" - The team's researcher.[1] She also has an open third eye. She joined the team at the start of the second season. She was the first to discover that the current Midnight DJ, Samboy, has no ability to see spirits. After one season, Samgirl leaves for theUnited States. (Garcia left the show because of her commitment inABS-CBN'sMagkano ang Iyong Dangal?.)
Baron Geisler portraysAndy - A guy who can communicate with spirits. He first appeared in the first episode of the second season. He auditioned for the position of Midnight DJ along with Samboy and Shugo. He wasn't picked for the position, but he makes again an appearance inHalimaw sa Bayong when Andrea was planning to pick someone to replace Samboy as Midnight DJ. (Geisler and Del Valle were originally considered to replace Contis as the radio jock in the show.[2] Eventually, the role went to Sotto.)
Erich Gonzales portraysChicklet - A close friend of Samboy. Like Samantha, she also has the ability to feel the presence of spirits. She first appeared inKiller Kubeta where she temporarily replaces Samgirl, who was absent at that time. She joins the team at the beginning of the third season replacing Samgirl, who left for theUnited States at the end of the second season. InHighschool Sapi andPabrika ng Multo, it was revealed that she has known Samboy since they were kids. She lived in the same orphanage as Samboy.[3] In the episodeKiller Teddy Bear, she went to the states to look after her father. (Gonzales left the show because of her commitment to ABS-CBN'sKatorse.)
Julia Joan Chua portraysSwit - She first appeared on the episode of Bata, Langit, Impyerno along with the three black angels fighting the white demon Lucera. During the Halimaw sa Tuod episode, it was discovered that she can help Kimchi to strengthen her psychic ability.
Sam Pinto portraysMax - The team's resident psychic. She first appeared in the Season 4 episode,Oink! Oink!. (Pinto left the show due to joiningPinoy Big Brother: Double Up.)
Don Umali portraysChief Apollo - The MDJ team's partner police chief and brother of Chief Arturo/Arthur (played by John Medina). It was not clear if Chief Apollo and Andrea had a relationship but there are episodes wherein you may notice that the team usually tease them with each other (Ex. Payong na Pumapatay episode).
Lucia Cristobal portraysKimberly "Kimchi" Chi - A nurse and previous client of the Midnight DJ team. After the events of theZombie Massacre, Andrea hired her so that she could use Kimchi's medical point of view. In the episodeBintilador na Matador, she accidentally absorbs QT's psychic powers. She took over QT's position in the team as psychic. She died because she protected Samboy from the control of the soul of Lucera in Kimchi's body. She was going to kill Samboy but she controlled herself and faced the ax at herself, Lucera controlled again and the ax hit her.
Lauren Young portraysJessie - A blogger and columnist who is writing about the paranormal. Samboy accused her of stealing their cases, saying that Jessie's blog is a copy of the radio show. (Young left the show forJuanita Banana.)
Xian Lim portraysJake - Like QT, he has a third eye. He first appeared inKalye Kamatayan and helped the team get Samboy back from the world of the dead. He used a different technique to help them.
