Syfy premieres The Magicians tonight (January 25) with a two-hour event.
In “Unauthorized Magic,” the series premiere airing at 9PM, nest friends Quentin and Julia are mysteriously recruited to take an entrance exam to Brakebills University, a secret institution for magical pedagogy.
The second hour is called “The Source of Magic” and in it, Quentin is distraught as he faces expulsion for his involvement in an otherworldly attack on Brakebills, while Julia delves deeper into underground magic and takes a test to prove herself to the Hedge Witches.
The cast of The Magicians includes Jason Ralph, Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Hale Appleman, Arjun Gupta, and Summer Bishil. Supernatural’s Sera Gamble and Lois & Clark’s John McNamara are among the show’s Executive Proucers. You can find Season 1 cast gallery photos here.
