"The Magicians" Renewed for Season Five


... and that actually happened just before season four went to air:

https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/the-magicians-season-five-syfy-series-renewed-ahead-of-fourth-season-premiere

In the wake of its season 4 premiere, The Magicians took up its previous roles with vigor.

The writers have taken a lot of time to retool the characters to give the actors something more to work with, while keeping the show interesting. More changes are to come, and the entire writing crew believes them to be very exciting, keep your eyes peeled, you might miss a few of the no so subtle changes

'The Magicians' Renewed For Season 4

Syfy announced today that The Magicians will be returning for a fourth season. The good news comes midway through the fantasy's drama's Season 3 run, which has so far been continuing its solid performance for the cable network.
Adapted from the Lev Grossman novel trilogy of the same name, The Magicians follows a graduate student who enrolls at a magical college only to discover that the fantasy world from popular children's books is actually based in truth and poses a danger to his world.
Keeping with the status quo, Syfy has ordered another 13 episodes of The Magicians for Season 4, which will likely premiere in early 2019. In the meantime, new Season 3 episodes are currently airing on Wednesday nights.

'The Magicians' Renewed For Season 3

Syfy announced today that The Magicians has been renewed for a third season. The news comes one week ahead of the fantasy's drama's sophomore finale, which will cap another successful season that saw ratings growth across a number of key demographics compared to its freshman run.
Adapted from the Lev Grossman novel trilogy of the same name, The Magicians follows a graduate student who enrolls at a magical college only to discover that the fantasy world from popular children's books is actually based in truth and poses a danger to his world.
The cable network has ordered another 13 episodes of The Magicians for Season 3, matching the counts from its first two seasons. Look for Season 3 to premiere in early 2018.

Syfy Renews The Magicians

Syfy announced today that The Magicians has been renewed for a second season. The fantasy drama, which is adapted from the novel of the same name, has fared well through its first three episodes with an average of 1.7 million viewers (factoring in 3 days of delayed viewing). The series has also seen its younger audience of adults 18-34 grow consecutively over each episode.
The cable network has ordered another 13 episodes of The Magicians for Season 2, matching its first-season total. Look for Season 2 to premiere some time in 2017.

Syfy and Universal Cable Productions have cast Jason Ralph (Aquarius) for the lead role of Quentin and Sosie Bacon (The Closer) as Alice, in the television adaptation of Lev Grossman’s beloved New York Times best-selling book series, The Magicians. The series started production in New Orleans this week. Additional series regular roles include the previously announced Stella Maeve as Julia, Hale Appleman as Eliot and Arjun Gupta as Penny. Acclaimed independent filmmaker Mike Cahill (I, Origins, Another Earth) will direct the pilot.