Season 1
13 episodes · Dec 16, 2015
Quentin Coldwater arrives at Brakebills University, a school dedicated to training Magicians. There, he and fellow students Alice, Penny, Margo and Eliot hone their skills, test their mettle and form new (and often times, problematic) relationships, all while facing a dangerous and deadly threat from a magical world. Meanwhile, Quentin's friend Julia - rejected from Brakebills - pursues magic on her own down a dark, often dangerous, path.
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S1E1Unauthorized Magic
Dec 16, 201552mA group of twentysomethings studying magic in New York discover a real-life fantasy world that poses a great threat to humanity in this drama adapted from Lev Grossman's book series.
S1E2The Source of Magic
Jan 25, 201642mThe Brakebills students struggle to deal with the aftermath of a catastrophe that befalls the university. Back in Brooklyn, Julia makes her first foray into the mysterious world of Hedge Witches.
S1E3Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting
Feb 1, 201643mAlice ends up risking everything to discover the truth behind her brother's disappearance. Quentin and Julia are involved in a volatile reunion.
S1E4The World in the Walls
Feb 8, 201642mQuentin panics when he wakes up in a mental hospital. Meanwhile, upset over her fight with Quentin, Julia commits herself to learning more powerful spells.
S1E5Mendings, Major and Minor
Feb 15, 201643mThe students each deal with a personal matter that keeps them from focusing on the upcoming Welter's Tournament.
S1E6Impractical Applications
Feb 22, 201643mThe first-year students face something called "The Trials," a series of unconventional and emotional tests, which result in expulsion from Brakebills for those who fail.
S1E7The Mayakovsky Circumstance
Feb 29, 201642mAn uncompromising professor pushes boundaries both in magic and in the personal lives of his first-year students. Meanwhile, Julia must decide whether she's ready to accept help and what that means for her future as a Magician.
S1E8The Strangled Heart
Mar 7, 201643mBrakebills is thrown into chaos when Penny is violently attacked by someone who was considered a friend. Quentin tries to find a connection to the Beast. Julia considers giving up magic for good after entering a rehab facility.
S1E9The Writing Room
Mar 14, 201643mQuentin, Alice, Eliot, and Penny travel to England in search of a missing magic button. Julia searches for real meaning in her magic.
S1E10Homecoming
Mar 21, 201643mPenny travels to the world of The Neitherlands, and Quentin and Alice work together to save him. Julia joins an eclectic group of magicians.
S1E11Remedial Battle Magic
Mar 28, 201643mQuentin and the others learn battle magic and prepare for a showdown in Fillory. Julia and Kady take on a mission with the Free Traders.
S1E12Thirty-Nine Graves
Apr 4, 201643mThe students wake up to foggy memories and regret after a night of drinking; Penny reminds everyone that their lives depend on getting to The Neitherlands.
S1E13Have You Brought Me Little Cakes?
Apr 11, 201649mQuentin and Julia arrive in Fillory and try to catch up with the group, who are more than 70 years ahead of them, in the search for The Beast.