diff --git a/src/backend/metadata/tmdb.ts b/src/backend/metadata/tmdb.ts
index 88412c84..b143b312 100644
--- a/src/backend/metadata/tmdb.ts
+++ b/src/backend/metadata/tmdb.ts
@@ -173,17 +173,12 @@ export async function multiSearch(
     language: "en-US",
     page: 1,
   });
-  const currentDate = new Date();
-  // filter out results that aren't movies or shows or are unreleased
-  const results = data.results.filter((r) => {
-    if (r.media_type === TMDBContentTypes.MOVIE) {
-      return new Date(r.release_date) <= currentDate;
-    }
-    if (r.media_type === TMDBContentTypes.TV) {
-      return new Date(r.first_air_date) <= currentDate;
-    }
-    return false;
-  });
+  // filter out results that aren't movies or shows
+  const results = data.results.filter(
+    (r) =>
+      r.media_type === TMDBContentTypes.MOVIE ||
+      r.media_type === TMDBContentTypes.TV,
+  );
   return results;
 }