50 Fun Facts About Mako Mermaids

Mako Mermaids is a spin-off of which earlier Australian teen series?

H2O: Just Add Water first put Mako Island on screen; in the spin-off, a pod of true-born mermaids has returned to its waters after a long absence.

Which parent-series mermaid returns as a published author in the final two Mako Mermaids episodes?

Rikki Chadwick reappears as the author of Secrets of the Deep, with Cariba Heine back in the role, and at first refuses to help the Mako mermaids.

Which new power does Zac reveal in Mako Mermaids the morning after his first full moon as a merman?

Turning invisible is the surprise Zac reveals after the moon drags him back to Mako, where the cave entrance shuts moments before he can reach the Moon Pool.

In Mako Mermaids, what are Zac and Cam doing on the island on the night Zac becomes a merman?

Camping on the island puts Zac near a hidden cave, and when he wanders in under the full moon he falls into the Moon Pool.

Why are three young mermaids cast out of their pod in the first episode of Mako Mermaids?

They neglected guard duty on a full-moon night, letting a boy reach the Moon Pool, and the rest of the pod fled Mako for fear of the merman he became.

Which job on land does Rita hold in Mako Mermaids while secretly living apart from her pod?

School principal is her cover at the very school Zac attends, and at home she teaches the young mermaids how to use their powers properly.

Which service was the exclusive online home of Mako Mermaids, releasing thirteen episodes at once?

Netflix partnered with the producers as the exclusive internet provider, and it later split the second series in two, so it billed the third series as season four.

After sharing visions with Zac in Mako Mermaids, Mimmi learns she is related to him in which way?

His sister is what Rita's revelation makes her: Zac was born a merman, and the two had been having visions of each other.

In Mako Mermaids, what is the name of Rita's cat, which a potion makes into a double of Evie?

Poseidon keeps the mind and instincts of a cat while looking exactly like Evie, so David takes the double back to the café believing she is real.

Weilan, the Eastern mermaid who joins Mako Mermaids in series three, is from which country?

China is her home, and she reaches Mako seeking sanctuary from a magical water dragon that she has accidentally led there.

Which everyday skill defeats the mermaids when a Moon Ring first grants them legs in Mako Mermaids?

Walking on two legs proves hard for mermaids fresh from the ocean, and in series three the pod's youngsters are brought to Mako for lessons in it.

On which stretch of Queensland coastline do the mermaids of Mako Mermaids make their home on land?

The Gold Coast is where Ondina, Mimmi and Evie are living as series three opens, and the show was made with help from Screen Queensland.

What is Evie trying to do at the Moon Pool when she becomes a mermaid in Mako Mermaids?

Rescue Zac is her aim: fearing Ondina and Mimmi will harm him with a spell meant to remove his powers, she rushes in and is transformed herself.

What do Zac and the mermaids do with the trident to stop Cam in series one of Mako Mermaids?

Destroy it is the only safe answer, since Cam means to become a merman himself and rule Mako with the weapon, so the four combine their powers against it.

Which long-lost mermaid, glimpsed in visions in Mako Mermaids, proves to be the water dragon?

Nerissa had vanished after facing a rebel mermaid named Aurora, and the mermaids must find a way to save her.

Which merman, a café waiter in Mako Mermaids, takes Zac's powers to activate the chamber?

Erik descends from a line of mermen unseen for thousands of years, and Ondina ends their romance after his obsession with the chamber nearly kills her and her friends.

Which talent does Sirena show off at the café in Mako Mermaids, performing alongside David?

Singing with David happens only after a friend sabotages her audition by magically warping her voice, fearing she would never want to return to the ocean.

Which café worker, Evie's best friend in Mako Mermaids, becomes Cam's girlfriend during series two?

Carly and Cam finally admit their feelings after a party at the café, and their first date ends with the pair stranded on Mako when the boat's anchor sticks.

Which actress played Lyla in Mako Mermaids before starring as Lissa Dragomir in Vampire Academy?

Lucy Fry stayed for only the first series; the second explains that Lyla has gone to look for a new home for the pod.

What do Zac's parents admit in series two of Mako Mermaids after Rita reveals he was born a merman?

He was adopted as a baby after the couple found him, news that makes Zac shut out his friends until Mimmi and Evie remind him he has two parents who care for him.

How does the water dragon rob Evie of her mermaid tail at the Moon Pool in Mako Mermaids?

With its fire breath the creature strips her tail and powers at once, and Evie later hands her moon ring back to Rita and goes diving with her dad.

Which real marine theme park was a filming location for both Mako Mermaids and its parent series?

Sea World on the Gold Coast has hosted many television shoots, and the mermaid series features a marine park where Mimmi takes a job.

Which part-time job on the local beach nearly exposes Zac's secret early in Mako Mermaids?

Lifesaver work means he has to dive in when a little girl starts to drown, and he saves her without anyone seeing his tail.

When a Moon Ring is used to stop the rain in Mako Mermaids, what falls inside Rita's home instead?

Snow fills the grotto, and exposure to it gives Lyla and Sirena a mysterious rash that needs a cure before anyone sends them to hospital.

A forbidden enchantment meant for Zac in Mako Mermaids makes David fall for which mermaid instead?

Nixie has to keep the lovestruck David busy at the café while her friends work out how to break the spell, and he is left with no memory of it.

Which household object runs wild in Mako Mermaids after Evie brings it to life with her moon ring?

A mop set to clean the floor develops a mind of its own, and Evie and the others must stop it before her dad gets home.

A knowledge-transfer spell in Mako Mermaids first makes Zac and Weilan swap which feature overnight?

Their hair is only the start: the swap spreads to their voices before Mimmi and Ondina reverse it, and Zac then passes his exam unaided.

Sent five years back in time in Mako Mermaids, the mermaids are passed off to young Zac as what?

Aliens is Weilan's quick excuse, and it backfires in the altered present, where everyone now knows Zac as a nerd obsessed with them.

After absorbing Moon Pool water in Mako Mermaids, Cam earns a team tryout in which sport?

Swimming faster is one side effect of the water, which also lets Cam control water himself, until the effects grow unpredictable before the trials.

Which marine park worker with a passion for dolphins wins Mimmi's heart in Mako Mermaids?

Chris wins a place on a dolphin training programme after Mimmi secretly slips into the water to help him bond with one of the animals.

Sirena misses series three of Mako Mermaids because she is on holiday with a relative where?

Hawaii is the excuse the opening episode gives, which leaves Ondina and Mimmi to meet the newcomer Weilan without her.

Which magical object, found by Zac on the reef, sends the mermaids back in time in Mako Mermaids?

A wishing shell works only for the person who found it, so the stranded mermaids must persuade a younger Zac to wish the present back.

Which antique do Weilan and Ondina buy in Mako Mermaids, hoping to trap the water dragon inside it?

A puzzle box enchanted to hold the creature instead swallows Rita's cat and then a science teacher, so the mermaids decide it is too dangerous to keep.

Which piece of jewellery do the Mako Mermaids heroines try to steal from a book-signing exhibition?

A bracelet in the display matches one in a painting of a dragon legend, where a mermaid uses it on the beast, but the heist fails when the police arrive.

What does Turn the Tide, the Eastern mermaid spell Weilan demonstrates in Mako Mermaids, do?

It reflects magic at its sender, so Zac plans to lure the dragon into the Moon Pool and bounce its own attack back, a plan that goes badly wrong.

What status does the mermaid council's leader give Zac and Evie as series two of Mako Mermaids ends?

Honorary pod members is the reward for Zac shutting down the chamber, and Evie also receives a moon ring of her own as the mermaids head home to Mako.

In Mako Mermaids, Rita works out that the merman chamber on the island was built for which purpose?

Draining the Moon Pool of its magic would kill every mermaid, which is why the merman who built the chamber never used it after falling for one.

Which mermaid council leader in Mako Mermaids banishes Ondina and Mimmi for standing up for Zac?

Veridia casts both mermaids out when they side with Zac against her, then lifts the banishment once the chamber's threat seems to be over.

In Mako Mermaids, why did Rita leave her pod for a life on land years earlier?

She loved a human, a boy who died before the two could marry, and gave up her pod for him; she now passes its history on to the younger mermaids.

Which actor plays the teenage merman Zac in Mako Mermaids?

Chai Romruen, later credited as Chai Hansen, was born on the Thai island of Ko Samui and went on to play Ilian in The 100 and the title hero of The New Legends of Monkey.

Which Dance Academy actress joined Mako Mermaids in series two as the headstrong mermaid Ondina?

Isabel Durant came to acting through dance: she was a Top 20 finalist on So You Think You Can Dance Australia before playing Ondina.

Where is Lyla trapped in mermaid form in Mako Mermaids after trying to force Zac to transform?

A refrigeration room at the café holds her until her two friends sneak her out, after which Rita takes all three in and poses as their aunt.

In Mako Mermaids, a failed spell to undo Evie's transformation leaves her covered in what?

Pink slime keeps her stuck as a mermaid, so Zac hides her at the café while he goes to stop Ondina and Mimmi casting the spell.

Which holiday party does Zac slip away from in Mako Mermaids on the night he takes the trident?

Halloween falls on a full moon that night, and the three mermaids take jobs at the party to keep an eye on him, but Cam helps him give them the slip.

Which sibling of Sirena returns in Mako Mermaids to say that only Sirena may rejoin the pod?

Aquata brings the offer, but Sirena returns to help her banished friends in a fight over the trident and chooses to stay with them.

Which young mermaid follows Ondina to the mainland as a stowaway in series two of Mako Mermaids?

Neppy idolises Ondina's fight for Mako, runs off after Ondina snaps at her, and is brought back safely by Zac, the merman she took for an enemy.

Which producer, a former lawyer who also made Ocean Girl, created Mako Mermaids?

Jonathan M. Shiff founded his Melbourne company in 1988, and his children's shows are credited with launching Margot Robbie and Liam Hemsworth.

What is the title of the Mako Mermaids theme song, performed by Chantelle Defina and Jack Dacy?

I Just Wanna Be plays over both the opening and closing credits, taking over from No Ordinary Girl, the theme of the parent show.

What makes Mimmi immune to the siren spell that takes hold of Sirena in series two of Mako Mermaids?

Her northern origins protect her: the spell is a northern one that works only on men and southern mermaids, so Mimmi can safely study the video that carried it.

In Mako Mermaids, two marine park workers are persuaded that the water dragon was really what?

A waterspout is the story the mermaids sell with their powers, after the park director sends the pair to Mako to hunt the creature a local man reported.