'The Magicians' To End With Season 5

It has been a great run for the show, The Magicians on a network like Syfy, where it was one of its signature shows indeed. If you are wondering as to why are we referring the sentence as 'was', because the news has been confirmed that the show is all set to call it a wrap after five seasons.

The series from Universal Content Productions, based on Lev Grossman's novel of the same name, will air its final episode on April 1. The decision comes with five episodes remaining in the season.

"The Magicians has been a part of our Syfy family for five fantastic seasons," Syfy said in a statement. "As we near the end of this journey, we want to thank [executive producers] 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."

At the end of season four, The Magicians pulled the shocking move of killing lead character Quentin Coldwater (Jason Ralph), with Gamble, McNamara and Myers telling The Hollywood Reporter that though the idea scared them initially, they saw the dramatic possibilities for the other characters in the aftermath.

"The experimental nature of the show, and the fact that we've been able to do episodes like 'The Side Effect,' suggested to us that not only is this something that we would survive, it's something that actually might be a great shot in the arm for us," Myers told THR following the season four finale.