Magic City Magic City

Drama · 2012 · 55 min STARZ
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It's the late 1950s in flashy and turbulent Miami Beach, and the Miramar Playa Hotel is the place to be and be seen. As Fidel Castro takes control of Cuba just offshore, wealthy guests crowd the hotel's main room and the Kennedys, anti-Castro forces, the mob and the CIA hold court in the luxurious lobby. At the center of all the action is Ike Evans, a one-time cabana boy and now visionary owner of the Miramar Playa. But behind Ike's charm and easy-going manner are deeply buried secrets, mysteries even to his second wife, Vera, and his three kids. To finance his dream, Ike went into business years ago with mob boss Ben "The Butcher" Diamond, who doesn't appreciate Ike's desperate attempts to end their partnership. Amid political upheaval in Cuba and darker deals closer to home, Ike is intent on protecting his family, and his dream, even as his world in the Magic City threatens to crumble.

Drama · 2012 · 55 min
  • 18+
Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan , Olga Kurylenko , Danny Huston
Director Ed Bianchi

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1

    The Year of the Fin

    Ike Evans, owner of Miami Beach’s most glamorous hotel, needs his 1958 New Year’s Eve concert to be a smash in order to keep his seemingly perfect world spinning. When he strikes a deal with the devil – local mobster Ben Diamond – to ensure success, Ike unwittingly sets in motion a chain of events that will unravel his life and threaten his beloved family.

    50 min · Apr 6, 2012
  • EPISODE 2

    Feeding Frenzy

    While Ike grapples with the disappearance of his friend Mike Strauss, Miami’s DA Jack Klein decides the best way to attack organized crime is through the lobby of the Miramar Playa Hotel…and the best way into the Miramar Playa may be through Ike’s law-student son, Danny. Meanwhile, Stevie Evans’ affair with mob-boss wife Lily Diamond heats up. Daughter Lauren’s bat mitzvah is the only bright spot in Ike’s increasingly complicated world.

    48 min · Apr 13, 2012
  • EPISODE 3

    Castles Made of Sand

    Landing the Miss 1959 Pageant is a coup for the Miramar Playa Hotel, but Ike is distracted by his efforts to bribe government officials to legalize casino gambling on the beach. A friend from the past reminds Vera of all she’s given up to be a wife and mother, and Ben Diamond wonders if wife Lily is being faithful. Desperate to sever ties with Ben, Ike reaches out to his former sister-in-law — moneyed, elegant Meg Bannock. But nothing will be easy for Ike, especially not after Mike Strauss’s dead body is found in the Everglades.

    50 min · Apr 20, 2012
  • EPISODE 4

    Atonement

    Ike and DA Jack Klein face off after Jack interrupts Mike Strauss’s funeral to seize his body as evidence. Vera reveals political savvy in securing Jackie Kennedy as her charity luncheon co-host but laments not yet having her own children with Ike. While hotel general manager Victor reaches out to mysterious new friends to help get his wife out of Cuba, Ben Diamond brings in a professional to tie up loose ends. When Danny is attacked during a hotel break-in, Ike vows to go to any lengths necessary to protect those he holds dear.

    48 min · Apr 27, 2012
  • EPISODE 5

    Suicide Blonde

    Seeking redemption for the murder of Mike Strauss, Ike is determined to save call girl Judi Silver from the wrath of Ben Diamond. Meanwhile, Dave — the diving act at the Miramar Playa Hotel by day and burglar by night — revels in the stolen Polaroid’s that prove Stevie is having an affair with Lily. Vera tries a mystical approach to getting pregnant, while Danny and housekeeper Mercedes advance their sweet mutual crush with a first kiss. Jack Klein ramps up his investigation just as Ike crosses a moral line that will put him right in the DA’s sights.

    50 min · May 4, 2012
  • EPISODE 6

    The Harder They Fall

    As the Miramar Playa Hotel prepares to host a nationally televised boxing match, Ben Diamond unveils a scheme to make major money on the fight. Ike gets swept into the betting with disastrous results, while Vera faces her own disappointment when Jackie Kennedy fails to show for her luncheon. After interviewing for a job with Jack Klein, Danny inadvertently receives proof of Stevie’s affair with Lily in the form of blackmail photos from Divin’ Dave. Meanwhile Klein, determined to find the missing Judi Silver, dredges the quarry where Mike Strauss’s body was found and discovers something that will change Ike’s life forever.

    50 min · May 11, 2012

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Cast & Crew

  • Jeffrey Dean Morgan

    Ike Evans
  • Olga Kurylenko

    Vera Evans
  • Danny Huston

    Ben Diamond
  • Steven Strait

    Stevie Evans
  • Christian Cooke

    Danny Evans
  • Jessica Marais

    Lily Diamond
  • Kelly Lynch

    Meg Bannock
  • Yul Vazquez

    Victor Lazaro
  • Dominik García-Lorido

    Mercedes Lazaro
  • Elena Satine

    Judi Silver
  • Matthew Ross

    Jack Klein

About

Magic City

Drama

It's the late 1950s in flashy and turbulent Miami Beach, and the Miramar Playa Hotel is the place to be and be seen. As Fidel Castro takes control of Cuba just offshore, wealthy guests crowd the hotel's main room and the Kennedys, anti-Castro forces, the mob and the CIA hold court in the luxurious lobby. At the center of all the action is Ike Evans, a one-time cabana boy and now visionary owner of the Miramar Playa. But behind Ike's charm and easy-going manner are deeply buried secrets, mysteries even to his second wife, Vera, and his three kids. To finance his dream, Ike went into business years ago with mob boss Ben "The Butcher" Diamond, who doesn't appreciate Ike's desperate attempts to end their partnership. Amid political upheaval in Cuba and darker deals closer to home, Ike is intent on protecting his family, and his dream, even as his world in the Magic City threatens to crumble.

18+

COMMON SENSE

Riveting 1950s-set drama is too sexy, violent for teens.

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Studio
Starz
Released
2012
Rated
TV-MA
Region of Origin
United States
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