Mermaid in Love


Mermaid in Love is an Indonesian fantasy television series produced by Mega Kreasi Films which premiered on 2 May 2016 on SCTV. It stars Amanda Manopo, Angga Aldi Yunanda, and Esa Sigit.
Apart from being a television series, this series was also made into a television film titled Lope Mermaid In Love in 2016 special to celebrate SCTV's anniversary. The second season of this series titled Mermaid In Love 2 Dunia which aired on 5 December 2016. It stars Amanda Manopo, Angga Aldi Yunanda and Bastian Steel. and re-run on 16 December 2017.

Plot

Ariel is a mermaid who lives far from the seabed. She is one of the mermaids who cannot stay still and always seeks a new life. Uniquely, she enjoys carrying a cell phone around her neck because she is never separated from her gadgets. Ariel is envious of human life on land, where people frequently post pictures of their food on social media.
Ariel is very obsessed with ordinary human life. She is particularly fond of a guy who often visits the beach where she lives. He feels bored because his residence is filled only with women, while he craves the company of handsome men.
One day, while Ariel and her friend Buled are playing in the ocean, they encounter two handsome boys who are coolly riding jet skis. At that moment, they both immediately fall in love with the two men. One of them is Troy. That afternoon, Troy came with his parents to celebrate the 17th birthday of his younger brother, Erick. While Troy, Erick, and Bhishma were busy playing with a speedboat, Erick fell and began to drown. Ariel mistakenly thought it was Troy who was in trouble and rushed to help. However, she was surprised to find that it wasn't Troy she was rescuing. Erick also had a moment to see this beautiful mermaid.

Cast

  • Amanda Manopo as Ariel
  • Angga Aldi Yunanda as Eric
  • Esa Sigit as Troy
  • Rebecca Klopper as Sasya Van Derkock
  • Syifa Hadju as Maya
  • Deswita Maharani as Euis
  • Elina Joerg as Raina
  • Arnold Leonard as Bisma
  • Jovita Karen as Cindy
  • Adzwa Aurell as Mimi
  • Bryan Andrew as Justin
  • Ferry Maryadi as Charly Van Derkock
  • Adelia Rasya as Fatimah
  • Allya Rossa as Bunda
  • Naufal Samudra as Roby
  • Mat Rozi as Thamrin
  • Erma Zarina as Mamik
  • Rully Ramadhani as Tini
  • Renald Ramadhan as Bara
  • Meinorizah as Buled
  • Neni Anggraeni as Madam Mermaid
  • Rully Fiss as Bembi
  • Laila Sari as Mbah
  • Ayu Pratiwi as Raisa
  • Beby Tsabina as Ruby
  • Indra Birowo as Abah
  • Kevin Hillers as Rangga

    Production

Filming

On 8 August 2016 the show completed 100 episodes.

Controversy

IBC give written warning

imposed a written sanction on the 22 August 2016 broadcast due to showing the students that boys want to achieve with the conversation "can you just not help me just once", "Ril, because your love gave me courage", "but ril, your life is more valuable...", "Ril, I don't care how big the risk is, because I'm afraid of losing you ril… without you and me there would be no us Ril”, “I've never felt this big”.. and showing a scene of a boy and a girl holding hands while saying "because I always want to be with you.. you may not be a perfect girl, but I don't care, because since your presence my life has become more perfect, you are the reason why I I can smile at my most difficult times, I can't live without you".