diff --git a/deno.lock b/deno.lock
index 54700ae..5ea0e20 100644
--- a/deno.lock
+++ b/deno.lock
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "specifiers": {
     "jsr:@std/dotenv@*": "0.225.2",
     "npm:@prisma/client@5.0.0": "5.0.0_prisma@5.21.1",
+    "npm:@types/node@*": "22.5.4",
     "npm:axios@^1.4.0": "1.7.7",
     "npm:city-timezones@^1.2.1": "1.3.0",
     "npm:discord.js@14.11.0": "14.11.0",
diff --git a/src/interfaces/tvdb.generated.ts b/src/interfaces/tvdb.generated.ts
index 59bf517..07e9ee5 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/tvdb.generated.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces/tvdb.generated.ts
@@ -845,6 +845,9 @@ export interface Translation {
   tagline?: string;
 }
 
+export type NameTranslation = Omit<Translation, "overview">
+export type OverviewTranslation = Omit<Translation, "name">
+
 /** translation simple record */
 export interface TranslationSimple {
   language?: string;
@@ -852,8 +855,8 @@ export interface TranslationSimple {
 
 /** translation extended record */
 export interface TranslationExtended {
-  nameTranslations?: Translation[];
-  overviewTranslations?: Translation[];
+  nameTranslations?: NameTranslation[];
+  overviewTranslations?: OverviewTranslation[];
   alias?: string[];
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/tvdb.ts b/src/lib/tvdb.ts
index 37b9a1a..a05e0c3 100644
--- a/src/lib/tvdb.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tvdb.ts
@@ -62,13 +62,54 @@ export async function getSeriesByImdbId(
   imdbId: string,
 ): Promise<SeriesExtendedRecord | undefined> {
   const data = await searchSeriesByImdbId(imdbId)
+
   if (data == null) {
     return undefined
-  } else if (data?.series?.id != null) {
-    return await getSeries(data?.series.id)
+  }
+
+  let series: SeriesExtendedRecord | undefined
+  if (data?.series?.id != null) {
+    series = await getSeries(data?.series.id)
   } else if (data?.season?.seriesId != null) {
-    return await getSeries(data?.season?.seriesId)
+    series = await getSeries(data?.season?.seriesId)
+  }
+
+  if (
+    series?.originalLanguage == null || series.originalLanguage === "eng"
+  ) return series
+
+  return translateSeries(series)
+}
+
+function translateSeries(series: SeriesExtendedRecord): SeriesExtendedRecord {
+  if (series.translations == null) {
+    console.warn(
+      `Series ${series.id} has a non-english original language but no translations`,
+    )
+    return series
   }
+
+  const { nameTranslations, overviewTranslations } = series.translations
+  const englishName = nameTranslations?.find((t) => t.language === "eng")?.name
+  if (englishName != null) {
+    series.name = englishName
+  } else {
+    console.warn(
+      `Series ${series.id} has a non-english original language but no english name translation`,
+    )
+  }
+  const englishOverview = overviewTranslations?.find((t) =>
+    t.language === "eng"
+  )?.overview
+  if (englishOverview != null) {
+    series.overview = englishOverview
+  } else {
+    console.warn(
+      `Series ${series.id} has a non-english original language but no english overview translation`,
+    )
+  }
+
+  return series
 }
 
 export async function getSeries(
@@ -83,7 +124,7 @@ export async function getSeries(
       headers: options.headers,
       params: {
         short: true,
-        meta: "episodes",
+        meta: "episodes,translations",
       },
     })