The Magicians

Season 1

13 episodes 5 seasons

Quentin Coldwater arrives at Brakebills University, a school dedicated to training Magicians. There, he and fellow students Alice, Penny, Margo and Eliot hone their skills, test their mettle and form new (and often times, problematic) relationships, all while facing a dangerous and deadly threat from a magical world. Meanwhile, Quentin's friend Julia - rejected from Brakebills - pursues magic on her own down a dark, often dangerous, path.

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The Magicians Season 1 released on December 16, 2015.

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S01E01 Aired December 16, 2015

Unauthorized Magic

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 series.

S01E02 Aired January 25, 2016

The Source of Magic

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 Hedge Witches.

S01E03 Aired February 01, 2016

Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting

Alice ends up risking everything to discover the truth behind her brother's disappearance. Quentin and Julia are involved in a volatile reunion.

S01E04 Aired February 08, 2016

The World in the Walls

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.

S01E05 Aired February 15, 2016

Mendings, Major and Minor

The students each deal with a personal matter that keeps them from focusing on the upcoming Welter's Tournament.

S01E06 Aired February 22, 2016

Impractical Applications

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.

S01E07 Aired February 29, 2016

The Mayakovsky Circumstance

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 and what that means for her future as a Magician.

S01E08 Aired March 07, 2016

The Strangled Heart

Brakebills is thrown into chaos when Penny is violently attacked by someone who was considered a friend; at the same time, Quentin tries to find a connection to the Beast; and Julia considers giving up magic for good after entering a rehab facility.

S01E09 Aired March 14, 2016

The Writing Room

When Alice and Quentin learn that Penny read the 6th Fillory novel, they make him tell the story. And it's a doozy. Quentin, Alice, Eliot, and Penny travel to England in search of a missing magic button. Julia searches for real meaning in her magic.

S01E10 Aired March 21, 2016

Homecoming

Penny travels to the world of The Neitherlands, and Quentin and Alice work together to save him; Julia joins an eclectic group of magicians.

S01E11 Aired March 28, 2016

Remedial Battle Magic

Quentin and the others learn battle magic as they prepare for a showdown in Fillory. But this challenge leads to building frustrations...pushing some apart and others together. Julia and Kady take on a mission with the Free Traders that may push them too far.

S01E12 Aired April 04, 2016

Thirty-Nine Graves

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.

S01E13 Aired April 11, 2016

Have You Brought Me Little Cakes?

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.