Series synopsis
The Wizards of Aus is an Australian comedy fantasy television series that premiered on SBS on January 19, 2016. It ended on January 21, 2016. It stars Michael Shanks, Mark Bonanno and Menik Gooneratne.
Fed up with the Magical Realm's obsession with large-scale fantasy warfare, Jack the Wizard decides to migrate to the sanest place he can think of: Melbourne's Western suburbs. After accidentally causing Flinders Street Station to turn ever so slightly into a giant Fish monster, his existence (and that of his fellow magical immigrants) is revealed to the Australian public. Fearing a backlash against himself and his kind, Jack swears off using magic in a bid to better assimilate into human life. ...
Premise
Fed up with the Magical Realm's obsession with large-scale fantasy warfare, Jack the Wizard decides to migrate to the sanest place he can think of: Melbourne's Western suburbs. After accidentally causing Flinders Street Station to turn ever so slightly into a giant Fish monster, his existence (and that of his fellow magical immigrants) is revealed to the Australian public. Fearing a backlash against himself and his kind, Jack swears off using magic in a bid to better assimilate into human life. But of course, fitting in was never going to be easy when people tend to get a bit 'explode-y' whenever you sneeze...
Premise: It’s not Middle Earth. It’s not even New Zealand…
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Michael Shanks as Jack
- Mark Bonanno as Skulldrich
- Menik Gooneratne as Kylie
Guest cast
- Guy Pearce as Morgan Wright
- Bruce Spence as Regimand
- Samuel Johnson as Terry (voice)
- Jared Daperis as Ghost Writer (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 17 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 11 | March 14, 2015 | February 18, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 6 | January 19, 2016 | January 21, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Series Announcement Video We're not asking for money! Watch our damn show, it's going to rock. |
March 14, 2015 |
| 2 |
Official Trailer Featuring Michael Shanks, Menik Gooneratne, Mark Bonanno and Special Guests such as Guy Pearce, Bruce Spence, Mark Mitchell, Liam McIntyre and Samuel Johnson as the voice of ‘Terry the Shark’. |
December 17, 2015 |
| 3 | Behind the Scenes Teaser | January 16, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Honk It's not Middle-Earth, it's not even New Zealand. Migrating to Melbourne from the Wizard Realm, Jack has unwittingly becomes the face of Wizard immigration after accidentally destroying Flinder's Street Station with a sneeze. |
January 19, 2016 |
| 2 |
Lotus While trying to adapt to life without magic, Jack runs into an old friend. |
January 19, 2016 |
| 3 |
Magic by Moonlight In an effort to get him to better acclimatise to the community, Kylie takes Jack speed dating. |
January 20, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 19, 2016 |
| Last aired | January 21, 2016 |
| Runtime | 13 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 20:30:00 |