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The Magicians

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The Magicians

2015 – 2020 (completed) · 5 seasons · 65 episodes · United States · English

The Magicians (2015) is ranked #524 among series on goodrecmovies (goodrecmovies tier: solid), rated 8.1/10 on IMDb from 53,468 votes. Updated

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★ 8.1IMDb · 53k

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.

Where to watch

JustWatch
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Top cast

16
Stella Maeve
Julia Wicker
Stella Maeve
Kim
Stella Maeve
Nameless' Sister
Hale Appleman
Eliot Waugh
Hale Appleman
Nameless
Arjun Gupta
William 'Penny' Adiyodi
Arjun Gupta
William 'Penny 23' Adiyodi
Arjun Gupta
Hansel
Summer Bishil
Margo Hanson
Summer Bishil
Janet
Summer Bishil
Margolem
Olivia Taylor Dudley
Alice Quinn
Olivia Taylor Dudley
Cassandra
Olivia Taylor Dudley
Mirror Alice
Jason Ralph
Quentin Coldwater
Jason Ralph
Brian

Seasons

5

best episode: S3E5 — A Life in the Day ★ 9.3 (2k)

S113 eps · ★ 7.8
  • E1Unauthorized Magic★ 7.72k
  • E2The Source of Magic★ 7.42k
  • E3Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting★ 7.41k
  • E4The World in the Walls★ 8.01k
  • E5Mendings, Major and Minor★ 7.61k
  • E6Impractical Applications★ 7.91k
  • E7The Mayakovsky Circumstance★ 7.91k
  • E8The Strangled Heart★ 7.91k
  • E9The Writing Room★ 8.31k
  • E10Homecoming★ 7.81k
  • E11Remedial Battle Magic★ 7.7996
  • E12Thirty-Nine Graves★ 7.91k
  • E13Have You Brought Me Little Cakes★ 8.31k
S213 eps · ★ 7.9
  • E1Knight of Crowns★ 7.8933
  • E2Hotel Spa Potions★ 7.7833
  • E3Divine Elimination★ 8.61k
  • E4The Flying Forest★ 7.8811
  • E5Cheat Day★ 7.6762
  • E6The Cock Barrens★ 7.6722
  • E7Plan B★ 8.3760
  • E8Word as Bond★ 7.8697
  • E9Lesser Evils★ 7.9748
  • E10The Girl Who Told Time★ 7.8691
  • E11The Rattening★ 7.9685
  • E12Ramifications★ 8.1701
  • E13We Have Brought You Little Cakes★ 8.3739
S313 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1The Tales of the Seven Keys★ 8.1809
  • E2Heroes and Morons★ 8.0726
  • E3The Losses of Magic★ 7.9713
  • E4Be the Penny★ 8.9970
  • E5A Life in the Day★ 9.32k
  • E6Do You Like Teeth?★ 8.0686
  • E7Poached Eggs★ 7.9660
  • E8Six Short Stories About Magic★ 8.8828
  • E9All That Josh★ 9.01k
  • E10The Art of the Deal★ 8.3667
  • E11Twenty-Three★ 8.6713
  • E12The Fillorian Candidate★ 8.8744
  • E13Will You Play with Me?★ 8.5837
S413 eps · ★ 8.2
  • E1A Flock of Lost Birds★ 8.1734
  • E2Lost, Found, Fucked★ 8.1627
  • E3The Bad News Bear★ 8.2619
  • E4Marry... Kill★ 8.0598
  • E5Escape from the Happy Place★ 8.7940
  • E6A Timeline and Place★ 8.0580
  • E7The Side Effect★ 8.0617
  • E8Home Improvement★ 8.0553
  • E9The Serpent★ 8.2549
  • E10All That Hard, Glossy Armor★ 8.7987
  • E11The 4-1-1★ 8.1574
  • E12The Secret Sea★ 8.3611
  • E13No Better to Be Safe Than Sorry★ 7.82k
S513 eps · ★ 7.9
  • E1Do Something Crazy★ 7.7574
  • E2The Wrath of the Time Bees★ 7.9480
  • E3The Mountain of Ghosts★ 8.0491
  • E4Magicians Anonymous★ 7.5442
  • E5Apocalypse? Now?!★ 8.2477
  • E6Oops!...I Did It Again★ 8.8582
  • E7Acting Dean★ 7.7415
  • E8Garden Variety Homicide★ 7.8403
  • E9Cello Squirrel Daffodil★ 7.9400
  • E10Purgatory★ 8.1396
  • E11Be the Hyman★ 7.8381
  • E12The Balls★ 7.4525
  • E13Fillory and Further★ 8.3590

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Where to watch

JustWatch

Seasons

5

best episode: S3E5 — A Life in the Day ★ 9.3 (2k)

S113 eps · ★ 7.8
  • E1Unauthorized Magic★ 7.72k
  • E2The Source of Magic★ 7.42k
  • E3Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting★ 7.41k
  • E4The World in the Walls★ 8.01k
  • E5Mendings, Major and Minor★ 7.61k
  • E6Impractical Applications★ 7.91k
  • E7The Mayakovsky Circumstance★ 7.91k
  • E8The Strangled Heart★ 7.91k
  • E9The Writing Room★ 8.31k
  • E10Homecoming★ 7.81k
  • E11Remedial Battle Magic★ 7.7996
  • E12Thirty-Nine Graves★ 7.91k
  • E13Have You Brought Me Little Cakes★ 8.31k
S213 eps · ★ 7.9
  • E1Knight of Crowns★ 7.8933
  • E2Hotel Spa Potions★ 7.7833
  • E3Divine Elimination★ 8.61k
  • E4The Flying Forest★ 7.8811
  • E5Cheat Day★ 7.6762
  • E6The Cock Barrens★ 7.6722
  • E7Plan B★ 8.3760
  • E8Word as Bond★ 7.8697
  • E9Lesser Evils★ 7.9748
  • E10The Girl Who Told Time★ 7.8691
  • E11The Rattening★ 7.9685
  • E12Ramifications★ 8.1701
  • E13We Have Brought You Little Cakes★ 8.3739
S313 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1The Tales of the Seven Keys★ 8.1809
  • E2Heroes and Morons★ 8.0726
  • E3The Losses of Magic★ 7.9713
  • E4Be the Penny★ 8.9970
  • E5A Life in the Day★ 9.32k
  • E6Do You Like Teeth?★ 8.0686
  • E7Poached Eggs★ 7.9660
  • E8Six Short Stories About Magic★ 8.8828
  • E9All That Josh★ 9.01k
  • E10The Art of the Deal★ 8.3667
  • E11Twenty-Three★ 8.6713
  • E12The Fillorian Candidate★ 8.8744
  • E13Will You Play with Me?★ 8.5837
S413 eps · ★ 8.2
  • E1A Flock of Lost Birds★ 8.1734
  • E2Lost, Found, Fucked★ 8.1627
  • E3The Bad News Bear★ 8.2619
  • E4Marry... Kill★ 8.0598
  • E5Escape from the Happy Place★ 8.7940
  • E6A Timeline and Place★ 8.0580
  • E7The Side Effect★ 8.0617
  • E8Home Improvement★ 8.0553
  • E9The Serpent★ 8.2549
  • E10All That Hard, Glossy Armor★ 8.7987
  • E11The 4-1-1★ 8.1574
  • E12The Secret Sea★ 8.3611
  • E13No Better to Be Safe Than Sorry★ 7.82k
S513 eps · ★ 7.9
  • E1Do Something Crazy★ 7.7574
  • E2The Wrath of the Time Bees★ 7.9480
  • E3The Mountain of Ghosts★ 8.0491
  • E4Magicians Anonymous★ 7.5442
  • E5Apocalypse? Now?!★ 8.2477
  • E6Oops!...I Did It Again★ 8.8582
  • E7Acting Dean★ 7.7415
  • E8Garden Variety Homicide★ 7.8403
  • E9Cello Squirrel Daffodil★ 7.9400
  • E10Purgatory★ 8.1396
  • E11Be the Hyman★ 7.8381
  • E12The Balls★ 7.4525
  • E13Fillory and Further★ 8.3590

Top cast

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SStella MaeveJulia WickerSStella MaeveKimSStella MaeveNameless' SisterHHale ApplemanEliot WaughHHale ApplemanNamelessAArjun GuptaWilliam 'Penny' AdiyodiAArjun GuptaWilliam 'Penny 23' AdiyodiAArjun GuptaHanselSSummer BishilMargo HansonSSummer BishilJanetSSummer BishilMargolemOOlivia Taylor DudleyAlice QuinnOOlivia Taylor DudleyCassandraOOlivia Taylor DudleyMirror AliceJJason RalphQuentin ColdwaterJJason RalphBrian

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Comments

Comments are moderated against a short code of conduct. Disagree as much as you like; do it kindly.