MerPeople Trailer takes us deep under the water to show the lives of real-life people seeking to pursue the profession of the mythical creature. Directed by Cynthia Wade, the upcoming documentary series is produced by Scout Productions for Netflix, with executive producers Michael Williams, David Collins, Joel Chiodi, and Rob Eric. The magical creatures are shot by photographers Andréanna Seymore and Roland Ballester.
The four-part documentary series will dive into the fascinating world of underwater performers who have turned their love for mystical sea creatures into real-world careers. From putting on dazzling small-town shows in Florida to the crowning of the King and Queen of the Seas in the Bahamas, the show intends on presenting a journey of passion and perseverance.
Right from the start, the trailer puts a magical spin on the screen by showing the beautiful world under the water, where the MerPeople are going about their day. While the public often wonders how one can become a mermaid & sustain their breath for so long, the trailer soon changes its tone & brings us above the water to witness the reality.
Tagged as a ‘half-billion-dollar industry’, we soon get to know that the mermaid industry might be quite vast than we expected. There are pageants, conventions, competitions, auditions, shows and many more opportunities for people to pursue their fish-tailed passion. One of the cast members summarises the general reaction with the phrase ‘That’s a job?’ as many seem to not believe that this could be someone’s main livelihood.
Soon we meet up close with a mermaid from Arkansas, who feels she can’t really grow much in the mentioned place and calls herself ‘landlocked’. Next, we meet Blix, who pursued it to entertain the people and might be the first who got his music out too. But is the unique career option as magical as it seems to be when another professional says that people don’t know what they are getting into.
Like any other work, they need to audition for their part and we get to see that at its core, ‘mermaiding’ can be a dangerous art. Forcing oneself to stay underwater for hours can have several adverse effects and hypothermia is one of them. However, after acutely dipping their toes into the dark side, they take a spin into the bright sides with a man trying to put on the best underwater performance ever.
With all the cons and pros in front of them, what makes people go to such lengths to pursue this career option and can everyone make it to the place that they aspire of, is what we will be discovering in the series.
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The documentary series is scheduled to be released on May 23, 2023, on Netflix.
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