diff --git a/api/ani/v1/routes/series/add.js b/api/ani/v1/routes/series/add.js
index cac8092..8f579bb 100644
--- a/api/ani/v1/routes/series/add.js
+++ b/api/ani/v1/routes/series/add.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ module.exports = (app, router) => {
         })
         .get(app.auth.tokenPass, app.auth.permsPass('series-approve'), async (req, res, next) => {
             const series = req.params.id.match(/^\d+$/) ? await Anime.findOne({numericalId: req.params.id.toLowerCase()}) : await Anime.findOne({id: req.params.id.toLowerCase()}); //TODO make sure all ID calls are lowercased
-            if (!series || (series && !series.meta.completed && req.unauthorized)) {
+            if (!series || (series && !series.meta.completed && !series.meta.viewable && req.unauthorized)) {
                 if (req.params.id.toLowerCase() === 'queue') {return next();}
                 return res.status(400).send("A series with that ID doesn't exist!");
             }
@@ -117,4 +117,8 @@ module.exports = (app, router) => {
                 meta: {completed: series.meta.completed, creator: series.meta.creator, locked: series.meta.locked}
             });
         });
-}; //TODO check that series can be submitted but not completed. consider making this not allowed, or figure out what to do about the fact that editing all the fields is a complete pain
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+}; /**TODO check that series can be submitted but not completed. consider making this not allowed, or figure out what to do about the fact that editing all the fields is a complete pain
+ * a series must have an ID, name, romaji, and genres listed to be submitted
+ * series can be submitted with those but making a series public requires more fields
+ * for special cases, a series can be marked by an admin as viewable (confirmed second season or series, etc)
+*/
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diff --git a/api/ani/v1/routes/series/edits.js b/api/ani/v1/routes/series/edits.js
index c57959a..d9de626 100644
--- a/api/ani/v1/routes/series/edits.js
+++ b/api/ani/v1/routes/series/edits.js
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ module.exports = (app, router) => {
 
     ].forEach(field => edits.stringWrap(field[0], field[1]));
 
+
+
     //router.use('/:id/altnames', app.auth.tokenPass, app.auth.permsPass('series-approve'))
 
 };
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diff --git a/db/ani/series.js b/db/ani/series.js
index 0fddfaa..c420f50 100644
--- a/db/ani/series.js
+++ b/db/ani/series.js
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ module.exports = (connection) => connection.model('series', new Schema({
             action: String
         }], default: []},
         completed: {type: Boolean, default: false}, //SUBMISSION completed
+        viewable: {type: Boolean, default: false}, // exists solely as completion override. WILL NOT make a completed series invisible if false
         approved: {type: Schema.Types.Mixed, default: false}, //boolean or {approved: Boolean, by: <uid>}
         submitted: Schema.Types.Mixed, //can be false or a string with the ID of the submitter, //!REQ
         hidden: {type: Boolean, default: false},
         reviewFlags: {type: [{
             by: String,
             reason: String,
-        }], default: []}
+        }], default: []} // notes left by an admin or curator about work that needs to be done on a series for it to be approved
     }, //!REQ
 
     name: {type: String, required: true, maxLength: 150}, //!REQ