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Movie / TVSeries / Episode schema — what it does & how to ship it
Short answer
Movie, TVSeries and Episode mark up entertainment metadata for Knowledge Panels — used only on entertainment sites.
What it does
Movie carries name, director, actor, dateCreated. TVSeries carries name and hasSeason/hasEpisode. Episode carries name, episodeNumber and partOfSeason.
SERP / AI benefit
Rich Knowledge Panel entries for entertainment queries.
Where to use it
Entertainment sites only.
JSON-LD example
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Movie",
"name": "Example Film",
"director": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Director Name" }
}Copy, edit for your site, and drop into your page head inside a<script type="application/ld+json">block. Validate with Google's Rich Results Test.
Frequently asked
Should non-entertainment sites use these?›
No — reference only. Movie/TVSeries/Episode schemas are strictly for entertainment content.
