Season 1
Season 1

Season 1

The Magicians

13 episodes16/12/2015★ 7.6

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.

Episodes

Unauthorized Magic
S1 · E1 · 16/12/2015 · 52 min

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.

★ 7.5 · 36 votes
The Source of Magic
S1 · E2 · 25/01/2016 · 42 min

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.

★ 7.4 · 31 votes
Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting
S1 · E3 · 01/02/2016 · 43 min

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.

★ 7.4 · 29 votes
The World in the Walls
S1 · E4 · 08/02/2016 · 42 min

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.

★ 8.1 · 27 votes
Mendings, Major and Minor
S1 · E5 · 15/02/2016 · 43 min

Mendings, Major and Minor

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

★ 7.6 · 27 votes
Impractical Applications
S1 · E6 · 22/02/2016 · 43 min

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.

★ 7.1 · 29 votes
The Mayakovsky Circumstance
S1 · E7 · 29/02/2016 · 42 min

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.

★ 7.7 · 25 votes
The Strangled Heart
S1 · E8 · 07/03/2016 · 43 min

The Strangled Heart

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 magic for good after entering a rehab facility.

★ 7.7 · 24 votes
The Writing Room
S1 · E9 · 14/03/2016 · 43 min

The Writing Room

Quentin, Alice, Eliot, and Penny travel to England in search of a missing magic button. Julia searches for real meaning in her magic.

★ 8.2 · 24 votes
Homecoming
S1 · E10 · 21/03/2016 · 43 min

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.

★ 7.2 · 26 votes
Remedial Battle Magic
S1 · E11 · 28/03/2016 · 43 min

Remedial Battle Magic

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.

★ 7.6 · 25 votes
Thirty-Nine Graves
S1 · E12 · 04/04/2016 · 43 min

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.

★ 7.6 · 22 votes
Have You Brought Me Little Cakes?
S1 · E13 · 11/04/2016 · 49 min

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.

★ 8.0 · 21 votes

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