Hello everyone, I would like to raise an issue that started occurring after the latest Plex Media Server update on my NAS. This is not a matching problem. Series detection and metadata matching work correctly. The issue specifically concerns embedded episode artwork. Library configuration: Sca…

[image] Server update has removed TV series cover art Metadata & Adding Files Thanks I can repro this and have submitted a fix. It will be addressed in the next PMS release.

I had made peace with the fact that my embedded TV Show art wasn’t going to been seen anymore! Thank you so much @TruemanG for reporting this issue and getting some attention on it. Obviously, thank you @drzoidberg33 for testing, reproducing it and getting it on the path to be fixed. Both you guy…

Thank you so much for addressing this issue! :folded_hands: I’m so glad the amazing journey with PLEX continues! :rocket:

I’m glad you identified the issue and a fix is in the pipelines. It’s been an issue I’ve been experiencing for a long time that had previously been reported in the forums . I can’t wait to see it corrected! Thanks.

Es ist gelöst! Habe gerade das Update auf dem Server eingespielt und bei allen neuen TV-Serien werden wieder die lokalen Bilddateien priorisiert verwendet. Somit ist meine stundenlange Arbeit mit dem detaillierten Pflegen meiner Videodateien nicht umsonst. Ich danke euch sehr und freue mich auf vi…

Embedded Episode Artwork Ignored Since Latest Plex Media Server Update (Plex Series Agent)

Plex Media Server Metadata & Adding Files

drzoidberg33 February 23, 2026, 7:22am 3

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Embedded Episode Artwork Ignored Since Latest Plex Media Server Update (Plex Series Agent)

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