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The Magicians
The Magicians
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The Magicians

“All magic comes at a cost.”

7.6 / 10
2015
5 seasons
65 episodes
DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

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THE MAGICIANS | Season 1 Trailer | SYFY

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Cast

Olivia Taylor Dudley

Arjun Gupta

Stella Maeve

Hale Appleman

Summer Bishil

Jason Ralph

Jade Tailor

Rick Worthy

Trevor Einhorn

Brittany Curran

Rizwan Manji

Mageina Tovah

Seasons

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.

  • Unauthorized Magic

    1.Unauthorized Magic

    7.5
    16-12-201552m

    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 serie...

  • The Source of Magic

    2.The Source of Magic

    7.5
    25-01-201642m

    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...

  • Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting

    3.Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting

    7.5
    01-02-201643m

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

  • The World in the Walls

    4.The World in the Walls

    8.2
    08-02-201642m

    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.

  • Mendings, Major and Minor

    5.Mendings, Major and Minor

    7.7
    15-02-201643m

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

  • Impractical Applications

    6.Impractical Applications

    6.9
    22-02-201643m

    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.

  • The Mayakovsky Circumstance

    7.The Mayakovsky Circumstance

    7.5
    29-02-201642m

    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 an...

  • The Strangled Heart

    8.The Strangled Heart

    7.7
    07-03-201643m

    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...

  • The Writing Room

    9.The Writing Room

    8.1
    14-03-201643m

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

  • Homecoming

    10.Homecoming

    6.9
    21-03-201643m

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

  • Remedial Battle Magic

    11.Remedial Battle Magic

    7.5
    28-03-201643m

    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.

  • Thirty-Nine Graves

    12.Thirty-Nine Graves

    7.4
    04-04-201643m

    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.

  • Have You Brought Me Little Cakes?

    13.Have You Brought Me Little Cakes?

    7.8
    11-04-201649m

    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.

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