The Magician Season 1

If you want action that respects the story underneath it, The Magician Season 1 is available on streaming right now. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. 13 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Bill Bixby's performance is the throughline that holds the set pieces together. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

The Magician Season 1 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The Magician Season 1 understands that stakes only matter if you care who is at risk. Season 1 of The Magician includes 21 episodes. It aired from October 1973 to April 1974. This season stars Bill Bixby, Joseph Sirola and Keene Curtis. Bill Bixby and Joseph Sirola lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1973. The geography of every set piece in The Magician Season 1 is legible, which is rarer in the genre than it should be. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For viewers who want their entertainment to move fast and not waste a scene, The Magician Season 1 respects your time. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Bill Bixby's performance is the throughline that holds the bigger action elements together. Give it twenty minutes and decide — most viewers do not stop there.