# Create a series and add episodes

This guide is for creators who want to group films into a series with numbered episodes. It covers creating the series, adding and ordering episodes, and publishing everything with one switch. You end with a series that has its own public landing page and episodes that play in order.

## Before you start

- You need a creator account. Publishing a series requires verification, the same as publishing a film.
- Have at least one uploaded film ready. Any of your standalone films can become an episode, and you can also upload new episodes straight into the series.
- Optional: key art for the series hero image (JPEG, PNG or WebP, up to 5 MB).

## Step 1 — Open Create series

In **Content Library**, click the arrow next to **Upload video** and choose **Create series**.

[[img:create-a-series/01-create-series-button.png|The Upload video split button opened, with Create series highlighted.]]

## Step 2 — Name the series

In the **Create series** dialog:

1. Enter a **Series title**.
2. Pick a **Category**, for example **Series**.
3. Pick a **Primary genre (optional)**. Episodes without their own genre inherit it, and a published series needs one, so set it now if you can.
4. Add a **Description (optional)**.
5. Click **Create series**.

A series starts as a draft, so nothing is public yet.

[[img:create-a-series/02-create-series-dialog.png|The Create series dialog with the title, category, primary genre and description filled in.]]

## Step 3 — Tour the Series Management page

The series opens in **Series Management**. From top to bottom:

- The header shows the series title with a **Series** badge and its status, plus **Preview series** (active once published) and **View series analytics**.
- **Series published** is the one switch that flips the whole series and all its episodes on public surfaces.
- **Series details**: **Series title**, **Description**, **Primary genre**, the **Sponsored series** disclosure and a **Trailer** picker (any of your published items; it drives the trailer button on the series page). Click **Save series** after editing.
- **Hero image**: click **Upload image** to add key art.
- **Episodes**: the ordered list, covered in the next steps.
- **Delete this series** at the bottom.

The series also appears as a row in your Content Library with a **Series** badge, an episode count and a **Manage** button that brings you back here.

[[img:create-a-series/03-series-page.png|The Series Management page with the header highlighted above the Series published switch and the details form.]]

## Step 4 — Add a film from the Library

You can turn any standalone film into an episode without leaving the Library. Open the film's **Item actions** menu (the three dots) and choose **Add to series**. Pick the series in the **Series** dropdown and click **Add to series**. The film becomes the next episode and keeps all its engagement history: views, reactions, comments, tips and watch progress. Its Library row now reads **In a series**.

If the film already belongs to another series, a **Move to this series?** prompt explains that it leaves the old series first.

[[img:create-a-series/04-add-to-series.png|The Add to series dialog with the target series selected.]]

## Step 5 — Add more episodes and reorder them

Back in **Series Management**, the **Episodes** section offers two ways to grow the series:

- **Add episodes** opens a picker of your standalone items. Select several and confirm.
- **Upload new episode** opens the upload page in series mode, and each finished upload attaches as the next episode.

Rows are numbered E1, E2 and so on. Drag a row by its handle to change the order; every drop saves immediately and a toast reads **Episode order saved**. The menu on each row offers **Edit details**, **Convert to standalone** and **Remove from series**. The last two keep the episode's history and save its effective genre onto it, so it never ends up without one.

[[img:create-a-series/05-episodes-reorder.png|The Episodes list with two numbered rows and their drag handles after a reorder was saved.]]

## Step 6 — Publish the series

Flip **Series published** on. The series and every ready episode go public in one action, and a toast confirms it. Episodes that are still processing or missing required details stay in draft; the toast counts them, and they join the series on public surfaces once you finish them and publish them from the Library.

Flipping the switch off asks **Unpublish this series?** and hides the series and all its episodes in one action.

[[img:create-a-series/06-series-published-toggle.png|The Series published switch turned on, with the header status reading Published.]]

## Good to know

- One switch controls the series. Publishing a series publishes its ready episodes; unpublishing hides them all. Individual episodes can still be published or unpublished from the Library.
- A published series needs a primary genre. Episodes without their own genre inherit the series genre.
- **Upload new episode** attaches each finished upload to the series automatically. Processing still runs in the background, and an episode only goes public once it is complete and has its required details.
- Extras (making-of or behind-the-scenes videos) cannot be episodes. Attach them to a film from its **Linked Extras** section instead.
- **Delete series** never deletes films. The episodes revert to standalone items in your Library.
- Series Management is read-only on small screens. Manage a series from a tablet or desktop.
- Viewers can follow a series from its landing page and add the whole series to their watchlist, so a growing series is a reason to come back.