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The Magicians: Season 1

13 episodes Premiered Dec 16, 2015 Updated Jul 21, 2026

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.

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Episodes

S1·E1

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

S1·E2

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

S1·E3

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.

S1·E4

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.

S1·E5

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.

S1·E6

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.

S1·E7

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

S1·E8

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

S1·E9

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.

S1·E10

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.

S1·E11

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.

S1·E12

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.

S1·E13

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.