The Magicians: Season 1
The Magicians is an American fantasy television series based on the trilogy of novels by Lev Grossman. The series premiered on a television network and follows a group of students at Brakebills University, a secret institution specializing in magic. At the university, the students hone their skills and form relationships while facing a threat from a magical world. Brakebills University is an unorthodox environment wh
Season overview
The Magicians is an American fantasy television series based on the trilogy of novels by Lev Grossman. The series premiered on a television network and follows a group of students at Brakebills University, a secret institution specializing in magic. At the university, the students hone their skills and form relationships while facing a threat from a magical world. Brakebills University is an unorthodox environment where students learn spellcasting and discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is real. The series explores the consequences of this discovery and the dangers it poses to humanity. The Magicians features a group of twenty-something friends navigating their education and the magical world they encounter.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Unauthorized Magic
Dec 16, 2015 · 52 min
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 serie
The Source of Magic
Jan 25, 2016 · 42 min
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
Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting
Feb 1, 2016 · 43 min
Alice ends up risking everything to discover the truth behind her brother's disappearance. Quentin and Julia are involved in a volatile reunion.
The World in the Walls
Feb 8, 2016 · 42 min
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.
Mendings, Major and Minor
Feb 15, 2016 · 43 min
The students each deal with a personal matter that keeps them from focusing on the upcoming Welter's Tournament.
Impractical Applications
Feb 22, 2016 · 43 min
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.
The Mayakovsky Circumstance
Feb 29, 2016 · 42 min
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 an
The Strangled Heart
Mar 7, 2016 · 43 min
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
The Writing Room
Mar 14, 2016 · 43 min
Quentin, Alice, Eliot, and Penny travel to England in search of a missing magic button. Julia searches for real meaning in her magic.
Homecoming
Mar 21, 2016 · 43 min
Penny travels to the world of The Neitherlands, and Quentin and Alice work together to save him. Julia joins an eclectic group of magicians.
Remedial Battle Magic
Mar 28, 2016 · 43 min
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.
Thirty-Nine Graves
Apr 4, 2016 · 43 min
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.
Have You Brought Me Little Cakes?
Apr 11, 2016 · 49 min
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.