# Feature Reequest - Documentaries Container **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [October 3, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-reequest-documentaries-container/43891 "2013-10-03T02:06:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gillbates](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@gillbates](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gillbates)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-reequest-documentaries-container/43891/1 "2013-10-03T02:06:16Z")
Hey Guys, I can't be the only guy out there having issues with documentaries. is it possible to have a 'documentaries' option that polls for both 'movies' and 'tv shows'  at the moment having a container for each is a bit annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Orionshock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/orionshock/32/84068_2.png) [@Orionshock](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Orionshock)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-reequest-documentaries-container/43891/2 "2013-10-03T03:43:21Z")
As Documentaries are not specifically labeled by thetvdb or by the movie metadata agents, having a specific container for it would be meaningless. The purpose of the containers is to limit the pool where the metadata comes from, unfortunately for Documentaries it's a serious clusterf\*\*k ---
**Author:** ![lazybones](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/lazybones/32/3815_2.png) [@lazybones](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lazybones)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-reequest-documentaries-container/43891/3 "2013-10-03T19:25:49Z")
Documentaries often follow a certain logic however.. The key thing being that they are often one off named shows, or they are a common series name with part x of x naming.. Having a media agent tuned for this by having a specific library section type probably could work better than what we currently have. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-reequest-documentaries-container/43891/4 "2021-01-29T22:23:35Z")
Closed on January 29, 2021, 10:23pm UTC Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate > [@Provide a new Documentaries category in addition to TV and Movies](https://forums.plex.tv/t/provide-a-new-documentaries-category-in-addition-to-tv-and-movies/146794): > > Please consider ADDING “Documentaries” as a media type in addition to Film and TV. As has been discussed, sometimes documentaries are a TV series, sometimes they are in a movie database, and sometimes they are simply not listed. As an initial implementation, add a new DOCUMENTARIES category in addition to TV and Film that would (a) check TV database; (b) then check film database if not found in TV; and © include a home video entry if neither a TV or film match was found. The would maximize the… ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-reequest-documentaries-container/43891/5 "2021-06-10T00:47:03Z")
Archived on June 10, 2021, 12:47am UTC