Mako: Island of Secrets

Mako: Island of Secrets
Australian intertitle
Also known as
  • Mako Mermaids
  • Secret of Mako Island
Genre
Created byJonathan M. Shiff
Written by
  • Sam Carroll
  • Anthony Morris
  • Chris Roache
Directed by
  • Evan Clarry
  • Grant Brown
Starring
Opening theme"I Just Wanna Be"
by Chantelle Defina &
Jack Dacy
Ending theme"I Just Wanna Be"
Composers
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes68 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Jonathan M. Shiff
  • Julia Adams
  • Nicole Keeb
  • Arne Lohmann
ProducerJonathan M. Shiff
Cinematography
  • Zenon Sawko
  • Simon Christidis
Editors
  • Peter Crombie
  • Rohan Cooper
  • Ahmad Halimi
Camera setupSingle camera
Running time26 minutes
Production companiesJonathan M. Shiff Productions
ZDF Enterprises
Original release
Network
Release26 July 2013 (2013-07-26) 
28 August 2016 (2016-08-28)
Related

Mako: Island of Secrets is an Australian television programme for children and teenagers created by Jonathan M. Shiff. Internationally released as Mako Mermaids, the show is a spin-off of H2O: Just Add Water and is produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions in association with Network Ten, ZDF and Netflix, with assistance from Screen Australia and Screen Queensland.

The series follows Zac, a teenage boy who turns into a merman after accidentally falling into a magical pool of water on the fictional island of Mako.