# Where's the metadata coming from? Problem adding a show properly

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**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-docker\
**Created:** [March 23, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/wheres-the-metadata-coming-from-problem-adding-a-show-properly/937348 "2026-03-23T09:22:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![sensei321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@sensei321](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sensei321)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/wheres-the-metadata-coming-from-problem-adding-a-show-properly/937348/1 "2026-03-23T09:22:02Z")

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So I’ve been trying to add a show to my Plex server for my kid, and I just can’t understand why a show is split in several series inside Plex, because it’s one single show on thetvdb and also on [watch.plex.com](http://watch.plex.com), but for some reason the second and third season isn’t a part of the series when matched through Plex.

Its’ added like this:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/6/6/8/668422e72e4da018662f9a3960f061db49b93529.jpeg)

But only the first season gets episode names.  
Season two (and three) looks like this:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/d/5/d/d5d0cec486317b0b4eaf3c3f72ae7999e80f1eaa.jpeg)

When I look inside “fix match” I find a second series that seems to contain the second season:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/f/e/d/fed3e55d2999de86f5f0502e97a0f647de60463c.png)

On thetvdb it’s one series with 3 seasons:

> **[Karsten og Petra - TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/series/karsten-og-petra)**

Also on [watch.plex.tv](http://watch.plex.tv)  
[https://watch.plex.tv/no/show/casper-and-emma](https://watch.plex.tv/no/show/casper-and-emma)

So where is this split of the series coming from? 🙂

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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:** [March 23, 2026, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/wheres-the-metadata-coming-from-problem-adding-a-show-properly/937348/2 "2026-03-23T09:31:56Z")

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Plex uses [TheMovieDB.org](http://TheMovieDB.org) as default, where this show is listed as 2 separate shows containing 1 season each.  
In order to use [TheTVDB.com](http://TheTVDB.com) you need to either define it as default for the whole library, or set it for this specific show.  
Set the “Episode Ordering” on the “Advanced” tab, in the properties of either the library or the show.

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**Author:** ![sensei321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@sensei321](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sensei321)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/wheres-the-metadata-coming-from-problem-adding-a-show-properly/937348/3 "2026-03-23T09:33:26Z")

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Ah, it was something obvious as that. I completely forgot that was a thing. I changed it and it matched properly. Thanks! 🙂

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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:** [June 21, 2026, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/wheres-the-metadata-coming-from-problem-adding-a-show-properly/937348/4 "2026-06-21T09:33:37Z")

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