Series synopsis
The Librarians is an American action & adventure drama comedy television series that premiered on TNT on December 7, 2014. It ended on February 7, 2018. It was created by John Rogers. It stars Rebecca Romijn, Christian Kane, John Harlan Kim and Lindy Booth.
Frances O'Brian, Head Librarian, is having a hellish time of it. And for once it's not all of her making. Frances' mother, suffering from both dementia and a really horrible personality, lands on the O'Brien doorstep. Adding to her woes, morale at the Middleton Interactive Learning Centre is at a new all time low. In order to stay open, the library is forced to run as a business and return an annual profit. As the staff has a hard enough time enforcing the return of a book, this latest initiativ ...
Premise
Frances O'Brian, Head Librarian, is having a hellish time of it. And for once it's not all of her making. Frances' mother, suffering from both dementia and a really horrible personality, lands on the O'Brien doorstep. Adding to her woes, morale at the Middleton Interactive Learning Centre is at a new all time low. In order to stay open, the library is forced to run as a business and return an annual profit. As the staff has a hard enough time enforcing the return of a book, this latest initiative could spell the end of the library.
Premise: Filing evil under history.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rebecca Romijn as Eve Baird
- Christian Kane as Jake Stone
- John Harlan Kim as Ezekiel Jones
- Lindy Booth as Cassandra Cillian
- John Larroquette as Jenkins
- Lesley-Ann Brandt as Lamia
- Bruce Campbell as Santa
- Michelle N. Carter as Dr. Ann Mills
Supporting cast
- Joanne Spracklen as Bo Peep
- Lea Zawada as Katie Bender
- Robert Wu as Sterling Lam
- Ernie Reyes Jr. as Monkey King
- Gia Carides as Lenore Jones
- Steven Weber as Saint of Thieves
- Gloria Reuben as Jade Wells
- Margaret Avery as Eleanor Darnell
- Eric Allan Kramer as Olafsson
- Samuel Roukin as Darrington Dare
- Howard Charles as Ambrose Gethic
- T.J. Ramini as Robbie Bender
Guest cast
- Lesley-Ann Brandt as Lamia
- Bruce Campbell as Santa
- Michelle N. Carter as Dr. Ann Mills
- Joanne Spracklen as Bo Peep
- Lea Zawada as Katie Bender
- Robert Wu as Sterling Lam
- Ernie Reyes Jr. as Monkey King
- Gia Carides as Lenore Jones
- Steven Weber as Saint of Thieves
- Gloria Reuben as Jade Wells
- Margaret Avery as Eleanor Darnell
- Eric Allan Kramer as Olafsson
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 42 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | December 7, 2014 | January 18, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 10 | November 1, 2015 | December 27, 2015 |
| Season 3 | 10 | November 20, 2016 | January 22, 2017 |
| Season 4 | 12 | December 13, 2017 | February 7, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
And the Crown of King Arthur (1) Someone is killing off potential Librarians and it's up to Flynn Carsen and his new Guardian, Colonel Eve Baird, to save the three that are left. |
December 7, 2014 |
| 2 |
And the Sword in the Stone (2) The Serpent Brotherhood is trying to return magic to our world. Flynn, Colonel Baird, and the potential Librarians must stop them before it's too late. |
December 7, 2014 |
| 3 |
And the Horns of a Dilemma The Librarians' first solo mission hits a snag when Baird loses the others in a mysterious Labyrinth that magically exists below the skyscraper of a modern corporation. |
December 14, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
And the Drowned Book (1) While Jenkins discovers there's something wrong with the Library since it returned from the Void, the Librarians all find themselves drawn back together after having been off on their own for months, to solve the mystery of a massive storm that has parked itself over Manhattan. They soon discover the culprit in both cases is none other than Shakespeare's Prospero. |
November 1, 2015 |
| 2 |
And the Broken Staff (2) Prospero summons other fictionals in order to retrieve parts of his staff; the librarians find themselves pitted against Frankenstein's monster and Sherlock Holmes' nemesis Moriarty; Flynn and Baird have a disagreement. |
November 1, 2015 |
| 3 |
And What Lies Beneath the Stones Stone, Cassandra and Ezekiel have a proper team-up for the first time in months when they investigate a cave-in at an oilrig site, which has unleashed Hokolonote, a shape-shifting god who grows in strength any time a lie is told. Now the Librarians have to come clean to each other, airing their issues and solving the riddle of the ancient prison that held Hokolonote. |
November 8, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
And the Rise of Chaos When the Egyptian God of Chaos inhabits a human body, he attempts to release Pure Evil into the world, thus beginning the final battle of Good vs. Evil. In order to stop him, the Librarians must decipher a series of clues within a science museum, including a mysterious warning spoken by exhibit mannequins that have come to life. |
November 20, 2016 |
| 2 |
And the Fangs of Death Flynn leads his fellow Librarians on a mission to rescue kidnapped Charlene, unwittingly ensnaring them in a subterranean trap filled with ancient Egyptian werewolves, led by nemesis Apep, who are determined to kill the Librarians once and for all. |
November 27, 2016 |
| 3 |
And the Reunion of Evil A routine artifact retrieval is anything but when the artifact grafts itself to Cassandra. Meanwhile a blizzard forces Stone and Cassandra to take shelter at a mysterious hotel that is hosting a demon convention, who want the artifact for themselves. |
December 4, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
And the Dark Secret When a secret sect of the Vatican Church unearths an ancient map detailing the locations of the four cornerstones of the Library of Alexandria (the original Library), it’s up to Flynn and the Librarians – with the help of an unexpected ally – to stop them before the stones can be used to destroy the Library. |
December 13, 2017 |
| 2 |
And the Steal of Fortune When people begin getting hurt in the unluckiest of ways, the Librarians are led to a casino where the owner appears to possess an artifact capable of stealing people's luck. Despite falling under the bad luck curse themselves, the Librarians must turn the tables before the plague of bad fortune spreads to the wider world. |
December 13, 2017 |
| 3 |
And the Christmas Thief When Santa takes Flynn, Baird and Jenkins on his first vacation in centuries, he leaves his beloved sleigh in the care of the Librarians. But when Ezekiel's career criminal mother steals the magic door, they must use the sleigh to save her, as well as Christmas itself, from Santa's Grinch of a brother, the Patron Saint of Thieves. |
December 20, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TNT |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 7, 2014 |
| Last aired | February 7, 2018 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 20:00:00 |