What Is It?
The Magicians is based on the series of books by Lev Grossman that follows a group of students attending Brakebills University for Magical Pedagogy in order to learn how to use their powers. Following is the official synopsis for the fifth season:
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?
Trailer
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Credits
Cast: Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Hale Appleman, Arjun Gupta, Summer Bishil
Production: Sera Gamble (Showrunner / Executive Producer), John McNamara (Showrunner / Executive Producer), McNamara Moving Company (Production Company)
When Does It Return?
The show will air Wednesdays at 10 PM EST and will have its fifth season premiere on January 15th.
Status
No scripted series on Syfy (or the Sci Fi Channel before it) has ever gone more than five seasons on the network (the first five seasons of Stargate: SG-1 aired on Showtime). The numbers for The Magicians were down last season and Syfy seems to be shying away from scripted programming of late. Fans may want to make a Call to Action on the social networks to give this show a boost as it heads directly towards the network’s five-season wall.
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