Magic City: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Miami Beach, 1959.

As Ike Evans rings in the New Year at his luxurious Miramar Playa Hotel, Havana falls to Castro's rebels. It's a turbulent time in Miami, but it's the place to be. The Kennedys, the mob and the CIA all hold court here. And Ike, he's the star of his hotel. But everything comes at a price. To finance his dream, he sold his soul to mob boss Ben "The Butcher" Diamond. Ike's wife Vera, a former showgirl, and his three kids think he's an honorable man, but he can't break his pact with the devil. His life is a façade. In fact, nothing at the Miramar Playa is what it seems. By day, it's diving clowns and cha-cha lessons. By night, escorts have secret liaisons with husbands in the family cabanas, while Miami's seedier residents and the law drift together to hear legendary singers, musicians and comics. As Ike's world threatens to implode, he fights for his family, and the Miramar Playa, in Magic City.

Series details

• Title: Magic City
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2012-03-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-08-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: STARZ
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 404

Cast and credited roles

• Jeffrey Dean Morgan — Ike Evans
• Olga Kurylenko — Vera Evans
• Steven Strait — Stevie Evans
• Jessica Marais — Lily Diamond
• Christian Cooke — Danny Evans
• Danny Huston — Ben "The Butcher" Diamond
• Elena Satine — Judi Silver
• Dominik Garcia-Lorido — Mercedes Lazaro
• Kelly Lynch — Meg Bannock
• Taylor Blackwell — Lauren Evans

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-03-30; final listed air date 2012-06-01; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2013-06-14; final listed air date 2013-08-09; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Magic City 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.