Episode guide
The Magicians: Season 1
13 episodes · premiered Dec 16, 2015
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.
- Episode 1: Unauthorized Magic Dec 16, 2015 · 52m · TMDB 7.5 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.
- Episode 2: The Source of Magic Jan 25, 2016 · 42m · TMDB 7.4 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…
- Episode 3: Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting Feb 1, 2016 · 43m · TMDB 7.4 Alice ends up risking everything to discover the truth behind her brother's disappearance. Quentin and Julia are involved in a volatile reunion.
- Episode 4: The World in the Walls Feb 8, 2016 · 42m · TMDB 8.1 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.
- Episode 5: Mendings, Major and Minor Feb 15, 2016 · 43m · TMDB 7.6 The students each deal with a personal matter that keeps them from focusing on the upcoming Welter's Tournament.
- Episode 6: Impractical Applications Feb 22, 2016 · 43m · TMDB 7.1 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.
- Episode 7: The Mayakovsky Circumstance Feb 29, 2016 · 42m · TMDB 7.7 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…
- Episode 8: The Strangled Heart Mar 7, 2016 · 43m 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…
- Episode 9: The Writing Room Mar 14, 2016 · 43m Quentin, Alice, Eliot, and Penny travel to England in search of a missing magic button. Julia searches for real meaning in her magic.
- Episode 10: Homecoming Mar 21, 2016 · 43m · TMDB 7.2 Penny travels to the world of The Neitherlands, and Quentin and Alice work together to save him. Julia joins an eclectic group of magicians.
- Episode 11: Remedial Battle Magic Mar 28, 2016 · 43m · TMDB 7.6 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.
- Episode 12: Thirty-Nine Graves Apr 4, 2016 · 43m 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.
- Episode 13: Have You Brought Me Little Cakes? Apr 11, 2016 · 49m 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.