Series synopsis
Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed is an American documentary mystery television series that premiered on MyNetworkTV on October 2, 2008. It ended on May 18, 2009. It was created by Val Valentino, Bruce Nash. It stars Val Valentino, Allie Cohen, Lyndsay Haldorson and Samantha Faye Lee.
The Masked Magician returns to television to defy his fellow conjurers and disclose the tricks that have captivated audiences for centuries. Nowhere else has a magician dared to expose the secrets behind the world's most mystifying illusions.
Premise
The Masked Magician returns to television to defy his fellow conjurers and disclose the tricks that have captivated audiences for centuries. Nowhere else has a magician dared to expose the secrets behind the world's most mystifying illusions.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Val Valentino as Self - Masked Magician
- Allie Cohen as Self - Magic Assistant
- Lyndsay Haldorson as Self - Magic Assistant
- Samantha Faye Lee as Self - Magic Assistant
- Lauren Melendez as Self - Magic Assistant
- Paige Peterson as Self - Magic Assistant
- Mitch Pileggi as Narrator (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 18 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | November 23, 1997 | May 15, 2002 |
| Season 1 | 13 | October 2, 2008 | May 18, 2009 |
| Season 2 | 0 | October 2, 2008 | February 21, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The masked magician reveals the secrets behind sawing a woman in half, turning his assistant into a tiger and making an elephant disappear. |
November 24, 1997 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Learn the tricks to making scarves disappear, walking through solid walls and performing Houdini's water torture escape. |
March 3, 1998 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 See how the magician survives being crushed by a bed of spikes, catches a speeding bullet in his teeth and makes a tank vanish. |
May 5, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The Masked Magician reveals the secrets behind Magic’s biggest illusions including Walking through a Great Wall of Steel; Surviving being cut in half by The Giant Buzz Saw; and Making a Woman Vanish right before your eyes from a magic chair. Plus, the magician has a special illusion in store for his special guests, The WWE Divas. |
October 2, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The Masked Magician reveals the secrets behind Magic’s biggest illusions including making a 5 ton elephant appear from out of the blue; how to levitate a beautiful woman with no hidden wires; how to make an assistant vanish while standing atop an elevated platform; and the method to slicing a girl into 3 pieces and how to put her back together again. |
October 6, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The Masked Magician reveals the secrets behind Magic’s biggest illusions including surviving decapitation by a razor sharp Guillotine, Houdini’s death defying Milk Can Escape, how to survive pulling a heavy steel chain through your neck, and one of Magic’s most spectacular tricks: levitating over a three story building in broad daylight. |
October 13, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The masked magician reveals how to walk through steel walls, survive being sliced in half by a giant buzz saw and make a woman disappear. |
October 2, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The masked magician reveals how to levitate or vanish a human being, materialize a 5-ton elephant and slice an assistant into thirds. |
October 6, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Discover the secrets of Houdini's milk can escape, passing a steel chain through the neck and levitating over a three-story building. |
October 13, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MyNetworkTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 2, 2008 |
| Last aired | May 18, 2009 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:00:00 |