A mermaid who has the power to change the color of pearls helps her friends prepare for their kingdom's royal ball. Along the way she meets new friends and unknowing to her is part of a long lost secret and scandal that happened when she was just a baby.
Mattel-Universal has gone to the well way to many times for a mermaid-themed Barbie movie, and The Pearl Princess feels trapped at the bottom, mired in repetition and sameness.