The Librarianis a fantasy-adventure franchise consisting of three TV films and two shows, including the new spinoffThe Librarians: The Next Chapter. Created by David Titcher and developed by showrunner Dean Devlin, the series has been a major success for TNT, spanning just over two decades, delivering movies and shows inspired byIndiana Jonesinvolving intelligent heroes whose mission is to protect magical artifacts from evil. The franchise started in 2004 with the first TV movie,The Librarian: Quest for the Spear, starringERactorNoah Wyle as Flynn Carson.
InQuest for the Spear, Flynn Carson is an accomplished collegiate with 22 academic degrees. His life is taken to new heights when he becomes the Librarian at the Metropolitan Public Library, safeguarding historical and magical items, and going on an epic journey to find a part of the Spear of Destiny.Flynn would continue his duties as theLibrarianin two TV film sequels,Return to King Solomon’s MinesandCurse of the Judas Chalice. Flynn also has a recurring role in the TV show,The Librarians, featuring new characters, which is followed byThe Librarians: The Next Chapter.
How To Watch The Librarians Movies & TV Shows In Order Of Release
The Official Release Dates Of The Librarian TV Movies & Shows
The best way to watchThe Librarianfranchise is by the order in which it was released, starting with the three TV films, followed by the TV series and then its spinoff. For Devlin and Titcher, the goal was to construct a trio of made-for-TV films involving a different hero archetype in Noah Wyle’s Flynn Carson. Flynn isn’t the strongest character physically, but is a diligent and highly educated bookworm with immense knowledge of history. His characterization grows with each adventure as he gets used to working in the field rather than just studying in school.
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After the first TV movie,Quest for the Spear, the second film,Return to King Solomon’s Mines, finds Flynn searching for King Solomon’s Mines after seeing his “uncle” Jerry at his 32nd birthday party. The third TV film,Curse of the Judas Chalice, focuses on Flynn’s search for the dangerous artifact, Judas Chalice, after having a peculiar dream about it.
After the films,the franchise expanded to a TV show,The Librarians, focusing on new characters,including Colonel Eve Baird (Rebecca Romijn), who trains a new crew of Librarians.The current TV series,The Librarians: The Next Chapter, has a fresh cast led by Callum McGowan as Vikram Chamberlain, a 19th-century librarian who unexpectedly enters the present day and encounters new companions who will protect the artifacts in the library.
The Librarians Franchise Is One Long Continuity
The Librarians' Order By Release Date Makes It Easy To Watch
By makingThe Librarianone long continuity, it is easy to followsinceThe Librarianmovieswith Flynn Carson come first and set the stage for adventurous, B-movie-style productions with plots that aren’t challenging to understand. This makes it fun for spectators to follow Flynn’s journey as an adventurer who goes outside his comfort zone. By having the TV show,The Librarians, come after the films, Flynn is allowed to continue in a recurring role while also tackling new skillful heroes like Colonel Baird, art historian Jacob Stone (Christian Kane), and hallucinator Cassandra Cillian (Lindy Booth), along with some intriguing villains.
Like Flynn, Vikram has extensive historical knowledge, but is more confident, as well as skillful at handling magical artifacts and engaging in physical combat.
The new TV series,The Librarians: The Next Chapter, continues the tradition of magical adventures established by the films and the original TV series. So far, Flynn hasn’t appeared in the new show but could be in the future once the new characters like Vikram are further developed. Like Flynn, Vikram has extensive historical knowledge, but is more confident, as well as skillful at handling magical artifacts and engaging in physical combat.
All threeLibrarianmovies can be found on Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, and Fandango At Home.The LibrariansTV series is available on Hulu, The CW, Amazon Prime Video, Philo, and JustWatch.The Librarians: The Next Chapterairs Mondays at 9 p.m. on TNT.
