2024-06-20, 04:39 PM
There is another way.
What I've been doing is not following the season numbers for one of my libraries. Mainly so I can fit specials and movies where they belong in the viewing order.
For example, lets say I have a show with two seasons and a movie that takes place between the two. I would sort it like this:
Season 1 == Season 1
Season 2 == Movie
Season 3 == Season 2
This works and plays everything in order.
The only downsides is that Jellyfin will obviously display the seasons (and movies) with incorrect season numbers, as well as having the metadata be messed up.
Basically, doing this means you're responsible for editing all the metadata manually. Just make sure to lock your edits so you don't lose them later.
Also, for the library I do this with, I have the season and episode metadata turned off specifically for that reason. I only keep the main show metadata enabled.
What I've been doing is not following the season numbers for one of my libraries. Mainly so I can fit specials and movies where they belong in the viewing order.
For example, lets say I have a show with two seasons and a movie that takes place between the two. I would sort it like this:
Season 1 == Season 1
Season 2 == Movie
Season 3 == Season 2
This works and plays everything in order.
The only downsides is that Jellyfin will obviously display the seasons (and movies) with incorrect season numbers, as well as having the metadata be messed up.
Basically, doing this means you're responsible for editing all the metadata manually. Just make sure to lock your edits so you don't lose them later.
Also, for the library I do this with, I have the season and episode metadata turned off specifically for that reason. I only keep the main show metadata enabled.