Lightning Point is an Australian television teen drama set in the modern day with fantasy elements. It was filmed on location at the Gold Coast and Byron Bay in 2011. The half-hour series is produced by Jonathan M. Shiff for Network Ten in association with Nickelodeon and German public broadcaster ZDF. It was re-broadcast on Network Ten in Australia on 22 June 2012, and again on the same network from 5 July 2014. The series premiered on TeenNick in the United States under its international title of Alien Surf Girls on 29 May 2012, and aired on Nickelodeon in the United Kingdom from 23 July 2012 also as Alien Surf Girls. It was announced by co-star Jessica Green that the series will not return for a second season.
Genre | Teen drama, Science fiction, Fantasy |
Created by | Jonathan M. Shiff |
Written by | Simon Butters, Sam Carroll, Carine Chai, Max Dann, David Hannam, Anthony Morris, Chris Roache |
Directed by | Colin Budds, Evan Clarry |
Starring | Philippa Coulthard, Lucy Fry, Jessica Green, Kenji Fitzgerald, Paige Houden, Andrew James Morley |
Theme music composer | Pete Dacy & Jason Bond |
Composer(s) | Ricky Edwards, Ric Formosa |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Executive producer(s) | Jonathan M. Shiff, Julia Adams, Nicole Keeb, Arne Lohmann, Cherrie Bottger |
Producer(s) | Jonathan M. Shiff |
Location(s) | Gold Coast, Queensland, Byron Bay, New South Wales |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production company(s) | Jonathan M. Shiff Productions |
Distributor | ZDF Enterprises |
Original network | Network Ten |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
Audio format | Stereo |
About Lightning Point
Two girls from another galaxy come to a seaside Australian town and recruit a local girl to protect them. The show ran for one season and aired a total of 26 episodes.
Achievement of Lightning Point
The show aired on Teen Nick in the United States under the title Alien Surf Girls. Erin Mullally and Anthony Standish guest starred on the series.
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Latest information about Lightning Point updated on July 28 2021.