''The Elephant Princess'' is an Australian children's television series that first screened on

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in 2008. The series is produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions. A second season began screening in 2011. The series revolves around a suburban

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teenager, who discovers she is the heir to the throne of Manjipoor, a fictional Indian kingdom.

Summary

Alex 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

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, Anala. He informs her she is the heir to the throne of the magical Indian kingdom of Manjipoor. 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 Manjipoor, Diva has returned to take over Manjipoor and learn the secrets of The Book.

Episodes

Cast

Main

Emily Robins Emily Iris Robins (born 21 May 1989) is a New Zealand actress and singer. She was born to Danny Robins and Susan Robins. She is known for her role in the popular TV2 soap opera ''Shortland Street'' as Claire Simone Solomon (2004–2007), and f ...

as Alexandra "Alex" Wilson, Alex is the main

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of this series and the princess of Manjipoor. Sometimes she sleeps in, she 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'll 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 Manjipoor along with Anala to teach Alex about her magical powers and preparing her to become a princess. At first he did not really fit in well but he soon adjusted to Earth. *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 her and JB her secret, because they saw Anala, they thought that she was joking. But when she proved it to them by doing a magic trick with a lot of bunnies they believed her. She falls for Taylor in season two when they go to the Gold Coast of Australia and become a band. *

Emelia Burns Emelia Jane Burns (born 18 February 1982) is an Australian actress, who has had roles in films and television series. Films Burns appeared in the 2007 action film '' The Condemned'', written and directed by Scott Wiper, as Yasantwa, a convict ...

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 Manjipoor. * 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 it was discovered that Diva was the murderer. *

Richard Brancatisano Richard Peter Brancatisano (born 29 October 1983), also known by his stage name Richie Branco, is an Australian television actor and musician, best known for his roles as Xander Bly, the Green Mystic Ranger, in '' Power Rangers: Mystic Force'' ...

as Caleb (season 2), is Alex's love interest in series two. At first he tries to flirt with her but she finds it annoying. But soon she spends time with him, being that she visits Majipoor a lot and he works there. Soon the two develop a bond forming an up and down relationship with so much drama in it. *

Eka Darville Eka Darville (born 11 April 1989) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Scott Truman in ''Power Rangers RPM,'' Pip in ''Mr. Pip'', Malcolm Ducasse in ''Jessica Jones'' and Diego in '' The Originals''. Biography Early lif ...

as Taylor (season 2), is a close friend of Alex and Amanda. 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. *Siam as Anala

Supporting

Sebastian Gregory Sebastian Gregory (born 3 March 1990) is an Australian actor and musician. He is a self-taught guitarist, drummer and songwriter, who formed a band called Menace when he was thirteen. After being spotted in his own music video, Gregory was signe ...

as JB (season 1), who was best friends and band mates with Alex and Amanda. He can be described as desperate and girl crazy. He is not mentioned in season two. *

Damien Bodie Damien Bodie (born 2 January 1985) is an Australian television actor from Melbourne. Bodie began his career securing roles in children's television roles such as his three-year stint as Ram Foley in ''Crash Zone''. He later secured the regular rol ...

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 would taunt Alex a lot in season one. At the end of the season when Diva was in strong power he ended up losing all of his. He does not return in season two. *

Liam Hemsworth Liam Hemsworth (born 13 January 1990) is an Australian actor. He played the roles of Josh Taylor in the soap opera ''Neighbours'' and Marcus in the children's television series ''The Elephant Princess''. In American films, Hemsworth starred as ...

as Marcus (season 1), was Alex's former crush and boyfriend in season one. He joined Alex's band and adjusted well into it. But Kuru took an instant dislike to him as Alex and his relationship was near the end of it. Even though Marcus is caring and thoughtful, he would always get jealous and suspicious of Kuru. That is what led to his and Alex's break up. He was not mentioned in season two or after his departure from the show. *

Brett Climo Brett Leonard Climo (born 26 September 1964) is an Australian actor and comedian best known for his television soap opera roles, but has also appeared in films (feature-length and made-for-TV features). He is best known roles include in product ...

as Omar (season 1), the queen's advisor and Alex's biological father. *

Alyce Platt Alyce Mary A Platt (born 19 December 1963) is an Australian actress and singer. As an actress, she had roles in the TV soap operas '' Sons and Daughters'' and ''Neighbours'', and worked as a TV presenter and game show host, including on ''Sale ...

as Anita Wilson, Alex's adoptive mother. *

Grant Piro Grant Piro is an Australian actor. He is best known as the host of the children's television show ''Couch Potato'' on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He also appeared as Captain Schnepel in Escape From Pretoria. Career He began his car ...

as Jim Wilson, Alex's adoptive father. *

Eva Lazzaro Eva Lazzaro is an Australian actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Caylin-Calandria in the 2006 film '' Jindabyne'' and Stacey in the 2009 film ''Blessed''. Biography Her first role was a guest spot in the television series ''Bl ...

as Zoe Wilson, Alex's adoptive younger sister and Jim and Anita's biological daughter. * Alexandra Park as Veronica (season 2) *Sebastian Angborn as Senq (season 2)

Multimedia

DVD releases

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

International broadcasts

*: "The Elephant Princess",

*: "Alexandra, a Princesa do Rock",

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(Portuguese) *: "The Elephant Princess",

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*: "Принцесата на слоновете"

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*: "The Elephant Princess", Family Channel *: "Alexandra, La Princesa del Rock", Nickelodeon and

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*: "Elefanttiprinsessa" YLE Areena *: "Son Altesse Alex"

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*: "Elephant Princess – Zurück nach Manjipoor" (1. season) & "Elephant Princess – Die Rettung von Manjipoor" (2. season) ZDF *: "Elefánt hercegnő",

*: "The Elephant Princess",

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*: "Nesichath HaPilim", Israeli Kids Channel *: "Elephant Princess", Rai 3 *: "The Elephant Princess",

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*: "Elefant Prinsessen", Nrk Super *: "The Elephant Princess",

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*: "Księżniczka z Krainy Słoni", Nickelodeon Poland *: "A Princesa Elefante",

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and

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*: "Printesa din Taramul Elefantilor",

*: "Принцесса слонов",

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and

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*: "The Elephant Princess" Nickelodeon/

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*: "Elefantprinsessan", SVT Barnkanalen,

, HBO *: "La princesa elefante",

*: "Hasthi Kumariya",

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*: "Слон і принцеса", TET *: "The Rock Princess" (Previously "The Elephant Princess"),

*: "The Elephant Princess",

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*, , , , , , : "Alexandra, La Princesa del Rock", Canal 5,

*: "Nàng công chúa bí ẩn", HTV3 Vietnam

References

External links

''The Elephant Princess''
– ZDF Enterprises promotional website
''The Elephant Princess''
at the Australian Television Information Archive * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elephant Princess, The 2000s teen drama television series 2010s teen drama television series 2008 Australian television series debuts 2011 Australian television series endings Australian adventure television series Australian children's television series Australian children's fantasy television series Network 10 original programming English-language television shows Television shows set in Melbourne Television shows set in Gold Coast, Queensland India in fiction Television series about elephants Television series about princesses Television series about teenagers

Summary

Episodes

Cast

Main

Supporting

Multimedia

DVD releases

International broadcasts

See also

References

External links