Mako: Island of Secrets
“The mermaids are back and this time they're real.”
Real-life mermaids, Sirena, Nixie and Lyla are part of a mermaid pod, which lives in the waters of Mako Island. As young members of the pod, it is their job to protect the Moon Pool and guard it from trespassers. But on the night of a full moon, the mischievous mermaid girls neglect their duties. Sixteen-year-old land-dweller Zac enters the Moon Pool and forms a special connection with Mako. Zac is given a fish-like tail and amazing powers. The mermaid pod is forced to leave Mako, leaving behind the three mermaid girls, cast out of the pod. They know there's only one way they will be allowed to rejoin the pod: They must get legs, venture onto land and take back Zac's powers – or risk being outcasts forever.
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Sirena, Nixie and Lyla are part of a mermaid pod, which lives in the waters of Mako Island. As young members of the pod, it is their job to protect the Moon Pool and guard it from trespassers. But on the night of a full moon, the mischievous mermaid girls neglect their duties. Sixteen-year-old land-dweller Zac enters the Moon Pool and forms a special connection with Mako. Zac is given a fish-like tail and amazing powers. The mermaid pod is forced to leave Mako, leaving behind the three mermaid girls, cast out of the pod. They know there's only one way they will be allowed to rejoin the pod: They must get legs, venture onto land and take back Zac's powers – or risk being outcasts forever.
1.Outcasts
7.926-07-201324 minIt's a full moon and the three mermaids Nixie, Lyla and Sirena are tasked to guard Mako and the moon pool. While Zac and Cam go camping on Mako island. When Zac falls into the moon...
2.Getting Legs
7.902-08-201325 minSirena, Lyla and Nixie must turn Zac back into a land boy. Using Sirena's Moon Ring, they give themselves legs and walk on land to begin their task.
3.Meeting Rita
6.709-08-201324 minIn trying to get the Moon Ring back, the mermaids uncover Rita's secret.
4.Lyla Alone
5.516-08-201324 minNixie and Sirena won't help Lyla try to "zap" Zac's powers, so Lyla decides to do it alone. This misfires when a waitress spills a drink on Lyla and Lyla rushes to hide in the refr...
5.Blizzard
3.023-08-201324 minLyla and Sirena attempt to use the Moon Ring to stop the rain, but instead make it snow indoors.
6.Dolphin Tale
2.030-08-201324 minJoe, David's brother has bought a new boat and decides to take it out for a spin. His fish finder locates a dolphin, but that dolphin is actually Nixie.
7.Zac's Pool Party
6.006-09-201324 minZac's struggle with his merman secret intensifies when his girlfriend, Evie decides to throw him a pool party.
8.Zac's Return to Mako
3.513-09-201324 minIt's a full moon and the mermaids think that if they keep Zac out of the moonlight, he will lose his powers and return to his land-dwelling self. They stay with him in his garage o...
9.The Siren
2.020-09-201325 minWhile listening to Sirena sing, Lyla has an idea. If Sirena sings The Enchantment Song to Zac, he will fall under her spell. Everything goes south when David hears the song and fal...
10.Zac Returns to Mako
2.027-09-201324 minAgainst Nixie and Sirena's advice, Lyla goes with Zac to Mako Island. She steals Rita's Moon Ring to open the land entrance on Mako. But when the entrance suddenly closes, Zac and...
11.I Don't Believe in Mermaids
5.504-10-201324 minThe girls fear their pod will never return. A despondent Nixie gives "advice" to a young boy named Ben. Zac researches tridents online and Cam snoops. Rita tells Lyla and Sirena ab...
12.Close Call
5.011-10-201324 minZac continues to try to find the trident. Lyla focuses on keeping him from it. Rita won't keep giving the girls money so Sirena makes bracelets for the Café to sell. While Sirena g...
13.Betrayal
10.018-10-201324 minRita and the girls worry about the upcoming full moon's effect on Zac. Nixie thinks they should let Zac find the trident so they can take it from him and hide it. Lyla thinks the...
14.Battlelines
10.025-10-201324 minZac starts to wonder why their principle, Rita, is helping Lyla, Nixie, and Sirena.
15.Sirena's Secret
10.001-11-201324 minDavid and Sirena's relationship continues to grow, while Nixie and Lyla are worried she won't want to return to the sea.
16.Truce
10.008-11-201324 minCam gets a new phone and films Zac swimming.
17.Moon Ring 2
15-11-201324 minAfter finding a Moon Ring on the sea floor, Zac gives it to Evie. Now, the mermaids must get it back.
18.The Trident Job
10.022-11-201324 minZac is being watched by the mermaids, but with Cam's help he evades them.
19.Where's the On Button
29-11-201325 minAfter acquiring the Trident, Zac doesn't know how to turn it on.
20.Nowhere to Hide
06-12-201324 minZac must find a place to hide the Trident from the Mermaids.
21.Aquata Returns
5.013-12-201325 minAquata returns saying Sirena can come back to the pod, but Lyla and Nixie can't.
22.Evie Times Two
15-12-201325 minRita's cat is turned into a human after walking through a bunch of mermaid powders.
23.Zac's Choice
22-12-201324 minZac leads Lyla to the Trident; they fight for control of it and Lyla is knocked unconscious.
24.Trust
29-12-201324 minLyla teaches Zac about mer history and the ocean but Nixie doesn't trust him.
25.Betrayed
05-01-201425 minNixie agrees to help Cam unlock the Trident, but Evie wants to come along.
26.Decision Time
12-01-201424 minCam betrays Nixie after planning to become a merman and rule Mako.
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