Allow selecting preferred country for theatrical (cinema) release dates #9354

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opened 2026-02-20 00:13:00 -05:00 by deekerman · 0 comments

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2026-02-20 00:13:00 -05:00

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Originally created by @robertsarosi on GitHub (Jan 29, 2026).

Is there an existing issue for this?

I have searched the existing open and closed issues

Radarr currently selects the earliest or US release date from TMDb when populating the "In Cinemas" field.

For users outside the US this often results in incorrect cinema dates, even when a correct theatrical date exists for their own country.

Example:
TMDb release_dates contains:

HU theatrical: 2026-01-01 (type=2)
US premiere: 2025-10-25 (type=1)

Radarr shows the US date instead of the Hungarian theatrical date.

This makes the Calendar, availability status and monitoring inaccurate for non-US users.

Describe the solution you'd like

Add a setting to choose a preferred country/region for theatrical release dates.

Example:
Settings → Metadata → Preferred release country = HU

Behavior:

Use selected country theatrical date (type=3) if available
Fallback to US theatrical
Fallback to earliest release as last resort

Describe alternatives you've considered

Currently the only workaround is manually editing TMDb release dates or maintaining a separate custom calendar outside Radarr. Both are inconvenient and error-prone.

Anything else?

Example movie:
TMDb id: 339849
Title: Ocean’s Wrath (Óceán haragja)
Hungarian theatrical exists but Radarr displays US date

Originally created by @robertsarosi on GitHub (Jan 29, 2026). ### Is there an existing issue for this? - [x] I have searched the existing open and closed issues ### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe Radarr currently selects the earliest or US release date from TMDb when populating the "In Cinemas" field. For users outside the US this often results in incorrect cinema dates, even when a correct theatrical date exists for their own country. Example: TMDb release_dates contains: - HU theatrical: 2026-01-01 (type=2) - US premiere: 2025-10-25 (type=1) Radarr shows the US date instead of the Hungarian theatrical date. This makes the Calendar, availability status and monitoring inaccurate for non-US users. ### Describe the solution you'd like Add a setting to choose a preferred country/region for theatrical release dates. Example: Settings → Metadata → Preferred release country = HU Behavior: 1. Use selected country theatrical date (type=3) if available 2. Fallback to US theatrical 3. Fallback to earliest release as last resort ### Describe alternatives you've considered Currently the only workaround is manually editing TMDb release dates or maintaining a separate custom calendar outside Radarr. Both are inconvenient and error-prone. ### Anything else? Example movie: TMDb id: 339849 Title: Ocean’s Wrath (Óceán haragja) Hungarian theatrical exists but Radarr displays US date