diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/data/model/DiscoverItem.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/data/model/DiscoverItem.kt
index 738bdbc5..10362b41 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/data/model/DiscoverItem.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/data/model/DiscoverItem.kt
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@ import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.api.seerr.model.TvResult
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.api.seerr.model.TvTvIdRatingsGet200Response
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.services.SeerrSearchResult
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.ui.nav.Destination
+import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.ui.toLocalDate
+import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.util.LocalDateSerializer
 import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import kotlinx.serialization.UseSerializers
 import org.jellyfin.sdk.model.api.BaseItemKind
 import org.jellyfin.sdk.model.serializer.UUIDSerializer
 import org.jellyfin.sdk.model.serializer.toUUIDOrNull
+import java.time.LocalDate
 import java.util.UUID
 
 @Serializable
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ data class DiscoverItem(
     val subtitle: String?,
     val overview: String?,
     val availability: SeerrAvailability,
-    val releaseDate: String?,
+    @Serializable(LocalDateSerializer::class) val releaseDate: LocalDate?,
     val posterPath: String?,
     val backdropPath: String?,
     val jellyfinItemId: UUID?,
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ data class DiscoverItem(
         subtitle = null,
         overview = movie.overview,
         availability = SeerrAvailability.from(movie.mediaInfo?.status) ?: SeerrAvailability.UNKNOWN,
-        releaseDate = movie.releaseDate,
+        releaseDate = toLocalDate(movie.releaseDate),
         posterPath = movie.posterPath,
         backdropPath = movie.backdropPath,
         jellyfinItemId = movie.mediaInfo?.jellyfinMediaId?.toUUIDOrNull(),
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ data class DiscoverItem(
         subtitle = null,
         overview = movie.overview,
         availability = SeerrAvailability.from(movie.mediaInfo?.status) ?: SeerrAvailability.UNKNOWN,
-        releaseDate = movie.releaseDate,
+        releaseDate = toLocalDate(movie.releaseDate),
         posterPath = movie.posterPath,
         backdropPath = movie.backdropPath,
         jellyfinItemId = movie.mediaInfo?.jellyfinMediaId?.toUUIDOrNull(),
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ data class DiscoverItem(
         subtitle = null,
         overview = tv.overview,
         availability = SeerrAvailability.from(tv.mediaInfo?.status) ?: SeerrAvailability.UNKNOWN,
-        releaseDate = tv.firstAirDate,
+        releaseDate = toLocalDate(tv.firstAirDate),
         posterPath = tv.posterPath,
         backdropPath = tv.backdropPath,
         jellyfinItemId = tv.mediaInfo?.jellyfinMediaId?.toUUIDOrNull(),
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ data class DiscoverItem(
         subtitle = null,
         overview = tv.overview,
         availability = SeerrAvailability.from(tv.mediaInfo?.status) ?: SeerrAvailability.UNKNOWN,
-        releaseDate = tv.firstAirDate,
+        releaseDate = toLocalDate(tv.firstAirDate),
         posterPath = tv.posterPath,
         backdropPath = tv.backdropPath,
         jellyfinItemId = tv.mediaInfo?.jellyfinMediaId?.toUUIDOrNull(),
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ data class DiscoverItem(
         availability =
             SeerrAvailability.from(search.mediaInfo?.status)
                 ?: SeerrAvailability.UNKNOWN,
-        releaseDate = search.releaseDate ?: search.firstAirDate,
+        releaseDate = toLocalDate(search.releaseDate ?: search.firstAirDate),
         posterPath = search.posterPath,
         backdropPath = search.backdropPath,
         jellyfinItemId = search.mediaInfo?.jellyfinMediaId?.toUUIDOrNull(),
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ data class DiscoverItem(
         availability =
             SeerrAvailability.from(credit.mediaInfo?.status)
                 ?: SeerrAvailability.UNKNOWN,
-        releaseDate = credit.firstAirDate,
+        releaseDate = toLocalDate(credit.firstAirDate),
         posterPath = credit.posterPath,
         backdropPath = credit.backdropPath,
         jellyfinItemId = credit.mediaInfo?.jellyfinMediaId?.toUUIDOrNull(),
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ data class DiscoverItem(
         availability =
             SeerrAvailability.from(credit.mediaInfo?.status)
                 ?: SeerrAvailability.UNKNOWN,
-        releaseDate = credit.firstAirDate,
+        releaseDate = toLocalDate(credit.firstAirDate),
         posterPath = credit.posterPath,
         backdropPath = credit.backdropPath,
         jellyfinItemId = credit.mediaInfo?.jellyfinMediaId?.toUUIDOrNull(),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/Formatting.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/Formatting.kt
index f6d0e467..2461b642 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/Formatting.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/Formatting.kt
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import androidx.annotation.StringRes
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.R
 import org.jellyfin.sdk.model.api.BaseItemDto
 import org.jellyfin.sdk.model.api.MediaSegmentType
+import timber.log.Timber
 import java.time.LocalDate
 import java.time.LocalDateTime
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
+import java.time.format.DateTimeParseException
 import java.time.format.FormatStyle
 import java.util.Locale
 
@@ -23,6 +25,16 @@ fun formatDateTime(dateTime: LocalDateTime): String = DateFormatter.format(dateT
 
 fun formatDate(dateTime: LocalDate): String = DateFormatter.format(dateTime)
 
+fun toLocalDate(date: String?): LocalDate? =
+    date?.let {
+        try {
+            LocalDate.parse(it)
+        } catch (_: DateTimeParseException) {
+            Timber.w("Could not parse date: %s", date)
+            null
+        }
+    }
+
 /**
  * If the item has season & episode info, format as `S# E#`
  */
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/cards/DiscoverItemCard.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/cards/DiscoverItemCard.kt
index 7794f216..7daaa297 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/cards/DiscoverItemCard.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/cards/DiscoverItemCard.kt
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ fun DiscoverItemCard(
                         .enableMarquee(focusedAfterDelay),
             )
             Text(
-                text = item?.releaseDate ?: "",
+                text = item?.releaseDate?.year?.toString() ?: "",
                 maxLines = 1,
                 textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
                 modifier =
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/util/LocalDateSerializer.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/util/LocalDateSerializer.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89b900f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/util/LocalDateSerializer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package com.github.damontecres.wholphin.util
+
+import kotlinx.serialization.KSerializer
+import kotlinx.serialization.builtins.serializer
+import kotlinx.serialization.descriptors.SerialDescriptor
+import kotlinx.serialization.encoding.Decoder
+import kotlinx.serialization.encoding.Encoder
+import java.time.LocalDate
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
+
+object LocalDateSerializer : KSerializer<LocalDate> {
+    override val descriptor: SerialDescriptor
+        get() = SerialDescriptor("LocalDate", String.serializer().descriptor)
+
+    override fun serialize(
+        encoder: Encoder,
+        value: LocalDate,
+    ) {
+        encoder.encodeString(DateTimeFormatter.ISO_LOCAL_DATE.format(value))
+    }
+
+    override fun deserialize(decoder: Decoder): LocalDate =
+        decoder.decodeString().let { LocalDate.parse(it, DateTimeFormatter.ISO_LOCAL_DATE) }
+}