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Just Add Magic: Mystery City

2020 · 1 season

A bright, breezy kids' mystery that moves fast and stays gentle, with puzzles and teamwork rather than scares.

Created by
Andrew Orenstein
Genres
Kids, Sci-fi & fantasy, Comedy
Starring
Tyler Sanders, Jenna Qureshi, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport
Overview
In a spinoff of the successful series Just Add Magic, we follow the magic cookbook to Bay City as it moves to three new protectors: step-siblings Zoe and Leo, and their downstairs neighbor Ish. Each of the three brings a unique skill to the table, as the cookbook unlocks a centuries-old mystery that takes them on an historical adventure through the city streets in a race to find a secret recipe.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Andrew Orenstein
Genres
Kids, Sci-fi & fantasy, Comedy
Starring
Tyler Sanders, Jenna Qureshi, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
    • friendship
    • family
    • identity
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    kids
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour5
    Realism3
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    kids, sci-fi & fantasy, comedy, family
    Created by
    Andrew Orenstein
    Starring
    Tyler Sanders, Jenna Qureshi, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Shane Harper, Tess Paras, Matt Dellapina, Sydney Taylor, Elliott Smith
    Length
    1 seasons, 10 episodes, 27 min each
    Network
    Prime Video
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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