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The Librarians: The Next Chapter
Genre
Based onThe Librarian
by David Titcher
Developed by
ShowrunnerDean Devlin
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Dean Devlin
  • Marc Roskin
  • Rachel Olschan-Wilson
  • Noah Wyle
Production companiesBalkanic Media
Electric Entertainment
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseMay 25, 2025 (2025-05-25) –
present
Related
The Librarian (franchise)

The Librarians: The Next Chapter is an American fantasy adventure television series that is a direct spin-off of the Librarian film series, sharing continuity with the films and with The Librarians television series. The series stars Callum McGowan, Jessica Green, Olivia Morris, Bluey Robinson, and Caroline Loncq.

The Librarians: The Next Chapter premiered on TNT on May 25, 2025 with its first season of twelve episodes. A second season has been ordered.

Cast

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See also: List of The Librarian characters

Main

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  • Callum McGowan as Vikram Chamberlain, the active Librarian of 1847 who is released from a timeless imprisonment in 2025 and takes up work as the head Librarian of the Belgrade annex
  • Olivia Morris as:
    • Dr. Lysa Pascal, a mathematician, engineer, and physicist who inherits a castle in Belgrade which hosts an Annex to the Library. She is initially skeptical of the existence of magic, believing it to be merely an untapped branch of science, but comes to accept it as real.
    • Anya, General Bogdan Gregor's fiancée and Vikram's lover, who is also Lysa's direct ancestor
  • Bluey Robinson as Connor Green, a disgraced university professor-turned-Internet video-streaming conspiracy theorist with a large following, who discovers the Library out of his determination to prove that it exists
  • Jessica Green as Charlie Cornwall, a combat veteran and Guardian candidate who is given a second chance by Jacob Stone and charged with protecting Vikram, Lysa, and Connor

Recurring

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  • Caroline Loncq as Elaine Astolat - the Belgrade annex's immortal caretaker, later revealed to be a former knight of Camelot, whose role as a knight was erased from history by a vengeful Lancelot
  • Adnan Hasković as General Bogdan Gregor (season 1) - the leader of the sinister cult Gregor's Hammer and Vikram's archenemy
  • Aleksa Samardzic as Winslow Lynch (season 1) - lead member of the heavy metal band Gregor's Hammer, named after the cult, who colludes to free Gregor from a time trap
  • Harun Cehovic as Huey, Nedjeljko Popac as Louie, and Ilija Devic as Dewey (season 1) - remaining members of Gregor's Hammer who follow Winslow Lynch

Guest

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  • Christian Kane as Jacob Stone,[1] one of the current Librarians who specializes in archaeology, art history, and architecture. He was introduced in The Librarians.
  • Arielle Dombasle as Dame Anna Mirinoff (season 1-2)
  • Celyn Jones as Cupid, God of Love; Vikram's friend (season 1)
  • Ike Bennett as Pedro Worth, a friend of Connor Green (season 1)
  • Hannah Devlin as Hermione Palvis (season 1)
  • Philip Rosch as Sir Lancelot du Lac, aka Dulaque, Astolat's former lover and fellow ex-knight of Camelot, who became immortal along with her when they summoned the power of his shield during a battle in Medieval times. Matt Frewer played Dulaque living as a 21st century man in The Librarians, serving as the main antagonist of the first season, with Jerry O'Connell playing his younger self.
  • Eva Megyar as Katherine, (season 1), Hermione's grandmother
  • Monica Lacy as Janis Copeland (season 1), an agent of the Department of Statistical Anomalies (DOSA)
  • Dominic Monaghan as Merlin (season 1-2)[2], the legendary wizard friend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
  • Josh Gates (season 2)[2]
  • Jeremy Swift (season 2)[2]
  • Flula Borg (season 2)[2]
  • Lindy Booth (season 2) as Cassandra Cillian,[2] one of the current Librarians who specializes in mathematics and practices magic. She was introduced in The Librarians and officially joined the Library at the same time as Jacob Stone.

Production

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Season 1 poster

Development

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In May 2023, it was announced that a spinoff of The Librarians was in the works at The CW.[3][4] In August 2024, it was announced that the series was picked up for a two-season order at TNT, with its first season to consist of twelve episodes.[5] Dean Devlin is set as the showrunner of the series and is executive producing alongside Marc Roskin, Rachel Olschan-Wilson, and Noah Wyle.[6] The series is filmed in Serbia with many extras and post production being Serbian.

Casting

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In February 2024, it was announced that Jessica Green had joined the cast of The Librarians: The Next Chapter.[7] In March, it was announced Christian Kane would reprise the role of Jacob Stone, and that Callum McGowan, Olivia Morris, Bluey Robinson, and Caroline Loncq had also joined the cast of the series.[8][9]

Filming

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By May 2025, the second season of The Librarians: The Next Chapter had begun filming.[10] The series is filmed on-location in Belgrade, Serbia, with the Military Museum entrance of the Belgrade Fortress serving as the exterior of "Belgrade Castle" where the fictional library is housed, and interiors shot in a Serbian studio.[11]

Episodes

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No.Title [12][13]Directed byWritten by [14]Original release date [12]U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"And the Deadly Drekavac"Dean DevlinDean Devlin & John RogersMay 25, 2025 (2025-05-25)0.81[15]
In 1847 Belgrade, the eccentric British gentleman Vikram Chamberlain prevents General Bogdan Gregor from obtaining the Sword of Mars, revealing himself as the Librarian, sworn to safeguard magical artifacts. But using the Scarab of Horus traps Vikram in time, until rescued by modern-day Librarian Jacob Stone. Vikram, obsessed with returning to his lost love Anya, un-caps the Well of Magic, unleashing a flood into present-day Serbian ley lines. Coincidentally arriving are science prodigy Lysa Pascal, reluctant heir to Belgrade Castle which houses a Library Annex, and historian conspiracy-hunting Spectral Snoops podcaster Connor Green. Through accidental contact, the Stone of Kraljevic summons a dangerous Drekavac spirit, forcing a fight to contain it. Jacob assigns Charlie Cornwall as Vikram's Guardian. Via scrying glass, Vikram tracks the Drekavac to local heavy metal band Gregor's Hammer. Subdued with its own tears, the Drekavac is granted peace, saving its host, Danica Lynch. Magical surges threaten Library stability; Jacob warns, chaos will spread worldwide. Vikram stays in the present to fix his mistake; Connor and Lysa join him as the "next chapter" of Librarians. Anya is revealed as the fiancée of Gregor, who appears ominously after Winslow Lynch picks up Vikram's scrying glass, suggesting more threats to follow.
2"And the Dance of Doom"Sandra MitrovićKate RorickMay 26, 2025 (2025-05-26)N/A
Mysteriously, a ballerina dances into on-coming traffic, sending her into a coma, with her feet still dancing. At the Annex, new librarians Lysa and Connor meet caretaker Elaine Astolat, who reveals the extent of magic now loose in the world after Vikram tampered with the magical well. Investigating the strange ballet incident, the team discovers the ballerina was cursed and that a dark force is affecting the entire ballet company. Suspicion falls on Dame Anna, the theatre director, as bizarre incidents escalate—like dancers' shoes catching fire mid-rehearsal. Clues lead the team to a magical "dance tree," and its resin, used to control dancers and drain their vitality. The culprit is revealed to be Lady Midday, a youth-stealing witch—who is, in fact, Dame Anna. She plans to hijack the ballet's performance of Giselle to steal the essence of the audience and regain her youth. During the final performance, Anna nearly succeeds, but Vikram secretly sabotages the music's tempo, breaking her spell. She crumbles to dust, the threat ends, and the audience applauds, unaware of the real danger. Back at the Annex, the team reflects on their success. Despite continued bickering, Connor and Lysa are learning to work together.
3"And the Ghost Train"Milan TodorovićTom MacRaeJune 2, 2025 (2025-06-02)0.32[16]
Vikram reviews recent history; Connor and Lysa surprise him with a computer. Charlie stays to bond with Lysa, while Connor and Vikram use the Magic Door. A frozen time sprite transports them onto a spectral locomotive stuck in a 1970s time loop. Gradually, by viewing various moments, they discover Caucaslyvia's king Kavod was killed by British agent Ava Ryba, alias Bella Goodridge, who was trading the Scythe of Time (which allows communication with one's past self) to free her lover Nikolai, Kavod's body double; but Kavod had first mortally shot Nikolai. Charlie and Lysa bring the elderly Bella onboard where she reverts to her younger self. Bella retrieves the scythe, but Kavod takes possession, wielding it to control Bella, Vikram and Connor. Vikram briefly touches it, sending a message to his past self to retrieve the mystical Nectar of Niobe to free the time sprite, who then defeats Kavod, breaking the loop. Bella finds peace with a dying Nikolai before the train stops, and she reverts to old age. Connor encourages Vikram to open up about his dislocation in time and the pain of being separated from Anya. Vikram secretly keeps the Scythe of Time, foreshadowing future consequences.
4"And the Thief of Love"Nemanja ĆipranićRebecca RosenbergJune 9, 2025 (2025-06-09)N/A
A woman with a bow robs a Paris bank, shooting magic arrows that turn customers and employees into infatuated lovers. Vikram, intrigued by the artifact's emotional power, hopes it might reconnect him to Anya. The team seeks out the mythological Cupid who enchanted the arrows. Now a jaded, retired deity, disillusioned by modern dating apps, Cupid reveals he buried his arrows, but doesn't recall where. Using magic detection, the librarians trace the magic to an underground cache linked to Marie, who was wronged by her wealthy ex-employer, Guy LeRoy. Marie has been using the arrows to exact revenge on Guy, who fired her after she refused his advances. With Vikram struck by one of the arrows, he falls under Marie's influence and joins her scheme to unleash mass infatuation at the Paris Museum, masking an artifact heist. To free Vikram, Charlie brings him to Anya's grave, breaking the spell. Cupid returns to intervene, reclaims his arrows, and stops the theft. Marie, however, isn't all wrong—she reveals Guy's corruption via documents from the bank. Cupid offers poetic justice by hitting Guy with a love arrow just as investigators arrive, leading him to blurt out his crimes in front of authorities.
5"And the Memory Crystal"Milan KonjevićGary RosenJune 16, 2025 (2025-06-16)N/A
6"And the House of Cards"Orsi NagypálSean Persaud & Sinéad PersaudJune 23, 2025 (2025-06-23)0.34[17]
7"And the Con-Con"Sandra MitrovićTom MacRaeJune 30, 2025 (2025-06-30)0.35[18]
8"And the Hangover from Hell"Hannah Espia-FarbovaRebecca RosenbergJuly 7, 2025 (2025-07-07)0.38[19]
The Librarians struggle to remember how they were thrown off a stairway balcony after a bachelorette party for Lysa's high school friend, Suki. Each contributes what they can remember; Charlie's "jazzy" noir conspiracy, Connor's Bond-esque intrigue, and Lysa's "rational" viewpoint. Charlie suspects Suki is scheming to buy Lysa's castle, and tries to catch her lying. Connor believes Suki is using her engagement ring to ensorcell Lysa. Charlie, Connor and Lysa all remember Vikram drinking too much, and each claims to have knocked over the ice sculpture. Lysa recalls booking Winslow Lynch's band Greggor's Hammer (after saving his sister Danica from "...the Deadly Drekavac"). She explains Suki's behavior, but smells Valerian root on Vikram's cocktail umbrella (and Suki uses Valeriana Sleep Support). Vikram remembers wedding planner Viola drugging his drink, and deduces she's an escaped ice vila, fomenting human hatred to consume souls. They confront Viola to save Suki...and each other. Winslow retrieves the scrying glass he used to gather intelligence for Gregor, who instructs him, "bring me from this time prison into your world," now that he knows who Vikram loves, the Library's location, and "how to hurt him, the way he hurt me!"
9"And the Feast of the Vampir"Milan TodorovićKate RorickJuly 14, 2025 (2025-07-14)0.34[20]
With their six months drawing to a close, the Librarians visit a vampire festival in a village said to be home to the first documented vampire in history. Connor pursues a mysterious figure and is frightened by its vaporous movements, causing him fall off a hillside he was climbing towards a castle wall. He wakes up beside a friendly vampire named Petar, who is missing a fang and saved him from serious injury by biting him, leaving behind one puncture in his neck. Petar claims he needs his other fang in order to prevent Connor from being fully vampirized by nightfall and advises him to stay out of direct sunlight. Their search causes Connor to realize that Flynn Carsen has already taken the fang back to the Library; he escapes through the magic door, leaving Vikram and Charlie at the hands of fanatical vampire hunters who falsely believe Vikram to be a vampire. While they attempt an escape, Connor finds the fang but is challenged by a riddling animated suit of armor. After Connor easily answers two riddles, Lysa, who has been trying to keep the Library secret from an investor, helps him correctly answer a chemistry question, and they hurry back to the festival, where they find Vikram, Charlie, and Petar locked in pillories by the vampire hunters. Connor reunites Petar with his fang, and when the hunters pursue him into daylight, he remains unharmed. Petar reveals himself as Petar Blagojević, the first recorded vampire, and threatens to devour the lead hunter, a descendant of Abraham Van Helsing. Connor risks his life by having Petar eat him instead, but as he attempts to bite Connor, a cyanide failsafe on the fang activates, reducing him to ashes.
10"And Going Medieval"Suri KrishnammaDean Devlin & Gary RosenJuly 21, 2025 (2025-07-21)0.33[21]
Vikram goes to speak to Astolat privately. Curious, the team follows him to a discrete location where he activates a time machine he has constructed, intending to go back to 1847. As the team struggles to wrestle the device from him, the date malfunctions and sends the quartet back to the year 847 A.D., where they are taken prisoners in a Medieval village on suspicion of sorcery. Elsewhere, Lancelot du Lac, a former knight of Camelot exiled due to his corrupting obsession with magic, hears about their arrival from a squire and leads a group of fellow rogue knights to search for his shield, taking the time machine with them. The Librarians discover that Astolat lives in the village but is unaware of their or the Library's existence; she reveals to Charlie that she is Lancelot's former lover and fellow knight of Camelot, whose role as a knight has been erased from history by him, and that she has been hiding his shield. Vikram allows himself to be captured and tortured by Lancelot's group so Lysa and Connor can steal the time machine back, but they are all caught trying to escape and taken to be burned at the stake alongside the village governor. Astolat trades the shield for the Librarians, and Lancelot uses its power to become immortal. Astolat challenges him to a duel and, with Charlie's help, gets a hold of the shield, becoming immortal herself. Lancelot leaves in shame after his group retreats, but he swears vengeance. Vikram, who had wanted to go back in time so he could visit his baby, who was born after he was sent to the future, takes the team home, deeming them, especially Lysa, his newfound family.
11"And the Graffiti of the Gods"Milena GrujićTom MacRaeJuly 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)0.32[22]
In Belgrade's arts district, a shop owner chases 17-year-old Hermione, accusing theft. A graffiti "hoodie" person "disappears" him. Winslow Lynch reports informs Gregor of his finding Hermione, heralding Gregor's return. Hermione tells her "Gran" Katherine what happened, as Gregor's acolytes attack. Storm and knight paintings protect her. To the librarians, Hermione admits painting the hoodies. After finding the shop owner as new graffiti, they test for magical sources. Winslow's chanting enthralls Lysa and Connor to bring him Hermione; paintings of Katherine and a sad clown capture Lysa and Connor into canvases. With the maternal Greek surname Pavilis, Vikram realizes Hermione is descended from the Muses, who give art life. Huey and acolytes go after Hermione. Winslow tries but fails to enthrall Charlie and Vikram. Hermione's paintings fight back. Acolytes flee, but Winslow plants Gregor's painting in Hermione's studio. In a vision, Hermione's mother encourages Hermione, who frees Lysa and Connor from her paintings, which also frees Gregor. Lynch captures Hermione, handing Gregor the Dagger of Urania for her sacrifice. Charlie gets Hermione a spray paint can to create cartoon-like weapons and obstacles. They defeat Gregor and his men, but Winslow threatens Connor, forcing Vikram to free Gregor so he can save Connor's life.
12"And the Unfinished Business"Marc RoskinDean Devlin & Gary RosenAugust 4, 2025 (2025-08-04)0.37[23]
Vikram discovers Gregor used his new Sorcerer's Brigade to open the tomb of Attila the Hun. With six months ended, Lysa, Connor and Charlie prepare to leave the Annex, which will be folded back into the Library, ceasing to exist. Jacob Stone returns, but Vikram announces "unfinished business." The Pendulum explodes, marking Caucaslyvia's capitol building. President Raddos abdicates to Gregor, who wields the Sword of Mars. DOSA (Department of Static Anomalies) summons Stone to the United Nations; Janis Copeland reports worldwide defense system failures, including nuclear missiles. Gregor targets cities worldwide, demanding "total surrender." Connor and Mrs. Astolat learn the sword wielder can be defeated by someone loved. Vikram points to Lysa upon seeing Anya's portrait. Lysa, as Anya, cons the sword from Gregor, but he summons it back. Vikram challenges Gregor to a duel, which he is about to lose as Stone arrives with Excalibur. Defeated, Gregor's soul is absorbed by the Sword of Mars, which is taken to the Library. The Library changes their plane tickets into invitations for the Metropolitan Public Library. Vikram uses the scrying glass on Anya's portrait to say goodbye forever. Merlin declares, "This is not the end of the story."

Release

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The Librarians: The Next Chapter premiered on TNT on May 25, 2025.[24][25] The series was originally set to premiere on The CW in October 2024, before being pulled from the schedule.[26]

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