Are you a Doctor Who fan using Jellyfin to manage your media library? You might have encountered a snag with the latest Doctor Who specials released in 2023. If you’re finding that Jellyfin is misidentifying these specials, attributing them to the older series instead of the new era with Ncuti Gatwa, you’re not alone. This is because of how TheMovieDB, a primary metadata source for Jellyfin, is currently organizing the Doctor Who series.
By default, Jellyfin often prioritizes TheMovieDB for metadata, which can lead to incorrect identification for the 2023 specials. TheMovieDB has categorized the specials under a brand new series entry, separate from the long-running reboot that started in 2005. To rectify this, you’ll need to manually guide Jellyfin to the correct series.
Here’s how to fix the metadata for your Doctor Who Specials 2023 in Jellyfin:
- Manual Identification: Navigate to your Doctor Who series in Jellyfin.
- Access Identify Menu: Click on the three-dot menu associated with the series.
- Select “Identify”: Choose the “Identify” option from the menu.
- Search for the New Series: In the identification dialog, search for “Doctor Who”.
- Choose the Correct Series: Crucially, select the series that features Ncuti Gatwa on the poster. This is the new entry for the 2023 specials and subsequent seasons. TheMovieDB link for this new series is: https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/239770-doctor-who.
By manually selecting this new series, you ensure that Jellyfin correctly fetches the metadata for the “doctor who specials 2023”. You might be wondering about file naming conventions to automate this process in the future. While attempts like naming directories “Doctor Who (2023)” or “Doctor Who 2023” and files as “Doctor.Who.2023.s00e01” might seem logical, they may still point to the older series due to the metadata source structure.
Exploring other metadata sources within Jellyfin settings, such as TheTVDB or omdbapi.com, might present alternative organizational structures. However, for now, manually identifying the series on TheMovieDB as outlined is the most direct solution to ensure your “doctor who specials 2023” are correctly recognized in Jellyfin. As the new season (presumably season 1 under this new series) approaches, keep an eye on how metadata sources evolve to potentially streamline automatic identification in the future.
