diff --git a/src/utils/tmdb.test.ts b/src/utils/tmdb.test.ts
index 76ee9b2..337ae03 100644
--- a/src/utils/tmdb.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/tmdb.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getImdbIdFromTmdbId, getTmdbIdFromImdbId } from './tmdb';
+import { getImdbIdFromTmdbId, getTmdbIdFromImdbId, parseTmdbId } from './tmdb';
 import { Fetcher } from './Fetcher';
 import { Context } from '../types';
 jest.mock('../utils/Fetcher');
@@ -7,6 +7,44 @@ jest.mock('../utils/Fetcher');
 const fetcher = new Fetcher();
 const ctx: Context = { id: 'id', ip: '127.0.0.1', config: { de: 'on' } };
 
+describe('tmdb id parsing', () => {
+  test('splits id properly', () => {
+    const { id, series, episode } = parseTmdbId('2085059:2:4');
+
+    expect(id).toBe(2085059);
+    expect(series).toBe(2);
+    expect(episode).toBe(4);
+  });
+
+  test('handles weird 0 prefixes in series and episode', () => {
+    const { id, series, episode } = parseTmdbId('2085059:02:04');
+
+    expect(id).toBe(2085059);
+    expect(series).toBe(2);
+    expect(episode).toBe(4);
+  });
+
+  test('supports movie with missing series and episode', () => {
+    const { id, series, episode } = parseTmdbId('2085059');
+
+    expect(id).toBe(2085059);
+    expect(series).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(episode).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('throws for empty ids', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      parseTmdbId('');
+    }).toThrow('TMDB ID "" is invalid');
+  });
+
+  test('throws for invalid ids', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      parseTmdbId('foo');
+    }).toThrow('TMDB ID "foo" is invalid');
+  });
+});
+
 describe('getTmdbIdFromImdbId', () => {
   test('series', async () => {
     expect(await getTmdbIdFromImdbId(ctx, fetcher, { id: 'tt2085059', series: 2, episode: 4 }))
diff --git a/src/utils/tmdb.ts b/src/utils/tmdb.ts
index f3d14f7..53e9b33 100644
--- a/src/utils/tmdb.ts
+++ b/src/utils/tmdb.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,20 @@ interface ExternalIdsResponsePartial {
   imdb_id: string;
 }
 
+export const parseTmdbId = (id: string): TmdbId => {
+  const idParts = id.split(':');
+
+  if (!idParts[0] || !/^\d+$/.test(idParts[0])) {
+    throw new Error(`TMDB ID "${id}" is invalid`);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    id: parseInt(idParts[0]),
+    series: idParts[1] ? parseInt(idParts[1]) : undefined,
+    episode: idParts[2] ? parseInt(idParts[2]) : undefined,
+  };
+};
+
 const fetch = async (ctx: Context, fetcher: Fetcher, url: URL): Promise<unknown> => {
   const config = { 'headers': { Authorization: 'Bearer ' + envGet('TMDB_ACCESS_TOKEN') }, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' };