Syfy's cancellation of The Magicians may have shocked the fans, by the creative team behind the series was well prepared.
Speaking to TVInsider, executive producers Sera Gamble and John McNamara discussed the series recent cancellation and how they have been planning for this day since day one. The two explained that they treated each season as a possible final run since they were never sure if the drama would be renewed.
"It played out kind of the way it's played out almost every season. With the exception of Season 4 into Season 5, we never knew whether or not we're going to get picked up," said McNamara. "It was always a discussion—never really about the creative—about the financials and you always know, with any show, that there's this kind of fine line between what it brings in and what it costs."
"And as the creators of the show, we understand that. We had the sense going into this season that Syfy, in particular as our first platform, was kind of hitting the point of 'The cup is full and there's no more room,'" said Gamble.
McNamara reiterated that these decisions are usually based on financials, and that another season of The Magicians would not make sense for the network.
"It's not going to necessarily expand in terms of revenue, it's not necessarily going to contract in terms of revenue, but it is going to cost more."
Airing on Syfy, The Magicians stars Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Hale Appleman, Arjun Gupta, Summer Bishil, Rick Worthy, Jade Tailor, Brittany Curran and Trevor Einhorn.