12-year-old Ryan moves to the town where her father was born—a bleak, dying fishing town. However, exploring the coast, she discovers a cove that is home to a mysterious girl named Coral who reveals herself to be a mermaid.
With her clock ticking after failed attempts at IVF, a warm-hearted high school drama teacher and her husband are forced to consider an unconventional egg donor scheme that plunges them into a dangerous and exhilarating adventure.