Breaking Magic: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Breaking Magic fuses the showmanship and mystery of street magic with the raw power of science. Watch as each trick surprises unsuspecting bystanders with mystifying results. Breaking Magic recruited today's freshest and most creative magicians to show you how science works with shocking tricks. Hidden cameras on the streets of London, Warsaw and New York City capture bystanders completely baffled by these magicians' unexpected tricks. Immediately following these demonstrations, each magician explains the scientific reality behind each illusion.

Series details

• Title: Breaking Magic
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2012-11-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-04-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7908
• IMDb ID: tt2445546
• TVDB ID: 263737

Cast and credited roles

• Billy Kidd — Billy Kidd
• Wayne Houchin — Wayne Houchin
• Ben Hanlin — Ben Hanlin
• James Galea — James Galea

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-11-11; final listed air date 2013-02-28; episode order: 9.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-03-12; final listed air date 2014-04-30; episode order: 15.

Source and licence

Adapted from Breaking Magic on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.