The Bureau of Magical Things

The Bureau of Magical Things is an Australian comedy television series created by Jonathan M. Shiff and developed by Jonathan M. Shiff and Mark Shirrefs that premiered in Australia on Eleven on July 8, 2018, and aired through November 2, 2018. In the United States, the series debuted on Nickelodeon on October 8, 2018; it later moved to TeenNick where it was broadcast from October 15 to November 8, 2018. The series stars Kimie Tsukakoshi, Elizabeth Cullen, Mia Milnes, Julian Cullen, Rainbow Wedell, Jamie Carter, and Christopher Sommers. The Bureau of Magical Things was renewed for a second season in November 2019.[1]

The Bureau of Magical Things
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Jonathan M. Shiff
Developed by	Jonathan M. Shiff Mark Shirrefs
Starring	Kimie Tsukakoshi Elizabeth Cullen Mia Milnes Julian Cullen Rainbow Wedell Jamie Carter Christopher Sommers
Opening theme	Brett Aplin
Ending theme	Brett Aplin
Composer	Ricky Edwards & Brett Aplin
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	Jonathan M. Shiff Julia Adams Nicole Keeb Arne Lohmann Cherrie Bottger
Producers	Jonathan M. Shiff Stuart Wood
Cinematography	Andrew Conder
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	23 minutes
Production company	Jonathan M. Shiff Productions
Distributor	ZDF Enterprises (Australia) CBS Studios International (United States)
Release
Original network	Eleven
Picture format	720p (HDTV)
Audio format	5.1 surround sound
Original release	July 8, 2018 – present
External links
Website
Production website

Premise

The human and magic worlds co-existed in harmony, but as technology advanced, the magic world was pushed back, and fairies and other magical creatures became endangered species. Now, someone wants to change that and restore magic to its rightful place. When Kyra uncovers a threat to both the human and magic worlds, she must try to unite humans, elves, and fairies in order to save them all. Kyra and Peter must solve the mystery of who the enigmatic figure is and how they will achieve their goal. The investigation leads them to uncover secrets in both the human and magic worlds that no one could have imagined.

Cast and characters

Main

• Kimie Tsukakoshi as Kyra, a teenage girl whose life is changed after an encounter with a magic book, transforming her into a tri-ling, part-human, part-fairy, and part-elf. While wary of her new circumstances, she is learning to accept her newfound reality.
• Elizabeth Cullen as Imogen, an elf training to become a member of the Department of Magical Intervention (DMI). While serious about her training, she does not believe in teamwork and is very wary of Kyra, though is starting to soften to her.
• Mia Milnes as Lily, a fairy training to become a member of the DMI. She is a friendly and bubbly person, who quickly warms up to Kyra.
• Julian Cullen as Darra, an elf training to become a member of the DMI and Imogen's brother. Unlike his sister, he is more friendly to others and not as enthusiastic in his studies.
• Rainbow Wedell as Ruksy, a fairy training to become a member of the DMI. While friendly like Lily, she is much more serious.
• Jamie Carter as Peter, Kyra's friend. He loves comics and is very suspicious of the magical phenomenon around.
• Christopher Sommers as Professor Maxwell, a bookstore owner and teacher of magic for the DMI. He trains his students to master their magic powers. He is a half-ling, half-human, and half-elf. He cares greatly for his students and wants them to reach their full potential.

Recurring

• Arnijka Larcombe-Weate as Mathilda, Kyra's best friend and fellow basketball player who doesn't know of Kyra's magical powers.
• Steve Nation as Steve, Kyra's stepfather and local police officer, who is also unaware of Kyra's powers.
• Melanie Zanetti as Orla, an elf who's one of the DMI's top agents and Imogen's idol who poses as a reporter. She is an old acquaintance of Maxwell's and apparently has her own agenda involving Kyra.
• Nicholas Bell as Sean, the Director of Magic, and Lily's father.

Production

On July 17, 2017, it was announced that a new children's series was to film in Queensland from producer Jonathan M. Shiff (H2O: Just Add Water, Mako: Island of Secrets, Thunderstone, Ocean Girl, Horace and Tina). The 20-episode series is set to film specifically in Gold Coast, Brisbane, and Arundel, with filming starting in July 2017 and ending in December 2017. Starring in the series will be Kimie Tsukakoshi, Elizabeth Cullen, Julian Cullen, Mia Milnes, Rainbow Wedell, Jamie Carter, Nicholas Bell, Christopher Sommers, Steve Nation, and Melanie Zanetti.[2] Jonathan M. Shiff serves as executive producer and producer. Julia Adams serves as executive producer. Stuart Wood serves as producer. Mark Shirrefs serves as writer. Evan Clarry and Grant Brown serve as directors.[3] The series aired in Australia on Eleven.[4] On September 22, 2018, Nickelodeon acquired the rights to the series and announced that the series would premiere in the United States on October 8, 2018.[5]

On November 27, 2019, it was announced that a second season of the series would be produced, with production to take place between December 2019 and July 2020 in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The series cast, including Kimie Tsukakoshi, was expected to return.[1] However, production on the series was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Episodes

No.	Title [7][8]	Directed by	Written by	Australian air date [8]	U.S. air date [7]	Prod. code [7]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Magical Mishaps"	Grant Brown	Evan Clarry	July 8, 2018	October 8, 2018	101	0.66[9]
Guest stars: Arnijka Larcombe-Weate as Mathilda, Steve Nation as Steve, Amy Raffe as Helen, Rumi Kikuchi as Michiko Songs featured: "Wouldn't It Be?" performed by Kimie Tsukakoshi, "Can't Let Go", performed by Ruby Dacy
2	"Magic in the Air"	Grant Brown	Chris Anastassiades	July 15, 2018	October 9, 2018	102	0.75[10]
Guest star: Steve Nation as Steve
3	"All the World's a Stage"	Grant Brown	Alex Wyatt & Mark Shirrefs	July 22, 2018	October 10, 2018	103	0.62[11]
Guest stars: Arnijka Larcombe-Weate as Mathilda, Steve Nation as Steve, Melanie Zanetti as Orla Absent: Christopher Sommers as Professor Maxwell
4	"Gone to the Dogs"	Grant Brown	Li-Kim Chuah	July 29, 2018	October 11, 2018	104	0.68[12]
Guest stars: Arnijka Larcombe-Weate as Mathilda, Steve Nation as Steve, Penny Everingham as Mrs. Spencer
5	"A Knight to Remember"	Grant Brown	Anthony Morris	August 5, 2018	October 15, 2018	105	0.07[13]
Guest stars: Steve Nation as Steve, Melanie Zanetti as Orla, Arnijka Larcombe-Weate as Mathilda, Javan Barnard as Leo, Ava Taylor as Callie, Nicholas Bell as Sean
6	"The Test"	Grant Brown	Michelle Law	August 12, 2018	October 16, 2018	106	0.12[14]
Guest stars: Steve Nation as Steve, Melanie Zanetti as Orla, Arnijka Larcombe-Weate as Mathilda
7	"Fairy for a Day"	Grant Brown	Sam Carroll	August 19, 2018	October 17, 2018	107	0.10[15]
Guest stars: Steve Nation as Steve, Charlotte Stent as Sally, Jacy Lewis as Dawn Absent: Jamie Carter as Peter
8	"Shortcut"	Grant Brown	Evan Clarry	August 26, 2018	October 18, 2018	108	0.12[16]
Guest stars: Steve Nation as Steve, Melanie Zanetti as Orla, Arnijka Larcombe-Weate as Mathilda, Amy Raffe as Helen
9	"On the Beach"	Grant Brown	Mark Shirrefs & Alex Wyatt	September 2, 2018	October 22, 2018	109	0.10[17]
10	"Uncharted Waters"	Grant Brown	Chris Anastassiades	September 9, 2018	October 23, 2018	110	0.07[17]
Guest stars: Melanie Zanetti as Orla, Arnijka Larcombe-Weate as Mathilda, Steven Lunavich as Trevor, Nicholas Bell as Sean
11	"A Fairy Tale"	Evan Clarry	Evan Clarry	September 16, 2018	October 24, 2018	111	0.10[17]
Guest stars: Steve Nation as Steve, John Manning as Cedric, Sam Cotton as Silas, Cleo Massey as Sophie Absent: Christopher Sommers as Professor Maxwell
12	"Aisle 13"	Evan Clarry	Vicki Englund	September 23, 2018	October 25, 2018	112	0.08[17]
Guest stars: Arnijka Larcombe-Weate as Mathilda, Steve Nation as Steve
13	"Forces of Attraction"	Evan Clarry	Sam Carroll	September 30, 2018	October 29, 2018	113	0.10[17]
Guest stars: Arnijka Larcombe-Weate as Mathilda, Steve Nation as Steve, Nicholas Bell as Sean
14	"The Eye of Horus"	Evan Clarry	Evan Clarry	October 7, 2018	October 30, 2018	114	0.10[17]
Guest stars: Melanie Zanetti as Orla, Candice Flanagan as Giselle, Nicholas Bell as Sean Absent: Jamie Carter as Peter
15	"Judgment Day"	Evan Clarry	Sam Carroll	October 14, 2018	October 31, 2018	115	0.03[17]
Guest stars: Steve Nation as Steve, Melanie Zanetti as Orla, Samantha Fitzgerald as Ella, Cameron Caulfield as Nate, Charlie Dunn as Jack, Nicholas Bell as Sean
16	"Prize Day"	Evan Clarry	Alexa Wyatt	October 21, 2018	November 1, 2018	116	0.09[17]
Guest stars: Steve Nation as Steve, Melanie Zanetti as Orla, Samantha Fitzgerald as Ella, Paul Bishop as Jared, Rumi Kikuchi as Michiko, Priyanka Das as Neesha, Norma Leaver as Mrs. Crowther, Nicholas Bell as Sean
17	"Accused"	Evan Clarry	Vicki Englund	October 28, 2018	November 5, 2018	117	0.09[17]
Guest stars: Steve Nation as Steve, Melanie Zanetti as Orla, Steven Lunavich as Trevor, Nicholas Bell as Sean
18	"On the Case"	Evan Clarry	Vicki Englund	November 1, 2018	November 6, 2018	118	0.10[17]
Guest stars: Steve Nation as Steve, Melanie Zanetti as Orla, Nicholas Bell as Sean
19	"End of the Road: Part 1"	Evan Clarry	Mark Shirrefs	November 2, 2018	November 7, 2018	119	0.08[17]
Guest stars: Arnijka Larcombe-Weate as Mathilda, Steve Nation as Steve, Melanie Zanetti as Orla, Paul Bishop as Jared, Nicholas Bell as Sean
20	"End of the Road: Part 2"	Evan Clarry	Vicki Englund & Mark Shirrefs	November 2, 2018	November 8, 2018	120	0.10[17]
Guest stars: Steve Nation as Steve, Melanie Zanetti as Orla, Paul Bishop as Jared, Steven Lunavich as Trevor, Nicholas Bell as Sean

U.S. ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of The Bureau of Magical Things

Season	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		Avg. viewers (millions)	18–49 rank
		Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	20	October 8, 2018	0.66[9]	November 8, 2018	0.10[17]	0.21	TBD

References

1. "Magical adventure returns: Bureau of Magical Things Season 2 to film in Queensland" (Press release). Jonathan M. Shiff Productions. November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via Mirage News.
2. David Knox (July 17, 2017). "The Bureau of Magical Things to Cast Its Spell on Qld". TV Tonight. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
3. "The Bureau of Magical Things – The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
4. "ZDF Enterprises to distribute Jonathan M Shiff's latest children's television project" (Press release). ZDF Enterprises. July 17, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
5. Nickelodeon [@Nickelodeon] (September 22, 2018). "A magical new show is coming to #Nickelodeon! #TheBureauOfMagicalThings premieres October 8th! ✨" (Tweet). Retrieved September 23, 2018 – via Twitter.
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12. Mitch Metcalf (October 12, 2018). "Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.11.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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15. Mitch Salem (October 18, 2018). "Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.17.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
16. Son of the Bronx (December 21, 2018). "Thursday Final Ratings: LeBron James' Lakers Debut on TNT Among Top NBA Games on Season Tip-Off Week". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
17. Son of the Bronx (December 21, 2018). "Tuesday Final Ratings: Dodgers-Red Sox Draw Four-Year Low for a World Series Game One on Fox". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 21, 2018.

External links

• U.S. website
• The Bureau of Magical Things at IMDb