diff --git a/libs/subliminal_patch/providers/utils.py b/libs/subliminal_patch/providers/utils.py
index 42b3ca4e5..0158abfee 100644
--- a/libs/subliminal_patch/providers/utils.py
+++ b/libs/subliminal_patch/providers/utils.py
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ def get_subtitle_from_archive(
     return None
 
 
+def is_episode(content):
+    return "episode" in guessit(content, {"type": "episode"})
+
+
 def get_archive_from_bytes(content: bytes):
     """Get RarFile/ZipFile object from bytes. Return None is something else
     is found."""
diff --git a/tests/subliminal_patch/test_utils.py b/tests/subliminal_patch/test_utils.py
index de082a0bc..e4a8b4efb 100644
--- a/tests/subliminal_patch/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/subliminal_patch/test_utils.py
@@ -53,3 +53,10 @@ def test_update_matches(movies):
         matches, movies["dune"], "Subs for dune 2021 bluray x264\nDune webrip x264"
     )
     assert "source" in matches
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "content,expected", [("the.wire.s01e01", True), ("taxi driver 1976", False)]
+)
+def test_is_episode(content, expected):
+    assert utils.is_episode(content) is expected