Cool kids, special powers, fun magic, a captivating blend of humor and drama, fantasy and realism – that’s “The Elephant Princess.” It’s a hip comedy/fairy-tale featuring music, magic and a unique blaze of color. It’s a fantasyfest half-hour series. At the center: a teenage girl named Alex who’s into rock music, hanging around with her friends, and trying to make it through high school. On her 16th birthday an exotic young man, Kuru, appears with an elephant and tells her she’s a princess and heiress to the throne of a magical kingdom in a parallel universe. And that she has magical powers.

The charming 16-year-old Kuru is a messenger from Manjipoor, a magical, mystical kingdom that exists very close to our world, but not in it – a parallel world! To save Manjipoor, he must convince Alex to come with him and assume the throne. Though Alex isn’t keen on the idea, she agrees to visit Manjipoor, where she finds a colorful, bustling mix of Indian-Nepalese influences, sights and odors.

It’s full of ancient palaces and lush, tropical jungles. It’s a place of exotic, mythical animals. A fantastic realm whose people ardently long for their lost princess...

Kuru’s elephant is the key to shifting between Manjipoor and Alex’s world. She’s Alex’s protector, but often causes mischief herself. And then there’s this strange tension between Alex and Kuru... Are they falling for one another? Alex helps him find what he’s missed out on in Manjipoor: Fun! Beach, clubs, dancing, video games, even karaoke with far-out Manjipoorian songs!

As Alex’s magical powers grow, so does her sense of responsibility. Will she trade in her jeans for a sari, and her rock band for a courtly chamber orchestra? Will she choose a marble palace over her messy bedroom in the ‘burbs? There’s so much more to her life now that she’s discovered the dances and tunes of Manjipoor, the sights and smells of a world that has so much to offer – and that really deserves to be saved by a princess named Alex!