The Librarians: The Next Chapter is headed to a brand new network! The upcoming spinoff series was ordered by The CW in 2023 and was set to debut on the network this fall , however, it was pulled from the schedule last week. Now, the show is switching networks and will debut on the original series’ network TNT , and it’s been given a two season order! The first season, consisting of 12 episodes, has already been filmed and is currently in post-production, with a premiere now set for 2025. In a new interview, the showrunner, Dean Devlin , is explaining the decision to move from The CW to TNT and how it happened.
Keep reading to find out more...
“It all started with a phone call I had with Sam Linsky at TNT. He’s been with the show from the very, very beginning in 2004 and I said it was very odd to be working on The Librarians without working with him. He said they were all really jealous about the show,” Dean told Deadline .
“Then about five or six weeks ago, he called and said, ‘Do you think there’s any chance you could move the show from The CW to us, and I said, ‘I don’t know but that seems kind of amazing if that could happen’. I had a phenomenal conversation with the people at The CW, it took a little gymnastics, but they were really supportive. They understood that the idea of bringing the show home was an amazing opportunity.
” “The CW were really terrific partners. We [had] to figure out how to reimburse expenses, and how they could enjoy part .