Magic for Humans | |
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Genre | Reality |
Created by | Justin Willman |
Directed by | Adam Franklin |
Presented by | Justin Willman |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 19 |
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Executive producers |
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Cinematography | Eric Bader |
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Running time | 21–25 minutes |
Production company | Abso Lutely Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Netflix |
Release | August 17, 2018 May 15, 2020 | –
Magic for Humans is an American reality television show. Its first season of six episodes was released on Netflix on August 17, 2018. [1] The show features comedian and magician Justin Willman performing magic tricks for people on the street. [2] [3] He has said that the tricks actually happen as shown and are not edited. [3] [4]
Magic for Humans returned for a second season on December 4, 2019. [5] [6] [7] On January 16, 2020, while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Willman announced that Magic For Humans had been picked up for a third season. [8] The third season was released on May 15, 2020. [9]
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No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Self Control" | August 17, 2018 | |
Justin explores the concepts of marshmallow self-control and why it's best just to go with the flow. Plus -- free fro-yo! | ||||
2 | 2 | "Express Yourself" | August 17, 2018 | |
School uniforms. Latte art. LEGO sculptures. Justin tackles the surprisingly magical ways people choose to express themselves. | ||||
3 | 3 | "Terrifying Tech" | August 17, 2018 | |
It's man vs. machine as Justin squares off against a robot in a magic battle. Other topics include delivery drones, face yoga and virtual reality. | ||||
4 | 4 | "Seeing Is Believing" | August 17, 2018 | |
Justin attempts to convince people that invisibility, brain-enhancing medicines and superpowers are all real. (Spoiler alert: They're not!) | ||||
5 | 5 | "Guilt Trip" | August 17, 2018 | |
Oh, the guilt! Justin talks to moms about lying for a living. Later, he conducts an eyewitness experiment and amazes detention-stricken students. | ||||
6 | 6 | "Love" | August 17, 2018 | |
In this episode dedicated to romance, Justin helps a single guy get a date and delivers a surprise proposal to a woman who married herself. |
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No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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7 | 1 | "Christmas" | December 4, 2019 | |
Ho ho ho! Justin embraces the holiday spirit and visits Santa school, gets playful with Susan Sarandon and teaches kids about the magic of giving. | ||||
8 | 2 | "Fake" | December 4, 2019 | |
It's all about suspending disbelief when Justin links TV magic to pro wrestling, fools a lie detector and role-plays a fantasy mage in the park. | ||||
9 | 3 | "Daddy Issues" | December 4, 2019 | |
Between bad dad jokes, Justin pulls pranks with his son, awes parents with his uncanny childproofing and tests his reflexes against the LA Chargers. | ||||
10 | 4 | "We Should Talk" | December 4, 2019 | |
Communication is key as Justin plays language games in an ESL class and conducts psychic readings at a library. Plus: starstruck subliminal messages. | ||||
11 | 5 | "All Work and No Play" | December 4, 2019 | |
After telecommuting via a handy TaskRabbit helper, Justin amazes kids with tricks for skipping chores and performs a feat of dazzling multitasking. | ||||
12 | 6 | "Time is Relative" | December 4, 2019 | |
Justin turns water into mead at the Renaissance fair and speed-knits a sweater before slowing down to share magical memories with his mother. |
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13 | 1 | "Power Trip" | May 15, 2020 | |
Magic can influence the influencers and convince people they feel things they don't. But it can also teach children about the power of positive words. | ||||
14 | 2 | "Vices" | May 15, 2020 | |
Embracing naughty habits, Justin magically figures out who’s high, hustles kids with broccoli and visits a rage room. | ||||
15 | 3 | "Home" | May 15, 2020 | |
After conjuring the ideal house pet in a cat cafe, Justin tackles his greatest challenge yet by assembling Ikea furniture — only to end up in pieces. | ||||
16 | 4 | "Self Care" | May 15, 2020 | |
Seeking a little “me” time, Justin indulges in a mystical massage, struts his superhuman strength at the gym and convinces socks to fold themselves. | ||||
17 | 5 | "The End" | May 15, 2020 | |
Justin ponders the end of it all while giving life to a thrift store's expired items and turning kids' dreams of the future into a real bucket list. | ||||
18 | 6 | "Know Fear" | May 15, 2020 | |
Justin bares his worst nightmare as he strips down to perform at a nudist ranch, then conquers his fear of spicy foods with a few red-hot card tricks. | ||||
19 | 7 | "Tradition" | May 15, 2020 | |
For Justin, celebrating tradition includes some enchanting etiquette at a formal dinner party and breaking illusions out of a birthday piñata. |