Take five contemporary girls just going into their teens. Give them super-powers over the four Elements - super-powers that enable them to protect the universe… And what do you get?

W.I.T.C.H.

Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia and Hay Lin, chosen to be "Guardians of the Veil," the border between Good and Evil since time immemorial. W.I.T.C.H. is an action series combining epic adventure and comedy, magic and realism, through the adventures of five young heroines designated to maintain the natural order of the universe… at the same time as they cope with the daily trials and tribulations of teenage life.

Irma holds powers related to the element Water; Taranee, powers related to Fire; Cornelia, powers related to Earth, and Hay Lin, powers related to Air. The girls can now summon and use these Elements as they see fit. Will is the keeper of the Heart of Kandrakhar and the awesome catalyst who draws together all the group's energy and sets off their transformation… into Guardians. Together the five girls discover their mission is to protect the universe from evil and along the way "discover the magic and power of friendship".

W.I.T.C.H. is an acronym for the guardians names:
Will
Irma
Taranee
Cornelia
Hay Lin

Characters:

Will Vandom:
Astrological Sign: Capricorn
Will is 13 years old and just moved to a new town where she happens to have met Cornelia, Hay Lin, Taranee and Irma, as they became very best friends and discovered their powers together.

Irma Lair: Astrological Sign: Pisces
12 year-old Irma holds the power of water; loves to listen to music while impersonating all famous people. Her favorite subject is art, and she loves to spend time in her bathtub.

Taranee Cook:
Astrological Sign: Aries
Taranee is 12 years old, she holds the power of fire; loves basketball, bugs, cal music and photography. Looks like she has a crush on a cute boy, Nigel.

Cornelia Hale:
Astrological Sign: Taurus
Cornelia is 13 years old, she holds the power of Earth; loves flowers, ice skating, and will shop-rain or shine!

Hay Lin: Astrological Sign: Gemini
Hay Lin is 12 years old, holds the power of air and also loves her family dearly.

Theme Song Lyrics:

We are... We are... We are... W.I.T.C.H.!

We are... We are... (W.I.T.C.H.)

There is a place where darkness reigns, We got the power to fight back! We save the day, united five as one! We can become more than you know. The Heart will lead the way to what we can control!

Water, Fire, Earth, and Air! Guardians, Unite!

We are... We are... We are... W.I.T.C.H.!

We are... We are... (W.I.T.C.H.)

We are... We are... We are... W.I.T.C.H.!

We are... We are... (We are... We are... We are...) (We are... We are... We are...) W.I.T.C.H.