Letterboxd for TV Shows — What to Use Instead
Letterboxd is one of the best apps ever made for movie lovers — elegant diary format, brilliant community, and a design that makes logging films a pleasure. There's just one problem: it doesn't track TV shows. If you watch both movies and television, you need a second app. Here's the best solution.
Why Letterboxd doesn't include TV shows
Letterboxd was built for film — and that focus is part of why it does movies so well. The entire UI is optimized for a format where a title is a complete, discrete experience: one film, one rating, one review. TV shows break this model because they have seasons, episodes, runtimes that span dozens of hours, and ongoing story arcs.
The Letterboxd team has historically been explicit about not wanting to add TV. This is a reasonable product decision — but it means users who watch both have to split their tracking between two apps.
The problem with using two separate apps
Splitting your tracking between Letterboxd (movies) and TV Time or Trakt (TV) works on paper but has real friction in practice:
- Your social graph is split — movie friends are on Letterboxd, TV friends are on TV Time
- Your watchlist is in two places — you need to check two apps to plan what to watch
- Recommendations are isolated — a friend on Letterboxd can't recommend you a TV show
- Your taste profile is incomplete — apps can't learn from both formats together
Matinee: a Letterboxd alternative that includes TV shows
Matinee is built for both movies and TV shows from the ground up. The same interface handles film logging and episode tracking, with a unified watchlist, a combined social feed, and streaming availability for both formats.
Unlike splitting Letterboxd and TV Time, Matinee keeps your entire watching life in one place — which means better recommendations, a complete taste profile, and a social feed that reflects everything your friends are watching, not just one format.
Movies and TV
Track both in a single app with the same rating system, watchlist, and social feed.
Social feed
See what friends are watching across both movies and TV — not separated by format.
Streaming availability
See where every title streams in your region — movies and TV shows together.
Watchlist Optimizer
Ranks your watchlist by taste match — for both movies and TV shows in one list.
Track movies and TV shows together — free
Matinee is the best alternative to using Letterboxd and a TV tracker separately. One app, all your watching. Free on iOS and Android.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Letterboxd is a movie-only platform. It doesn't support TV show tracking, episode logs, or series watchlists. If you want to track both movies and TV shows in one place, you need a different app.
Matinee is the best Letterboxd alternative that covers both movies and TV shows. You can log movies and episodes, build a combined watchlist, follow friends, share recommendations, and see where to stream everything. TV Time is another option focused purely on TV shows.
Yes. Matinee is designed for both movies and TV shows in a single app. Track everything you watch, rate titles, build a combined watchlist, and follow friends across both formats. It's free on iOS and Android.
Yes. Matinee does everything Letterboxd does for movies — logging, ratings, watchlists, friend activity — and adds TV show tracking, streaming availability, and a Watchlist Optimizer. You can import your existing Letterboxd data to get started.