First Look at Nickelodeon's "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library"

EW has unveiled a fantastic first look at Nickelodeon's TV movie adaptation of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, the beloved 2013 childrens book from Chris Grabenstein. The movie follows five children selected to be the first to test drive "world-renowned gamemaker" Luigi Lemoncello's newest high-tech — and magical — library for one night. Their challenge: They must solve riddles and find clues leading them out of the literary labyrinth by morning. The fun takes a dark and dangerous turn when literary characters begin to spring from the books, and the magic of the library starts to spin out of control. Think Willy Wonka meets Night at the Museum!

The 90-minute, live-action TV movie stars Breanna Yde (Nickelodeon’s School of Rock), Casey Simpson (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn), Russell Roberts (The Twilight Saga: New Moon) and newcomers AJ Rivera and Klarke Pipkin, will premiere on Nickelodeon USA this fall. In the meantime, check out some of the action shots from the production below!:

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It's Fantabulous Kyle Keeley (Casey Simpson), Lemoncello's biggest fan, his best friend Akimi (Breanna Yde), and "bookworm" Sierra (Klarke Pipkin) look on in amazement (or disgust?) at one of the wonders of the magical library. "In the words of Mr. Lemoncello himself, it's 'fantabulous' to see this amazing world come to such amazing life," Grabenstein tells EW. "Kids are going to love it." | Michael Courtney/Nickelodeon

An Opening The Fantasy Section begins to open, inviting a host of characters to escape into the library. | Michael Courtney/Nickelodeon

Uh Oh! One does escape! It's the Wicked Witch from the East (Breanna Watkins)... not to be confused with the one from the West we all know and love. | Michael Courtney/Nickelodeon

More Magical Creatures Kyle, Akimi, and Sierra are joined by "goofball" Andrew Peckleman (A.J. Luis Rivera Jr.) and Kyle's rival, Charles Chiltington (Ty Nicolas Consiglio). | Michael Courtney/Nickelodeon

Some Direction Scott McAboy (right) directs the TV movie, which began production in Vancouver in September 2016. | Michael Courtney/Nickelodeon

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