The Magicians: Season 1

2015 · 13 episodes · ★ 7.6

What Season 1 of The Magicians

Quentin Coldwater enters Brakebills University, a magical teaching college in New York, intending to train as a magician. He soon discovers that the fantasy books he read as a child describe a real and dangerous universe. Julia, his childhood friend, watches the college doors close on her and decides to seek magic on her own. A group of twentysomethings studies the discipline as the first problems emerge. Penny is overwhelmed by his psychic abilities, and Alice wants to know what happened to her missing brother, no matter the cost. Sera Gamble created the series for Syfy, and Jason Ralph and Stella Maeve lead the cast.

13episodes

Dec 16, 2015Released

Apr 11, 2016Latest episode

9.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Unauthorized Magic
Dec 16, 2015 · 52 min · ★ 7.5
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.
Directing: Mike Cahill · Writing: Sera Gamble, John McNamara · Starring: Michael Cassidy, Wayne Péré, Tembi Locke, Laura Fraser
1x02 The Source of Magic
Jan 25, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 7.4
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.
Directing: Scott Smith · Writing: Sera Gamble · Starring: Valerie Tian, Michael Cassidy, Esmé Bianco, Anthony Marble
1x03 Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting
Feb 1, 2016 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
Alice ends up risking everything to discover the truth behind her brother's disappearance. Quentin and Julia are involved in a volatile reunion.
Directing: Scott Smith · Writing: Henry Alonso Myers · Starring: Ben Esler, Michael Cassidy, Anne Dudek, Hiro Kanagawa
1x04 The World in the Walls
Feb 8, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 8.2
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.
Directing: James L. Conway · Writing: John McNamara · Starring: Valerie Tian, Tembi Locke, Rose Liston, Matt Beairsto
1x05 Mendings, Major and Minor
Feb 15, 2016 · 43 min · ★ 7.6
The students each deal with a personal matter that keeps them from focusing on the upcoming Welter's Tournament.
Directing: Bill Eagles · Writing: David Reed · Starring: Michael Cassidy, Edwin Perez, Denise Crosby, M.C. Gainey
1x06 Impractical Applications
Feb 22, 2016 · 43 min · ★ 7.1
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.
Directing: John Scott · Writing: Leah Fong · Starring: Amy Pietz, Trezzo Mahoro, Sachin Sahel, Amitai Marmorstein
1x07 The Mayakovsky Circumstance
Feb 29, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directing: Guy Norman Bee · Writing: John McNamara · Starring: Jesse Luken, Jessica Harmon, Brían F. O'Byrne, Lee Majdoub
1x08 The Strangled Heart
Mar 7, 2016 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directing: Jan Eliasberg · Writing: David Reed · Starring: Valerie Tian, Esmé Bianco, Anne Dudek, Jesse Luken
1x09 The Writing Room
Mar 14, 2016 · 43 min · ★ 8.2
Quentin, Alice, Eliot, and Penny travel to England in search of a missing magic button. Julia searches for real meaning in her magic.
Directing: James L. Conway · Writing: Sera Gamble · Starring: Oliver Bell, Rose Liston, Rebecca Tilney, Oliver Rice
1x10 Homecoming
Mar 21, 2016 · 43 min · ★ 7.3
Penny travels to the world of The Neitherlands, and Quentin and Alice work together to save him. Julia joins an eclectic group of magicians.
Directing: Joshua Butler · Writing: Henry Alonso Myers · Starring: Tom Amandes, Jonathan Scarfe, Katie Findlay, Marco Grazzini
1x11 Remedial Battle Magic
Mar 28, 2016 · 43 min · ★ 7.6
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.
Directing: Amanda Tapping · Writing: Leah Fong · Starring: Anne Dudek, M.C. Gainey, Charles Mesure, Katie Findlay
1x12 Thirty-Nine Graves
Apr 4, 2016 · 43 min · ★ 7.6
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.
Directing: Guy Norman Bee · Writing: Leah Fong, Henry Alonso Myers · Starring: Trevor Einhorn, Rose Liston, Katie Findlay, Bobbi Charlton
1x13 Have You Brought Me Little Cakes? Season Finale
Apr 11, 2016 · 49 min · ★ 8.0
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.
Directing: Scott Smith · Writing: Sera Gamble, John McNamara, David Reed · Starring: Esmé Bianco, Rose Liston, Charles Mesure, Nicholas Croucher