diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/BoxSets/TmdbBoxSetProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/BoxSets/TmdbBoxSetProvider.cs
index fcd8e614c1..ca1af6c499 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/BoxSets/TmdbBoxSetProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/BoxSets/TmdbBoxSetProvider.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Movies;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Providers;
@@ -19,11 +20,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.BoxSets
     {
         private readonly IHttpClientFactory _httpClientFactory;
         private readonly TmdbClientManager _tmdbClientManager;
+        private readonly ILibraryManager _libraryManager;
 
-        public TmdbBoxSetProvider(IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory, TmdbClientManager tmdbClientManager)
+        public TmdbBoxSetProvider(IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory, TmdbClientManager tmdbClientManager, ILibraryManager libraryManager)
         {
             _httpClientFactory = httpClientFactory;
             _tmdbClientManager = tmdbClientManager;
+            _libraryManager = libraryManager;
         }
 
         public string Name => TmdbUtils.ProviderName;
@@ -83,7 +86,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.BoxSets
             // We don't already have an Id, need to fetch it
             if (tmdbId <= 0)
             {
-                var searchResults = await _tmdbClientManager.SearchCollectionAsync(id.Name, language, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                // ParseName is required here.
+                // Caller provides the filename with extension stripped and NOT the parsed filename
+                var parsedName = _libraryManager.ParseName(id.Name);
+                var cleanedName = TmdbUtils.CleanName(parsedName.Name);
+                var searchResults = await _tmdbClientManager.SearchCollectionAsync(cleanedName, language, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 if (searchResults != null && searchResults.Count > 0)
                 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/Movies/TmdbMovieProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/Movies/TmdbMovieProvider.cs
index 2cd1ee717a..4963777bc4 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/Movies/TmdbMovieProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/Movies/TmdbMovieProvider.cs
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.Movies
                 // ParseName is required here.
                 // Caller provides the filename with extension stripped and NOT the parsed filename
                 var parsedName = _libraryManager.ParseName(info.Name);
-                var searchResults = await _tmdbClientManager.SearchMovieAsync(parsedName.Name,  info.Year ?? parsedName.Year ?? 0, info.MetadataLanguage, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var cleanedName = TmdbUtils.CleanName(parsedName.Name);
+                var searchResults = await _tmdbClientManager.SearchMovieAsync(cleanedName,  info.Year ?? parsedName.Year ?? 0, info.MetadataLanguage, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 if (searchResults.Count > 0)
                 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesProvider.cs
index 74c2acf473..496e1ae256 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesProvider.cs
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
                 // ParseName is required here.
                 // Caller provides the filename with extension stripped and NOT the parsed filename
                 var parsedName = _libraryManager.ParseName(info.Name);
-                var searchResults = await _tmdbClientManager.SearchSeriesAsync(parsedName.Name, info.MetadataLanguage, info.Year ?? parsedName.Year ?? 0, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var cleanedName = TmdbUtils.CleanName(parsedName.Name);
+                var searchResults = await _tmdbClientManager.SearchSeriesAsync(cleanedName, info.MetadataLanguage, info.Year ?? parsedName.Year ?? 0, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 if (searchResults.Count > 0)
                 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TmdbUtils.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TmdbUtils.cs
index 0e8a5baab6..15a44c7ed3 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TmdbUtils.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TmdbUtils.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using TMDbLib.Objects.General;
 
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb
     /// </summary>
     public static class TmdbUtils
     {
+        private static readonly Regex _nonWords = new (@"[\W_]+", RegexOptions.Compiled);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// URL of the TMDB instance to use.
         /// </summary>
@@ -42,6 +45,17 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb
             PersonType.Producer
         };
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Cleans the name according to TMDb requirements.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the entity.</param>
+        /// <returns>The cleaned name.</returns>
+        public static string CleanName(string name)
+        {
+            // TMDb expects a space separated list of words make sure that is the case
+            return _nonWords.Replace(name, " ");
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Maps the TMDB provided roles for crew members to Jellyfin roles.
         /// </summary>