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{{TV
|image = The Magicians TV logo.png
|creator = [[Sera Gamble]]<br>[[John McNamara]]
|showrunners = [[Sera Gamble]]<br>[[John McNamara]]
|composer = [[Will Bates]]
|first = ''[[Unauthorized Magic]]''
|last = ''[[Fillory and Further (episode)|Fillory and Further]]''
|channel = [[SYFY]]
|dates = December 16, 2015 — April 1, 2020
}}

'''''SYFY's The Magicians''''', or simply '''''The Magicians''''', is an American fantasy television series that airs on [[SYFY]] and is based on [[Lev Grossman]]'s series of the [[The Magicians Trilogy|same name]]. [[Michael London]], [[Janice Williams]], [[John McNamara]], and [[Sera Gamble]] serve as executive producers. A 13-episode order was placed for the first season in May 2015, and the series premiered on December 16, 2015, as a special preview.<ref>[http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/15/8612553/the-magicians-syfy-trailer Polygon — Syfy's TV adaptation of The Magicians looks promising in this trailer]</ref>

The series follows the story of [[Quentin Coldwater]] and his friends as a loose adaptation of the original novels of ''[[The Magicians]]'', ''[[The Magician King]]'', and ''[[The Magician's Land]]''.

On July 19, 2016, the DVD and Blu-ray of season 1 were released.

On February 18, 2016, it was renewed for a second season,<ref>[https://deadline.com/2016/02/the-magicians-renewed-season-2-syfy-1201698411/ 'The Magicians' Renewed for Season 2 By Syfy]</ref> which aired on January 25, 2017.

On April 12. 2017, it was renewed for a third season,<ref>[https://deadline.com/2017/04/the-magicians-renewed-season-3-syfy-1202068285/ 'The Magicians' Renewed For Season 3 By Syfy]</ref> which premiered on January 10, 2018.

On February 28, 2018, it was renewed for a fourth season<ref>[https://deadline.com/2018/02/the-magicians-renewed-season-4-syfy-1202306287/ ‘The Magicians’ Renewed For Season 4 At Syfy]</ref>, which released on January 23, 2019.<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/5/17940898/the-magicians-season-four-release-date-new-trailer-nycc-comic-con The Magicians season 4 gets a release date and an ominous new trailer]</ref>

On January 22, 2019, it was renewed for a fifth season<ref>[https://deadline.com/2019/01/the-magicians-renewed-season-5-syfy-1202539377/ 'The Magicians' Renewed For Season 5 by Syfy]</ref>, which aired on January 15, 2020. On March 3, 2020, Executive Producers [[Sera Gamble]] and [[John McNamara]] announced that the fifth season finale would also serve as the series finale.<ref>[https://www.tvinsider.com/919354/the-magicians-ending-season-5-reason-response/ Syfy, Sera Gamble & John McNamara Address the End of 'The Magicians']</ref>

==Season Synopsis==
===[[The Magicians (TV series)/Season One|Season One]]===
[[File:The Magicians S1 Promo.jpg|thumb|200px|[[The Magicians (TV series)/Season One|Season One]]]]
[[Quentin Coldwater]] arrives at [[Brakebills University]], a school dedicated to training Magicians. There, he and fellow students [[Alice Quinn|Alice]], [[Penny Adiyodi|Penny]], [[Margo Hanson|Margo]], and [[Eliot Waugh|Eliot]] hone their skills, test their mettle and form new (and oftentimes, problematic) relationships, all while facing a dangerous and [[Martin Chatwin|deadly threat]] from a [[Fillory|magical world]]. Meanwhile, Quentin's friend [[Julia Wicker|Julia]] — rejected from Brakebills — pursues magic on her own down a dark, often dangerous, path.

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===[[The Magicians (TV series)/Season Two|Season Two]]===
[[File:The Magicians S2 Promo.jpg|thumb|200px|[[The Magicians (TV series)/Season Two|Season Two]]]]
[[Magic]] is dying. With our characters transported to the magical kingdom of Fillory — and named Kings and Queens of the land to boot — can they save magic? Oh, and there's still the Beast to deal with, don't forget. Meanwhile, Julia is on a no-holds-barred revenge quest against the evil God that attacked her.

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===[[The Magicians (TV series)/Season Three|Season Three]]===
[[File:The Magicians S3 Promo.jpg|thumb|200px|[[The Magicians (TV series)/Season Three|Season Three]]]]
Magic is dead, so our team of intrepid Magicians must embark on a series of quests to find seven keys that will restore enchantment to all worlds. Also amid this chaos, the threat of losing their crowns loom as Eliot and Margo battle angry Fillorians and merciless Fairies who are tired of being ruled by children of Earth.

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===[[The Magicians (TV series)/Season Four|Season Four]]===
[[File:TM S4 Eliot Poster.png|thumb|200px|[[The Magicians (TV series)/Season Four|Season Four]]]]
After embarking on the epic quest of the seven keys, our Magicians may have restore magic but not without a great cost. With their memories erased and new magic-free identities, they're more vulnerable than ever to the ancient, powerful, and unkillable Monster who escape confinement from Castle Blackspire and jumped bodies to a new host, Eliot.

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===[[The Magicians (TV series)/Season Five|Season Five]]===
[[File:Season 5 Poster.jpg|thumb|200px|Season Five]]
Last season, magic was saved, but at a terrible cost: the life of Quentin Coldwater, who died heroically to save his friends— and the world. Julia, Alice, Eliot, Margo, Penny and their friends (and frenemies) must learn to navigate a world without him. Now, a new threat has arisen: in freeing magic, the balance tipped the other way and there’s too damn much of it, and as the excess builds, an apocalypse looms. Can the magicians get their shit together to save the world without Q?

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==Cast==
===Main Cast===
*[[Jason Ralph]] as [[Quentin Coldwater]] <small>(seasons 1–4)</small>
*[[Stella Maeve]] as [[Julia Wicker]]
*[[Olivia Taylor Dudley]] as [[Alice Quinn]]
*[[Hale Appleman]] as [[Eliot Waugh]]
*[[Arjun Gupta]] as [[Penny Adiyodi]] <small>(seasons 1–4)</small> and [[Penny Adiyodi/Timeline 23|Penny 23]] <small>(season 3–5)</small>
*[[Summer Bishil]] as [[Margo Hanson]]
*[[Rick Worthy]] as [[Henry Fogg]] <small>(season 2–5; recurring season 1)</small>
*[[Jade Tailor]] as [[Kady Orloff-Diaz]] <small>(season 2–5; recurring season 1)</small>
*[[Brittany Curran]] <small>(season 3–5; recurring season 2)</small> and [[Laci J. Mailey]] <small>(guest season 1)</small> as [[Fen]]
*[[Trevor Einhorn]] as [[Josh Hoberman]] <small>(season 3–5; recurring season 2; guest season 1)</small>

===Recurring Cast===
*[[Anne Dudek]] as [[Pearl Sunderland]] <small>(seasons 1–2)</small>
*[[Esmé Bianco]] as [[Jane Chatwin|Jane Chatwin/Eliza/The Watcherwoman]] <small>(season 1; guest season 3)</small>
*[[Rose Liston]] as Young Jane Chatwin <small>(season 1; guest season 3)</small>
*[[David Call]] as [[Pete]] <small>(season 1)</small>
*[[Kacey Rohl]] as [[Marina Andrieski]] <small>(seasons 1–2)</small> and [[Marina Andrieski/Timeline 23|Marina Andrieski 23]] <small>(season 4; guest season 3)</small>
*[[Mackenzie Astin]] as [[Richard Corrigan]]
*[[Keegan Connor Tracy]] as [[Eleanor Lipson]]
*[[Charles Mesure]] as [[Martin Chatwin|Martin Chatwin/The Beast]]
*[[Katie Findlay]] as [[Eve]] <small>(season 1)</small>
*[[Garcelle Beauvais]] as [[Persephone]] <small>(seasons 1–2)</small>
*[[Mageina Tovah]] as [[Zelda Schiff]] <small>(season 2–present; guest season 1)</small>
*[[Adam DiMarco]] as [[Todd]] <small>(season 2–present; guest season 1)</small>
*[[Rizwan Manji]] as [[Tick Pickwick]] <small>(season 2–present)</small>
*[[Arlen Escarpeta]] as Prince [[Ess]] <small>(season 2–present)</small>
*[[Christopher Gorham]] as [[John Gaines]] <small>(season 2)</small>
*[[Harvey Guillen]] as [[Benedict Fenwick]] <small>(season 2–present)</small>
*[[Imogen Tear]] as Shade Julia <small>(season 2)</small>
*[[Leonard Roberts]] as [[Idri]] <small>(season 2)</small>
*[[Dina Meyer]] as [[Agate Grey]] <small>(season 3)</small>
*[[Jaime Ray Newman]] as [[Irene McAllistair]] <small>(season 3)</small>
*[[Daniel Nemes]] as [[Gavin Winterbottom]] <small>(season 3–present)</small>
*[[Madeleine Arthur]] as [[Fray]] <small>(season 3)</small>
*[[Jolene Purdy]] as [[Shoshana]] <small>(season 4)</small>
*[[Tom Wright]] as [[Santa Claus]] <small>(season 4)</small>

==Episodes==
{{Main|The Magicians (TV series)/Season One|Season One}}
{{Main|The Magicians (TV series)/Season Two|Season Two}}
{{Main|The Magicians (TV series)/Season Three|Season Three}}
{{Main|The Magicians (TV series)/Season Four|Season Four}}
{{Main|The Magicians (TV series)/Season Five|Season Five}}

==Production==
===Development===
The show was originally planned for {{WPS|Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX}}, but on February 2012 the adaptation was announced to be canceled. In 2014, [[SYFY]] announced it would be producing an hour-long drama adaptation of the [[The Magicians|novel]]. The [[Unauthorized Magic|pilot]] was greenlit on July 9, 2014,<ref>[http://deadline.com/2014/07/magicians-pilot-syfy-drama-series-lev-grossman-books-801340/ Deadline - Syfy Orders ‘The Magicians’ Pilot Based On Lev Grossman Fantasy Books]</ref> and officially ordered to series on May 4, 2015.<ref>[http://deadline.com/2015/05/the-magicians-series-syfy-1201420427/ Deadline - ‘The Magicians’ Picked Up To Series By Syfy]</ref>

[[Sera Gamble]], former ''[[w:c:supernatural|Supernatural]]'' showrunner, and {{WPS|In Plain Sight}}'s [[John McNamara]] are on board as executive producers and writers for the project. On September 2, 2014, it was announced that [[Mike Cahill]] was tapped to direct the pilot.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/syfy-taps-mike-cahill-direct-729549 The Hollywood Reporter - Syfy Taps Mike Cahill to Direct 'The Magicians' (Exclusive)]</ref>

On December 3, 2014 [[Jason Ralph]] and {{WPS|Sosie Bacon}} were announced to play the roles of [[Quentin Coldwater]] and [[Alice Quinn]] respectively<ref>[http://deadline.com/2014/12/jason-ralph-sosie-bacon-to-star-in-the-magicians-on-syfy-1201307406/ Deadline - Jason Ralph & Sosie Bacon To Star In ‘The Magicians’ On Syfy]</ref> but Sosie was eventually replaced by [[Olivia Taylor Dudley]] on August 5, 2015.<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/article/syfys-magicians-conjures-new-female-lead-gets-unde-223412 AV Club - Syfy’s The Magicians conjures up a new female lead, gets underway]</ref>

In order to show the complex and intricate hand movements used to cast magic, [[Paul Becker]] and [[Kevin Li]] were brought as choreographers to teach the cast finger tutting.<ref>[http://mashable.com/2015/10/13/syfy-the-magicians-nycc/#C1BEjWpOdmqK Harry Potter gets a dark, grown-up twist in Syfy's 'The Magicians']</ref>

==Filming==
The pilot, entitled "Unauthorized Magic," was shot in New Orleans in December 2014<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArjunGuptaBK/status/537437509551411200 ArjunGuptaBK on Twitter]</ref> with the rest of the episodes filmed in Vancouver in July 2015.<ref>[http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2015/05/syfy_the_magicians_lev_grossma.html Syfy orders 'The Magicians' to series, with production to begin in Vancouver in July]</ref>

===Second Season===
A second season was announced on February 8, 2016. The show returned in 2017 and featured 13 episodes.<ref>[http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/the-magicians-season-2-renewed-syfy-1201699942/ Variety - ‘The Magicians’ Renewed for Season 2 on Syfy]</ref>

===Third Season===
A third season was announced on April 12, 2017. <ref>[http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/the-magicians-renewed-syfy-season-3-1202029212/ Variety - ‘The Magicians’ Renewed by Syfy for Season 3]</ref>

===Fourth Season===
A fourth season was announced on February 28, 2018.<ref>[https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/02/the-magicians-renewed-for-4th-season.html Spoiler TV - The Magicians - Renewed for a 4th Season]</ref>

==Videos==
<gallery>
Syfy The Magicians Trailer
The Magicians (Syfy) NY Comic Con Trailer HD
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*[[Janet Pluchinsky]]'s name was changed to [[Margo Hanson]] to avoid confusion as several other characters also had names that began with "J"- [[Jane Chatwin]], [[Julia Wicker]], [[Josh Hoberman]], etc. This was pointed out by [[Zelda Schiff]], the Head Librarian of the [[Library of the Neitherlands]], as she calls Margo "Janet". When Margo says it's not her name, she merely replies "this time".
**In Season Four, Margo's new identity's name is changed to Janet as a nod to the original character.
*[[List of Deleted Scenes]]

==References==
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