The Magicians (2015)

Drama · Fantasy · Mystery

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.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (60,877 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 ↑ +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2015)

7.83 avg 13 episodes 7.7 → 8.3 43 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Unauthorized Magic	7.7	1,986
2	The Source of Magic	7.4	1,498
3	Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting	7.4	1,317
4	The World in the Walls	8.0	1,375
5	Mendings, Major and Minor	7.6	1,148
6	Impractical Applications	7.9	1,162
7	The Mayakovsky Circumstance	7.9	1,169
8	The Strangled Heart	7.9	1,054
9	The Writing Room	8.3	1,134
10	Homecoming	7.8	1,027
11	Remedial Battle Magic	7.7	993
12	Thirty-Nine Graves	7.9	999
13	Have You Brought Me Little Cakes	8.3	1,200

Season 2 (2017)

7.94 avg 13 episodes 7.8 → 8.3 43 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Knight of Crowns	7.8	929
2	Hotel Spa Potions	7.7	828
3	Divine Elimination	8.6	997
4	The Flying Forest	7.8	808
5	Cheat Day	7.6	759
6	The Cock Barrens	7.6	720
7	Plan B	8.3	757
8	Word as Bond	7.8	695
9	Lesser Evils	7.9	747
10	The Girl Who Told Time	7.8	688
11	The Rattening	7.9	681
12	Ramifications	8.1	698
13	We Have Brought You Little Cakes	8.3	736

Season 3 (2018)

8.48 avg 13 episodes 8.1 → 8.5 43 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Tales of the Seven Keys	8.1	806
2	Heroes and Morons	8.0	723
3	The Losses of Magic	7.9	709
4	Be the Penny	8.9	966
5	A Life in the Day	9.4	1,747
6	Do You Like Teeth?	8.0	683
7	Poached Eggs	7.9	657
8	Six Short Stories About Magic	8.8	825
9	All That Josh	9.0	1,186
10	The Art of the Deal	8.3	666
11	Twenty-Three	8.6	712
12	The Fillorian Candidate	8.8	743
13	Will You Play with Me?	8.5	836

Season 4 (2019)

8.17 avg 13 episodes 8.1 → 7.8 44 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Flock of Lost Birds	8.1	732
2	Lost, Found, Fucked	8.1	625
3	The Bad News Bear	8.2	618
4	Marry... Kill	8.0	597
5	Escape from the Happy Place	8.7	939
6	A Timeline and Place	8.0	579
7	The Side Effect	8.0	616
8	Home Improvement	8.0	552
9	The Serpent	8.2	548
10	All That Hard, Glossy Armor	8.7	986
11	The 4-1-1	8.1	573
12	The Secret Sea	8.3	609
13	No Better to Be Safe Than Sorry	7.8	1,825

Season 5 (2020)

7.93 avg 13 episodes 7.7 → 8.3 44 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Do Something Crazy	7.7	571
2	The Wrath of the Time Bees	7.9	478
3	The Mountain of Ghosts	8.0	489
4	Magicians Anonymous	7.5	439
5	Apocalypse? Now?!	8.2	474
6	Oops!...I Did It Again	8.8	578
7	Acting Dean	7.7	413
8	Garden Variety Homicide	7.8	401
9	Cello Squirrel Daffodil	7.9	398
10	Purgatory	8.1	395
11	Be the Hyman	7.8	380
12	The Balls	7.4	524
13	Fillory and Further	8.3	589