Series synopsis
Just Add Magic is an American family kids sci-fi & fantasy comedy mystery television series that premiered on Prime Video on January 15, 2016. It ended on January 31, 2019. It was created by Olivia Sanabia, Aubrey K. Miller, Abby Donnelly. It stars Olivia Sanabia, Abby Donnelly, Aubrey K. Miller and Judah Bellamy.
Kelly Quinn and her two BFF's, Darbie and Hannah, stumble upon her grandmother's mysterious cookbook in the attic and discover some far from ordinary recipes. When the Shut'em Up Shortcake silences Kelly's pesky little brother and the Healing Hazelnut Tart heals Darbie's ankle, the girls discover they have the power of magic. A single-camera live-action pilot based on the popular book.
Premise
Kelly Quinn and her two BFF's, Darbie and Hannah, stumble upon her grandmother's mysterious cookbook in the attic and discover some far from ordinary recipes. When the Shut'em Up Shortcake silences Kelly's pesky little brother and the Healing Hazelnut Tart heals Darbie's ankle, the girls discover they have the power of magic. A single-camera live-action pilot based on the popular book.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Olivia Sanabia as Kelly Quinn
- Abby Donnelly as Darbie O'Brien
- Aubrey K. Miller as Hannah Parker-Kent
- Judah Bellamy as Jake
- Dee Wallace as Grandma
- Amy Hill as Mama P
- Catia Ojeda as Terri Quinn
- Andrew Burlinson as Scott Quinn
Guest cast
- Ellen Karsten as Ms. Gina Silvers
- Usman Ally as Mr. Morris
- Todd Robert Anderson as Patrick
- Allegra Acosta as Carmela
- Tiana Le as Young Ida Perez
- Lauren Gaw as Kristin
- Torrin Kimberly as Student #4
- Brady Reiter as Charlotte
- Kirrilee Berger as Hailey
- Noen Perez as Sawyer
- Julia Gallagher as Adult Hannah
- Jesse Burch as Mr. Edmunds
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 51 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | October 25, 2019 | October 25, 2019 |
| Season 1 | 13 | January 15, 2016 | January 15, 2016 |
| Season 2 | 26 | October 14, 2016 | January 19, 2018 |
| Season 3 | 11 | January 31, 2019 | October 25, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Protectors The magic cookbook has moved on to a new set of protectors in Bay City. Kelly, Hannah and Darbie must help the new trio understand magic in order to keep a wedding from being cancelled. Ish and Leo are introduced as new protectors that have been friends in the past, but have since grown apart. |
October 25, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Just Add Magic Kelly Quinn and her two BFF's, Darbie and Hannah, stumble upon her grandmother's mysterious cookbook in the attic and discover some far from ordinary recipes. When the Shut'em Up Shortcake silences Kelly's pesky little brother and the Healing Hazelnut Tart heals Darbie's ankle, the girls discover they have the power of magic. |
January 15, 2016 |
| 2 |
Just Add Brains In order to unravel the mystery of how to save Grandma, the Girls make a Brain Boosting Bolognese to help decipher the book's clues. But at school, they learn that there is such a thing as being too smart for your own good. Meanwhile, the mystery of Grandma's past deepens. |
January 15, 2016 |
| 3 |
Just Add Dogs When the Girls lose the neighbors' dog Cowboy, they cast a Lost and Found-ue spell to bring him back. But instead of finding Cowboy, they attract everything that has been lost in the neighborhood over the years. Mama P attempts to use magic to prepare for a long-awaited trip while Ms. Silvers finds something she's been searching for. |
January 15, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Just Add Halloween After their Last Ditch Layer Cake breaks all the town's curses and brings an old enemy back, Kelly, Hannah and Darbie are on the hunt for a special ingredient to determine his whereabouts. The ingredient only blooms once a year... on Halloween, so The Girls have to find a way to go back to last year's Halloween and get it without running into their past selves. |
October 14, 2016 |
| 2 |
Just Add Summer Using the special ingredient the girls gathered from last Halloween, they cook up a Miso Soup to determine Chuck's location. However, when that fails to work, Kelly instead cooks a "Settle the Beef" sandwich in order to draw Chuck to them instead...but in order for it to work, Kelly has to spell her own Grandma. |
January 13, 2017 |
| 3 |
Just Add Chuck The girls have their first interaction with Chuck, but it quickly becomes clear that he is suffering from some sort of amnesia. He doesn't remember anything about the Pluot Festival in 1965. Grandma and Mama P think he's lying and can't be trusted, so the girls cook a trust spell that helps Chuck adjust to the modern day - but it also unlocks some of his memories from 1965. |
January 13, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Just Add Time Travel After re-growing the magical garden, Kelly's Grandma appears...from 1975! Becky has cooked a recipe that inadvertently alters the course of history and everything is turned topsy-turvy. Kelly, Hannah and Darbie have to travel back in time to 1975 to set things straight. |
January 31, 2019 |
| 2 |
Just Add Plants Magical plants are sprouting up all over Saffron Falls and people across town are being spelled by things growing in their own garden. Could this be the downside of bringing the garden back to life? |
January 31, 2019 |
| 3 |
Just Add Codes An earthquake rattles Saffron Falls, unearthing a secret bunker belonging to Chuck's family. Kelly, Hannah and Darbie need to cook a decoding spell to get inside before anyone else can. |
January 31, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Prime Video |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 15, 2016 |
| Last aired | January 31, 2019 |
| Runtime | 27 minutes |
| Status | ended |