The Magicians
All magic comes at a cost.
Created by Sera Gamble
On Syfy
A serialized fantasy drama that pairs the camaraderie of a college friend group with escalating magical stakes and persistent existential dread.
Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— and poses grave danger to humanity.
Essence
Ensemble
Jason Ralph
Quentin Coldwater
Olivia Taylor Dudley
Alice Quinn
Arjun Gupta
William "Penny" Adiyodi
Stella Maeve
Julia Wicker
Hale Appleman
Eliot Waugh
Summer Bishil
Margo Hanson
Trevor Einhorn
Josh Hoberman
Rick Worthy
Dean Fogg
Brittany Curran
Fen
Oliver Bell
George
Hannah Henney
Dancer (uncredited)
Mackenzie Astin
Richard
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