Encouraged by her best friend/crush Nathaniel, Iris auditions for a girl group, but ends up destroying the room and is later attacked by two strangers (magical twins Praxina and Mephisto).

The only way to save her kingdom is to master her new powers and to find the twelve Oracle Gems of the Crown of Ephedia, which have been scattered across the Earth.

Throughout the series, the three girls try to live as both ordinary teenagers as well as stars of the all-female band called LoliRock while training Princess Iris to master her growing magical abilities and spells in secret, and gathering the thirteen mystical oracle gems.

In season two, the group is joined by two other Ephedian princesses named Carissa and Lyna who were part of the planet's resistance, with Talia's elder sister Izira as the leader.

When the last oracle gem is collected, Iris faces the reality of having to say goodbye to Earth, particularly Nathaniel, and returning to her Ephedia to be reunited with her parents, the king and queen.

A highly evolved Princess Iris (who has called upon her stronger Shanila form) destroys Lord Gramorr, whose pet black panther Banes abandons him to his death.

He wrote "I loved the very core of it: a child transforming into an adult, helping people and making good deeds, the nice chara design, and finally the tone of the show: it could be funny and light, but also dramatic and tearful at other times.

After working on French cartoons Monster Buster Club and Rekkit Rabbit, he wanted to make a magical girl show.

[29] The producers at Marathon Media asked designers to draw Iris for a magical girl project as a teenage alien princess with ice/crystal powers.

[9] Following the initial picture, Todesco needed to design a princess/rockstar outfit, of which he chose a green dress worn by Blake Lively.

[11] He then found inspirations from other Gossip Girl characters as well as actresses Amber Stevens West and Ariana Grande, the latter of whom was how she acted in the teen sitcom Victorious rather than her current pop singer image.

[18][19] Eventually Gramorr would have the covered face,[15][19] The design for the crystal magic circles and related animation was first done in 2D based on some reference pictures.

[31] In the press release, Zodiak Kids describe the show as having a "cast of characters that are aspirational role models for a generation of children for whom justice has become a core value".

[33] The developers later commented in their production blog FAQ that Iris was still attending school and that the episodes aren't all during summer vacation.

Due to limited resources in production, the team posted that Iris would be the only one singing on those songs, so they recorded Yasmin Shah in English and then developed the music videos.

[5] Plans were also made to create live-action LoliRock bands in various markets,[40] such as Super TV's contest held online[41][42] and among major cities in Italy.

[32][43][44][45] An app was developed for the music which Zodiak senior vice-president Patricia de Wilde said was a "sort of cross between K-Pop and Katy Perry.

[48] On 26 January 2016, Zodiak Kids published an article officially announcing that BatteryPOP had acquired AVOD (streaming) rights to LoliRock for one year.

"[59] When asked whether LoliRock would have a cross-over episode with French superhero show Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir from Zagtoon, Thomas Astruc, who was the creator and director on Miraculous and a storyboarder on LoliRock,[60][61] said it was unlikely given they are from two different production companies, but that the animation community is small and that both companies share the same love of animation.

The game lets players sing to the songs featured on the show, record performances, and customise a sound studio and pick the girls' outfits.

[63] Zodiak has also worked a deal with publishing company Hachette Jeunesse to create novels, activity books, stationery, and e-books.