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JamesG · 01-22-2019, 04:33 PM

"The Magicians" Renewed For Season 5 at Syfy
by Denise Petski
January 22, 2019

One day before "The Magicians’" season 4 premiere, Syfy has picked up a fifth season of the critically praised fantasy drama series.

In addition, Henry Alonso Myers (Ugly Betty), who has been an executive producer on the series since season 1, joins John McNamara and Sera Gamble as co-showrunner for upcoming season 5.

“The Magicians raised the bar at Syfy and has gained momentum season after season, attracting a new audience to the channel. We are proud of this series as it continues to break the boundaries of storytelling,” said Bill McGoldrick, President, Scripted Content, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment.

“We couldn’t be happier or more excited to conjure another year of magic and all it entails — love, hate, loyalty, betrayal, sex, foul language, drugs, battling gods, monsters and the most dangerous enemies of all: other human beings. We have the best writers, producers, directors, cast and crew in the charted multiverse.

Here’s how strongly we believe this: anyone who tries to poach a single one of them will be cursed. And we have the voodoo dolls to do it,” said executive producers and co-showrunners, McNamara and Gamble.

“Henry [Alonso Myers] has been with the show since minute one of Season 1. His talent, professionalism and love of all things magical has been instrumental to our success. We couldn’t be happier to see him become co-showrunner. Also, he bakes the greatest bread this side of the Hudson River.”

“We want to hit pause on our usual snark and sincerely thank UCP and Syfy for their unparalleled support and guidance. This show wouldn’t exist without them and if it did, wouldn’t be nearly as good — or fun to do.”

Said Henry Alonso Myers, “Having been a fan of Lev’s books since before meeting with John and Sera, the opportunity to bring his world to life has been like a dream come true. It’s rare in this business to find a combination of great material, great creative partners, and a phenomenal production team like ours.

I’m not sure which particular dark magic landed me here, but I’ll be sure to keep doing all of it in secret, just in case.”

https://deadline.com/2019/01/the-mag...fy-1202539377/

JamesG · 11-08-2019, 03:02 PM

JamesG · 12-02-2019, 04:04 PM

TMC · 01-16-2020, 03:14 AM

The Magicians leans on grief in Season 5 in response to the Season 4 finale controversy

"The Magicians season four finale was controversial — to put it mildly — among the show’s passionate cult fanbase," says Emily Todd VanDerWerff. "To this day, mentioning The Magicians offhand on Twitter often invites discussion of just what happened in that finale, some of it anger. But The Magicians has an ace up its sleeve — if season five tends to be the apocalypse season on genre shows, it’s also often the grief season." ALSO: Season 5 feels pointless after the Season 4 finale.

01-22-2019, 04:33 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,072	Syfy Renews "The Magicians" for 5th Season *"The Magicians" Renewed For Season 5 at Syfy* by Denise Petski January 22, 2019 One day before "The Magicians’" season 4 premiere, Syfy has picked up a fifth season of the critically praised fantasy drama series. In addition, Henry Alonso Myers (Ugly Betty), who has been an executive producer on the series since season 1, joins John McNamara and Sera Gamble as co-showrunner for upcoming season 5. “The Magicians raised the bar at Syfy and has gained momentum season after season, attracting a new audience to the channel. We are proud of this series as it continues to break the boundaries of storytelling,” said Bill McGoldrick, President, Scripted Content, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. “We couldn’t be happier or more excited to conjure another year of magic and all it entails — love, hate, loyalty, betrayal, sex, foul language, drugs, battling gods, monsters and the most dangerous enemies of all: other human beings. We have the best writers, producers, directors, cast and crew in the charted multiverse. Here’s how strongly we believe this: anyone who tries to poach a single one of them will be cursed. And we have the voodoo dolls to do it,” said executive producers and co-showrunners, McNamara and Gamble. “Henry [Alonso Myers] has been with the show since minute one of Season 1. His talent, professionalism and love of all things magical has been instrumental to our success. We couldn’t be happier to see him become co-showrunner. Also, he bakes the greatest bread this side of the Hudson River.” “We want to hit pause on our usual snark and sincerely thank UCP and Syfy for their unparalleled support and guidance. This show wouldn’t exist without them and if it did, wouldn’t be nearly as good — or fun to do.” Said Henry Alonso Myers, “Having been a fan of Lev’s books since before meeting with John and Sera, the opportunity to bring his world to life has been like a dream come true. It’s rare in this business to find a combination of great material, great creative partners, and a phenomenal production team like ours. I’m not sure which particular dark magic landed me here, but I’ll be sure to keep doing all of it in secret, just in case.” https://deadline.com/2019/01/the-mag...fy-1202539377/

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01-16-2020, 03:14 AM	#4
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,621	The Magicians leans on grief in Season 5 in response to the Season 4 finale controversy "The Magicians season four finale was controversial — to put it mildly — among the show’s passionate cult fanbase," says Emily Todd VanDerWerff. "To this day, mentioning The Magicians offhand on Twitter often invites discussion of just what happened in that finale, some of it anger. But The Magicians has an ace up its sleeve — if season five tends to be the apocalypse season on genre shows, it’s also often the grief season." ALSO: Season 5 feels pointless after the Season 4 finale.