What is The Librarians about?
A group of librarians set off on adventures in an effort to save mysterious, ancient artifacts. Based on the series of "The Librarian" movies.
Whimsical librarians embark on brisk, feel-good adventures to save ancient artifacts with wholesome, campy charm.
Wholesome humor. A comfort watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), Plex (free), Prime Video and Tubi (free).
The Librarians parents guide
Nothing past what a TV-14 promises: no sex or nudity and mild language.
Rated TV-14, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 7.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Cast and crew
Created byJohn Rogers
StarringRebecca Romijn, Christian Kane, John Harlan Kim, Lindy Booth, John Larroquette
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