H2O: Just Add Water
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| Also known as | 'H2O' |
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| Created by | Jonathan M. Shiff |
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| Theme music composer | Shelley Rosenberg |
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| Ending theme | "No Ordinary Girl" |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 78 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 23–25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Jonathan M. Shiff Productions |
| Distributor | ZDF Enterprises |
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| Original network | Network Ten |
| Picture format | PAL (576i); HDTV (720p/1080i) |
| Audio format | Surround sound |
| Original release | 7 July 2006 – 16 April 2010 |
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H2O: Just Add Water, also known as H2O, is an Australian dramatic fantasy television programme for children and teenagers created by Jonathan M. Shiff. It first screened on Australia's Network Ten and runs in syndication on channels in over 120 countries and has a worldwide audience of more than 250 million. It was filmed on location at Sea World and other locations on the Gold Coast. The show's premise revolves around three teenage girls facing everyday teen problems with an added twist: they're mermaids with powers over water. The theme song "No Ordinary Girl" is performed by Ellie Henderson in series one, by Kate Alexa in series two and by Indiana Evans in series three.
Only two series with a total of 52 episodes were originally planned, but due to popular demand, a third and final series was filmed. Series one premiered in July 2006, followed by series two in September 2007. Series three first aired in the United Kingdom in October 2009, with the Australian premiere occurring in May 2010.
Rikki Chadwick, Emma Gilbert, and Cleo Sertori are three fifteen-year-old Australian girls who find themselves stranded on the mysterious Mako Island. They eventually find themselves in a pool under a dormant volcano just as a full moon passes overhead, bathing the pool in light. The girls are rescued and brought back to shore where they return to their normal lives, but soon discover their lives have become anything but normal. The girls find out that seconds after contact with water, they transform into mermaids. After further experimentation, the girls also discover they have supernatural powers over water. The trio enlist the help of Cleo's friend Lewis McCartney to help them keep their secret.
Everyday situations, such as bathing and dealing with rainy weather, become tricky as the girls struggle to cope with their newfound abilities, which have many advantages and disadvantages, while also trying to keep them a secret from everyone else, including their families. They soon adapt to their new abilities and lifestyles.
Series two introduces Charlotte Watsford, a rival to Cleo after taking Lewis as her boyfriend. She gains mermaid powers and becomes the main antagonist of series two. She has all three of the mermaids' powers. In the end, Charlotte loses both her powers and Lewis.
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