# Cast Metadata Incorrect **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [July 13, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cast-metadata-incorrect/198941 "2017-07-13T17:01:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![loftusj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b487fb/32.png) [@loftusj](https://forums.plex.tv/u/loftusj)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cast-metadata-incorrect/198941/1 "2017-07-13T17:01:34Z")
For the most part, the cast metadata for movies comes down without issue, but there are at least a couple of instances (that I’ve found so far) where cast metadata is mixed up. One example is the 1996 movie, “Fargo”. For “Fargo”, the cast is simply listed as “Fargo 1996”. I’ve tried manipulating and changing Movie Agents (“Plex Movie”, “The Movie Database”, “IMDb”), followed by a metadata refresh, but I can’t get the cast metadata to update. Anyone have any thoughts on what I’m doing wrong or how to fix this? ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cast-metadata-incorrect/198941/2 "2017-07-13T17:21:44Z")
Please post the [Plex XML info](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201998867-Investigate-Media-Information-and-Formats "Plex XML info") of this movie. The cast info is correctly listed at TheMovieDatabase > **[Fargo](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/275-fargo/cast)** > > Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and... and has been that way since quite a while already. So either you are using a different metadata provider for cast info or these get overridden by embedded cast info from mp4 files. Try this: ![](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/uploads/default/original/3X/0/9/0954e4cd478726fd7c279fa618dcb79003bcdc9b.png) Go to Settings - Server - Agents - Shows - TheTVDB In there, grab the line ‘Local Media Assets’ with your mouse and drag it downwards, so it ends up being at the bottom of the stack of active agents. Repeat the same under Settings - Server - Agents - Shows - TheMovieDatabase + Settings - Server - Agents - Movies - Plex Movie + Settings - Server - Agents - Movies - TheMovieDatabase Afterwards, clear the local meta data cache of all agents [https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/202967376-Clearing-Plugin-Channel-Agent-HTTP-Caches](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/202967376-Clearing-Plugin-Channel-Agent-HTTP-Caches) Then ‘Refresh Metadata’ in this particular movie. ---
**Author:** ![loftusj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b487fb/32.png) [@loftusj](https://forums.plex.tv/u/loftusj)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cast-metadata-incorrect/198941/3 "2017-07-13T21:04:47Z")
Thanks for the response! I couldn’t get the XML to display in Safari (Chrome worked after the fact), but it’s a moot point because following the instructions you provided, Fargo now has cast metadata associated with it! I ran through some of the other movies that had the same problem, and they’re all better now too. Thanks for you help. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![clevelmi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@clevelmi](https://forums.plex.tv/u/clevelmi)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cast-metadata-incorrect/198941/4 "2017-09-22T19:06:19Z")
When I try to Filter by Actor, many of the listings display actors concatenated by |, /, or ;. Some of the movies do not show all of the Cast members because the names are concatenated together. I looked at the file Properties, but they are empty. How is this happening. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cast-metadata-incorrect/198941/5 "2017-09-22T19:32:37Z")
> @clevelmi said: > When I try to Filter by Actor, many of the listings display actors concatenated by |, /, or ;. Some of the movies do not show all of the Cast members because the names are concatenated together. I looked at the file Properties, but they are empty. How is this happening. Thanks Find a movie where such a concatenated actor appears. Please post the [Plex XML info](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201998867-Investigate-Media-Information-and-Formats "Plex XML info") of the movie. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_lfi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dr_lfi/32/296241_2.png) [@dr\_lfi](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dr_lfi)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cast-metadata-incorrect/198941/6 "2019-02-16T06:29:46Z")
Mixup of Actors: Will Smith: [https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2888-will-smith?language=de-DE](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2888-will-smith?language=de-DE) Bad Boys, I Robot, I am Legend, … Will Smith: [https://www.themoviedb.org/person/234120-will-smith?language=de-DE](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/234120-will-smith?language=de-DE) Paddington They seem to be mixed up, as Paddington shows the wrong Will (Bad Boys) and when updating Metadata and the correct Will is shown, then Bad Boys, I Robot, … show the incorrect Will. XML Paddington (showing the correct Will Smith): [https://pastebin.com/brL1cs3J](https://pastebin.com/brL1cs3J) XML Bad Boys (showing the wrong Will Smith): [https://pastebin.com/hNpvkABx](https://pastebin.com/hNpvkABx) Appends to all other “Will Smith” movies then. When i do a metadata update for Bad Boys for example, the Will Smith of Paddingtion is changed also. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_lfi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dr_lfi/32/296241_2.png) [@dr\_lfi](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dr_lfi)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cast-metadata-incorrect/198941/7 "2019-02-18T17:37:39Z")
Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cast-metadata-incorrect/198941/8 "2020-01-07T23:31:27Z")