The Magicians: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Magicians (2015): Drama, Adventure, Fantasy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Based upon Lev Grossman's best-selling books, The Magicians centers around Brakebills University, a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthdox 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.
Series details
- Title: The Magicians
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Adventure, Fantasy
- Premiere date: 2015-12-16
- Final broadcast date listed: 2020-04-01
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: Syfy
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
- TVMaze ID: 3083
Cast and credited roles
- Stella Maeve — Julia Wicker
- Olivia Taylor Dudley — Alice Quinn
- Summer Bishil — Margo Hanson
- Hale Appleman — Eliot Waugh
- Jason Ralph — Quentin Coldwater
- Jade Tailor — Kady Orloff-Diaz
- Brittany Curran — Fen
- Arjun Gupta — William "Penny" Adiyodi
- Rick Worthy — Dean Henry Fogg
- Trevor Einhorn — Josh Hoberman
- Arjun Gupta — William "Penny" Adiyodi (Timeline 23)
- Hale Appleman — The Monster
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2015-12-16; final listed air date 2016-04-11; episode order: 13.
- Season 2: premiered 2017-01-25; final listed air date 2017-04-19; episode order: 13.
- Season 3: premiered 2018-01-10; final listed air date 2018-04-04; episode order: 13.
- Season 4: premiered 2019-01-23; final listed air date 2019-04-17; episode order: 13.
- Season 5: premiered 2020-01-15; final listed air date 2020-04-01; episode order: 13.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Magicians 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.
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