Mia and Me

Mia and Me
Genre	Fantasy Adventure
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) Simon Frontzek (seasons 3-4)
Country of origin	Germany Italy (seasons 1-2) Canada (seasons 1-2)
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	104
Production
Running time	23 minutes
Production companies	Made 4 Entertainment (formerly Lucky Punch) Hahn Film AG 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 (2012-08-06) – 14 June 2023 (2023-06-14)

Mia and Me is a children's series created by Gerhard Hahn. 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.

Premise

Mia's elf form (left) and her human form, holding her book.

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 oracle writing and a password, which when read backwards, allows Mia to travel to the magical island called 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 princess who is a little bit jealous about Mia paying attention to Mo and Mo, an elven warrior prince who wants to be a good, noble king just like his father, King Raynor.

Season 1

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, musical pan named Phuddle. It has been captured, broken apart in twenty pieces, and scattered by an army of evil creatures called the Munculus (also known as the muncs) as it is the only thing that can destroy evil beings. Mia also works on the evil queen named Gargona and her sister, Panthea in order for her to stop them from capturing the unicorns. 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. The only cure to this destruction is the powerful "golden unicorn" named Onchao, 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 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 in a few months, after the summer break.

Season 2

In the second season, Mia spends her summer holiday at her farm in Tuscany with her grandpa, Renzo, her cat, Mimi and her horse, Sapphire. There, she meets a worker named Mario, who is her boyfriend and (towards the end of the season) learns about her ability to travel to Centopia. In Centopia, a hunting circus director named Rixel sets his sights on catching Onchao (especially when Mia and Yuko takes him to Rainbow Island where 2 talking, rainbow unicorns, Flair and Garnivera lived). Along the way, she meets up with a spooky, flute-playing ghost elf named Simo (Lasita, one of Xolana's 2 sisters, had a crush on), his mother, Tessandra and his 3 pet ghost unicorns, Balanda, Zato and Yolika. Later in the season, Violetta discovers Mia's secret after finding a slice 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 in a more sympathetic light, as her connections with her father are disrupted by her mother.

Season 3

In Centopia, Gargona is joined by a shape-shifting cockroach villain named Dax as they try to catch a unicorn horn to bring their master, Lord Drakon back (including Onchao and his sister, Kyara). Along the way, Mia meets up with Yuko's free-spirited, naughty sister, Kuki, an honest, trustworthy swamp elf named Lola and her pet swamp unicorn, Mimola. In the real world during her summer vacation at the Hathaway 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.

The Hero of Centopia

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 used his dark magic to turn the guards into mindless slaves. Mia, Phuddle, Onchao and their new, elven friend and Centopia's official guard, Nino travels far and wide, searching for the great storm unicorn named Stormy, who talks and speaks animals and helps Mia and her friends defeats Toxor and saves 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 and her quartet of Dark Elves: Panthea, Rixel, Dax and Lord Drakon. It reminds Mia back then when she was 4 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.

Season 4

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, Mia gets help from a noble, handsome guardian elf named Riok.

Transformation

For Mia to transport to Centopia, she says a password into her bracelet, and then transforms into an elf. The transformations in each season are a bit different, in Season 1 after she says her password, a yellow glow swirls around her making her disappear. We see her in a half-human, half-elf form. A glow appears on Mia's arms which spreads across her body turning her into her elf form. Her wings then grow from her back after, when she’s fully transformed, she flaps her wings along with bending her legs and smiling. She falls into the yellow background while screaming and falls into Centopia after a yellow glow appears in the sky. In Season 2, when she says her password, a huge yellow blob makes her disappear completely. In her half form, another huge yellow blob fully transforms her into an elf. The wings then appear on her back soon after, she then falls into Centopia while saying “Whoa!” In Season 3, a yellow sparkle spreads across her making her disappear, in her half form, the process is in the same as Season 2.

Being an Elf

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.

Cast

Live action characters

• Rosabell Laurenti Sellers as Mia (seasons 1–2)
• Margot Nuccetelli as Mia (seasons 3–4)
• Adrian Moore as Vincent (season 1)
• Saphia Stoney as Paula (season 1)
• Josephine Benini as Violetta Di Nola (seasons 1–2)
• Ray Lovelock as Renzo (season 2)
• Luca Murphy as Mario (season 2)
• Gianna Paola Scaffidi as Franca (season 2)
• Sara Ricci as Contessa Di Nola (season 2)
• Lucia Luna Laurenti Sellers as Sara (season 3)
• Laura Ruocco as Luciana (season 3)
• Giuseppe Gandini as Mr Monti (season 3)
• Clive Riche as Mr Meloni (season 3)
• Tommaso Neri as Fabio (season 3)
• Alex James Ellison as Mattis (season 4)
• Claire Schuyfell as Carina (season 4)
• Phillip Battley as Pieter (season 4)
• Harry Piekema as Hektor (season 4)
• Lucas Tavernier as Lucas (season 4)

Animated characters

• Rosabell Laurenti Sellers as Mia (seasons 1–2)
• Margot Nuccetelli as Mia (seasons 3–4)
• Tajja Isen as Yuko
• Andrew Craig as Mo
• Rod Wilson as Raynor
• Linda Ballantyne as Mayla
• Jonathan Wilson as Phuddle
• Jamie Watson as Polytheus
• Norma Dell'Agnese as Gargona
• Elizabeth Hanna as Panthea (season 1)
• David Pender Crichton as Rixel (seasons 2 & 4)
• Jeff Burrell as Dax (seasons 3–4)
• Pierre Mourant as Simo (seasons 2–4)
• Kelly Topaz as Tessandra (seasons 2–4)
• Pina Crispo as Xolana (seasons 2–4)
• Valerie Borghesi as Shiva (seasons 2–4)
• Rochelle Bulmer as Lasita (seasons 2–4)
• Martin Yap as Lord Drakon (seasons 2–4)
• Riccardia Bramley as Kuki (seasons 3–4)
• Kristi Hughes as Lola (seasons 3–4)
• Robin Marienfeld as Riok (season 4)

Episodes

Season 1 (2012)

#	Title	Summary
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.

Season 2 (2015)

#	Title	Synopsis
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
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
25	The Strongest Team
26	Breaking the Spell

Season 3 (2017–2018)

#	Title
1	Kyara's Birth
2	The Dark Elf's Arrival
3	King and Queen Asleep
4	Pan King's Secret
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
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
24	Seeing in the Dark
25	Big Sleep
26	The Last Stand

Season 4 (2022 - 2023)

#	Title
1	Strange Tides
2	Zealanding
3	The Coming Storm
4	Go With The Flo
5	The Rainbow Bridge
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
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

Broadcast

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. Up until mid-2021, the show was available to stream on NickJr.com. In the United Kingdom, the series aired on Nick Jr. (UK and Ireland) 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 (formally Eleven). The series is available through Netflix in many countries, since September 2014. 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.

External links

• Mia and Me at IMDb
• Mia and Me: The Hero of Centopia at IMDb