# Include Author in metadata **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [February 14, 2017, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/include-author-in-metadata/179915 "2017-02-14T04:27:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kcdh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9bd4f/32.png) [@kcdh](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kcdh)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/include-author-in-metadata/179915/1 "2017-02-14T04:27:11Z")
Currently, if a movie is based on a novel and is indicated as such in TheMovieDB, Plex does not pull that data and display it. Plex only pulls writers and screenplay from the crew writing category. Request either a separate entry in the movie listing or put it in the writer category. It is very helpful when looking for all movies based on books by a particular author. Examples would be Agatha Christie, Leo Tolstoy, Jane Austen - authors with novels that have had many movie adaptations. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/include-author-in-metadata/179915/2 "2023-09-11T23:03:49Z")
Plex will display the author on the new cast & crew page (not just the writer of the screenplay). > [@Plex Web](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-web/20528/426): > > 4.115.2 NEW: Improved the Cast hub on detail pages to also show Crew members Added a Cast & Crew page accessible from the details page Discover Together: Fix weekly email CTA redirect Discover Together: Sort Friends hubs by friendship age ---
**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:** [September 13, 2023, 7:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/include-author-in-metadata/179915/3 "2023-09-13T07:37:47Z")
2023 clean-up: considered to be implemented