"The Magicians" To End with Current Season 5 on Syfy
by Nellie Andreeva
March 3, 2020


The end is just around the corner for "The Magicians". The current fifth season of the fantasy drama series will be its last; the April 1st finale will now serve as series finale.

“The Magicians has been a part of our Syfy family for five fantastic seasons,” Syfy said in a statement to Deadline “As we near the end of this journey, we want to thank John McNamara, Sera Gamble, Henry Alonso Myers, Lev Grossman, and our entire brilliant cast, crew, writers and directors for their beautiful creation.

But most of all, we thank the fans for their tremendous support and passion. Because of you, magic will be in our hearts forever.”

https://deadline.com/2020/03/the-magicians-canceled-end-season-5-syfy-1202872947/

The Magicians producers were prepared for Syfy's cancelation after five seasons (https://ew.com/tv/the-magicians-showrunners-final-season-interview/)

The April 1 Season 5 finale was written as if it could be a series finale. "We knew it was a possibility," co-showrunner Henry Alonso Myers tells EW. He says fellow co-showrunner Sera Gamble "and I wrote the finale, and we tried to craft a finale that was both open to possible futures but also closed off some story lines. We tried very much to wrap up some character stuff while keeping some plot stuff going just so that the show could be satisfying both ways. I think we ended up doing a pretty good job of coming up with a thing that will feel both final and hopefully looking toward the future when people finally get a chance to see it."