Nick is the son of famous daredevil circus performer Nicholas Zolta Sr. He has circus in his blood. Nick has to keep his audition to the school secret, many years ago his father disappeared while performing a reckless circus act, and his mother Lucy has sworn she would never let her son follow in his father’s footsteps.

April is a perfectionist and set on achieving everything she sets out to do. April left the dance academy when she learned that she would not be in the group of first dancers. She feels she isn’t good enough to stand out on stage, but hides this when she arrives at circus school. For her this is the opportunity to start over and show everyone that she is a star.

Axel is the eldest son of two very strict dentists. Returning for another year, his parents have allowed him to attend to keep him ‘out of the way’. His parents insist the circus is a hobby which they allow him to enjoy, but it was supposed to be a passing phase After two years at the school Axel excels, and if he continues to train, will have a promising career ahead of him.

Ella is the youngest of the travelling circus Piccolo Family, she has been acting with her family for as long as she can remember. Constantly on tour they never spend more than a few nights in the same city, and she can’t imagine her life any other way. Her plan is to create a vlog that documents all the new things she will learn.

Max is a competitive gymnast who has been training for the Olympic Games his whole life and the son of the highly-talented Sir Rayne. Surprised when his father announces he has taken a position as an acrobat director in a circus school, Max decides to change his focus to being the best in the school.

Phoenix is a skater who is not afraid to say what she thinks, and who never thought she would attend circus school. She is a normal girl who goes to a normal school, joins her friends in the skatepark and helps her parents in their restaurant. When she enters the school she has to catch up and will do everything possible to fit in.