# TV Show Extras not showing up

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-show-extras-not-showing-up/847900>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-linux, library-management\
**Created:** [July 20, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-show-extras-not-showing-up/847900 "2023-07-20T16:14:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![HomestarWPG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/977dab/32.png) [@HomestarWPG](https://forums.plex.tv/u/HomestarWPG)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-show-extras-not-showing-up/847900/1 "2023-07-20T16:14:18Z")

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Server Version#: 1.32.4.7195  
Player Version#: Web

Hi,

I can’t seem to get the extras to show up for a particular show.  
I followed the instructions on naming conventions here:  
[https://support.plex.tv/articles/local-files-for-tv-show-trailers-and-extras/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/local-files-for-tv-show-trailers-and-extras/)

The folder is structured like this:

```auto
The IT Crowd
   -> Season 1
      --> S01E01.mkv, E02, etc
   -> Behind the Scenes
      -->Behind the IT Crowd.mkv
   -> Deleted Scenes
      -->Deleted Scenes.mkv
   -> Other
      --> Menu1.mkv
      --> Menu2.mkv
      --> Menu3.mkv
      --> Menu4.mkv
   -> Shorts
      --> Hello Friend.mkv

```

The episodes show up fine.  
The library scanner and agent are set to “Plex TV Series”  
“Use Local Assets” is turned on  
“Find Extras” is turned on (I bought a plex pass as it says that’s required)

I tried a suggestion from a similar thread and did “The [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064)” and cleaned the old bundles, scanned again, and still no luck.

Any suggestions welcome!

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**Author:** ![HomestarWPG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/977dab/32.png) [@HomestarWPG](https://forums.plex.tv/u/HomestarWPG)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-show-extras-not-showing-up/847900/2 "2023-07-20T16:16:05Z")

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Looks like the formatting/indentation of my post didn’t come across as intended, but all the extras are in appropriately named sub-folders of the main show (not in the season sub folder).

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**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 20, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-show-extras-not-showing-up/847900/3 "2023-07-20T16:17:43Z")

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The web app doesn’t show season-level extras, yet.

See [Display tv-show extras for shows, seasons and episodes in all apps - #2 by tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/t/display-tv-show-extras-for-shows-seasons-and-episodes-in-all-apps/744740/2)

For Plex to scan for newly added local extras, you need to Refresh Metadata of the whole show. (i.e. not “Scan Library”)

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**Author:** ![HomestarWPG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/977dab/32.png) [@HomestarWPG](https://forums.plex.tv/u/HomestarWPG)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-show-extras-not-showing-up/847900/4 "2023-07-20T16:25:06Z")

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Thanks for the reply.

I’m not using season-level extras though, the extras are the top level folder for the show.  
(Sorry for the bad formatting)

I have it set like this:  
IT Crowd \> Behind the Scenes \> Behind the IT Crowd.mkv

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**Author:** ![HomestarWPG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/977dab/32.png) [@HomestarWPG](https://forums.plex.tv/u/HomestarWPG)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-show-extras-not-showing-up/847900/5 "2023-07-20T16:29:03Z")

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I also clicked “refresh all metadata” as suggested, no luck so far

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**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 20, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-show-extras-not-showing-up/847900/6 "2023-07-20T16:29:08Z")

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How does the full folder path look like?  
It will only work if there is only one immediate folder level above of `IT Crowd`, which must be the very folder that has been added to the TV Shows library.

See if “Use local assets” is activated.  
“Find extras” is only for extras which you _don’t_ add as local files.

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**Author:** ![HomestarWPG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/977dab/32.png) [@HomestarWPG](https://forums.plex.tv/u/HomestarWPG)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-show-extras-not-showing-up/847900/7 "2023-07-20T16:34:25Z")

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The library root is:  
/mnt/bubsraid/media/Video/AV1/TV

The full filesystem path to the show is:  
/mnt/bubsraid/media/Video/AV1/TV/I/The IT Crowd

“Use Local Assets” is enabled.

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**Author:** ![HomestarWPG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/977dab/32.png) [@HomestarWPG](https://forums.plex.tv/u/HomestarWPG)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-show-extras-not-showing-up/847900/8 "2023-07-20T16:42:25Z")

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> It will only work if there is only one immediate folder level above of `IT Crowd`, which must be the very folder that has been added to the TV Shows library.

This is the cause exactly.  
Putting the show in the top folder fixed it.

I don’t really want all my shows in one giant folder (they are already organized into sub folders by letter) - so what I ended up doing was adding each individual “letter” sub folder to the library.

Took a little bit to re-scan but it’s all there, including the extras.

Thank you for the help!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-show-extras-not-showing-up/847900/9 "2023-10-18T16:42:45Z")

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