diff --git a/app/Producers.php b/app/Producers.php
index f46216d8..dd5441c0 100644
--- a/app/Producers.php
+++ b/app/Producers.php
@@ -72,6 +72,33 @@ public function toSearchableArray(): array
         ];
     }
 
+    public function getCollectionSchema(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'name' => $this->searchableAs(),
+            'fields' => [
+                [
+                    'name' => '.*',
+                    'type' => 'auto',
+                ],
+                [
+                    'name' => 'titles',
+                    'type' => 'string',
+                    'optional' => false,
+                    'infix' => true,
+                    'sort' => true
+                ],
+                [
+                    'name' => 'url',
+                    'type' => 'string',
+                    'optional' => false,
+                    'infix' => true,
+                    'sort' => true
+                ],
+            ]
+        ];
+    }
+
     public function typesenseQueryBy(): array
     {
         return [
diff --git a/app/Repositories/DefaultAnimeRepository.php b/app/Repositories/DefaultAnimeRepository.php
index ffbf103d..98436297 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/DefaultAnimeRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/DefaultAnimeRepository.php
@@ -167,19 +167,39 @@ public function getItemsBySeason(
                 $finalFilter['$or'][] = [
                     // note: this expression only works with mongodb version 5.0.0 or higher
                     '$expr' => [
-                        '$lte' => [
+                        '$and' => [
                             [
-                                '$dateDiff' => [
-                                    'startDate' => [
-                                        '$dateFromString' => [
-                                            'dateString' => '$aired.from'
+                                '$lte' => [
+                                    [
+                                        '$dateDiff' => [
+                                            'startDate' => [
+                                                '$dateFromString' => [
+                                                    'dateString' => '$aired.from'
+                                                ]
+                                            ],
+                                            'endDate' => new UTCDateTime($from),
+                                            'unit' => 'month'
                                         ]
                                     ],
-                                    'endDate' => new UTCDateTime($from),
-                                    'unit' => 'month'
-                                ]
+                                    3 // there are 3 months in a season, so anything that started in 3 months or less will be included
+                                ],
                             ],
-                            3 // there are 3 months in a season, so anything that started in 3 months or less will be included
+                            [
+                                '$gt' => [
+                                    [
+                                        '$dateDiff' => [
+                                            'startDate' => [
+                                                '$dateFromString' => [
+                                                    'dateString' => '$aired.from'
+                                                ]
+                                            ],
+                                            'endDate' => new UTCDateTime($from),
+                                            'unit' => 'month'
+                                        ]
+                                    ],
+                                    0
+                                ]
+                            ]
                         ]
                     ],
                     'aired.to' => null,
diff --git a/tests/Integration/SeasonControllerTest.php b/tests/Integration/SeasonControllerTest.php
index 6d6a752e..ffcde268 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/SeasonControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/SeasonControllerTest.php
@@ -190,4 +190,39 @@ public function testShouldNotIncludeContinuingItemsByDefault()
         $this->assertIsArray($content["data"]);
         $this->assertCount(2, $content["data"]);
     }
+
+    public function testShouldNotIncludeNewlyStartedSeasonOfAnimeInPreviousSeasons()
+    {
+        Carbon::setTestNow(Carbon::parse("2024-10-26"));
+        $f = Anime::factory(1);
+        $startDate = "2024-10-02";
+        $carbonStartDate = Carbon::parse($startDate);
+        $state = $f->serializeStateDefinition([
+            "aired" => new CarbonDateRange($carbonStartDate, null)
+        ]);
+        $state["aired"]["string"] = "Oct 2, 2024 to ?";
+        $state["airing"] = true;
+        $state["status"] = "Currently Airing";
+        $state["premiered"] = "Fall 2024";
+        $state["mal_id"] = 54857;
+        $state["title"] = "Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3rd Season";
+        $state["episodes"] = 16;
+        $state["type"] = "TV";
+        $state["duration"] = "23 min per ep";
+        $state["score"] = 8.9;
+        $f->create($state);
+
+        $content = $this->getJsonResponse([], "/v4/seasons/now?filter=tv&continuing&page=1");
+        $this->seeStatusCode(200);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $content["data"]);
+
+        $content = $this->getJsonResponse([], "/v4/seasons/2024/summer?filter=tv&continuing&page=1");
+        $this->seeStatusCode(200);
+        $this->assertCount(0, $content["data"]);
+
+        $content = $this->getJsonResponse([], "/v4/seasons/2024/spring?filter=tv&continuing&page=1");
+        $this->seeStatusCode(200);
+        $this->assertCount(0, $content["data"]);
+        Carbon::setTestNow();
+    }
 }