Rock Island Mysteries

*Rock Island Mysteries*
Rock Island Mysteries
Also known as	Taylor's Island
Genre	Comedy; Drama; Teen drama; Mystery;
Created by	Matthew Cooke; Vincent Lund; Michael Ford;
Developed by	Charly Valentine
Screenplay by	Stephen Vagg
Directed by	Tenika Smith; Evan Clarry; Jovita O’Shaughnessy; Grant Brown;
Starring	Alexa Curtis; Noah Akhigbe; Inessa Tan; Ryan Yeates; Izellah Connelly;
Theme music composer	Michael Tan; Brett Creswell;
Opening theme	Rock Island Mysteries theme performed by Christina Castle
Composers	Richard Pleasance; Amanda Brown; Damien Lane; Michael Tan; Anthony Cormican; Ack Kinmonth; Wes Larsen;
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	40
Production
Executive producers	Chris Oliver-Taylor; Warren Clarke; Chris Rose; Matthew Cooke; Vincent Lund; Michael Ford; Hugh Baldwin; Brett Popplewell;
Producers	Timothy Powell; Jonah Klein;
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	FremantleMedia Australia
Release
Original network	10 Shake/Nickelodeon; Nickelodeon;
Original release	2 May 2022 –; present

Rock Island Mysteries (originally announced as Taylor's Island[1]) is an Australian comedy television show for children and young teenagers, which premiered on 10 Shake on 2 May 2022 and the pay-television Nickelodeon channel on the following day. It follows the adventures of Taylor's group of friends, who explore Rock Island.[2]

The series was renewed for a second season in October 2022, which will premiere on 25 September 2023 on Nickelodeon (previously branded as 10 Shake).[3][4]

Production

The 20 part series was filmed on the Gold Coast and Port Douglas, Queensland in 2021 for season 1, and on the Gold Coast and in Helensvale, Queensland from 2022–2023 for season 2. It was a FremantleMedia Australia production for Network 10 and Nickelodeon International.[1]

The series was created by Matthew Cooke, Vincent Lund and Michael Ford. It was written by script producer Stephen Vagg, with writers Sam Carroll, Alix Beane, David Hannam, Marisa Nathar, Natesha Somasundaram, Trent Roberts, Jessica Brookman and Hannah Samuel.[5]

In October 2022, Network 10 and Nickelodeon announced the show had been renewed for a second season, which is set to premiere on 25 September 2023.[6][3][4]

Cast

Alexa Curtis as Taylor Young
Noah Akhigbe as Nori Harlow
Inessa Tan as Meesha Rai
Ryan Yeates as Ellis Grouch
Izellah Connelly as Lila Gray, Taylor's step-sister
Kimberley Joseph as Emily Young, Taylor's mother
Craig Horner as Sunny Gray, Taylor's step-father
Monette Lee as Gillian Rai
Annabelle Stephenson as Raquel Newman
Lucas Linehan as Uncle Charlie

Episodes

Series	Episodes	Originally aired
Series	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	20	2 May 2022 (2022-05-02)	27 May 2022 (2022-05-27)
2	20	25 September 2023 (2023-09-25)	25 October 2023 (2023-10-25)

Series 1 (2022)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Australian viewers
1	1	"Happy Birthday, Taylor!"	Tenika Smith	Alix Beane	2 May 2022 (2022-05-02)	N/A
2	2	"Bermuda Queen"	Tenika Smith	Sam Carroll	3 May 2022 (2022-05-03)	N/A
3	3	"Something in the Water"	Evan Clarry	Alix Beane	4 May 2022 (2022-05-04)	N/A
4	4	"Who's That Girl"	Evan Clarry	David Hannam	5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)	N/A
5	5	"Distress Call"	Tenika Smith	Alix Beane	6 May 2022 (2022-05-06)	N/A
6	6	"A Tale of Two Taylors"	Jovita O’Shaughnessy	Trent Roberts	9 May 2022 (2022-05-09)	N/A
7	7	"The Shadow"	Jovita O’Shaughnessy	Natesha Somasundaram & Jessica Brookman	10 May 2022 (2022-05-10)	N/A
8	8	"Hurricane Jonah"	Tenika Smith	Trent Roberts	11 May 2022 (2022-05-11)	N/A
9	9	"Text Message in a Bottle"	Tenika Smith	David Hannam	12 May 2022 (2022-05-12)	N/A
10	10	"Sea Shell"	Tenika Smith	Jessica Brookman	13 May 2022 (2022-05-13)	N/A
11	11	"Treasure Map"	Tenika Smith	Hannah Samuel	16 May 2022 (2022-05-16)	N/A
12	12	"Taylor's Dream"	Jovita O'Shaughnessy	Sam Carroll	17 May 2022 (2022-05-17)	N/A
13	13	"A Date with Atlantis"	Evan Clarry	Alix Beane	18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)	N/A
14	14	"Mystery of the Forgotten Mystery"	Jovita O'Shaughnessy	Alix Beane	19 May 2022 (2022-05-19)	N/A
15	15	"A Young Mystery"	Jovita O'Shaughnessy	Marisa Nathar	20 May 2022 (2022-05-20)	N/A
16	16	"Day of the Octopus"	Tenika Smith	Marisa Nathar	23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)	N/A
17	17	"Pong Plant"	Evan Clarry	Marisa Nathar	24 May 2022 (2022-05-24)	N/A
18	18	"Brain Swap"	Tenika Smith	Trent Roberts	25 May 2022 (2022-05-25)	N/A
19	19	"Lights in the Sky"	Evan Clarry	Natesha Somasundaram	26 May 2022 (2022-05-26)	N/A
20	20	"The Mystery of Raquel"	Tenika Smith	Jessica Brookman	27 May 2022 (2022-05-27)	N/A

Series 2 (2023)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Australian viewers
21	1	"The Cave to Everywhere, Part One"	Evan Clarry	Alix Beane	25 September 2023 (2023-09-25)	N/A
22	2	"The Cave to Everywhere, Part Two"	Evan Clarry	Alix Beane	25 September 2023 (2023-09-25)	N/A
23	3	"The Message"	Jovita O'Shaughnessy	Jessica Brookman	26 September 2023 (2023-09-26)	N/A
24	4	"A Photo from the Past"	Jovita O'Shaughnessy	Jessica Brookman	27 September 2023 (2023-09-27)	N/A
25	5	"Something Else in the Water"	Jovita O'Shaughnessy	Marisa Nathar	28 September 2023 (2023-09-28)	N/A
26	6	"Dream A Little Dream"	Jovita O'Shaughnessy	Trent Roberts	2 October 2023 (2023-10-02)	TBD
27	7	"Lucky Charm"	Jovita O'Shaughnessy	Matthew Bon	3 October 2023 (2023-10-03)	TBD
28	8	"New Friends"	Grant Brown	Trent Roberts	4 October 2023 (2023-10-04)	TBD
29	9	"The Dig"	Grant Brown	Trent Roberts	5 October 2023 (2023-10-05)	TBD
30	10	"The Day Uncle Charlie Went Missing"	Grant Brown	Chloe Wong	9 October 2023 (2023-10-09)	TBD
31	11	"Return to the Hidden Valley"	Grant Brown	Rachel Laverty	10 October 2023 (2023-10-10)	TBD
32	12	"Secrets in the Ice"	Grant Brown	Dave Cartel	11 October 2023 (2023-10-11)	TBD
33	13	"Mystery Hunter"	Evan Clarry	Jessica Brookman	12 October 2023 (2023-10-12)	TBD
34	14	"Frozen in Time"	Jovita O'Shaughnessy	Marisa Nathar	16 October 2023 (2023-10-16)	TBD
35	15	"Runaway Groom"	Jovita O'Shaughnessy	Dave Cartel	17 October 2023 (2023-10-17)	TBD
36	16	"The Two Charlies"	Jovita O'Shaughnessy	Rachel Laverty	18 October 2023 (2023-10-18)	TBD
37	17	"Journey to the Bottom of the Island"	Jovita O'Shaughnessy	Matthew Bon	19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)	TBD
38	18	"Too Much Information"	Evan Clarry	Trent Roberts	23 October 2023 (2023-10-23)	TBD
39	19	"This Is Not a Drill"	Evan Clarry	Alix Beane	24 October 2023 (2023-10-24)	TBD
40	20	"The Energy Source"	Evan Clarry	Jessica Brookman	25 October 2023 (2023-10-25)	TBD

References

Knox, David (3 March 2021). "Nickelodeon, 10 to film Taylor's Island in Queensland". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
Kelly, Vivienne (27 April 2022). "'Rock Island Mysteries', a New Aussie Kids' Show, to Premiere in May on 10 Shake". Variety. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
Frater, Patrick (17 November 2022). "Fremantle's 'Rock Island Mysteries' Signed up for Second Season by Nickelodeon, Network 10 – Global Bulletin". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
Knox, David (14 September 2023). "Returning: Rock Island Mysteries". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
Knox, David (27 April 2022). "Airdate: Rock Island Mysteries". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
Knox, David (31 August 2022). "Total Control S3, new SBS, Paramount+ titles in Screen Australia funding". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

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[WorkingTitle-1] Knox, David (3 March 2021). "Nickelodeon, 10 to film Taylor's Island in Queensland". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

[2] Kelly, Vivienne (27 April 2022). "'Rock Island Mysteries', a New Aussie Kids' Show, to Premiere in May on 10 Shake". Variety. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.

[Renew-3] Frater, Patrick (17 November 2022). "Fremantle's 'Rock Island Mysteries' Signed up for Second Season by Nickelodeon, Network 10 – Global Bulletin". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

[Renew2-4] Knox, David (14 September 2023). "Returning: Rock Island Mysteries". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[5] Knox, David (27 April 2022). "Airdate: Rock Island Mysteries". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.

[6] Knox, David (31 August 2022). "Total Control S3, new SBS, Paramount+ titles in Screen Australia funding". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

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