diff --git a/api/src/controllers/seed/index.ts b/api/src/controllers/seed/index.ts
index 142e1bd2..699450ac 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/seed/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/seed/index.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,6 @@
 import Elysia, { t } from "elysia";
 import { Movie, SeedMovie } from "~/models/movie";
-import { db } from "~/db";
-import {
-	shows,
-	showTranslations,
-	entries,
-	entryTranslations,
-} from "~/db/schema";
-import { guessNextRefresh } from "./refresh";
-import { processOptImage } from "./images";
-
-type Show = typeof shows.$inferInsert;
-type ShowTrans = typeof showTranslations.$inferInsert;
-type Entry = typeof entries.$inferInsert;
+import { seedMovie } from "./movies";
 
 export const seed = new Elysia()
 	.model({
@@ -23,53 +11,7 @@ export const seed = new Elysia()
 	.post(
 		"/movies",
 		async ({ body }) => {
-			const { translations, videos, ...bMovie } = body;
-
-			const ret = await db.transaction(async (tx) => {
-				const movie: Show = {
-					kind: "movie",
-					startAir: bMovie.airDate,
-					nextRefresh: guessNextRefresh(bMovie.airDate ?? new Date()),
-					...bMovie,
-				};
-				const [ret] = await tx
-					.insert(shows)
-					.values(movie)
-					.returning({ pk: shows.pk, id: shows.id });
-
-				// even if never shown to the user, a movie still has an entry.
-				const movieEntry: Entry = { type: "movie", ...bMovie };
-				const [entry] = await tx
-					.insert(entries)
-					.values(movieEntry)
-					.returning({ pk: entries.pk });
-
-				const trans: ShowTrans[] = await Promise.all(
-					Object.entries(translations).map(async ([lang, tr]) => ({
-						pk: ret.pk,
-						// TODO: normalize lang or error if invalid
-						language: lang,
-						...tr,
-						poster: await processOptImage(tr.poster),
-						thumbnail: await processOptImage(tr.thumbnail),
-						logo: await processOptImage(tr.logo),
-						banner: await processOptImage(tr.banner),
-					})),
-				);
-				await tx.insert(showTranslations).values(trans);
-
-				const entryTrans = trans.map((x) => ({ ...x, pk: entry.pk }));
-				await tx.insert(entryTranslations).values(entryTrans);
-
-				return { ...ret, entry: entry.pk };
-			});
-
-			// TODO: insert entry-video links
-			// await db.transaction(async tx => {
-			// 	await tx.insert(videos).values(videos);
-			// });
-
-			return ret.id;
+			return await seedMovie(body);
 		},
 		{
 			body: "seed-movie",
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/seed/movies.ts b/api/src/controllers/seed/movies.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbac4003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/controllers/seed/movies.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { db } from "~/db";
+import {
+	entries,
+	entryTranslations,
+	shows,
+	showTranslations,
+} from "~/db/schema";
+import type { SeedMovie } from "~/models/movie";
+import { processOptImage } from "./images";
+import { guessNextRefresh } from "./refresh";
+
+type Show = typeof shows.$inferInsert;
+type ShowTrans = typeof showTranslations.$inferInsert;
+type Entry = typeof entries.$inferInsert;
+
+export const seedMovie = async (seed: SeedMovie) => {
+	const { translations, videos, ...bMovie } = seed;
+
+	const ret = await db.transaction(async (tx) => {
+		const movie: Show = {
+			kind: "movie",
+			startAir: bMovie.airDate,
+			nextRefresh: guessNextRefresh(bMovie.airDate ?? new Date()),
+			...bMovie,
+		};
+		const [ret] = await tx
+			.insert(shows)
+			.values(movie)
+			.returning({ pk: shows.pk, id: shows.id });
+
+		// even if never shown to the user, a movie still has an entry.
+		const movieEntry: Entry = { type: "movie", ...bMovie };
+		const [entry] = await tx
+			.insert(entries)
+			.values(movieEntry)
+			.returning({ pk: entries.pk });
+
+		const trans: ShowTrans[] = await Promise.all(
+			Object.entries(translations).map(async ([lang, tr]) => ({
+				pk: ret.pk,
+				// TODO: normalize lang or error if invalid
+				language: lang,
+				...tr,
+				poster: await processOptImage(tr.poster),
+				thumbnail: await processOptImage(tr.thumbnail),
+				logo: await processOptImage(tr.logo),
+				banner: await processOptImage(tr.banner),
+			})),
+		);
+		await tx.insert(showTranslations).values(trans);
+
+		const entryTrans = trans.map((x) => ({ ...x, pk: entry.pk }));
+		await tx.insert(entryTranslations).values(entryTrans);
+
+		return { ...ret, entry: entry.pk };
+	});
+
+	// TODO: insert entry-video links
+	// await db.transaction(async tx => {
+	// 	await tx.insert(videos).values(videos);
+	// });
+
+	return ret.id;
+};