I scrolled up all the way back to 2017, and did so! Thanks for the reminder. At the top of the first post there is a tag labeled “planned” - is that still the case, even though it’s been removed from the upcoming features list?
Yup, still on the planned list, they just needed to finish up some major updates for direct mode and then they are going to assign some updated info for upcoming releases.
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It’s admittedly quite tedious, but this is the best option currently available.
You can edit TV show metadata; but unfortunately not the actual episode sequence identification.
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It would be great if Infuse supported alternate episode orders from TMDB. A specific example would be for the show Firefly. By default, TMDB has the broadcast order of the show - and that’s the order the Infuse shows. However, with Firefly, not only were additional episodes released on DVD, the episode order was different than that of the broadcast order. What is on the DVD is the intended episode order.
However, currently, Infuse can only pull the broadcast order, which screws up how Firefly is displayed in Infuse.
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Amazing that this issue has been on for 7 years now unsolved. I have an issue with the Money Heist (2017) tv show. I have 5 episodes in my server (which is in line with Netflix order outside Spain), while themoviedb.org and thetvdb.com have the 3 episodes as far as I can see (which is in line with Netflix order in Spain). Unfortunately, I see that infuse is recognizing the 3-episode order!!
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Love Infuse, but also looking for this (and liked this topic).
Agree with another poster—please provide a way for us to order them how we want, or based on alternate metadata lists. (The database used by Infuse, for example, has the correct Cowboy Bebop list.)
Or by database IDs.
Hoping this can get sorted.
I was going to knuckle down and do my own XML data and stuff, but it sounds like the order would still be amiss. Sigh.
Liked the top post to show support as I would also love for this feature to be added. Currently Dragon Ball shows all 153 episodes as Season 1, because of TMDB’s following of the original Japanese broadcasting of it as one season, when its really like like 9 arcs. Currently you have to scroll horizontally to the right over dozens of episodes to find the one you want which is a pain the further into a series you get to.
Having the ability to import TMDB’s Episode grouping, or especially being able to customize this ourselves would be an amazing feature.
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Hi folks. I noticed the new *.strm file option as part of release 8.1. I haven’t found much information other than that it provides a text link to a specific video file. I am wondering if this somehow could provide a workaround to the TV episode order issue? If anyone has any insights, chime in!
In theory, it could, just like renaming your files could (i.e. you could map a file names appropriately for episode 1 per the tmdb order, and point that to the actual first episode per the order that was intended). That’s a poor man’s workaround though. We really need overrides to tmdb metadata to get around some of their restrictive policies.
Hello Infuse team,
I am in the same situation as a lot of people here where one season has 100+ episodes and would like to sort them by Arcs or groups that are available on TMDB. It has been years since this feature has bee requested but I don’t see a timeline for a solution or if there is going to be one in the future. Please be more transparent and offer an update regarding the episode group option in Infuse.
Thank you,
One of the metrics the dev uses to determine what features they prioritize is the number of likes for the first post. You need to click the like button on the first post in this thread to show your support for this suggestion! 
This suggestion is tagged as “planned” so it is on the devs radar, but there is no public timeline currently available.
You can see what each tag means here.
One of the metrics the dev uses to determine what features they prioritize is the number of likes for the first post.
Respectfully, this is a very poor prioritization process to follow. Some important features that are just not working the way they should don’t get fixed because customers need to become lobbyists to get enough attention on something, when it is crystal clear after you watch these forums for a while that even if if you do lobby for the feature to get votes, there is a very high likelihood that nothing will be done about it for years, while new functionality gets added regularly that you couldn’t possibly care less about. I suppose this stems from a lifetime license business model where once you’ve paid, you’re no longer an attractive customer to satisfy, while new features might draw in new customers and get new licenses purchased, only to then chase more new features for more new licenses.
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