Magic City (TV series)

Magic City
Genre Period drama
Created by Mitch Glazer
Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Olga Kurylenko
Steven Strait
Jessica Marais
Christian Cooke
Elena Satine
Dominik Garcia-Lorido
Taylor Blackwell
Danny Huston
Composer(s) Daniele Luppi
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 16 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Mitch Glazer
Geyer Kosinski
Lawrence Konner (co-exec)
Ed Bianchi (co-exec)
Producer(s) Dwayne Shattuck
Todd London (sup)
Tim Christenson (co-prod)
Jennifer Jackson (assoc)
Editor(s) Christopher Nelson
Location(s) Miami, Florida
Cinematography Gabriel Beristain
Camera setup Multi camera
Running time 50 minutes
Production company(s) Media Talent Group
South Beach Productions
Release
Original network Starz
Original release March 30, 2012 (2012-03-30) – August 9, 2013 (2013-08-09)
External links
Website

Magic City is an American drama television series created by Mitch Glazer for the Starz network.[1][2] The pilot episode previewed on Starz March 30, 2012[3] and premiered April 6, 2012.[4] Starz renewed the series for an eight-episode second season on March 20, 2012[5] and canceled it August 5, 2013, after two seasons.[6]

Set in 1959 Miami, Florida, shortly after the Cuban Revolution, Magic City tells the story of Ike Evans (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), the owner of Miami's most glamorous hotel, the Miramar Playa. Evans is forced to make an ill-fated deal with Miami mob boss Ben Diamond (Danny Huston) to ensure the success of his glitzy establishment.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Season 1 (2012)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
11"The Year of the Fin"Carl FranklinMitch GlazerMarch 30, 2012 (2012-03-30)0.295[7]
It is December 31, 1958. Isaac "Ike" Evans, the owner of Miami's most glamorous hotel, the Miramar Playa, prepares to ring in the new year of 1959 with a concert performance from Frank Sinatra, but must first deal with unrest from his employees, who want to unionize and threaten to derail his plans. Evans is forced to make an ill-fated deal with Miami mob boss Ben Diamond to ensure the success of his glitzy establishment. Meanwhile, Ike's son Stevie begins a relationship with Lily, who unknown to him at the time, is the new wife of Diamond.
22"Feeding Frenzy"Ed BianchiMitch GlazerApril 13, 2012 (2012-04-13)0.370[8]
Ike is forced to deal with the disgruntled father of Mike Strauss, who had suddenly disappeared. Meanwhile, the DA uses Danny to help him fight organized crime. Elsewhere, Stevie decides to continue his affair with Lily, despite discovering who she truly is.
33"Castles Made of Sand"Ed BianchiMitch GlazerApril 20, 2012 (2012-04-20)0.375[9]
Ike tries to bribe government officials, in hopes of them legalizing gambling for his hotel. Ben begins to worry that his wife is sleeping around. Vera has an unexpected visitor from her past. Meanwhile, Ike is forced to ask his wealthy former sister-in-law for a big favor.
44"Atonement"Simon Cellan JonesMitch GlazerApril 27, 2012 (2012-04-27)0.385[10]
While Ike has to deal with a break in at his hotel, Vera begins planning an extravagant charity function that she hopes Jackie Kennedy will attend. Elsewhere, Victor struggles to get his wife out of Cuba.
55"Suicide Blonde"Simon Cellan JonesMitch GlazerMay 4, 2012 (2012-05-04)0.503[11]
Ike is determined to save Judi Silver from Ben Diamond. Polaroids of Stevie and Lily surface. Vera tries something new to get pregnant, Danny and Mercedes' bond grows, and Klein's search ramps up.
66"The Harder They Fall"Ed BianchiMitch Glazer and Lawrence KonnerMay 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)0.429[12]
Ike and Ben Diamond bet big on a boxing match. Jackie Kennedy cancels on Vera. Danny gets blackmail photos meant for Stevie, and Klein finds something that will change Ike's life forever.
77"Who's the Horse and Who's the Rider?"Nick GomezMitch GlazerMay 18, 2012 (2012-05-18)0.474[13]
Danny confronts Stevie about his affair and uses the DA to uncover blackmail. Klein shows Ike damning evidence, and Meg refuses Ike's offer. Caught lying to Ben, Ike must make a deal.
88"Time and Tide"Ed BianchiMitch GlazerJune 1, 2012 (2012-06-01)0.498[14]
Judi Silver falls into Klein's hands, while Victor and Mercedes get bad news. Lily and Stevie's affair gets more dangerous. Juggling family, Ben Diamond, and a new partner, Ike's future is uncertain.

Season 2 (2013)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
91"Crime and Punishment"Clark JohnsonMitch GlazerJune 14, 2013 (2013-06-14)0.496[15]
102"Angels of Death"Terrence O'HaraStory by: John Mankiewicz
Teleplay by: John Mankiewicz and Mitch Glazer		June 21, 2013 (2013-06-21)0.338[16]
113"Adapt or Die"Ed BianchiEduardo Machado and Mitch GlazerJune 28, 2013 (2013-06-28)0.448[17]
124"Crossroads"Ed BianchiMitch Glazer and Ted MannJuly 12, 2013 (2013-07-12)0.522[18]
135"World in Changes"Simon Cellan JonesMitch GlazerJuly 19, 2013 (2013-07-19)0.338[19]
146"Sitting on Top of the World"David PetrarcaMitch Glazer and Rich CohenJuly 26, 2013 (2013-07-26)0.442[20]
157"... And Your Enemies Closer"Simon Cellan JonesMitch GlazerAugust 2, 2013 (2013-08-02)0.564[21]
168"The Sins of the Father"David PetrarcaMitch GlazerAugust 9, 2013 (2013-08-09)0.526[22]

Production

Conception

The thing that’s really cool for me about Miami Beach is you have this dichotomy between sunlight and family and happiness and innocence and then at night, darker, stranger mob conspiracy stuff sort of comes out. It seems like a storytelling engine. You can just keep writing about how those two worlds smash into each other.

“
”

— Mitch Glazer[23]

Magic City was created by Miami native Mitch Glazer, who wrote the series around his experiences growing up there: he once worked as a cabana boy in a Miami Beach hotel, his father was an electrical engineer at the city's grand hotels in the late 1950s, and he grew up listening to stories of the exploits of hotel staff and clientele.[23][24] Many of the incidents Glazer relates in the series "are based on stories that happened, that I saw, or older brothers and sisters or my parents told me." As a journalist, he did extensive research on what was happening in the lobbies of hotels in late 1950s and early 1960s: "There’s wiretaps—tapes they’ve made public now—where the CIA gives Sam Giancana and Johnny Roselli $300,000 and poison powder to kill [Fidel] Castro in the Boom Boom Room in the Fontainebleau Hotel," he said.[23] Included in the series, Glazer states, will be CIA activities in Cuba and Civil Rights issues. He first envisioned Magic City as a feature film, but said he quickly realized he had more stories to tell than would fit in a film.[24]

Glazer had written different versions of Magic City for years. He originally wrote and sold it to CBS, who eventually let it go to the Starz network. "CBS was really nice to me and generous in letting it go to Starz. It’s not a procedural, it’s not a franchise. It needs to be allowed to do the sexuality and violence and the things that were part of Miami Beach in the 1959," he said.[23] In 2007, the Starz network's president and C.E.O., Chris Albrecht, was fired from HBO and joined Glazer and some of his friends for a research expedition to Havana.[25] "It was an insane group," Glazer remembered. "Jimmy Caan and Robert Duvall and Benicio Del Toro." They were visiting a Havana hotel designed by the architect Morris Lapidus when Glazer remarked to Albrecht, "You know, I grew up in this kind of hotel. My father worked with Morris Lapidus on the Fontainebleu and Eden Roc as an electrical engineer." In 2009, after Albrecht became president and C.E.O. of Starz, Glazer recalled, "I sent him a script I had written years before, and he called me literally hours later and said, 'This is amazing, let's do this.'"[25]

Reception

Critical reception

The first season received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator Metacritic calculated a score of 56/100 based on 27 reviews.[26] Glenn Garvin of the Miami Herald said of the series: "The sordid ugliness that festers inside Magic City's voluptuously beautiful wrappings makes irresistible television."[27] The Contra Costa Times' Chuck Barney praised the cast and visual style. He said in his review: "Through the early episodes, nothing really happens that you couldn't see coming. Still, the setting is so seductive, the period details so vivid and the acting so stellar, that it's as intoxicating as a potent mojito."[28]

Awards and accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2013 Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Danny Huston Nominated
2013 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actress Taylor Blackwell Nominated [29]

Movie spin-off

A feature film is in the works and is set to be directed by Mitch Glazer. Stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olga Kurylenko, Danny Huston, and Kelly Lynch are set to reprise their roles. Bruce Willis and Bill Murray will also have starring roles.[30]

Home media

The entire Magic City series was released by Starz and Anchor Bay in Blu-ray Disc and DVD formats on May 13, 2014.[31]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Munzenrieder, Kyle (December 7, 2010). "Starz Orders Magic City TV Show Set in 1960s Miami Beach". Miami New Times (Village Voice Media). Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  2. ↑ Vallejo, Stephanie (December 6, 2010). "Starz Picks Up Sixties-Era Drama Magic City". New York (New York Media Holdings). Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  3. ↑ Shows A-Z - Magic City on Starz
  4. ↑ Miami in the '50s is Starz's 'Magic City'
  5. ↑ "Starz Renews 'Magic City' Ahead of Period Drama's April Premiere". Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  6. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (August 5, 2013). "Starz's 'Magic City' To End Run After Two Seasons; Series Finale Airs Friday". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  7. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (April 9, 2012). "Starz’s ‘Magic City’ Off To Very Slow Start In Official Premiere, Boosted By Previews". Deadline. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  8. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (April 18, 2012). "Starz’s ‘Magic City’ Ratings Up In Week 2". Deadline. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  9. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 23, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball, 'Friday Night Smackdown', 'Storage Wars', 'Fairly Legal' & 'In Plain Sight'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  10. ↑ Bibel, Sara (April 30, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: NFL Draft Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Storage Wars', 'Fairly Legal', 'In Plain Sight', 'Ultimate Fighter Live' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  11. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 7, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs Lead + 'WWE SmackDown', 'In Plain Sight' Finale, 'Neverland Pirates', 'Storage Wars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  12. ↑ Bibel, Sara (May 14, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings:NBA Playoffs Win Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Common Law', 'Storage Wars', 'Dream Machines' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  13. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 21, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs + 'Sportscenter', 'Common Law', 'Fairly Legal', 'Storage Wars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  14. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (June 4, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs, + 'SportsCenter', 'WWE Friday Night SmackDown', 'Common Law', 'Fairly Legal', 'House of Payne' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  15. ↑ Yanan, Travis (June 17, 2013). "Friday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Smackdown," U.S. Open Top Charts". The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  16. ↑ Yanan, Travis (June 24, 2013). "Friday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Smackdown" Tops Demos, "Jessie" Leads Viewers". The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  17. ↑ Yanan, Travis (July 2, 2013). "Friday's Cable Ratings: Disney Originals, "WWE Smackdown" Top Charts". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  18. ↑ Yanan, Travis (July 15, 2013). "Friday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Smackdown," "Treehouse Masters" Lead Demo Race". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  19. ↑ Yanan, Travis (July 22, 2013). "Friday's Cable Ratings: Disney Dominates with "Teen Beach Movie," "Liv and Maddie"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  20. ↑ Yanan, Travis (July 26, 2013). "Friday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Smackdown," Disney Lead Demos, Viewers". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  21. ↑ Yanan, Travis (August 5, 2013). "Friday's Cable Ratings: Disney Originals Top Viewers, "Gold Rush: South America" Leads Demos". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  22. ↑ Yanan, Travis (August 12, 2013). "Friday's Cable Ratings: Disney Originals, "Gold Rush: South America" Lead the Pack". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  23. 1 2 3 4 Villarreal, Yvonne (March 30, 2012). "Creative Minds: Mitch Glazer talks 'Magic City' and 1950s Miami". Los Angeles Times. Show Tracker. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  24. 1 2 Serjeant, Jill (April 4, 2012). "TV's 'Magic City' revels in glamour, grit of 1950s Miami". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
  25. 1 2 Hogan, Michael (April 5, 2012). "'Magic City': Mitch Glazer Talks New Starz Show Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan". The Huffington Post. HuffPost TV. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
  26. ↑ "Magic City - Season 1 Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  27. ↑ Garvin, Glenn (April 1, 2011). "Set-in-Miami ‘Magic City’ delicious, depraved". Miami Herald. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  28. ↑ Barney, Chuck (April 4, 2011). "Chuck Barney: Shonda Rhimes' 'Scandal' goes inside the Beltway". Contra Costa Times. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  29. ↑ "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  30. ↑ "‘Magic City’ Becomes Feature; Bruce Willis & Bill Murray Join Original Starz Cast". October 31, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  31. ↑ Lambert, David (March 17, 2014). "Magic City - Blu-ray Disc, DVD Releases for 'The Complete Series'". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

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