updates

core/nfo_manager.py

@@ -310,21 +310,33 @@ class NFOManager:
         except Exception as e:
             _log("WARNING", f"Could not write season.nfo in {season_dir}: {e}")
 
-    def create_tvshow_nfo(self, series_dir: Path, imdb_id: str):
+    def create_tvshow_nfo(self, series_dir: Path, imdb_id: str, tvdb_id: str = None):
         """Create tvshow.nfo if it doesn't exist"""
         tvshow_nfo = series_dir / "tvshow.nfo"
         if tvshow_nfo.exists():
             return
 
+        # Build uniqueid elements - prioritize TVDB for Emby compatibility
+        uniqueid_elements = []
+        if tvdb_id:
+            uniqueid_elements.append(f'  <uniqueid type="tvdb" default="true">{tvdb_id}</uniqueid>')
+        if imdb_id:
+            uniqueid_elements.append(f'  <uniqueid type="imdb"{"" if tvdb_id else " default=\"true\"""}>{imdb_id}</uniqueid>')
+        
+        # Fallback to IMDB if no TVDB ID available
+        main_id = tvdb_id if tvdb_id else imdb_id
+        
         xml_content = f"""<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <tvshow>
-  <id>{imdb_id}</id>
-  <uniqueid type="imdb" default="true">{imdb_id}</uniqueid>
+  <id>{main_id}</id>
+{chr(10).join(uniqueid_elements)}
+  <!-- NFOGuard: TVDB ID required for proper Emby metadata loading -->
+  <!-- If missing TVDB ID, use: Dashboard > Series > Edit Metadata > External IDs -->
 </tvshow>
 """
         try:
             tvshow_nfo.write_text(xml_content, encoding="utf-8")
-            _log("DEBUG", f"Created tvshow NFO: {tvshow_nfo}")
+            _log("DEBUG", f"Created tvshow NFO: {tvshow_nfo} (TVDB: {tvdb_id}, IMDB: {imdb_id})")
         except Exception as e:
             _log("WARNING", f"Could not create tvshow.nfo in {series_dir}: {e}")