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Magic City: An American Fantasy
Magic City: An American Fantasy

Magic City: An American Fantasy

—A five-part docuseries that unveils the untold stories behind Atlanta's most influential Black cultural hub; dive deep into the legacy of Magic City - where fantasy and reality collide.
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Season 15 of 5 Episodes

  • "Magic City: An American Fantasy" begins by immersing viewers in the club's allure; before the club, there was the man - Michael Barney, a natural hustler, he was so gifted that people started calling him Mr. Magic.

  • Magic City became the epicenter of entertainment, drawing legendary celebrities before and during their rise to superstardom; the secret sauce was Mr. Magic's vision; he demanded that his club have the best of everything.

  • With Mr. Magic in prison, the schemers play, Magic City spirals into lawlessness as DJs, bartenders and dancers ran their own side hustles; each believing they were bigger than the club.

  • The notorious Black Mafia Family drug cartel sets up shop in Magic City; thus begins the Make It Rain era of the club, promising more money and violence than ever before.

  • As Mr. Magic clung to his legacy, his son Lil Magic stepped in, and legend Gigi Maguire redefined pole work; grayer than when he began, Mr. Magic prepares to pass the torch, backed by decades of triumph and reinvention.

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5 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Welcome to Atlanta
    Whoomp! There It Is
    Three, Six, Nine, Damn She Fine
    Trap or Die
    TonyMontanaTonyMontanaTonyMontana
  • Welcome to Atlanta

    "Magic City: An American Fantasy" begins by immersing viewers in the club's allure; before the club, there was the man - Michael Barney, a natural hustler, he was so gifted that people started calling him Mr. Magic.
    Upcoming
  • Whoomp! There It Is

    Magic City became the epicenter of entertainment, drawing legendary celebrities before and during their rise to superstardom; the secret sauce was Mr. Magic's vision; he demanded that his club have the best of everything.
    Upcoming
  • Three, Six, Nine, Damn She Fine

    With Mr. Magic in prison, the schemers play, Magic City spirals into lawlessness as DJs, bartenders and dancers ran their own side hustles; each believing they were bigger than the club.
    Upcoming
  • Trap or Die

    The notorious Black Mafia Family drug cartel sets up shop in Magic City; thus begins the Make It Rain era of the club, promising more money and violence than ever before.
    Upcoming
  • TonyMontanaTonyMontanaTonyMontana

    As Mr. Magic clung to his legacy, his son Lil Magic stepped in, and legend Gigi Maguire redefined pole work; grayer than when he began, Mr. Magic prepares to pass the torch, backed by decades of triumph and reinvention.
    Upcoming
Magic City: An American Fantasy

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A five-part docuseries that unveils the untold stories behind Atlanta's most influential Black cultural hub; dive deep into the legacy of Magic City - where fantasy and reality collide.

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Shaquille O'Neal, Nelly, Drake, Quavo, Killer Mike, 2 Chainz

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  • "Magic City: An American Fantasy" begins by immersing viewers in the club's allure; before the club, there was the man - Michael Barney, a natural hustler, he was so gifted that people started calling him Mr. Magic.

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