Cameron Black is the world's greatest illusionist. At least, that's what people used to call him—before his greatest secret was exposed and his career destroyed. Even worse, Cameron has good reason to believe this was no accident.
Cameron Black is the world's greatest illusionist. At least, that's what people used to call him—before his greatest secret was exposed and his career destroyed. Even worse, Cameron has good reason to believe this was no accident.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 1
Pilot
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When his career is ruined by scandal, superstar magician Cameron Black has only one place to turn to practice his art of deception, influence and illusion — the FBI. Using every trick in the book and inventing new ones, he will help the government catch the world’s most elusive criminals while staging the biggest illusions of his career.
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Directed by Michael LehmannWritten by Chris FedakGuest stars Eyas Younis, Elliot Villar, Stephanie Corneliussen, Brendan Patrick Connor, Paul Beban, Peter Bradbury, Jeffrey Doornbos, Abraham Makany
As Cameron continues to focus on helping his brother, he and Kay get to work on a case that has unknowing tourists participating in a reality show – yet it’s anything but real, it’s deadly.
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Directed by Michael LehmannWritten by Chris FedakGuest stars Hal Ozsan, Leonid Citer, Stephanie Corneliussen, Eli Golden, Adam Kaplan, Stephen Reich, Nathan James, Adrian Alvarado
When an art museum docent is held hostage, Kay enlists Cameron and his team to help rescue her using the art of escapology.
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Directed by Michael SmithWritten by Elizabeth PetersonGuest stars Lucas Hall, John Shea, Jeremiah Wiggins, Jess Weixler, Kevin Corrigan, Evan Parke, Chelsea Watts, Danny Johnson
When a psychic is murdered, Kay and Cam investigate only to learn she had a partner who’s now on the run. Enlisting her help, Cameron and the team take down an international arms dealer.
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Directed by Kevin TancharoenWritten by Kai Yu WuGuest stars Daniel London, Christine Ko, David L. Townsend, Tina Chilip, Grant Chang, Evan Parke, Frank Harts, Michael DeMello
When a church's stained glass window is stolen while a famous street artist is painting a mural nearby, Cam and the team's investigation leads them to the criminal.
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Directed by Silver TreeWritten by Nelson GreavesGuest stars Billy Zane, Evan Parke, Mike Faist, Sebastian Chacon, Patricia R. Floyd, Robby Ramos, Andrew Kaempfer, Adrian Matilla
When Cameron’s ex-girlfriend is robbed during Fashion Week, he insists on helping Kay with the investigation and the team finds themselves in the middle of a high-speed, dangerous chase.
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Directed by Rob SeidenglanzWritten by Sam SklaverGuest stars Jesse Bradford, Britne Oldford, Joshua Harto, Lauren Bittner, Don Stephenson, Gianmarco Soresi, Curt Bouril, Bruce Baek
When the Mystery Woman kidnaps Cameron, the FBI calls on Jonathan Black to help find him – and stop the Mystery Woman from committing her next crime.
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Directed by Rob HardyWritten by John A. NorrisGuest stars Stephanie Corneliussen, Joe Carroll, Tanc Sade, Robert Sella, Lio Mehiel, Iris Delgado, J. Paul Nicholas, Joey Sorge
The FBI works with the Deception group to help stop the Mystery Woman from successfully committing one of the largest jewel heists in history. And, for the first time this season, viewers will have their perspective reversed and see how Cameron Black performs his greatest deception yet.
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Directed by Glen WinterWritten by Bryan MaloneGuest stars Stephanie Corneliussen, Jack Davenport, Sonny Corbo, Danny Corbo, Naren Weiss, Erica Cho, Billy Zane, Joe Carroll
The Deception team gets an unexpected partner, while Gunter makes a discovery that will change the team's lives forever.
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Directed by Michael LehmannWritten by Joe PeracchioGuest stars Danny Henriquez, Tijuana Ricks, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Lee Sellars, Adam Ferrara, Evan Morris Reiser, Sean Nelson, Peter Brensinger
Cameron and Kay investigate a secret society where they learn that one of them has a close family connection.
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Directed by Lexi La RocheWritten by Cesar MazariegosGuest stars David Deblinger, Evan Parke, Meghann Fahy, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Josh Dean, Jeremy Holm, Frank Whaley, Mario Van Peebles
The team is called on to help stop a spy from stealing top-secret military information. Cameron is frustrated when someone from Kay's past comes back into the picture.
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Guest stars KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Brett Dalton, Bernardo de Paula, Victoria Cartagena, John Schiappa, John Anthony Gorman
The Deception team goes up against the Mystery Woman in a battle of dueling deceptions.
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Directed by Dermott DownsWritten by Sam Sklaver, Brynn MaloneGuest stars Stephanie Corneliussen, Jack Davenport, Sonny Corbo, Sahr Ngaujah, Danny Corbo, Naren Weiss, Erica Cho, KeiLyn Durrel Jones
Just when Cameron thinks he finally has the Mystery Woman, she unleashes her most game-changing twist yet.
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Directed by Michael LehmannWritten by Elizabeth Peterson, Chris FedakGuest stars Kevin Elden, Stephanie Corneliussen, Danny Burstein, Yorgo Constantine, Jack Davenport, Katarína Morháčová, Rita Neidich, Sonny Corbo
