diff --git a/backend/StreamServerApp/database_utils.py b/backend/StreamServerApp/database_utils.py
index b999ff0..402e4fa 100644
--- a/backend/StreamServerApp/database_utils.py
+++ b/backend/StreamServerApp/database_utils.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 from StreamServerApp.media_management.fileinfo import createfileinfo, readfileinfo
 from StreamServerApp.media_processing import prepare_video, get_video_type_and_info
-from StreamServerApp.tasks import get_subtitles_async
+from StreamServerApp.tasks import get_subtitles_async, download_cover_async
 from StreamingServer import settings
 
 import logging 
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ def add_one_video_to_database(full_path,
                 return_value = 1
 
         v.save()
+        download_cover_async.delay(v.id, video_type_and_info['title'], True if video_type_and_info['type'] == 'Series' else False)
         for ov_subtitle_path in video_infos["ov_subtitles"]:
             ov_sub = Subtitle()
             webvtt_subtitles_relative_path = os.path.relpath(
diff --git a/backend/StreamServerApp/media_management/cover_downloader.py b/backend/StreamServerApp/media_management/cover_downloader.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3640b8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/StreamServerApp/media_management/cover_downloader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import requests
+import os
+
+auth_key = os.getenv('TMBD_KEY')
+if not auth_key:
+    print("no auth key")
+
+configuration_url = 'https://api.themoviedb.org/3/configuration?&api_key={}'.format(auth_key)
+response = requests.get(configuration_url)
+value = response.json()
+
+base_url = value["images"]["base_url"]
+poster_size = value["images"]["poster_sizes"][0]
+
+def download_cover(name, outputfile, is_tv_show=False):
+    if is_tv_show:
+        api_url = 'https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/tv?query={}&api_key={}'.format(name, auth_key)
+    else:
+        api_url = 'https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?query={}&api_key={}'.format(name, auth_key)
+    response = requests.get(api_url)
+    value = response.json()
+
+    poster_url = "{}/{}{}".format(base_url, poster_size, value["results"][0]["poster_path"])
+    response = requests.get(poster_url)
+
+    with open(outputfile, mode="wb") as file:
+        file.write(response.content)
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diff --git a/backend/StreamServerApp/tasks.py b/backend/StreamServerApp/tasks.py
index 720ea59..2b3ea69 100644
--- a/backend/StreamServerApp/tasks.py
+++ b/backend/StreamServerApp/tasks.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 from celery import shared_task
 from StreamServerApp.models import Video, Series, Movie, Subtitle
-import subprocess
-import os
 from django.conf import settings
+from media_management.cover_downloader import download_cover
 
 import logging
 
@@ -24,3 +23,19 @@ def get_subtitles_async(video_id, video_path, remote_url):
     except Exception as e:
         logger.exception(e)
     return 0
+
+
+@shared_task
+def download_cover_async(id, name, is_tv_show=False):
+    output_file = "/usr/src/static/{}.jpeg".format(name)
+    download_cover(name, is_tv_show)
+    video = Video.objects.get(id=id)
+    if is_tv_show:
+        serie = Series.objects.get(id=video.series_id)
+        serie.thumbnail = output_file
+        serie.save()
+    else:
+        video.thumbnail = output_file
+        video.save()
+
+    return 0