Magic Shows on Netflix: Magician Specials, Series and Films
Netflix's magic shelf is small: six shows and specials. What each is, its age rating, what has left, and where to watch more magic free and legally.
Start with Justin Willman. He fronts three of the magic shows on Netflix: the series Magic for Humans, the stand-up special Magic Lover and The Magic Prank Show. The other three are Magic for Humans Spain, Death by Magic and Derren Brown: Sacrifice.
That is the whole list we could find. Magic is a small corner of Netflix, and we have not padded it with wizard cartoons. Below the six are a few dramas and films about magicians, what became of the David Blaine specials, and where to watch more magic on the magicians’ own YouTube channels.
Before you pick: your Netflix may differ
Netflix’s catalogue differs from country to country. The pages we opened were the ones Netflix serves in Nigeria, so a title here may be missing where you are. Click a title in the table, and its page tells you if your country lacks it.
All six shows are Netflix’s own, which helps: Netflix says it holds worldwide rights to most of its originals. It is not a guarantee. Two other Derren Brown specials are Netflix originals too, and Nigeria does not get them.
The age ratings are the Nigerian ones as well. Netflix says ratings vary by region, so check the page where you are.
Magic shows on Netflix at a glance
| Title | Type | Year | Rating | Magician | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic for Humans | Netflix series, 3 seasons | 2020 | 18+ | Justin Willman | Street magic and bigger set pieces, played for laughs |
| Justin Willman: Magic Lover | Netflix special | 2025 | 7+ | Justin Willman | Stand-up comedy with sleight of hand and mind games |
| The Magic Prank Show with Justin Willman | Netflix series, 6 episodes | 2024 | 18+ | Justin Willman | Elaborate pranks for people who want payback |
| Magic for Humans Spain | Netflix series, 6 episodes | 2021 | 18+ | Antonio Díaz | The Spanish version, on the streets of Barcelona |
| Death by Magic | Netflix series, 8 episodes | 2018 | 13+ | Drummond Money-Coutts | Attempts at stunts that killed other magicians |
| Derren Brown: Sacrifice | Netflix special | 2018 | 16+ | Derren Brown | A psychological experiment on one ordinary person |
For Magic for Humans, the year is the one on its Netflix page, which follows the newest season.
Justin Willman’s three
Magic for Humans. Willman stops people in the street, sets up larger tricks and plays all of it for laughs. Netflix describes the mix as good-natured magic with grown-up laughs, and the Nigerian page rates it 18+. Each episode takes a theme, such as fear, tradition or self care. There are three seasons, and the episodes in the newest run 20 to 24 minutes.
Justin Willman: Magic Lover (2025). A stand-up special that mixes comedy with magic: sleight of hand, mind games and illusions. Netflix files it under stand-up comedy and under kids and family films, and tags it clean-cut. At 7+ it has the lowest rating of the six.
The Magic Prank Show with Justin Willman (2024). Real people come to Willman wanting payback, and he and his crew build an elaborate prank on the target. In one episode a woman gets back at her boyfriend for his distracted driving with a staged rideshare nightmare. Six episodes of 25 to 31 minutes.
The other three
Magic for Humans Spain (2021). The same format moved to Barcelona, with Antonio Díaz, whom Netflix’s episode notes call Mago Pop. They mention sushi that comes alive and ten tricks attempted in two minutes. The original audio is Spanish, and the page lists an English track.
Death by Magic (2018). Drummond Money-Coutts travels to a different place in each episode, performs for the people he meets, then attempts a feat that proved fatal to another magician. The stops include Cape Town, Miami, Detroit, London, Las Vegas, India, Edinburgh and Los Angeles. The London episode has him escaping from a coffin, and the last drops him into a small pool in a wooden barrel. Episodes run 30 to 38 minutes. At 13+ it is the lowest-rated of the series.
Derren Brown: Sacrifice (2018). Less a magic show than a psychological experiment. Brown tries to manipulate an ordinary person into taking a bullet for a stranger. Netflix tags it provocative and a mind game.
Netflix has pages for two more of his specials, Derren Brown: The Push and Derren Brown: Miracle, both from 2018. Netflix marks both as not available in our country. They may be in yours.
Dramas and films about magicians
These are fiction, not magic shows, but they are what Netflix has for anyone searching for a magician film.
Jaadugar (2022, 16+). A Netflix film in Hindi. A small-town magician with no interest in football has to take his local team to a tournament final if he wants to marry the woman he loves. Jitendra Kumar, Arushi Sharma and Jaaved Jaaferi star, and Sameer Saxena directs. The page lists English, Tamil and Telugu audio as well.
The Sound of Magic (2022, 16+). A Korean Netflix series in six episodes, and a musical. A magician who lives in an abandoned theme park brings some hope to a teenager with a hard life. Ji Chang-wook, Choi Sung-eun and Hwang In-youp star.
The Magician’s Elephant (2023, 7+). A Netflix family film based on a book. A boy accepts a king’s challenge to complete three impossible tasks in exchange for a magical elephant. The cast includes Noah Jupe, Mandy Patinkin and Brian Tyree Henry.
Netflix also has pages for Now You See Me and The Prestige. Both are marked as not available in our country. They are licensed films, so whether you get them depends on where you are.
What happened to our earlier list
The 2020 version of this article had five entries. Magic for Humans and Death by Magic are still there. Back then a second season of Magic for Humans was on the way, and there are now three.
The other three have gone from the Nigerian catalogue. The pages we found for David Blaine’s Street Magic, What Is Magic? and Real or Magic? would not open, and neither would the page for The Carbonaro Effect. Magic of Houdini, the Alan Davies documentary, still has a page, marked as not available in our country.
More magic, free and legal
Several magicians run their own YouTube channels. We took each address from the magician’s own website, so these are the real ones.
- Derren Brown: the most generous of them. The channel has whole programmes, many over an hour long, including the stage show Something Wicked This Way Comes.
- Penn & Teller: their own routines from Fool Us, a few minutes each, labelled by season and episode.
- David Blaine: short clips of tricks for famous people, and highlights of Ascension, his balloon stunt.
- Justin Willman: the channel his own site links to, for more from the man in the Netflix shows.
Stick to official channels like these. A full special uploaded by a stranger is usually there without permission.
Two pointers for readers outside Nigeria. Derren Brown’s site links to Channel 4, the UK broadcaster, for his stage show Showman, and Penn & Teller’s site links to the American network The CW for Fool Us.
If you would rather do a trick than watch one, see our list of magic trick apps.
Where to start
- With children in the room: Justin Willman: Magic Lover. It is rated 7+ and Netflix files it under family.
- For a series to work through: Magic for Humans, because it has three seasons of short episodes. Mind the 18+.
- For stunts: Death by Magic.
- For something darker: Derren Brown: Sacrifice, then his YouTube channel for more.
Quick answers
Who is the magician with the Netflix shows?
Justin Willman. He is in Magic for Humans, The Magic Prank Show and Magic Lover, and Netflix describes him as a magician and comedian.
Is there a magic show on Netflix for kids?
Justin Willman: Magic Lover is rated 7+ on the page we opened and tagged as family viewing. The Magician’s Elephant, also 7+, is a story film, not a magic show.
Are David Blaine’s specials on Netflix?
Not where we looked. The Netflix pages for his three older specials would not open. His YouTube channel has clips.
Are there magician movies on Netflix?
Jaadugar, a Hindi comedy about a small-town magician, is a Netflix film. Now You See Me and The Prestige have Netflix pages but were not available in Nigeria.
How many seasons of Magic for Humans are there?
Three. Netflix also has a six-episode Spanish version, Magic for Humans Spain.
