Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness.

Nicolas Cageas Balthazar Blake
Jay Baruchelas David "Dave" Stutler
Alfred Molinaas Maxim Horvath
Teresa Palmeras Rebecca "Becky" Barnes
Toby Kebbellas Drake Stone
Omar Benson Milleras Bennet Zurrow
Monica Belluccias Veronica Gorloisen
Alice Krigeas Morgana le Fay
Robert Capronas Oliver
James A. Stephensas Merlin
Bojan Bazelli