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The Magicians
2015 - 2020 7.6 (1621 votes) 5 Seasons
Official Website
Genres
Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Networks
Syfy
Created By
Sera Gamble

The Magicians

All magic comes at a cost.

Overview

Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— and poses grave danger to humanity.

Key Crew

Top Cast

Olivia Taylor Dudley
Olivia Taylor Dudley

Alice Quinn

Arjun Gupta
Arjun Gupta

William "Penny" Adiyodi

Stella Maeve
Stella Maeve

Julia Wicker

Jade Tailor
Jade Tailor

Kady Orloff-Diaz

Hale Appleman
Hale Appleman

Eliot Waugh

Summer Bishil
Summer Bishil

Margo Hanson

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2015)

Quentin Coldwater arrives at Brakebills University, a school dedicated to training Magicians. There, he and fellow students Alice, Penny, Margo and Eliot hone their skills, test their mettle and form new (and often times, problematic) relationships, all while facing a dangerous and deadly threat from a magical world. Meanwhile, Quentin's friend Julia - rejected from Brakebills - pursues magic on her own down a dark, often dangerous, path.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Unauthorized Magic
2015-12-16

A group of twentysomethings studying magic in New York discover a real-life fantasy world that poses a great threat to humanity in this drama adapted from Lev Grossman’s book series.

Runtime: 52 min
Episode 2: The Source of Magic
2016-01-25

The Brakebills students struggle to deal with the aftermath of a catastrophe that befalls the university. Back in Brooklyn, Julia makes her first foray into the mysterious world of Hedge Witches.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 3: Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting
2016-02-01

Alice ends up risking everything to discover the truth behind her brother's disappearance. Quentin and Julia are involved in a volatile reunion.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: The World in the Walls
2016-02-08

Quentin panics when he wakes up in a mental hospital. Meanwhile, upset over her fight with Quentin, Julia commits herself to learning more powerful spells.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 5: Mendings, Major and Minor
2016-02-15

The students each deal with a personal matter that keeps them from focusing on the upcoming Welter's Tournament.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: Impractical Applications
2016-02-22

The first-year students face something called "The Trials," a series of unconventional and emotional tests, which result in expulsion from Brakebills for those who fail.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 7: The Mayakovsky Circumstance
2016-02-29

An uncompromising professor pushes boundaries both in magic and in the personal lives of his first-year students. Meanwhile, Julia must decide whether she's ready to accept help and what that means for her future as a Magician.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 8: The Strangled Heart
2016-03-07

Brakebills is thrown into chaos when Penny is violently attacked by someone who was considered a friend. Quentin tries to find a connection to the Beast. Julia considers giving up magic for good after entering a rehab facility.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 9: The Writing Room
2016-03-14

Quentin, Alice, Eliot, and Penny travel to England in search of a missing magic button. Julia searches for real meaning in her magic.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 10: Homecoming
2016-03-21

Penny travels to the world of The Neitherlands, and Quentin and Alice work together to save him. Julia joins an eclectic group of magicians.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 11: Remedial Battle Magic
2016-03-28

Quentin and the others learn battle magic and prepare for a showdown in Fillory. Julia and Kady take on a mission with the Free Traders.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 12: Thirty-Nine Graves
2016-04-04

The students wake up to foggy memories and regret after a night of drinking; Penny reminds everyone that their lives depend on getting to The Neitherlands.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 13: Have You Brought Me Little Cakes?
2016-04-11

Quentin and Julia arrive in Fillory and try to catch up with the group, who are more than 70 years ahead of them, in the search for The Beast.

Runtime: 49 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2017)

Magic is dying. With our characters transported to the magical kingdom of Fillory - and named Kings and Queens of the land to boot - can they save magic? Oh, and there's still the Beast to deal with, don't forget. Meanwhile, Julia is on a no-holds-barred revenge quest against the evil God that attacked her.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Knight of Crowns
2017-01-25

In the aftermath of their clash with The Beast, Quentin and his friends scramble for a new plan. Julia and The Beast strike a dangerous deal.

Runtime: 46 min
Episode 2: Hotel Spa Potions
2017-02-01

Quentin, Alice, Penny and Margo seek a new weapon; Eliot struggles with being king. Julia and The Beast find an unexpected ally.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: Divine Elimination
2017-02-08

Quentin and friends prepare to face The Beast again. Julia conspires with The Beast and their new ally to lure and trap Reynard.

Runtime: 41 min
Episode 4: The Flying Forest
2017-02-15

Quentin and Penny embark on a quest. Margo works on a way to help Eliot. Julia seeks an old friend's help.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: Cheat Day
2017-02-22

Quentin adjusts to his new life; Penny seeks help from an unexpected source; Eliot and Margo contend with the dangers of ruling; Julia and Kady discover another consequence of Reynard’s attack.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: The Cock Barrens
2017-03-01

Quentin attempts to summon Alice's spirit while Julia and Kady follow leads to rid them of Reynard and his unborn child. In Fillory, Eliot and Margo find that they have enemies from outside their kingdom as well as within.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 7: Plan B
2017-03-08

Julia and Kady enlist Quentin, Margo, Eliot, and Penny for a magical heist.

Runtime: 41 min
Episode 8: Word As Bond
2017-03-15

Margo feels the pressure of ruling; Julia's friends question her behavior; Quentin faces the repercussions of the deal he made; Penny finds a way to help Kady.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 9: Lesser Evils
2017-03-22

Quentin nears what could be a dead end to his problem; Eliot risks his life for his kingdom, and Margo makes a costly bargain to protect him; Julia, Kady and Penny find a possible ally.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 10: The Girl Who Told Time
2017-03-29

Quentin helps Julia with her search; Eliot attempts to win over his people as Margo tries to keep a devastating secret; Penny and Kady become caught between two magical factions.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 11: The Rattening
2017-04-05

Quentin and Julia undertake a difficult journey; Eliot faces mounting catastrophes in Fillory; Margo attempts to fix the bad deal she made; Penny finds a new ally.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 12: Ramifications
2017-04-12

Julia, Kady and Penny each make sacrifices to finally face Reynard; Quentin and Eliot learn a disturbing truth about Fillory

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 13: We Have Brought You Little Cakes
2017-04-19

Quentin, Eliot, Julia and Margo enact a risky plan to protect Fillory; Penny questions fate, and Kady makes a deal to help him.

Runtime: 46 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (2018)

Magic is Gone. Penny has a death sentence, Alice is being hunted, and the Fillorian royalty is in all sorts of jeopardy. Despite these and other more personal concerns, the loss of magic compels everyone on a “unified quest” that will take them across worlds and to the high seas to restore magic.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Tales of the Seven Keys
2018-01-10

Quentin and Julia attempt to bring magic back. Julia explores her small, but significant gift. Eliot and Margo chafe under the fairy occupation. Kady searches for a way to heal Penny.

Runtime: 46 min
Episode 2: Heroes and Morons
2018-01-17

Eliot embarks on a quest. Alice runs from a monster. Quentin, Kady, and Josh continue their search for magic.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: The Losses of Magic
2018-01-24

Alice and Quentin visit her parents as Kady and Julia explore new methods to heal Penny.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: Be the Penny
2018-01-31

As Eliot is hunted, Quentin and Julia discover a powerful secret tied to the history of Brakebills.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: A Life in the Day
2018-02-07

Julia helps Alice navigate a personal crisis; Quentin and Eliot go on an adventure.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: Do You Like Teeth?
2018-02-14

Quentin faces his most formidable foe yet; Julia helps Alice with a dangerous endeavor.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 7: Poached Eggs
2018-02-21

Margo makes a bold stand against the Fairy Queen. Quentin and Penny try to retrieve a lost item.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 8: Six Short Stories About Magic
2018-02-28

Julia and Fen investigate a dangerous group of Magicians as Eliot and Margo’s reign is challenged.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 9: All That Josh
2018-03-07

Quentin, Kady and Alice try to convince an old friend to return home.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 10: The Art of the Deal
2018-03-14

Quentin and Alice search the castle for an important object while Julia and Fen work with an enemy.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 11: Twenty-Three
2018-03-21

The group strategizes as Josh and Julia travel to a familiar place and are given a chance to help.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 12: The Fillorian Candidate
2018-03-28

The political situation in Fillory comes to a head. Julia makes amends and Alice makes a confession.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 13: Will You Play with Me?
2018-04-04

The group finds what they’re looking for and attempt once and for all to get magic back.

Runtime: 43 min
Season 4 poster
Season 4 (2019)

Season 4 picks up directly after the cliffhanger, in which the quest to restore magic has been successful, but it’s now strictly rationed between the Neitherworld librarians. Also, Dean Fogg has successfully saved the lives of his erstwhile Brakebills magic students with a spell that acts as a witness protection program. Although Alice hasn’t been affected, she’s in a jail cell, while Quentin, Julia, Kady, Margo, Penny, and Josh have been given new identities on Earth, but they’ve also forgotten their real ones. For all they know, they are their alter egos — even the guy known as DJ Hansel. Such extreme measures were necessary to protect them from a merciless shape-shifting creature known only as the Monster, who wants to exact revenge for their attempt on its life.

13 episodes

Season 5 poster
Season 5 (2020)

Last season, magic was saved, but at a terrible cost: the life of Quentin Coldwater, who died heroically to save his friends- and the world. Now, Julia, Alice, Eliot, Margo, Penny and their friends (and frenemies) must to learn to navigate a world without him.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Do Something Crazy
2020-01-15

Penny and Julia go stargazing. Eliot and Margo forget a sandwich.

Runtime: 46 min
Episode 2: The Wrath of the Time Bees
2020-01-22

Alice didn't buy enough tacos. Fen's got 3 bars.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 3: The Mountain of Ghosts
2020-01-29

Eliot and Alice go for a hike. Fen gets a haircut.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 4: Magicians Anonymous
2020-02-05

Julia lends a book to some lady. Fogg finds a sock.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: Apocalypse? Now?!
2020-02-12

Zelda has come up with a plan to stop the Apocalypse, but they all have to work together to make that happen. This proves to be more exhausting and challenging than they had hoped. When they are almost successful, something unexpected happens.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: Oops!...I Did It Again
2020-02-12

With their mistake from the last episode, the apocalypse is imminent. Eliot and Margo try all they can think of to prevent this, but nothing works. While Eliot sinks deeper and deeper in self-despair, Margo comes close to the solution. But in the end, it's not Margo's idea that saves the day!

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 7: Acting Dean
2020-02-19

While Penny struggles to keep everything at Brakebills under control, Eliot and Margo investigate the stolen gold of the Dark King of Fillory. This leads them to discover a very disturbing secret.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 8: Garden Variety Homicide
2020-02-26

Josh returns from his nephew's bar mitzvah. Margo and Eliot share a mojito.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 9: Cello Squirrel Daffodil
2020-03-04

Penny only wears vintage. Alice rejects a sandwich. Julia does a thing.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 10: Purgatory
2020-03-11

Margo learns to project. Josh goes to the spa.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 11: Be the Hyman
2020-03-18

Slap fight! Josh eats a pickle. Dreams are weird.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 12: The Balls
2020-03-25

Margo sees a purse she hates. Alice writes a letter. We couldn't get Prince.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 13: Fillory and Further
2020-04-01

Christmas comes early.

Runtime: 48 min

Videos

THE MAGICIANS | Season 1 Trailer | SYFY

The Magicians SyFy Official Trailer 2016

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