diff --git a/lib/calcms/series.pm b/lib/calcms/series.pm
index 1ece629..7c84a31 100644
--- a/lib/calcms/series.pm
+++ b/lib/calcms/series.pm
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ sub update ($$) {
     for my $column ( keys %$columns ) {
         $entry->{$column} = $series->{$column} if defined $series->{$column};
     }
+    for my $column ('live', 'count_episodes', 'predecessor_id') {
+        $entry->{$column} = 0 unless $entry->{$column};
+    }
 
     $entry->{image}       = images::normalizeName( $entry->{image} ) if defined $entry->{image};
     $entry->{id}          = $series->{series_id};
diff --git a/lib/calcms/series_events.pm b/lib/calcms/series_events.pm
index ee510f6..f493b39 100644
--- a/lib/calcms/series_events.pm
+++ b/lib/calcms/series_events.pm
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ sub save_content($$) {
     {
         push @keys, $key if defined $entry->{$key};
     }
+    $entry->{rerun}     = 0 unless $entry->{rerun};
     $entry->{episode}   = undef if ( defined $entry->{episode} ) && ( $entry->{episode} eq '0' );
     $entry->{published} = 0     if ( defined $entry->{draft} )   && ( $entry->{draft} eq '1' );