The Magicians ( US tv series ) - wikipedia The Magicians ( US tv series ) The Magicians Genre Fantasy Created by Sera Gamble John McNamara Based on The Magicians by Lev Grossman Starring Jason Ralph Stella Maeve Olivia Taylor Dudley Hale Appleman Arjun Gupta Summer Bishil Rick Worthy Jade Tailor Brittany Curran Trevor Einhorn Composer ( s ) Will Bates Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 39 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Mike Cahill Michael London Janice Williams Scott Smith John McNamara Sera Gamble Henry Alonso Myers Producer ( s ) Mitch Engel Location ( s ) New Orleans, Louisiana ( pilot ) Vancouver, British Columbia Cinematography Vanja Cernjul Elie Smokin Editor ( s ) Sue Blanely Jason Courson Mats Abbott Rita K. Sanders Running time 41 -- 52 minutes Production company ( s ) McNamara Moving Company Man Sewing Dinosaur Groundswell Productions Universal Cable Productions Distributor NBCUniversal Television Distribution Release Original network Syfy Original release December 16, 2015 ( 2015 - 12 - 16 ) -- present ( present ) External links Website The Magicians is an American fantasy television series that airs on Syfy and is based on the novel of the same name by Lev Grossman. Michael London, Janice Williams, John McNamara, and Sera Gamble serve as executive producers. A 13 - episode order was placed for the first season in May 2015, and the series premiered on December 16, 2015, as a special preview. In April 2017, the series was renewed for a third season of 13 episodes, which premiered on January 10, 2018. In February 2018, the series was renewed for a fourth season of 13 episodes, which is set to premiere in 2019. Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 3 Episodes 3.1 Season 1 ( 2015 -- 16 ) 3.2 Season 2 ( 2017 ) 3.3 Season 3 ( 2018 ) 4 Production 4.1 Development 5 Reception 5.1 Ratings 5.1. 1 Season 1 ( 2015 -- 16 ) 5.1. 2 Season 2 ( 2017 ) 5.1. 3 Season 3 ( 2018 ) 6 Awards and nominations 7 Home media release 8 References 9 External links Premise Quentin Coldwater enrolls at Brakebills University for Magical Pedagogy to be trained as a magician, where he discovers that the magical world from his favorite childhood books is real and poses a danger to humanity. Meanwhile, the life of his childhood friend Julia is derailed when she is denied entry, and she searches for magic elsewhere. Cast and characters See also : List of The Magicians characters Main Jason Ralph as Quentin Coldwater, a graduate student. He enrolls at Brakebills University for Magical Pedagogy to be trained as a magician. A lifelong fan of the Fillory and Further series, he discovers that they are in fact based in truth and pose a danger to his world. Stella Maeve as Julia Wicker, Quentin 's childhood friend, an Ivy League student who is not admitted to Brakebills, and is recruited by a secret magical society. Olivia Taylor Dudley as Alice Quinn, a naturally gifted magician and Quentin 's love interest whose parents are magicians and who comes from a neglected home life. Hale Appleman as Eliot Waugh, a student at Brakebills and senior to Quentin, with whom he is close friends. He is a heavy drinker. He and Margo are inseparable. Arjun Gupta as William `` Penny '' Adiyodi, Quentin 's roommate and peer. He is a talented magician who is a telepath and `` traveler '', someone who can travel between worlds. Despite his brusque demeanor, Penny is loyal to his friends. Summer Bishil as Margo Hanson, equivalent to Janet from the novels. Her name was changed to avoid confusion with other names beginning with `` J ''. She is close friends with Eliot and is very charismatic. Rick Worthy as Henry Fogg ( season 2 -- present ; recurring season 1 ), the Dean of Brakebills. Jade Tailor as Kady Orloff - Diaz ( season 2 -- present ; recurring season 1 ), a tough, rebellious Brakebills student who attracts Penny 's attention in and out of the classroom. After she flees Brakebills, she joins a group of magicians led by Richard and befriends Julia. Brittany Curran as Fen ( season 3 ; recurring season 2 ), Eliot 's Fillorian wife Trevor Einhorn as Josh Hoberman ( season 3 ; recurring season 2 ; guest season 1 ), a former Brakebills student who was one of the members of a group that went missing. Recurring David Call as Pete ( season 1 ), one of the confidants who welcome Julia into a clandestine underworld to develop her latent skills Michael Cassidy as James ( season 1 ), Julia 's boyfriend Esmé Bianco as Jane Chatwin ( season 1 ; guest season 3 ), a character from the Fillory and Further novels who also appears to Quentin, helping to guide him on his magical journey. In the present, under the name Eliza, she had a hand in initiating Quentin 's journey into real magic. Rose Liston as young Jane Chatwin ( season 1 ; guest season 3 ) Anne Dudek as Pearl Sunderland ( seasons 1 -- 2 ), a teacher at Brakebills and Penny 's mentor Kacey Rohl as Marina Andrieski, one of the hedge mages who welcome Julia into a clandestine underworld to develop her latent skills. Marina was expelled from Brakebills three months before graduation, and uses Julia to help her regain her memories of what she learned. Charles Mesure as Martin Chatwin / The Beast, Jane and Rupert 's brother, and former High King of Filory. He later resurfaced as the master magician with six fingers who has taken over Fillory and breaks through to Earth. His head is usually magically obscured by a swarm of moths. Mackenzie Astin as Richard Corrigan ( season 1 ) and Reynard the Fox, Corrigan was a magician and former member of the Free Trade Beowulf. Reynard 's a Pagan Trickster god and the son of Persephone who took over the body of Corrigan after the latter attempted to summon Persephone at the cost of his life. Keegan Connor Tracy as Professor Lipson, a teacher at Brakebills specializing in magical healing. She works in the school 's infirmary. Garcelle Beauvais as Persephone, better known as Our Lady Underground, a goddess from Julia 's dreams Mageina Tovah as Zelda Schiff ( season 2 -- present ; guest season 1 ), the Head Librarian at the Library of the Neitherlands Adam DiMarco as Todd ( season 2 -- present ; guest season 1 ), a student at Brakebills Rizwan Manji as Tick Pickwick ( season 2 -- present ), a royal advisor Arlen Escarpeta as Prince Ess ( season 2 -- present ), a handsome, rugged, pelt - clad man, with a sort of frat bro air of entitlement and the son of the ruler of Loria Christopher Gorham as John Gaines ( season 2 ), a senator who discovers he 's in possession of unusual abilities Harvey Guillen as Benedict Pickwick ( season 2 -- present ), a map - making servant of the court in Fillory Leonard Roberts as Idri ( season 2 -- present ), the King of Loria, and Eliot 's prospective lover Imogen Tear as Shade Julia ( season 2 ), a shade version of Julia 's younger counterpart. Candis Cayne as The Fairy Queen ( season 3 ; guest season 2 ), who forces Margo into her service after Margo 's deal with the Fairies. Marlee Matlin as Harriet Schiff ( season 3 ; guest season 2 ), the head of Fuzzbeat, a clickbait website that surreptitiously provides magical knowledge, and later revealed to be the daughter of the librarian Zelda Schiff Dina Meyer as The Stone Queen ( season 3 ), who wants Margo to marry her son Felicia Day as Poppy Kline ( season 3 ), a former Brakebills student whom Quentin comes across in Fillory. Jaime Ray Newman as Irene McAllistair ( season 3 ), a member of the board of Brakebills who buys the school outright when the loss of magic threatens to close the university. Madeleine Arthur as Fray ( season 3 ), presented as Eliot and Fen 's grown daughter by the Fairy Queen Anja Savcic as Skye ( season 3 ), an enslaved Fairy Daniel Nemes as Gavin ( season 3 ) Episodes Season Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 13 December 16, 2015 ( 2015 - 12 - 16 ) April 11, 2016 ( 2016 - 04 - 11 ) 13 January 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 25 ) April 19, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 19 ) 13 January 10, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 10 ) April 4, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 04 ) Season 1 ( 2015 -- 16 ) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) `` Unauthorized Magic '' Mike Cahill Sera Gamble & John McNamara December 16, 2015 ( 2015 - 12 - 16 ) 0.92 Quentin and Julia are invited to a test of their magical skills. Quentin passes and is accepted to Brakebills University. Julia fails the test and they attempt to wipe her memory about Brakebills and the test, but she manages to leave herself a clue to remember. Refusing to accept that she can not learn magic, she is later contacted by Pete, who offers to teach her. In his dreams, Quentin meets Jane Chatwin from the `` Fillory and Further '' novels, who warns him about the Beast and leaves him with a sigil burned into his hand. Alice recognizes the sigil and sees it as an opportunity to know how her brother died. She and Quentin, together with Penny and Kady try to contact her dead brother, Charlie. Instead they accidentally summon the Beast who appears in the school the next day, attacking a teacher and the dean. `` The Source of Magic '' Scott Smith Sera Gamble January 25, 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 25 ) 1.11 Professor Pearl investigates the Beast incident at Brakebills and Quentin, Alice, Penny, and Kady face disciplinary action for their involvement in the Beast 's attack. But Eliza, who is called in as specialist, lets them go on probation. Julia meets Marina when she has to pass a test to join the hedge witches. Kady is secretly working for Marina. `` Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting '' Scott Smith Henry Alonso Myers February 1, 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 01 ) 0.90 Alice and Quentin find out that her brother, Charlie, was consumed by magic and turned into a niffin five years ago. When they find him, he attacks Alice and Quentin. Quentin binds him, despite Alice 's belief that she can get through to him. Devastated about what happened to her brother, Alice leaves Brakebills. Julia struggles to balance learning magic with maintaining her previous life. Eliot searches for the book that Kady stole for Marina, which leads him and Quentin to Marina 's hedge witches safe house, where Quentin finds and confronts Julia. Penny, after being assigned incorrectly to the psychic discipline, discovers he is a `` Traveler, '' who has the ability to teleport anywhere, even between worlds. `` The World in the Walls '' James L. Conway John McNamara February 8, 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 08 ) 0.75 Quentin wakes up in the mental hospital he admitted himself to in the first episode, where his memories of Brakebills and magic are treated as delusions. It is revealed that Julia and Marina made Quentin 's elaborate hallucination, and the only way to get him out involves summoning a demon bug. Dean Fogg lowers the Brakebills school 's security spell, allowing Marina and Julia to sneak in, where they steal Marina 's memories of her time at Brakebills before she was expelled. Quentin, with the help of Penny and his visions of Jane Chatwin, is able to escape the hallucination. Marina, after being reunited with her memories, cuts off Julia from her hedge witch safe house because Julia tried to help Dean Fogg save Quentin. 5 5 `` Mendings, Major and Minor '' Bill Eagles David Reed February 15, 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 15 ) 0.75 Quentin visits home after finding out that his father has been diagnosed with brain cancer. He struggles with accepting that magic can not save his father, and eventually opens up to his father about magic. After being cut off by Marina, Julia tries to find other hedge witch safe houses in New York with the help of Pete, but nobody else has nearly as many spells. Marina erases James ' memory of Julia to prevent her from telling him about magic. Alice returns to Brakebills and Eliot and Margo try to use her connections to get a mentor. Penny practices astral projection and discovers a woman, Victoria, chained in a dungeon by the Beast. Based on the crest on the doors, Quentin surmises that Penny has traveled to Fillory. 6 6 `` Impractical Applications '' John Stuart Scott Leah Fong February 22, 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 22 ) 0.65 The first - years must pass a set of challenges called `` the trials '' devised by the third years. While doing the trials, Quentin and Penny reconcile, Alice and Quentin share secrets and Kady confesses to Penny that she is using him to steal things from Brakebills. As each of the first years passes the trials, they each turn into a goose. Meanwhile, in an attempt to steal spells from Marina, Julia teams up with an older hedge witch who also has connections with Marina. The older hedge witch turns out to be Kady 's mother and dies in the process of stealing the cabinet of spells from Marina 's safe house. Kady had been working for Marina in payment of a debt related to her mother. Kady does not know yet that her mother died. 7 7 `` The Mayakovsky Circumstance '' Guy Norman Bee Story by : Mike Moore Teleplay by : John McNamara February 29, 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 29 ) 0.70 While in the form of geese, Quentin and his peers fly to Brakebills South Antarctica to study with Professor Mayakovsky, who puts them through several challenges. Eliot and Margo prepare to travel to Ibiza, and with the help of newly - met Todd and Mike, summon a Djinn as a gift for the organizers of the party. When Eliot starts sleeping with Mike, he chooses to stay behind and Todd goes with Margo. Julia 's sister picks her up from the police station following the death of Kady 's mother, and insists on helping Julia to avoid their mother from knowing what happened. Mayakovsky engineers Alice and Quentin into a relationship. He also tells Kady that her mother died and she is no longer welcome at Brakebills, encouraging her to immediately leave and not to go back to the main school lest they take her memories of her time at the school. 8 8 `` The Strangled Heart '' Jan Eliasberg David Reed March 7, 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 07 ) 0.67 Eliot and Mike grow closer, while Quentin and Alice spend time apart to make assessments about their feelings for each other. Mike, while attacking Quentin, stabs Penny with a cursed blade. Recognizing a similar event in the Fillory and Further books, Quentin and Alice are able to save him. Mike pretends to remember nothing until Eliza confronts him, at which point he recognizes her as Jane Chatwin and kills her. He also attempts to attack Dean Fogg but before doing so he is killed by Eliot. In rehab, Julia meets a counselor named Richard who was trained at Brakebills and introduces her to religious magic. 9 9 `` The Writing Room '' James L. Conway Sera Gamble March 14, 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 14 ) 0.71 Quentin discovers that Penny destroyed the manuscript given to him by Eliza in the first episode. Penny relates that it is a book about Fillory written by Jane Chatwin and not by Christopher Plover, in which Jane wanted to clarify the discrepancies. Quentin, Penny, Alice, and Eliot travel to the Plover estate to search for the button which according to Jane in the book is the key to the door to Fillory. They find that the mansion is haunted by the ghosts of Plover 's housekeeper 's children, whom Plover 's sister had drugged and killed to prevent them from disturbing Plover 's work. Quentin discovers that Plover was learning magic and was molesting Martin Chatwin. Plover disappeared, rather than dying, leading Quentin to believe that he is the Beast. The four of them find the button with the children 's corpses. Meanwhile, Julia helps Richard by entering the mind of a paralyzed mute woman. 10 10 `` Homecoming '' Joshua Butler Henry Alonso Myers March 21, 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 21 ) 0.78 Penny has been trapped in the Neitherlands, the space between other worlds. He contacts Quentin and discovers that, while it 's only been 6 hours for him, it 's been 6 weeks back on Earth. To help Penny, Alice and Quentin travel to her parents ' house to ask for help from a family friend, who is also a Traveler. Penny meets a librarian in the Neitherlands who gives him information about how to fight the Beast. Quentin and Alice must resolve relationship issues to be able to cast a beacon spell which will help Penny find his way back to Earth. Eliot and Margo discover that an ex-boyfriend of hers had constructed a living Golem in her image. Julia hosts other magicians whom she knows through Richard, including Kady. Julia and Kady together learn some spells before joining their friends on a project, and then Richard explains to them that they are trying to summon a god to provide them with enough magical power to rewrite the past. 11 11 `` Remedial Battle Magic '' Amanda Tapping Leah Fong March 28, 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 28 ) 0.72 Quentin, Alice, Penny, Eliot and Margo use probability magic to determine their best chance to kill the Beast and survive ; the only option that does n't end in all of them dead is for them to travel to Fillory to kill the Beast. Because of time constraints, they prepare by learning the dangerous battle magic used by hedge witches. The Beast is driving Penny and other Travelers insane, leading some of them to kill themselves, including Penny 's mentor Stanley. Penny uses drugs to try blocking out the Beast 's voice, leading to an overdose. Professor Pearl Sunderland helps him shut the voices out. Mastering the battle spells leaves Quentin, Eliot, and Margo emotionally high and disoriented. Quentin has sex with Margo and Eliot, and when he wakes up he finds Alice at the foot of the bed. Kady and Julia search for clues to help them summon a god, and someone visits Julia in her dreams. 12 12 `` Thirty - Nine Graves '' Guy Norman Bee Leah Fong & Henry Alonso Myers April 4, 2016 ( 2016 - 04 - 04 ) 0.75 Alice and Quentin fight following his infidelity, and she sleeps with Penny as revenge. Quentin, Alice, Penny, Eliot, and Margo travel to the Neitherlands, where they are ambushed and Quentin falls back to Earth. The others hide in the Neitherland 's library, until Eliot burns a book and gets them kicked out. They find Josh Hoberman, one of the missing class students from Brakebills. Two years ago, he and a classmate - a Traveler named Victoria - led their class to Fillory. Meanwhile on Earth, Quentin talks to Dean Fogg, who reveals that Eliza is Jane Chatwin. She had been using an enchanted watch, given to her by a god named Ember, to create a time loop so she can try different methods of killing the Beast. After 39 failures, in which Quentin always died, she changed the starting circumstances by having Julia rejected from Brakebills so that she would learn magic by herself. Quentin reconciles with Julia to tell her the truth. Together, they find their way into Fillory by traveling back to 1942 and following young Jane Chatwin through a door to Fillory. 13 13 `` Have You Brought Me Little Cakes ? '' Scott Smith Sera Gamble & John McNamara & David Reed April 11, 2016 ( 2016 - 04 - 11 ) 0.68 Travelling to Fillory, Julia and Quentin discover they 've been followed by Martin Chatwin, whom they promise to help find Jane. They commission a blade to help them kill the Beast, and meet the Watcherwoman, a future Jane Chatwin. She says her farewell to them and helps them go back to the present time. As they arrive at the present time, Quentin and Julia receive the enchanted letter and map leading to Penny, Eliot and Margo. They get the blade, but Eliot has to marry the blade - maker 's daughter, as he was revealed via a second magic blade to be the future High King. Quentin and Julia look for Ember, who can give them enough power to hold the blade. Ember unlocks Julia 's memories, revealing that she and her friends, instead of summoning a goddess, had been duped into summoning a trickster god called Reynard the Fox, who raped Julia and killed her friends. After, she asks for Marina 's help to erase and alter her memories of the incident. Penny, Alice, Eliot and Margo rescue the Beast 's prisoners, Victoria and Christopher Plover, who reveal that the Beast is Martin Chatwin. Josh and Victoria leave the group and return to Earth, while the rest travel to the source of Fillory 's magic, to ambush the Beast. There, the Beast overpowers them. Julia gets the blade from Alice, and holds the empowered knife to the Beast 's throat. Julia makes a deal with the Beast to kill Reynard, and they leave, with Quentin the only one left standing. Season 2 ( 2017 ) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) 14 `` Knight of Crowns '' Chris Fisher Sera Gamble January 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 25 ) 1.29 Quentin flees the wellspring seeking help and comes across a witch in a gingerbread house, who agrees to help at the cost of a vial of his blood. Alice emerges from the wellspring, explaining that she still has the power of a god, and has already patched up her companions. They discover the Beast has drained the wellspring. Penny uses a magic river to restore his injured hands, but offends the keeper of the river who curses them. The companions meet the Knight of Crowns, Eliot and Quentin are crowned Kings and Alice and Margo Queens of Fillory, but they soon discover the kingdom is in a severe state of decline. 15 `` Hotel Spa Potions '' Chris Fisher John McNamara February 1, 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 01 ) 0.94 16 `` Divine Elimination '' John Scott Henry Alonso Myers February 8, 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 08 ) 0.91 17 `` The Flying Forest '' Carol Banker David Reed February 15, 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 15 ) 0.78 18 5 `` Cheat Day '' Joshua Butler Mike Moore February 22, 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 22 ) 0.88 19 6 `` The Cock Barrens '' Kate Woods Noga Landau March 1, 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 01 ) 0.78 20 7 `` Plan B '' Chris Fisher Christina Strain March 8, 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 08 ) 0.63 21 8 `` Word as Bond '' James L. Conway Sera Gamble March 15, 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 15 ) 0.71 22 9 `` Lesser Evils '' Rebecca Johnson Elle Lipson & John McNamara March 22, 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 22 ) 0.61 23 10 `` The Girl Who Told Time '' Joshua Butler Noga Landau & Henry Alonso Myers March 29, 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 29 ) 0.72 24 11 `` The Rattening '' James L. Conway Mike Moore April 5, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 05 ) 0.65 25 12 `` Ramifications '' Chris Fisher David Reed & Christina Strain April 12, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 12 ) 0.67 26 13 `` We Have Brought You Little Cakes '' Chris Fisher Sera Gamble & John McNamara April 19, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 19 ) 0.67 Season 3 ( 2018 ) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) 27 `` The Tales of the Seven Keys '' Chris Fisher Sera Gamble January 10, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 10 ) 0.78 28 `` Heroes and Morons '' Chris Fisher John McNamara January 17, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 17 ) 0.76 29 `` The Losses of Magic '' James L. Conway Henry Alonso Myers January 24, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 24 ) 0.61 30 `` Be the Penny '' Shannon Kohli David Reed January 31, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 31 ) 0.67 31 5 `` A Life in the Day '' John Scott Mike Moore February 7, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 07 ) 0.80 32 6 `` Do You Like Teeth ? '' Carol Banker Noga Landau February 14, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 14 ) 0.67 33 7 `` Poached Eggs '' Joshua Butler Elle Lipson February 21, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 21 ) 0.64 34 8 `` Six Short Stories About Magic '' Salli Richardson - Whitfield Story by : David Reed Teleplay by : Sera Gamble & David Reed February 28, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 28 ) 0.54 35 9 `` All That Josh '' James L. Conway John McNamara & Jay Gard & Alex Raiman March 7, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 07 ) 0.72 36 10 `` The Art of the Deal '' Rebecca Johnson Christina Strain March 14, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 14 ) 0.70 37 11 `` Twenty - Three '' Meera Menon Henry Alonso Myers & Mike Moore March 21, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 21 ) 0.77 38 12 `` The Fillorian Candidate '' Joshua Butler Noga Landau & David Reed March 28, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 28 ) 0.73 39 13 `` Will You Play With Me ? '' Chris Fisher Sera Gamble & John McNamara April 4, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 04 ) 0.66 Production Development Michael London first optioned the books in 2011, intending to develop the show at Fox. X-Men : First Class co-writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz wrote the pilot, but did not get the green light. London then redeveloped the pilot with McNamara and Gamble taking over writing duties, and took the script to Syfy, which ordered a pilot. The pilot, directed by Mike Cahill, was filmed in New Orleans in late 2014 and wrapped in December. Syfy picked up the show for a 13 - episode first season, to be aired in 2016. McNamara and Gamble became executive producers. Series production began on August 4, 2015, in Vancouver, and it was announced that Olivia Taylor Dudley had replaced Sosie Bacon as Alice Quinn. It was also announced that Rick Worthy had been cast as Dean Fogg, Anne Dudek as Professor Sunderland, with Esmé Bianco also cast. Syfy aired an advance commercial - free screening of the first episode on December 16, 2015 ahead of its January 25, 2016 premiere, when it was shown along with the second episode. The show was renewed for a second season in February 2016, and the second season premiered on January 25, 2017. On April 12, 2017, the series was renewed for a third season of 13 episodes, which premiered on January 10, 2018. On February 28, 2018, the series was renewed for a fourth season of 13 episodes, which is set to premiere in 2019. Reception The first season received mixed to positive reviews. On Metacritic, it holds a rating of 60 / 100, based on 24 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 70 % approval rating, based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4 / 10. The site 's critics ' consensus reads : `` The Magicians ' impressive special effects and creative storytelling help compensate for a derivative premise and occasionally sluggish pace. '' The second season received positive reviews. On Metacritic, it holds a rating of 74 / 100, based on 5 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 90 % approval rating, based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9 / 10. The site 's consensus reads : `` A clearer sense of purpose and extra helpings of cynicism and danger lead The Magicians to a higher level of engagement. '' The third season likewise received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 100 % approval rating, based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 8.5 / 10. Some critics and fans criticized the show for its brutal depiction of Julia being raped and that the rape gave her extra magical powers. The incident was also criticized because, after Julia remembered the assault, she betrayed her friends by forming an alliance with, and literally embracing, a murderer -- who is also a rape survivor. As Lisa Weidenfeld of the AV Club put it : `` the show has now suggested that the two victims of sexual assault are its villains ''. Ratings Season 1 ( 2015 -- 16 ) No. Title Air date Rating ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) DVR ( 18 -- 49 ) DVR viewers ( millions ) Total ( 18 -- 49 ) Total viewers ( millions ) `` Unauthorized Magic '' December 16, 2015 0.2 0.92 N / A N / A N / A N / A `` The Source of Magic '' January 25, 2016 0.4 1.11 N / A N / A N / A N / A `` Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting '' February 1, 2016 0.4 0.90 0.3 0.89 0.7 1.79 `` The World in the Walls '' February 8, 2016 0.3 0.75 0.3 0.80 0.6 1.54 5 `` Mendings, Major and Minor '' February 15, 2016 0.3 0.75 N / A N / A N / A N / A 6 `` Impractical Applications '' February 22, 2016 0.3 0.65 N / A N / A N / A N / A 7 `` The Mayakovsky Circumstance '' February 29, 2016 0.3 0.70 0.3 0.85 0.6 1.55 8 `` The Strangled Heart '' March 7, 2016 0.3 0.67 0.3 0.81 0.6 1.49 9 `` The Writing Room '' March 14, 2016 0.3 0.71 0.3 0.76 0.6 1.47 10 `` Homecoming '' March 21, 2016 0.3 0.78 N / A N / A N / A N / A 11 `` Remedial Battle Magic '' March 28, 2016 0.3 0.72 0.3 0.78 0.6 1.50 12 `` Thirty - Nine Graves '' April 4, 2016 0.3 0.75 0.3 0.73 0.6 1.48 13 `` Have You Brought Me Little Cakes '' April 11, 2016 0.3 0.68 0.3 0.76 0.6 1.43 Season 2 ( 2017 ) No. Title Air date Rating ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) DVR ( 18 -- 49 ) DVR viewers ( millions ) Total ( 18 -- 49 ) Total viewers ( millions ) `` Knight of Crowns '' January 25, 2017 0.5 1.29 0.5 1.17 1.0 2.46 `` Hotel Spa Potions '' February 1, 2017 0.4 0.94 0.4 0.83 0.8 1.77 `` Divine Elimination '' February 8, 2017 0.4 0.91 0.4 0.81 0.7 1.72 `` The Flying Forest '' February 15, 2017 0.3 0.78 0.4 0.97 0.7 1.75 5 `` Cheat Day '' February 22, 2017 0.4 0.88 0.4 0.87 0.8 1.75 6 `` The Cock Barrens '' March 1, 2017 0.3 0.78 N / A N / A N / A N / A 7 `` Plan B '' March 8, 2017 0.2 0.63 0.5 0.84 0.7 1.47 8 `` Word as Bond '' March 15, 2017 0.3 0.71 0.4 0.90 0.7 1.61 9 `` Lesser Evils '' March 22, 2017 0.3 0.61 0.3 0.81 0.6 1.42 10 `` The Girl Who Told Time '' March 29, 2017 0.3 0.72 0.4 0.85 0.7 1.57 11 `` The Rattening '' April 5, 2017 0.2 0.65 0.4 0.70 0.6 1.35 12 `` Ramifications '' April 12, 2017 0.3 0.67 0.3 0.76 0.6 1.43 13 `` We Have Brought You Little Cakes '' April 19, 2017 0.3 0.67 0.3 0.75 0.6 1.42 Season 3 ( 2018 ) No. Title Air date Rating ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) DVR ( 18 -- 49 ) DVR viewers ( millions ) Total ( 18 -- 49 ) Total viewers ( millions ) `` The Tales of the Seven Keys '' January 10, 2018 0.3 0.78 0.3 0.77 0.6 1.55 `` Heroes and Morons '' January 17, 2018 0.3 0.76 0.3 0.59 0.6 1.35 `` The Losses of Magic '' January 24, 2018 0.2 0.61 0.3 0.69 0.5 1.30 `` Be the Penny '' January 31, 2018 0.3 0.67 N / A 0.64 N / A 1.31 5 `` A Life in the Day '' February 7, 2018 0.3 0.80 N / A N / A N / A N / A 6 `` Do You Like Teeth ? '' February 14, 2018 0.3 0.67 N / A N / A N / A N / A 7 `` Poached Eggs '' February 21, 2018 0.2 0.64 N / A N / A N / A N / A 8 `` Six Short Stories About Magic '' February 28, 2018 0.2 0.54 N / A 0.56 N / A 1.11 9 `` All That Josh '' March 7, 2018 0.3 0.72 N / A N / A N / A N / A 10 `` The Art of the Deal '' March 14, 2018 0.3 0.70 N / A 0.67 N / A 1.37 11 `` Twenty - Three '' March 21, 2018 0.3 0.77 0.3 0.73 0.6 1.49 12 `` The Fillorian Candidate '' March 28, 2018 0.3 0.73 N / A N / A N / A N / A 13 `` Will You Play With Me ? '' April 4, 2018 0.2 0.66 0.3 0.74 0.5 1.40 Awards and nominations Year Awards Nominee ( s ) Result Refs 2016 Saturn Awards Best Fantasy Television Series The Magicians Nominated 2017 Saturn Awards Best Fantasy Television Series The Magicians Nominated 2018 Saturn Awards Best Fantasy Television Series The Magicians Nominated Home media release The first season of The Magicians was released on DVD and Blu - Ray on July 19, 2016, in Region 1. The release included all thirteen episodes, as well as multiple special features, including deleted scenes, a gag reel, `` The World of The Magicians '' featurette, and UltraViolet digital copies. The first season was made available to stream on Netflix on December 26, 2016. References Jump up ^ Gupta, Arjun ( @ ArjunGuptaBK ) ( November 14, 2014 ). `` First read through. Folks get excited ! # TheMagicians w / @ serathegamble @ _mikecahill @ HaleAppleman @ StellaMaeve14 '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved April 17, 2016 -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ `` The Magicians on Syfy ''. Syfy. Retrieved May 24, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Lev Grossman 's ' The Magicians ' Trilogy Coming To Syfy Channel This Spring With Pilot Episode ''. Design & Trend. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( December 3, 2014 ). `` Jason Ralph & Sosie Bacon To Star In ' The Magicians ' On Syfy ''. 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Question: how many seasons are there of the magicians
Answer: a fourth season