How to Cite Episodes from a Broadcast Television Series or Streaming Series (like Netflix) in APA Format
Just as you cite a book or magazine in your research papers, you have to cite the movies that have contributed to your position. To use the TV and movie quotes you’ll find on Pop Mystic in any kind of real research, you will need to cite its source. This article is a reference for APA style (7th Edition) citations for the quotes from movies and television shows you want to use to support your arguments. Much of the information presented here is a quick synopsis of the excellent and detailed information available at Scribbr.com
APA stands for American Psychological Association and is the format most
commonly used in the social sciences and, well, psychology. Research
papers in disciplines like sociology or library science are likely
written in APA format. Though these disciplines are not as likely to
cite movies and TV shows as those that use MLA format, it does come up.
For example, imagine writing a paper on the psychology of
Peter Pan Syndrome
without some great
Peter Pan quotes
Bibliography Citation
Format
Example
Writer last name, Initials. (Writer), & Director last name,
Initials. (Director). (Year, Month Day). Episode name (Season
Number, Episode Number) [TV series episode]. In Executive producer
first initials. Last name (Executive Producer), Series name.
Production Company1; Production Company2.
Example
Duffer, M. (Writer), Duffer, R. (Writer), Bridges, W. (Writer), and
Levy S. (Director). (2019, July 4). Chapter 3: The Case of the
Missing Lifeguard (Season 3, Episode 3) [TV series episode]. In D.
Cohen (Executive Producer), Stranger Things. 21 Laps Entertainment;
Monkey Massacre; Netflix Studios; Georgia Film, Music and
Entertainment Office.
In-Text Citation
Format
Example
(Writerlastname et al., year, 00:00:00).
Example
One of the lines, “A trip to China sounds nice” leads Robin to
suspect that the Chinese restaurant at the food court is involved in
the Russian spy operation (Duffer et al., 2019, 00:29:42).