Origin Nexus Characteristics: Six New Movie and TV Metadata Fields for Smarter Content Discovery

Audiences don't search for genre codes. They look for a dark heist thriller, a gritty post-apocalyptic drama, or the show based on the book they just finished. Origin Nexus Characteristics make those searches possible.

Six new data points are now available for movies and TV shows: 

1. Subjects & Tropes:

API field: SubjectsAndTropeCharacteristics

Find stories by what happens in them. Surface titles by the storytelling devices audiences search for, like underdog, fish out of water, chosen one, road trip, unlikely duo and more. Build carousels and lists that feel hand-curated, not keyword-matched.

Use cases: trope-based search, editorial collections, "more like this" logic.

2. Mood & Tone:

API field: MoodAndTonesCharacteristics

Match the moment, not just the genre. Two thrillers can feel completely different, and now your platform can tell them apart with descriptors like frenetic, gripping, somber, gritty, bleak and more. Recommend content that fits how viewers want to feel right now.

Use cases: mood-based browsing, personalized recommendations, time-of-day programming, contextual ad placement.

3. Setting & Context: 

API field: SettingAndContextCharacteristics

Put every story in its world. Each title is classified by the world it lives in, from period pieces and post-apocalyptic wastelands to the Wild West, fantasy realms, deep space, high school, and more. Enable world-based discovery that genre labels alone can't support.

Use cases: world-based rows (Westerns, space adventures, post-apocalyptic), period drama collections, teen and high school programming, themed FAST blocks.

4. Narrative Locations: 

API field: NarrativeLocationsCharacteristics 

Grounded or a full escape? Know at a glance. See whether a title unfolds in the real world or somewhere imagined, like a fictional universe or virtual world. 

Use cases: real-world vs. escapist rows, virtual world and gaming-adjacent programming, "other worlds" FAST channels, smarter "more like this" recommendations.

5. Filming Locations: 

API field: FilmingLocationsCharacteristics

Know where the cameras actually rolled. Capture the types of locations where a title was filmed, alongside where its story is set. Unlock travel tie-ins, regional marketing, and the behind-the-scenes details fans love.

Use cases: tourism and travel partnerships, regional promotion, fan engagement content, set-jetting features.

6. Based On: 

API field: BasedOnsCharacteristics

Connect every title to its source. Know when a title is adapted from a novel, comic book, play, true story, historic event, games and more. Reach the fans who already love the source material and cross-promote across books, games, and franchises.

Use cases: "read the book, watch the show" collections, true-story rows, franchise marketing, publisher and gaming partnerships.

Use Characteristics to build curated rows, sharpen recommendations, program themed FAST channels, and give AI agents the language they need to answer natural-language questions.

Characteristics are delivered as simple string arrays through the REST API and MCP you already use. No tagging team, no new integration. Contact your Fabric account team to get started.