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Shows like The Magicians

Not everyone loves The Magicians for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Magicians

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  1. You like a magic school for adults and a storybook land called Fillory.

  2. You like magic that comes with sarcasm and hangovers.

  3. You like a group of misfit friends who keep saving each other.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • The Witcher2019

    • a magic school for adults and a storybook land called Fillory

    Good for you if you like a world of mages, elves and kingdoms at war.

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero2019

    • a magic school for adults and a storybook land called Fillory
    • a group of misfit friends who keep saving each other

    Good for you if you like a loner slowly building a party he can trust, starting with Raphtalia.

  • Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash2016

    • a group of misfit friends who keep saving each other

    Good for you if you like a party of misfits slowly learning to trust each other.

  • Agatha All Along2024

    • a magic school for adults and a storybook land called Fillory

    Good for you if you like each trial on the Witches' Road as a new magic world.

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001

    • a magic school for adults and a storybook land called Fillory

    Good for you if you love a world so detailed it feels like it existed before the film.

  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone2001

    • a magic school for adults and a storybook land called Fillory

    Good for you if you love a world full of details: moving staircases, talking portraits, a hidden platform.

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012

    • a magic school for adults and a storybook land called Fillory
    • magic that comes with sarcasm and hangovers

    Good for you if you want to go back to Middle-earth.

  • The NeverEnding Story1984

    • a magic school for adults and a storybook land called Fillory

    Good for you if you like a story where the reader becomes part of the book.

  • His Dark Materials2019

    • a magic school for adults and a storybook land called Fillory

    Good for you if you like an Oxford of airships, witches and armored bears.

  • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms2026

    • a magic school for adults and a storybook land called Fillory
    • a group of misfit friends who keep saving each other

    Good for you if you want to go back to Westeros when the Targaryens still rule.

  • The Order2019

    • a magic school for adults and a storybook land called Fillory

    Good for you if you like a secret order of magicians hidden inside a university.

Reasons taken from The Magicians's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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