TV SERIES · 2014– · USA
The Librarians
19 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
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- #001
Jake Stone is an expert art historian. Christian Kane majored in art history at university.
- #002
The helmet of King Elendil from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) can be seen on a stand in the main room of the Library.
- #003
The series is a spin-off of the original "The Librarian" film series starring Noah Wyle.
- #004
Although it is a weekly action-adventure comedy series, each week is said to mix in its own genre as well, including horror, fairy tales and time travel.
- #005
Jonathan Frakes, who directed two of the three The Librarian films that this series follows and ten of its episodes, also directed 13 episodes of the television series Leverage, in which Christian Kane first played Eliot Spencer, the Hitter.
- #006
The series' ratings declined in its fourth year, but the news that it was cancelled in March 2018 was still something of a surprise. The Librarians has a very dedicated fan base that made the series trend on Twitter, and its ratings were still good for a cable series. However, the TNT network was going through a rebranding period and apparently decided the old show did not fit its new look (this also led The Last Ship into its fifth and ultimately final season). Producer Dean Devlin said he would shop the series to other outlets and called on fans to show support on social networks. His efforts failed and the series went out of production, with all its props sold at auction.
- #007
Jerry O'Connell's guest appearance in an episode about alternate universes is fitting after Sliders. Jerry O'Connell was married to Rebecca Romijn at the time.
- #008
The Librarians is from the producers of the series Leverage (2008) and The Librarian film trilogy.
- #009
The Sleeping Golden Lions flanking the basement level where the artifacts are kept are none other than "Patience" and "Fortitude." Both have sphinx-like poses outside the Manhattan Public Library. Patience guards the North Entrance, Fortitude the South Entrance. In the 1930s, Mayor LaGuardia named them after the virtues New Yorkers needed to survive the Great Depression. Flynn tried to become a Librarian at the New York Metropolitan Library. This is a different library.
- #010
Rebecca Romijn's real-life husband, Jerry O'Connell, played the young Dulaque/Lancelot in the first season finale.
- #011
On March 9, 2018, it was announced that The Librarians would not return for a fifth season. However, the producers were shopping it to other networks.
- #012
This is not Christian Kane's first spin-off series focused on a supernatural theme. He also appeared in Angel (1999), a spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).
- #013
Christian Kane plays Rebecca Romijn's brother in the series King & Maxwell (2013).
- #014
Jonathan Frakes, who directed ten episodes and two of the series' three follow-up films, also directed 13 episodes of the television series Leverage, in which Christian Kane first played Eliot Spencer, the Hitter.
- #015
When John Rogers appeared in Fate Core RPG (2017), he said he had used the Fate Core role-playing game to help make The Librarians (2014).
- #016
Several (main) cast members had previously worked together on the series Leverage and King & Maxwell (2013).
- #017
Jeff Fahey, who played Isaac Stone in the second season, played Jobe Smith in Lawnmower Man. Matt Frewer, who played Dulaque in the first season, played Jobe Smith in Lawnmower Man 2.
- #018
Rebecca Romijn pronounces her surname like the lettuce, "romaine."
- #019
As of June 17, 2026, a total of 4 seasons comprising 42 episodes are available on demand via PlutoTV.
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