<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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