In a surprise development for fans of the celebrated TV series The Librarians, Electric Entertainment, the Los Angeles–based production and distribution company, has revealed news of a spinoff, The Librarians: The Next Chapter, making a triumphant return to its roots at the original broadcaster TNT.

Showrunner Dean Devlin commented: “Our comeback to TNT with this franchise holds immense significance for us and we arethrilled 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 anddangerous supernatural artifacts. The new series centres 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, heinadvertently 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). CarolineLoncq (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. 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 prompted TNT to pick 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 Distributionand Co–Production at Electric Entertainment will be handling International Sales The Librarians: The Next Chapter. Steve Saltman, Head of Domestic Sales for Electric Entertainment will handle digital rights alongside TNT.

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