The Elephant Princess

*The Elephant Princess*
The Elephant Princess
	Opening title
Genre	Children's television series; Fantasy; Action
Created by	Jonathan M. Shiff
Directed by	Roger Hodgman; Daniel Nettheim; Colin Budds; Grant Brown
Starring	Emily Robins; Miles Szanto; Siam; Maddy Tyres; Eka Darville (series 2); Emelia Burns; Georgina Haig (series 2); Richard Brancatisano (series 2)
Theme music composer	Pete Dacy & Jason Bond
Opening theme	"Two Worlds Forever", performed by Emily Robins and Maddy Tyres
Ending theme	"Two Worlds Forever"
Composers	Ricky Edwards; Ric Formosa
Countries of origin	Australia; New Zealand
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Jonathan M. Shiff; Julia Adams
Producers	Jonathan M. Shiff; Joanna Werner
Cinematography	Darrell Martin (series 1); Zenon Sawko (series 2)
Editors	Philip Watts; Wayne Hyett; Nathan Wild; Geoff Lamb; Rohan Cooper
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Jonathan M. Shiff Productions
Original release
Network	Network Ten
Release	13 November 2008 –; 6 October 2011

The Elephant Princess is an Australian children's television series that first screened on Network Ten in 2008. The series is produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions. A second season began screening in 2011. The series revolves around Alexandra Wilson, a suburban Australian teenage girl, who discovers she is the heiress to the throne of Manjipur, a fictional Indian kingdom.

Summary

Alexandra Wilson thinks she is an average suburban girl living in Melbourne, until her 16th birthday, when exotic visitor, Kuru, shows up in her backyard with a magical elephant, Anala. He informs her she is the heiress to the throne of the magical Indian kingdom of Manjipur. With his help, the reluctant princess will master her magic powers and defend her royal inheritance against her devious cousin, Vashan, whilst balancing the pull of both worlds to find her true destiny.

In the second season, Alex and her family have moved to the Gold Coast. Her friend Amanda has followed her there, where they attend university and plan to find a new drummer for their band. Meanwhile, in Manjipur, Diva has returned to take over Manjipur and learn the secrets of The Book.

Episodes

Series	Episodes	Originally released
Series	Episodes	First released	Last released
1	26	13 November 2008 (2008-11-13)	24 May 2009 (2009-05-24)
2	26	6 February 2011 (2011-02-06) (Canada)	6 October 2011 (2011-10-06) (Canada)

Cast

Main

Emily Robins, as Alexandra Wilson, is the main protagonist of this series and the princess of Manjipur. Sometimes she sleeps in, is messy now and again, and sometimes forgets to do her homework. In other words, she is a normal teenage girl, living in a very normal suburb. Alex is sometimes short tempered and carefree, but is still a loyal person. Ask her what she really wants in life, and she will say she wants her band to be big! In the second episode, her full/birth name was revealed to be Liliuokalani Parasha Kaled Persephone Amanirenas.
Miles Szanto, as Kuru, is Alex's faithful servant, who always tries to protect her. He was sent from Manjipur along with Anala to teach Alex about her magical powers and prepare her to become a princess. At first, he did not really fit in well, but he soon adjusted to Earth.
Siam, as Anala, is the royal elephant of Manjipur. She can magically disappear. Though Anala can be stubborn at times, she is still loyal to Alex.
Maddy Tyers, as Amanda (recurring, season 1; main, season 2), is Alex's fashion-obsessed best friend. Like Alex, she is one of the lead singers of the band. At first, when Alex told JB and her about her secret, because they saw Anala, they thought that she was joking. When she proved it to them by doing a magic trick with a lot of bunnies and Anala appearing out of nowhere, though, they believed her. She falls for Taylor in season two when they go to the Gold Coast of Australia and become a band.
Eka Darville, as Taylor (season 2), is a close friend of Alex and Amanda's. When he discovered Alex's secret, he almost had the same reactions as Amanda and JB, but he was okay with it. He is Amanda's boyfriend and plays the drums in their band. He is very caring and a loyal friend. He appeared in all episodes of season two.
Emelia Burns, as Diva (recurring, season 1; main, season 2), was Vashan's "assistant" in season one. At the final battle, she revealed that she was a 600-year-old witch to Vashan and the others by using her powers on them. When she learns that her magic gives her great power, she threatens Alex's rule of Manjipur.
Georgina Haig, as Zamira (season 2), is Caleb's younger sister and a childhood friend of Kuru's. She takes an instant dislike to Alex, because she believes that her mother was killed by Alex's mother. In the end, Diva was found to be the murderer.
Richard Brancatisano, as Caleb (season 2), is Zamira's older brother and Alex's love interest in series two. At first, he tries to flirt with Alex, but she finds it annoying, but soon she spends time with him, being that she visits Manjipur often and he works there. Soon, the two develop a bond, forming an up-and-down relationship with so much drama in it. Caleb is a character from the Australian children's television series The Elephant Princess. He is portrayed as a good-looking young man who becomes increasingly torn between his allegiance to the witch Diva and his affection for Alex. Caleb's character adds complexity to the storyline, as he navigates the challenges of his dual loyalties while trying to win Alex's heart.

Supporting

Sebastian Gregory, as JB (season 1), was best friends and bandmates with Alex and Amanda. He can be described as desperate and girl crazy. He is not mentioned in season two.
Damien Bodie, as Vashan (season 1), is Alex's evil-minded cousin. He has tried a variety of ways to destroy Alex or take away the transporting jewel from Anala. He frequently taunted Alex in season one. At the end of the season, he had his powers taken away by Diva. He does not return in season two.
Liam Hemsworth, as Marcus (season 1, 18 episodes), is Alex's former crush and boyfriend in season one. He joined Alex's band and adjusted well into it. Kuru took an instant dislike to him as Alex and his relationship was near the end of it. Though Marcus is caring and thoughtful, he would always get jealous and suspicious of Kuru. That is what led to his and Alex's breakup. He was not mentioned in season two or after his departure from the show.
Diana Glenn (season 1) and Chelsea Dunkley (season 2), as Queen Nefari, the late queen of Manjipur and Alex's biological mother.
Brett Climo, as Omar, Nefari's advisor and Alex's biological father (season 1)
Alyce Platt, as Anita Wilson, Alex's adoptive mother (season 1)
Grant Piro, as Jim Wilson, Alex's adoptive father (season 1).
Eva Lazzaro, as Zoe Wilson, Alex's adoptive younger sister and Jim and Anita's biological daughter (season 1).
Sue Jones as Isha (season 1, 7 episodes)
Alexandra Park as Veronica (season 2)
Sebastian Angborn as Senq (season 2)
Cleopatra Coleman as Cosma (4 episodes)
Margot Robbie, as Juliet, Diva's magical alter ego (season 1, 2 episodes)
Victoria Eagger as Maha (4 episodes)

Multimedia

DVD releases

The complete first and second series have been released in three volumes, although the complete seasons one and two have been released, too.

Title	Release date	Episodes
The Elephant Princess Vol. 1 – Welcome to the Fairytale	3 April 2009	1."Coming of Age", 2."Don't Call Me Princess", 3."Rabbit Season", 4."Kuru the Guru" 5."The Powerful Ballad", 6."Not Made in Japan", 7."Lean on Me", 8."Welcome to the Fairytale", 9."Warts and All"
The Elephant Princess Vol. 2 – The Big Gig	2 September 2009	10."The Butterfly Effect", 11."Butterfly Kiss", 12."Dancing Queen", 13."Destiny's Child" 14."Time After Time", 15."Happy Birthday Anala", 16."The Big Gig", 17."Masquerade Ball"
The Elephant Princess Vol. 3 – Almost Too Famous	10 March 2010	18."Almost Too Famous", 19."Princess Amanda", 20."Courtroom Jewel", 21."Sea Change" 22."Revelation", 23."It's an Ordinary Life", 24."Unexpected Arrivals", 25."Good Vibrations", 26."Normal Alex Wilson"
The Elephant Princess – Complete Series 1	2 June 2010	1."Coming of Age", 2."Don't Call Me Princess", 3."Rabbit Season", 4."Kuru the Guru", 5."The Powerful Ballad" 6."Not Made in Japan", 7."Lean on Me", 8."Welcome to the Fairytale", 9."Warts and All" 10."The Butterfly Effect" 11."Butterfly Kiss", 12."Dancing Queen", 13."Destiny's Child", 14."Time After Time", 15."Happy Birthday Anala" 16."The Big Gig", 17."Masquerade Ball" 18."Almost Too Famous", 19."Princess Amanda", 20."Courtroom Jewel" 21."Sea Change", 22."Revelation", 23."It's an Ordinary Life", 24."Unexpected Arrivals", 25."Good Vibrations" 26."Normal Alex Wilson"
The Elephant Princess – Complete Series 2	TBA	1."Enemies Unleashed", 2."The New Recruit", 3."Bad Reputation", 4."Falling for the Enemy", 5."Star Crossed Lovers" 6."Double Trouble", 7."Secret Love", 8."Love Your Enemy", 9."The Secret Admirer", 10."Tangled Web" 11."Welcome to My World", 12."Exposed", 13."Exiles", 14."Trouble Comes To Town", 15."Under New Management" 16."Dangerous Secrets", 17."Feud", 18."Reinforcements", 19."Unmasked", 20."A Princess For All" 21."Out of Control", 22."Flare Up", 23."Cursed", 24."Hunted", 25."Between The Worlds" 26."Sacrifice"

International broadcasts

Australia: "The Elephant Princess", Network Ten
Brazil: "Alexandra, a Princesa do Rock", Nickelodeon (Portuguese)
Belgium: "The Elephant Princess", Ketnet
Bulgaria: "Принцесата на слоновете" BTV Comedy
Canada: "The Elephant Princess", Family Channel
Chile: "Alexandra, La Princesa del Rock", Nickelodeon and Megavisión
Finland: "Elefanttiprinsessa" YLE Areena
France: "Son Altesse Alex" Gulli, Nickelodeon
Germany: "Elephant Princess – Zurück nach Manjipur" (1. season) & "Elephant Princess – Die Rettung von Manjipur" (2. season) ZDF
Hungary: "Elefánt hercegnő", Nickelodeon
India: "The Elephant Princess", Disney Channel
Israel: "Nesichath HaPilim", Israeli Kids Channel
Italy: "Elephant Princess", Rai 3
Netherlands: "The Elephant Princess", Z@PP
Norway: "Elefant Prinsessen", Nrk Super
Pakistan: "The Elephant Princess", Nickelodeon Pakistan
Poland: "Księżniczka z Krainy Słoni", Nickelodeon Poland
Portugal: "A Princesa Elefante", SIC and Nickelodeon
Romania: "Printesa din Taramul Elefantilor", Nickelodeon
Russia: "Принцесса слонов", Carousel and Nickelodeon Russia
South Africa: "The Elephant Princess" Nickelodeon/DStv
Sweden: "Elefantprinsessan", SVT Barnkanalen, Nickelodeon
Spain: "La princesa elefante", Disney Channel
Sri Lanka: "හස්ති කුමරිය" ("Hasthi Kumariya"), TV Derana
Ukraine: "Слон і принцеса", TET
United Kingdom: "The Rock Princess" (Previously "The Elephant Princess"), Nickelodeon
United States: "The Elephant Princess", Primo TV
Uruguay, Paraguay, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru: "Alexandra, La Princesa del Rock", Canal 5, Nickelodeon
Vietnam: "Nàng công chúa bí ẩn", HTV3 Vietnam

References

↑ "Screen Australia funds new TV projects". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
1 2 "Nickelodeon anuncia sus estrenos para 2009". anmtvla.com. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

External links

The Elephant Princess – ZDF Enterprises promotional website
The Elephant Princess at the Australian Television Information Archive
The Elephant Princess at IMDb
The Elephant Princess Season 1 playlist on YouTube
The Elephant Princess Season 2 playlist on YouTube

[1] "Screen Australia funds new TV projects". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[n2009-2] 1 2 "Nickelodeon anuncia sus estrenos para 2009". anmtvla.com. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

The Elephant Princess
Opening title
Genre	Children's television series Fantasy Action
Created by	Jonathan M. Shiff
Directed by	Roger Hodgman Daniel Nettheim Colin Budds Grant Brown
Starring	Emily Robins Miles Szanto Siam Maddy Tyres Eka Darville (series 2) Emelia Burns Georgina Haig (series 2) Richard Brancatisano (series 2)
Theme music composer	Pete Dacy & Jason Bond
Opening theme	"Two Worlds Forever", performed by Emily Robins and Maddy Tyres
Ending theme	"Two Worlds Forever"
Composers	Ricky Edwards Ric Formosa
Countries of origin	Australia New Zealand
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Jonathan M. Shiff Julia Adams
Producers	Jonathan M. Shiff Joanna Werner
Cinematography	Darrell Martin (series 1) Zenon Sawko (series 2)
Editors	Philip Watts Wayne Hyett Nathan Wild Geoff Lamb Rohan Cooper
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Jonathan M. Shiff Productions
Original release
Network	Network Ten
Release	13 November 2008 (2008-11-13) – 6 October 2011 (2011-10-06)