The Librarians: The Next Chapter centers on a Librarian from the past, who time traveled to the present and now finds himself stuck here.
In a thrilling development for fans of the beloved TV series The Librarians, Electric Entertainment, the Los Angeles-based production and distribution company, has revealed the exciting news of the spinoff, The Librarians: The Next Chapter, making a triumphant return to its roots at the original broadcaster TNT.
Dean Devlin states, “Our comeback to TNT with this franchise holds immense significance for us and we are thrilled by TNT’s dedication to fans by offering them the continuation of one of their beloved fantasy series.”
The Librarians: The Next Chapter is a spinoff of the original TV series The Librarians, that followed the adventures of the custodians of a magical repository of the world’s most powerful and dangerous supernatural artifacts. The new series centers on a Librarian from the past, who time traveled to the present and now finds himself stuck here. When he returns to his castle, which is now a museum, he inadvertently releases magic across the continent. He is given a new team to help him clean up the mess he made, forming a new team of Librarians. The new series stars Callum McGowan (Jamestown), Jessica Green (The Outpost), Olivia Morris (Hotel Portofino) and Bluey Robinson (Britannia). Caroline Loncq (Mammals) guest stars. Christian Kane will reprise his role as Jacob Stone in a Guest Starring role.
The Librarians: The Next Chapter is produced by Electric Entertainment. Dean Devlin serves as showrunner and executive producer alongside Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan-Wilson of Electric Entertainment. Noah Wyle serves as producer. Mark Franco of Electric Entertainment and Jonathan English of Balkanic Media also produce.
The Librarians franchise started off as a compilation of made-for-TV movies featuring the titular librarian Flynn Carsen in 2004’s Quest for the Spear, 2006’s Return to King Solomon’s Mines and 2008’s Curse of the Judas Chalice. The movies did so well, TNT picked up the concept for a TV series, The Librarians that aired for four seasons between 2014 and 2018.
Sonia Mehandjiyska, Head of International Distribution and Nolan Pielak, SVP, International Distribution and Co-Production at Electric Entertainment will be handling International Sales for The Librarians: The Next Chapter. Steve Saltman, Head of Domestic Sales for Electric Entertainment will handle digital rights alongside TNT.
