1. The beloved trilogy is in good hands.

Let's get that out of the way. Gamble and McNamara are self-identified fantasy and science fiction nerds, respectively, and they came to the series first and foremost as fans of the books.

"As someone who's a fan of genre and fantasy, I just ordered [The Magicians] off of Amazon because it looked fantastic," Gamble told BuzzFeed. "I ordered it because I — technically a grown woman — still want to be entertained by stories about people who have magic in their lives."

Gamble is likely best known for her work as writer and showrunner on The CW's Supernatural; more recently, she's worked on the upcoming NBC crime drama Aquarius, which McNamara created.