Created By: Halle Stanford & Unannounced Awesome Writer

Executive Producers: Halle Stanford & Unannounced Awesome Producer

Network: TBD

Production Companies: 7 Crow Stories

Synopsis: When five freshman outcasts discover a hidden door behind a bookshelf at Seneca Meadows High, they stumble into a portal that hurls them back to 1996 and traps one of their own in the past. The Library Club is a time-bending YA mystery that blends the emotional intimacy of The Breakfast Club with the propulsion of Back to the Future. At the center is Kate Delgado, a sharp, sarcastic new girl whose intrusive thoughts blur the line between imagined danger and real courage; over the season, she must learn to trust herself instead of fear her own mind. Mike Donnelly, the golden-hearted “good guy,” hides relentless anxiety behind an easy smile and begins to confront the truth about who he is beneath everyone else’s expectations. Krish Patel, a neurodiverse puzzle prodigy long dismissed as “different,” discovers that his unique way of thinking is the key to unlocking the mystery and his own confidence. Libby Sykes, a perfectionist shaped by social media and her impossible-to-please mother, is forced to face who her mom was as a teen and decide whether she wants to inherit that legacy or break it. And Dan Douglass, crushed by his father’s bitterness, finds unexpected belonging in 1996, tempting him to stay in a past that feels safer than his present. Together, these kids must unravel a decades-old experiment that binds their parents and teachers to the portal before the past rewrites all of their futures.

The series launches as a gripping prequel micro drama that lives in the vertical, social-first space teens already inhabit, building intimacy with each character before expanding into a premium, dual-timeline event series. Visually distinct 2026 and 1996 worlds heighten the emotional contrast: today’s hyperconnected anxiety versus a pre-digital era that feels both liberating and dangerous. As the mystery deepens, so do the personal stakes. Kate learns that bravery is not the absence of dark thoughts but action in spite of them. Mike begins to drop the mask. Krish steps into leadership. Libby dismantles generational perfectionism. Dan must choose between escape and growth. At its heart, The Library Club is a sci-fi adventure about outcasts who find each other, confront the secrets their families buried, and discover that belonging is not about fitting in. It is about choosing to stay and fight for your future.