Server Version#: 4.147.1 I have added a series, particularly Habibi Baba Boom (TV Mini Series 2023– ) - IMDb to my series folder, it gets scanned, but can’t be assigned automatically and doesn’t appear in the list. However, normally I simply use IMDB ID and put it in into the search field, but it d…

I think this is it. I made a very simple test using TMDB info and its not matching. Probably will match in a few days

Plex doesn’t use IMDB for this https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/ TV shows can be season-based, date-based, a miniseries, or more. Both the folder structure and each episode filename must be correct for the best matching experience. If you’re not sure whethe…

Thanks, how can I search for the ID in Plex? When I input the name of this particular series, there is no match in the results. In movies, I simply search for ttXXXXXXX from IMDB and it matches then, even if it couldn’t find it by title (mostly because the title is a common word).

My naming scheme from this particular item is: Series/Habibi.Baba.Boom.S01.GERMAN.1080P.WEB.H264-WAYNE/Habibi.Baba.Boom.S01E01.GERMAN.1080P.WEB.H264-WAYNE.mkv I have no problem with other series with that scheme, but it can’t find this particular series at all, no matter what I type into the sea…

You use The TVDB series id. In this case 468820. {tvdb: 468820}

[image] paul007: My naming scheme from this particular item is: Series/Habibi.Baba.Boom.S01.GERMAN.1080P.WEB.H264-WAYNE/Habibi.Baba.Boom.S01E01.GERMAN.1080P.WEB.H264-WAYNE.mkv You should really stick to Plex naming scheme

Thanks, but Plex doesn’t find this series, also when putting in this ID, which indeed works for other series I checked.

I don’t think this is a naming issue, because it works just fine for all other series but not this one.

[image] paul007: Thanks, how can I search for the ID in Plex? The IMDB ID has no relevance with Plex, you use the tvdb or tmdb ID as a tag in the naming of your file in order to get Plex to match it with metadata. It’s also highly recommended to use the naming convention as indicated in the …

[image] kazz3r24: The IMDB ID has no relevance with Plex, you use the tvdb or tmdb ID as a tag in the naming of your file in order to get Plex to match it with metadata. Apparently this is no longer the case. See TV Show Matching - #14 by FordGuy61

Plex can't assign series even with a correct IMDB ID

Plex Media Server Metadata & Adding Files

paul007 October 5, 2025, 5:15pm 20

Indeed, but it finally worked, and could be matched automatically without renaming. Thanks all for your input!

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Plex can't assign series even with a correct IMDB ID

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