Mia and Me | |
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Genre | Fantasy [1] Adventure [1] |
Created by | Gerhard Hahn |
Starring | Rosabell Laurenti Sellers Adrian Moore Saphia Stoney Josephine Benini |
Voices of | Rosabell Laurenti Sellers Tajja Isen Andrew Craig Rod Wilson Linda Ballantyne Jonathan Wilson Elizabeth Hanna Norma Dell'Agnese |
Composers | Gerd Kaeding (seasons 1-2) [2] Simon Frontzek (seasons 3-4) [2] |
Country of origin |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 104 [2] |
Production | |
Running time | 23 minutes |
Production companies | Made 4 Entertainment [3] (formerly Lucky Punch) [4] Hahn Film AG [3] ZDF March Entertainment (seasons 1-2) Rainbow S.p.A. (seasons 1-2) Rai Fiction (seasons 1-2) |
Original release | |
Network | KiKa, ZDF, Canal+, Rai 2, Rai Gulp, Nick Jr. Channel, Nickelodeon |
Release | 6 August 2012[5] [6] – 14 June 2023 |
Mia and Me is a children's series created by Gerhard Hahn. [7] In the United States, it aired on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. Channel from May 3, 2014, to December 25, 2016. The show mixes live action with computer animation.
Mia and Me is entirely owned by the Belgian company Studio 100 via its German subsidiary Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) which has owned it as of 2016 and was acquired by the company in 2017. Before the 2016 German buyout, the show was a German‑Italian‑Canadian co-production between Hahn Film AG, March Entertainment and Rainbow S.p.A.
A feature film titled Mia and Me: The Hero of Centopia was produced by Made 4 Entertainment, Hahn & m4e Productions, Studio B Animation, Studio 100 Animation and Flying Bark Productions. It was released in Germany on May 26, 2022.
After the death of her parents, a 12-year-old girl named Mia Marconi is gifted a game that her father had made in life, taking the form of a large book called The Legend of Centopia. Inside is magical art and writing and a password, which when read a special way, allows Mia to travel to the magical island of Centopia. The land is filled with mythological creatures, including: winged elves and unicorns. While in Centopia, Mia changes into a winged elven girl with the unique ability to talk to unicorns. She also meets and befriends 2 elves: Yuko, an elven warrior, and Mo, an elven prince who wants to be a good, noble king just like his father, King Raynor.
With the help of her oracles from a magic book, Mia, Yuko and Mo must find the pieces of the trumptus, a magic instrument made by an inventive pan named Phuddle. It has been captured, broken apart into twenty pieces, and scattered by an army of evil creatures called the Munculus, led by the evil queen named Panthea. Panthea (concerned about her aging appearance to the point where she always wears a mask) needs the unicorns' horns for their rejuvenating powers. Every time a unicorn horn is destroyed, more of the island of Centopia dies. Eventually winged unicorn named Onchao is born, who can easily make the desert bloom again and restore horns of other unicorns. After Mia and her friends succeed in defeating their adversaries with a fixed trumptus blast, only Gargona survives. They have reached the final pages of the book and Mia returns to her world, where it is nearing the end of the school year at the boarding school in Florence with her admirer, Vincent, her roommate, Paula and her bully, Violetta Di Nola. Mia plans to revisit Centopia soon.
In the second season, Mia spends her summer holiday at her Grandfather's farm in Tuscany with her Grandpa Renzo. There, she meets a worker named Mario, who is her second admirer and (towards the end of the season) learns about her ability to travel to Centopia. In Centopia, an evil circus director named Rixel sets his sights on catching Onchao. Along the way, Mia meets a flute-playing elf named Simo, his mother, Tessandra and the 3 nature unicorns, Balanda, Zato and Yolika. Later in the season, Violetta discovers Mia's secret after finding a piece of her magical bracelet. She travels to Centopia and takes on the identity of an elf named Varia. As Varia, Violetta becomes one of Mia's allies and begins to be shown a kinder side, and eventually becomes Mia's friend.
In Centopia, a new winged unicorn named Kyara is born. Meanwhile, Gargona is joined by a cockroach villain named Dax as they try to catch a golden unicorn horn to bring their master, Lord Drakon back. Along the way, Mia meets up with Yuko's sister Kuki, an swamp elf named Lola and her swamp unicorn friend, Mimola. In the real world during her summer vacation at the Poletti farm in Alto Aldridge with her friend, Sara (who is blind), she finds Mia's bracelet and travels to Centopia. She is so relieved that she can see in this world and she even has the power to see the invisible spy bugs who follow Dax. In the season finale, Dax and Gargona succeed in taking Onchao's horn. Mia and her friends arrive at the castle where Gargona and Dax are talking to Drakon about their prize. Yuko and Mo foil the villains' plot by breaking the horn into pieces. Kyara heals his horn. Dax leaves Centopia and Gargona stays on the island. Back in the real world, Sara makes the decision to go back to her old school instead of a new school in Milan.
Mia misses her summer vacation with her parents, but she's still reading about elves, unicorns, pans and dragons and a new threat in Centopia awaits when an evil toad named Toxor uses his dark magic to turn the guards into mindless slaves. Mia, Phuddle, Onchao and their new, elven friend Nino travel far and wide, searching for the great storm unicorn named Stormy, who talks and speaks to animals and helps Mia and her friends defeats Toxor and save Centopia from toxic. Back in the real world, Renzo finds out that Mia's magical secret was traveling to Centopia, making friends with Yuko and Mo, talking to the unicorns, flying with the elves and saving the island from Gargona, Panthea, Rixel, Dax and Lord Drakon. It reminds Mia of how her mom and dad passed away by a car accident, but next summer, she's coming back to either the Marconi family's farm in Tuscany or the Hathaway family's farm in Alto Adige after school in Florence.
Centopia is facing an existential threat: original parts of the primeval continent are approaching and Dystopia, home of Gargona and her trio of Dark Elves: Rixel, Dax and Lord Drakon, has been set in motion as well! A race against time begins, as Mia, Yuko and Mo start their quest of finding the rare ingredients for the antidote: the Potion of Unity. Along the way, they get help from a noble, handsome guardian elf named Riok.
When Mia first becomes an elf, she wonders what happened to her, and she is super joyful when she finds out she grew wings. Despite all that, she has trouble flying in Season 1, and ends up crashing when entering Centopia. She doesn’t start getting better at flying near the end of Season 1. Her landings in Seasons 2, 3, and 4 become a lot better since she’s gotten better at flying.
# | Title | Summary |
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1 | Talking to unicorns | Mia makes friends with Centopia's royalty and discovers that she is able to talk to unicorns. |
2 | Centopia's Hope | Mia makes a discovery about Phuddle's dissonant, Trumptus; the elves have a new reason to be hopeful. |
3 | Restoration | Mia tries to help Phuddle put the Trumptus back together. |
4 | Trumptus Lost | Mia is lost in the Valley of Vapors; the Trumptus is left behind for Panthea to fulfill the prophecy. |
5 | The Golden Son | Mia heads to Centopia and finds Lyria in need; a golden-horned unicorn is born. |
6 | Onchao's Oasis | After Lyria is taken captive by Gargona and her Munculus arm, Mia vows to protect Onchao. |
7 | Hope in Pieces | With Lyria gone, Mia is desperate to cheer up Onchao. |
8 | Ziggo's Day Off | Mia and the elves find a piece of the Trumptus in a hanging flower garden; Gargona steals the piece of the Trumptus. |
9 | The Elves and the Dragon | Onchao makes friends with a newly-hatched dragon; Mia and the elves attempt a daring rescue. |
10 | The Blossom Tree | The elves enlist the help of the powerful Earth Unicorn to protect the unicorns when they visit the Blossom Tree for their annual feast. |
11 | All That Glitters | Mia deals with several dilemmas while in Centopia. |
12 | Phuddle's Foibles | Phuddle tags along on an excursion to the Lofty Caves. |
13 | The Fire Unicorn | Mia is forced to intrude on Onchao's ceremony when Yuko and Mo are captured by Muncs. |
14 | The Wizened Woods | Mia and the elves search for a piece of the Trumptus in the forest. |
15 | Miss Know-It-All | A Tell-All creature leads Mia and the elves into a treacherous trap. |
16 | The Unicorn Trap | Panthea plans to capture Onchao. |
17 | All Dressed Up | Mia and Yuko compete for the crown at the Blushflower Princess Ball. |
18 | King for a Day | Mo is left in charge of Centopia while the king and queen have the flu; Mo must find a way to help Mia and Yuko. |
19 | The Panned Piper | Mia must find a solution when Phuddle creates a new instrument that mesmerizes its listeners. |
20 | Cave of Truth | After suffering a blow to the head, Mia gets amnesia. To restore her memory, her friends must take her to the Cave of Truth, where people can only speak the truth... but they may not like some of what they hear... |
21 | Against the Wind | Mia is caught in a strong wind and blown far away from her friends; Mia must find a way to survive while lost in the remote badlands with a broken wing. |
22 | Under the Moon | Yuko wants to spend time with Mo and is frustrated by Mia's constant interruptions; Yuko and Mo are trapped by a landslide. |
23 | Choosing Sides | Mia and the elves are sent on an expedition to the watery domain of Polytheus. |
24 | Tears of Joy | A severe drought afflicts Centopia citizens; Mia and her friends redouble their efforts to rebuild the Trumptus. |
25 | Panthea's Proposal | Panthea leads her army to the dried-up Waterdome; Mia seizes an opportunity to search Panthea's vacant palace for the last Trumptus piece. |
26 | End of an Age | Mia, Vincent and Paula see ominous images in the book; Yuko and Mo are captured by the Munculus; Mia must find a way to save Centopia. |
# | Title | Synopsis |
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1 | The Mysterious Visitor | While visiting her grandfather's farm, Mia returns to Centopia as the mysterious Rixel arrives with his circus boat. |
2 | Behind the Curtain | Mia and Yuko go to the back of Rixel's circus to find out what's going on. Back on the farm, Mia is surprised to see a familiar face. |
3 | The Animal Guardians | Mia and her grandfather get into trouble over a bad neighbor, while in Centopia, Rixel devises a plan to catch his animals again. |
4 | Dragons in Danger | With her grandfather's farm in jeopardy, Mia picks up something to make money. In Centopia, Mia and her friends are fighting to save the dragons from Rixel. |
5 | The Ghost of Blackwood Forest | Mia and her friends rush to a haunted forest to pick peppers and help Centopia. Violeta wants to take Mario away from the farm. |
6 | The Spell of the Green Fluids | Mario's grandmother's visit brings ups and downs to the farm. Rixel is preparing to use a new weapon to crush the elves and catch Onchao. |
7 | Beyond the Wall of Vines | Mario helps a pig birth. Mia, Yuko and Phuddle meets the ghost in the haunted forrest and learns more about the green fluids. |
8 | A Father's Feather | Mia and her grandfather save a horse from the slaughterhouse. Onchao runs away to learn more about his father. |
9 | Speaking with Stones | Mia tries to ride Sapphire against her grandfathers wishes. Mia, Yuko, Mo, and Onchao races against Rixel and Gargona to retrieve a piece of Ono's crown from the stone unicorn. |
10 | Dancing with Stars | Sapphire only allows Mia to ride him. Mia, Yuko, Mo, Simo, and Onchao dances with the stars and meet the star unicorn to get another piece of Ono's crown. |
11 | The Unwanted Roommate | Mia and Marco tries to enter Sapphire into a competition to save the farm. Scrobbit runs away with a crown piece. |
12 | That's What Friends are For | Mia is allowed to enter the competition with Sapphire. Mia, Yuko, Mo, and Onchao enter the Crystal caves with Polytheus to find the third crown piece inside the crystal unicorn. |
13 | Return to Panthea's Castle | Mia starts training with Sapphire for the competition. Mia, Yuko, Mo, and Onchao return to Panthea's castle in search of the final crown piece. |
14 | The Whistling Bolobo | Mia and Mario learn more about Violetta's father. Rixel tries to attack the phauns but Mia, Yoko, Mo, Ochau and Simo stop him. |
15 | My Name is Varia | Violetta enters Centopia without Mia's knowledge. Ono's Crown is stolen by Taqito. |
16 | Crossing the Rainbow Bridge | Tarzan jumps into Mario's grandmothers scooter and is accidentally taken to the property. Mia, Yuko, Onchao and Moe tries to find the rainbow island. |
17 | Taking Sides | |
18 | A Shower of Pollen | |
19 | The Fiery Flower | |
20 | Journey to the North | |
21 | The Unicorn King | Mia and her friends are trying to find ono and save him from dying. |
22 | The Rainbow Spring | |
23 | Hide and Seek | Violetta argues with her mother about her father she is a runaway for Centopia |
24 | A Sticky Situation | Violetta is missing A centopia Mia She discovers the identity of Varia |
25 | The Strongest Team | Mia trying to bring Violetta back to find her father Violetta proves support for elves |
26 | Breaking the Spell | |
# | Title | Synopsis |
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1 | Kyara's Birth | |
2 | The Dark Elf's Arrival | |
3 | King and Queen Asleep | |
4 | Pan King's Secret | The elfs must find out how to stop the night vine. |
5 | Sister Wracked | |
6 | Unicorn Kindergarten | |
7 | Phuddle Moves Out | |
8 | The Highest Bidder | |
9 | Night Becomes Day | |
10 | Circle of Life | |
11 | Glowing Arrows | |
12 | Finding Simo | |
13 | Freeze and Snoot | |
14 | Monster Alarm | |
15 | Moonstruck | |
16 | Unicorn of Hearts | Mia has to buy a fig from dark elfs that can grow a tree for the Unicorn of hearts to live in it. |
17 | The Giant Butterfly | |
18 | Bluebardo in Trouble | |
19 | The Shyest Unicorn | |
20 | Return to Rainbow Island | |
21 | Ziggo Moves Out | |
22 | Return to Crystal Cave | |
23 | Heist on Dark Castle | Mia has to travle to distopia to find a heart crystal that dax has stolen. |
24 | Seeing in the Dark | Sara travles to Centopia to find mia and save her from evil hands of Dax. |
25 | Big Sleep | |
26 | The Last Stand | Mia and her friends finally successed to repair the heart of centopia, now its time to face off against Lord Drakon once again. |
# | Title | Synopsis |
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1 | Strange Tides | Mia and her friends need pan king's help to find out why strange tides are happening. |
2 | Zealanding | |
3 | The Coming Storm | |
4 | Go With The Flo | |
5 | The Rainbow Bridge | Mia and others are returning to Rainbow Island, where they find out a way to stop the fog of doom. |
6 | Battle Of The Dragons | |
7 | Shimmering Moon | |
8 | The Land Of Swamp And Honey | |
9 | In Rhythm | |
10 | Duel Of The Pans | |
11 | Dancing Lights | |
12 | Hidden Treasures | |
13 | What The Mirrors Will Tell You | Mia and others have to return to the crystal cave to find another ingredient. |
14 | The Lilac Grotto | |
15 | The Backup | |
16 | The Sneaky Snakeman | |
17 | The Hanging Gardens | |
18 | A Freezing Venture | |
19 | Under Attack | |
20 | A Fiery Adventure | |
21 | The Unicorn That Speaks | |
22 | Into The Jungle | |
23 | Starry Prickly Night | |
24 | The Last Ingredient | |
25 | The Potion Of Unity | |
26 | Centopia At Stake | |
Since the first few seasons were distributed by Rainbow, a studio formerly co-owned by Viacom, Mia and Me is broadcast on Viacom's Nickelodeon channels in many territories. The Nick Jr. Channel in the United States premiered the series beginning on May 3, 2014 and ending on December 25, 2016. [8] Up until mid-2021, the show was available to stream on NickJr.com. [9] In the United Kingdom, the series aired on Nick Jr. in January 2014. Nickelodeon began airing the series in the Philippines on July 1, 2013. The series aired in Singapore on MediaCorp Okto, in Indonesia on RCTI and in Australia on 10 Peach (formerly Eleven). The series is available through Netflix in many countries, since September 2014. [10] In 2017, the series aired on eToonz in South Africa. In Brazil, the first season of the series premiered on Gloob, on April 14, 2014, and the second season premiered on January 23, 2017. Since October 12, 2020, the series has been aired on TV Cultura.[ citation needed ]
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