diff --git a/crates/arr-api/src/roots.rs b/crates/arr-api/src/roots.rs
index 7f86586..e0ab5f0 100644
--- a/crates/arr-api/src/roots.rs
+++ b/crates/arr-api/src/roots.rs
@@ -68,12 +68,16 @@ mod tests {
             .json()
             .await
             .expect("json");
-        assert_eq!(roots.len(), 2, "the two seeded movie roots: {roots:?}");
+        assert_eq!(roots.len(), 4, "the seeded movie and TV roots: {roots:?}");
         assert_eq!(roots[0]["audience"], "main");
         assert_eq!(roots[0]["policy_name"], "Movies — main");
         assert_eq!(roots[1]["audience"], "kids");
         assert!(roots[1]["path"]
             .as_str()
             .is_some_and(|p| p.contains("kids")));
+        assert_eq!(roots[2]["kind"], "tv");
+        assert_eq!(roots[2]["policy_name"], "TV — main");
+        assert_eq!(roots[3]["kind"], "tv");
+        assert_eq!(roots[3]["policy_name"], "TV — kids");
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/arr-api/src/search.rs b/crates/arr-api/src/search.rs
index e681ecf..db1b4a2 100644
--- a/crates/arr-api/src/search.rs
+++ b/crates/arr-api/src/search.rs
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ mod tests {
         let classified = classify(
             release,
             &policy,
-            &MovieOverrides::default(),
+            &TitleOverrides::default(),
             &Language::Other("en".into()),
         )
         .expect("classified release");
diff --git a/crates/arr-core/src/lib.rs b/crates/arr-core/src/lib.rs
index 3449d2d..11f2517 100644
--- a/crates/arr-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/arr-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use std::{collections::BTreeMap, path::PathBuf, time::SystemTime};
 pub mod lang;
 pub mod policy;
 pub mod score;
+pub mod tracking;
 
 pub use arr_parse::NameClaims as ParsedRelease;
 pub use score::{Score, ScoreWeights};
diff --git a/crates/arr-core/src/tracking.rs b/crates/arr-core/src/tracking.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f821068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/arr-core/src/tracking.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+use crate::{Episode, Season, Series};
+
+/// A season returned by metadata refresh, classified against persisted seasons.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct RefreshedSeason {
+    pub season: Season,
+    pub episodes: Vec<Episode>,
+    pub is_new: bool,
+}
+
+/// Applies a series' tracking rule to newly revealed seasons.
+///
+/// Existing seasons keep their tracking rule and leaf-level intent unchanged.
+/// Season zero is treated like every other newly revealed season.
+pub fn apply_auto_track(series: &Series, seasons: &mut [RefreshedSeason]) {
+    if !series.auto_track {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    for refreshed in seasons.iter_mut().filter(|season| season.is_new) {
+        refreshed.season.tracked = true;
+        for episode in &mut refreshed.episodes {
+            episode.wanted = true;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::time::SystemTime;
+
+    use super::{apply_auto_track, RefreshedSeason};
+    use crate::{
+        Episode, EpisodeId, Language, MediaState, RootId, Season, SeasonId, Series, SeriesId,
+        TitleOverrides,
+    };
+
+    fn series(auto_track: bool) -> Series {
+        Series {
+            id: SeriesId(1),
+            tmdb_id: 82_728,
+            title: "Bluey".into(),
+            year: 2018,
+            original_language: Language::Other("en".into()),
+            root_id: RootId(1),
+            auto_track,
+            overrides: TitleOverrides::default(),
+            upstream_ended: false,
+            blocked: false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn episode(season: i64, number: u16, wanted: bool) -> Episode {
+        Episode {
+            id: EpisodeId(season * 100 + i64::from(number)),
+            season_id: SeasonId(season),
+            number,
+            title: format!("Episode {number}"),
+            air_date: Some(SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH),
+            wanted,
+            state: MediaState::Missing,
+            search_attempts: 0,
+            last_searched_at: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn refreshed_season(number: u16, is_new: bool, wanted: &[bool]) -> RefreshedSeason {
+        let id = i64::from(number);
+        RefreshedSeason {
+            season: Season {
+                id: SeasonId(id),
+                series_id: SeriesId(1),
+                number,
+                tracked: false,
+            },
+            episodes: wanted
+                .iter()
+                .enumerate()
+                .map(|(index, wanted)| {
+                    episode(
+                        id,
+                        u16::try_from(index + 1).expect("episode number fits"),
+                        *wanted,
+                    )
+                })
+                .collect(),
+            is_new,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn auto_track_marks_only_new_seasons_and_their_episodes() {
+        let mut refresh = [
+            refreshed_season(2, false, &[false, false]),
+            refreshed_season(3, true, &[false, false]),
+        ];
+
+        apply_auto_track(&series(true), &mut refresh);
+
+        assert!(!refresh[0].season.tracked);
+        assert!(refresh[0].episodes.iter().all(|episode| !episode.wanted));
+        assert!(refresh[1].season.tracked);
+        assert!(refresh[1].episodes.iter().all(|episode| episode.wanted));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn untracked_series_keeps_manual_leaf_intent_only() {
+        let mut refresh = [
+            refreshed_season(2, false, &[true, true, true]),
+            refreshed_season(3, true, &[false, false]),
+        ];
+
+        apply_auto_track(&series(false), &mut refresh);
+
+        assert!(refresh[0].episodes.iter().all(|episode| episode.wanted));
+        assert!(!refresh[0].season.tracked);
+        assert!(refresh[1].episodes.iter().all(|episode| !episode.wanted));
+        assert!(!refresh[1].season.tracked);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn season_zero_follows_the_same_rule() {
+        let mut refresh = [refreshed_season(0, true, &[false])];
+
+        apply_auto_track(&series(true), &mut refresh);
+
+        assert!(refresh[0].season.tracked);
+        assert!(refresh[0].episodes[0].wanted);
+    }
+}