Get ready for a brand-new season of magic because The CW has renewed the widely acclaimed game show Penn & Teller Fool Us for a ninth season this year. The new season kicked off this week with its pilot episode, six months after Season 8 ended on March 4, 2022.
The previous season of the show i.e, Season 8, featured magicians Mark Clearview, Ben Seidman, Amanda Nepo, Paul Gertner, Jandro, Shoot Ogawa, The Shocker, Ale Belotto & Guilia, Helen Coghlan, Piff the Magic Dragon, Jeki Yoo, and finally Magic Maxl.
Entitled “Single-Handed Three-Legged Twin Bullet Catch”, the first episode from Season 9 was expected to launch the new season of the show with a bang, and it delivered featuring an impressive group of magicians, including Chris Canfield, Jon Mobley, Axel Adler, and, last but not least, the Van Hargen twins.
Penn & Teller: Fool Us Season 9 Episode 2 Preview
The episode which is due to release this week, will be the second of the ninth season of Penn & Teller Fool Us. It will feature acts from magicians like Brian Curry, Theron Christensen, Benjamin Barnes, and Jaana Felicitas. Episode 2 is titled “Sleight of Foot”.
The third episode from Season 9 of Penn & Teller: Fool Us is all set to feature acts from magicians the likes of Alexander Boyce, Jason Michaels, Helen Coghlan, and Yann Yuro. The episode is titled “Four Fools and Counting?”
Penn & Teller: Fool Us Plot
The plot of The CW’s Penn & Teller: Fool Us features magicians aspiring to win the golden opportunity to perform as a guest opening act with the world-famous magician duo of Penn Jillette and Raymond Teller in their revered long-running show in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Rio Hotel & Casino.
The magicians do so by performing their best magic tricks in an attempt to fool or deceive Penn and Teller, who in turn try to decode their acts. Any magician who succeeds moves forward through the stages of the show until the comedic illusionists find the ultimate winner.
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Penn & Teller: Fool Us is recorded in a studio with a live studio audience who are aware that no secret edits, camera tricks, or convenient camera cuts are entertained and that the show is faithful to only real, unadulterated magic.
In each episode, a different group of magicians performs their most creative tricks, and the American comedian pair of Teller and Penn get to see the magicians’ trick only once and are tasked with trying to figure out its secret and how it was done immediately. Such a format allows the audience a glimpse into the expert illusionists’ real genius.
Penn & Teller: Fool Us Season 9 Cast
The new season i.e, Season 9 of Penn & Teller: Fool Us, is hosted by American actress Alyson Hannigan known for her roles in How I Met Your Mother and the American Pie franchise. Comedic illusionists Raymond Joseph Teller and Penn Fraser Jillette, or as they are more popularly known together as Penn & Teller, serve as the judges of the show.
Penn and Teller also serve as creator and executive producer for Penn & Teller: Fool Us, alongside Peter Adam Golden, Andrew Golder is known for “Solitary,” Lincoln Hiatt, also known for “Solitary”. Moreover, the show is produced by The CW television network in association with September Films and 1/17 PRODUCTIONS.
Penn & Teller: Fool Us Season 9 Episode 2 Release Date
As is mentioned, the ninth season of the magic show featuring the titular legendary duo of Penn and Teller premiered with its very first episode this week on Friday, October 14, 2022, on The CW at 8:00 PM ET and 5:00 PM PT.
Penn & Teller: Fool Us Season 9 Episode 2 will release on Friday, October 21, at said time and on the same channel, while Episode 3 will air next week on Friday, October 28, 2022.
Where to Watch Penn & Teller: Fool Us Season 9
The comedic game show airs exclusively in the US on The CW, as mentioned, but fans have the privilege of watching Penn & Teller being the legendary duo that they are in their own time through various streaming and on-demand services.
In Australia, Season 9 of the show is available to watch for free on ABC iview. The new season of Penn and Teller: Fool Us is unfortunately not available to stream in Canada, and no information regarding when it will not have been confirmed just yet. The show is also unavailable to stream in the United Kingdom.
In the United States, the magic show is currently streaming on DIRECTV and fuboTV, given one has a subscription, or they may also watch for free on The CW the day after the broadcast.
In India, fans can access the show’s ninth season on Voot and VI Movies and TV. All eight previous seasons of Penn and Teller: Fool Us can be watched with a subscription on Apple TV, Netflix, and The CW.
Penn & Teller are two of the greatest illusionists of our times, and seeing them using their combined knowledge of magic and card tricks to break down some of the most competent acts which they have witnessed for a brief time is indeed fascinating.
