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Seasons and episodes can be removed from an episodic title. However, after publishing a season with an availability option of Buy Season, episodes can't be removed from that season.

Add a season

1. In Your Videos, on the Episodic tab, next to the episodic title, under Actions, click Add season.
2. On the Catalog Listing tab, in the Season number box, enter a number.
3. In the Season synopsis box, enter up to a 400-character description of the season.
   Note: Some language alphabets contain letters and symbols that count as more than one character. The counter below the text box provides an accurate character count.
4. In the Genre box, enter at least one and up to three genres.
   
   What are genres?

   Genres help viewers know the stylistic format they can expect. We also use them in search, personalization, and categorization of content. Genres are specific to culture. When publishing in multiple locations, we recommend choosing genres appropriate for each translation. Choose one to three suggested genres. Prime Video may add or remove genres to improve customer discoverability. For a complete list, see Genre Definitions.

5. Each title can have one rating. If you have a rating in multiple countries or regions, we recommend setting the rating in each translation.
1. In the Rating system list, select a rating system.
   What is Rating system?

   Regulators or organizations in each marketplace create ratings criteria for movies and TV shows. For example, the Motion Picture of Association of America (MPAA) assigns movie ratings of G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17 in the United States. Similar organizations exist worldwide including the BBFC (UK), FSK (Germany), Eirin (Japan), and CBFC (India). Ratings represent the audience suitability for issues like sex, violence, substance abuse, profanity, or other types of mature content.

2. In the Rating list, select the assigned rating. If you selected Not rated in the previous step, in the Rating recommendation list, select a suggested audience.
6. Optionally, in the Original language list, select the release language.
7. Optionally, in the Original release year, enter the release year.
8. Under Graphic Assets, click Browse to add key art (16:9 and 4:3) and (optionally) a background image. Please provide all graphic assets in the .jpg and .png file formats. You can add files from your computer or a linked Amazon S3 account.
   
   What are the requirements for key and background art?

   Key art is the main image used to represent your title in search results, and title detail pages depending on platform. On many devices where Prime Video is available, we display cover art for standalone content (movies, featurettes, etc.) in a 3:4 aspect ratio; we display cover art for serialized content (TV shows, web series, etc.) in a 4:3 aspect ratio. In order to allow future flexibility in the customer experience, we also require title artwork in 16:9 aspect ratio for both standalone and serialized content. Please submit JPG file format images at the following dimensions:

   • Standalone content   1200x1600 (3:4)
   • Episodic content   1600x1200 (4:3)
   • Standalone and episodic content   1920 x 1080 (16:9)
   • Background images    1920x1080. These appear on device detail screens. This image conveys the mood of your content.
9. Click Save.
10. Add additional information for Cast & Crew, Episodes, and Availability.
11. Click Submit for review.

Remove a season

To make a season unavailable, go to the Availability tab, clear all locations, click Save, and then click Publish. The season will become unavailable except for prior purchases. The detail page remains live. This process might take up to four hours after updates are published.

Add an episode

Note: After publishing a season with the Buy Season availability option, episodes can no longer be added or removed.

1. In Your Videos, on the Episodic tab, click the arrow button to the left of the episodic title.
2. Click a season.
3. On the Episodes tab, click Add episode.
4. Under Title, enter a name.
5. Under Original release date, enter the date the content was first released.
6. In the Synopsis box, enter up to 400 characters to provide an overview of the episode.

   Note: Some language alphabets contain letters and symbols that count as more than one character. The counter below the text box provides an accurate character count.

7. Under Mezzanine file, click Browse to select a file to add. This is your main video file. You can add files from your computer or a linked Amazon S3 account.

   For more information, see Mezzanine Requirements.

   What is a mezzanine file?

   A mezzanine file is a compressed master video file used to produce additional compressed video streams and downloads. We automatically prepare your file for use across all platforms and streaming qualities. By following our Technical Specifications, we provide the best possible quality for your videos.

8. Select the language of the audio in the video.
9. Under Captions, click Browse to select your captions data file. You can add files from your computer or a linked Amazon S3 account.
10. To synchronize the captions file with the video timecode, select the Frame rate and time code method in the lists. For more information about captions, see Caption (timed text) Information.
11. Select the language of the captions file.
12. After completing your changes, click Save.
13. Click Submit for review.

When adding files from your computer, don’t close your web browser window until the file transfer is complete.

Remove an episode

Episodes are published as part of seasons. After a season is published, episodes can't be removed from the season.

You can make an entire season unavailable which makes all of the episodes within that season unavailable to customers, except prior purchases. See the Remove a season section for more information.

Remove an optional asset from a title

Optional assets such as background image, audio, and caption files can be removed from titles that are in the draft state and not yet live. If you add an optional asset to a title and republish, it can only be removed if publishing failed due to a validation or content risk error.