Shimmer and Shine is an American animated children's television series created by Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz. It airs on Nickelodeon in the United States and on Treehouse in Canada. The series premiered on August 24, 2015. The show was based on an unreleased pilot from September 2013.
On February 11, 2016, it was announced that Shimmer and Shine was renewed for a second season that uses CGI animation. On June 21, 2016, Shimmer and Shine was renewed for a third season.
Video Shimmer and Shine
Plot
The first season takes place in the human world and focuses on a young girl named Leah, who is friends with a pair of twin genies in training named Shimmer and Shine. Leah's genies grant her 3 wishes every day, but they often mess up. Each episode features Leah working together with her genies to solve the problems they inadvertently cause, all while keeping Shimmer and Shine a secret from her next-door neighbor Zac.
In the second season, the characters are transported to Zahramay Falls, a magical land where Shimmer and Shine live. Leah reveals her genies' existence to Zac, who is given a genie of his own named Kaz. Shimmer and Shine continue to grant Leah wishes in Zahramay Falls and befriend the sovereign of the land, Princess Samira. The season also includes Samira's pet peacock, Roya; Zeta, a villainous sorceress; and Zeta's dragon, Nazboo.
Maps Shimmer and Shine
Characters
Humanoids
- Shimmer (voiced by Eva Bella) - An optimistic genie with blue eyes and pink hair. She is enthusiastic and encouraging. She loves cleaning, glitter, and collecting genie bottles. Her pet is a gibbon monkey named Tala.
- Shine (voiced by Isabella Cramp) - A courageous genie with purple eyes and blue hair. She is an animal lover and is often hungry. Her pet is a Bengal tiger cub named Nahal. Due to her love of animals, she is very knowledgeable about the behaviors of magical creatures native to Zahramay Falls. Unlike her sister, she dislikes cleaning. A running gag involves Shine saying "It's like I always say..." only to humorously reveal that she has just made up whatever she says next.
- Leah (voiced by Alina Foley) - A blonde girl with green eyes who owns a genie bottle, which includes Shimmer and Shine. Although Shimmer and Shine usually mess up her wishes, Leah is patient and forgiving with them. Originally, she was forced to keep her genies existence a secret from her close friend Zac, but revealed her secret to him after being transported to Zahramay Falls. In the second season, Princess Samira grants Leah and Zac's wish to visit Zahramay Falls whenever they want. While visiting her genies in Zahramay Falls, Leah magically dons a genie disguise in order to blend in, as humans are normally not allowed in Zahramay Falls.
- Zac (voiced by Blake Bertrand) - Leah's neighbor and best friend. In the first season, he is oblivious to the fact that Leah has genies. Whenever something strange or unusual happens, he responds to it in a carefree manner. He also has a habit of telling humorous experiences he has had to Leah. In the second season, he learns that Leah has genies and gets a genie of his own named Kaz.
- Zeta the Sorceress (voiced by Lacey Chabert) - A resident of Zahramay Falls who is Princess Samira's rival and wishes to replace her as the most powerful person in Zahramay Falls. Zeta is a sorceress instead of a genie, as she has no desire to grant the wishes of others. Her plans are almost always thwarted by Shimmer, Shine, and Leah. However, her own arrogance and ignorance can cause her to foil her own schemes as well.
- Princess Samira (voiced by Nikki SooHoo) - The ruler of Zahramay Falls, who is in charge of checking up on all the genies in training. She can grant wishes along with the younger genies. She occasionally rewards genies with magic Genie Gems that can have a variety of magical effects. She acts as Shimmer and Shine's mentor and teacher. Despite Zeta being her self-proclaimed rival, Samira likes Zeta and is willing to give her a second chance at becoming a genie-in-training.
- Kaz (voiced by Jet Jurgensmeyer) - A genie in training who becomes Zac's genie in the second season. In contrast to Zac's easy-going and adventurous personality, Kaz is more cautious and scares easily. Despite their contrasting personalities, Zac and Kaz work well together. Like most genies in Zahramay Falls, he has his own magic carpet. Kaz has a pet Ziffilon named Zain, who was given to him by Zac.
- Empress Caliana (voiced by Barbara Eden) - Princess Samira's famous, semi-retired mentor. Caliana was the one who gave Samira her special necklace back when she was a genie-in-training. Empress Caliana was a great explorer when she was a little girl and made many groundbreaking discoveries, such as finding the Caliana Caves. She is also old friends with Rohan, the normally shy crystalline golem that guards the caves.
- Captain Zora (voiced by Kellie Pickler) - A pirate genie who is Shine's idol. She is absentminded at times and can be very clumsy and forgetful, especially when she is on an adventure. She owns a flying pirate ship that she sometimes accidentally docks in odd places. Shine loves pirate genies and Captain Zora is her favorite of them all, so she gets very nervous and sometimes cannot talk clearly when she is around Zora.
- Layla (voiced by Danica McKellar) - An ice genie who is a good friend of Princess Samira. She possesses an ice gem necklace that gives her freezing powers and keeps her body cold. She originally lived in a genie bottle buried on a sandy beach in Zahramay Falls, but it was accidentally broken by Leah and her genies. She currently lives in an ice palace.
- Shaya (voiced by Kin Santiago) - A lightning genie in training who rides around on a flying cloud-board and can generate magical lightning. Leah and her genies help him catch a run away magic lightning bolt he created while practicing his magic. Though he is reluctant to work with Leah and her genies at first, he eventually learns the value of teamwork from them.
- Nila (voiced by Mila Brener) - A mermaid who lives in the waters near Zahramay Falls. Leah and her genies befriend Nila after being sent by Princess Samira to find the magical mermaid gem.
Animals
All animals in the series are voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.
- Tala - Shimmer's pet gibbon monkey. She has green eyes and wears white pearls, like Shimmer does. Tala is shown to be a talented dancer.
- Nahal - Shine's white Bengal tiger cub. She wears pink jewels and a gold circlet, like Shine does. She has a talent for playing the keyboard.
- Nazboo - Zeta's pet dragon, who caters to her every need and acts as Zeta's underling. He is somewhat clumsy and often accidentally causes Zeta's schemes to backfire. He can also get easily distracted by food or anything that piques his interest. He also enjoys getting an occasional tummy rub from Zeta.
- Roya - Princess Samira's pet peacock, who resides in her palace. Roya is the polar opposite of Shimmer and Shine's pets, as she would much rather show off her feathers or practice walking gracefully than play or dance. Unlike Samira, Roya has a strong dislike for Zeta and Nazboo. Once a year, she sheds a special feather with the ability to repair any magical object.
- Parisa - Leah's pet Zahramay fox who possesses the ability to camouflage herself, making her practically invisible, whenever she wants. She also has a talent for painting. Parisa is introduced midway through the second season.
- Zain - Kaz's pet Ziffilon (a griffin-like creature). Kaz had always wanted a pet Ziffilon before getting Zain, so Zac uses one of his wishes to wish up a Ziffilon for Kaz. Zain is by far the largest of the pets, as he is big enough for Kaz to ride on its back.
- Rocket - Zac's pet dog who appears in several episodes of the first season. His tendency to drool and chew on things often causes trouble. He has encountered Shimmer, Shine, Tala, and Nahal at various times.
Episodes
Merchandise
Books
Nickelodeon and Random House Children's Books released books based on the show starting in January 2016.
DVDs
Nickelodeon and Paramount Home Entertainment released a DVD based on the show on February 2, 2016. Another DVD, entitled Welcome to Zahramay Falls, was released on August 16, 2016. A third DVD, Friendship Divine, was released on February 7, 2017. A fourth DVD, Magical Pets of Zahramay Falls, was scheduled to be released on August 22, 2017.
A Nick Jr. compilation DVD, entitled Nickelodeon Favorites: Whiskers & Paws, was released on January 26, 2016 and consists the episode "Abraca-Genie", along with select episodes of PAW Patrol, Dora and Friends: Into the City!, Fresh Beat Band of Spies, Bubble Guppies, and Blue's Clues.
Toys
Nickelodeon and Fisher-Price released a toy line based on the show. Mega Bloks playlets based on the show have been released.
Broadcast
Shimmer and Shine premiered on Nick Jr. UK on November 9, 2015 where it was dubbed with British voice actors, replacing the original American soundtrack (though Zeta and the animals' voices remained unchanged).
References
External links
- Shimmer and Shine on IMDb
- Shimmer and Shine on NickJr.com
- Shimmer and Shine at NickAnimationStudio.com
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