diff --git a/RenderWorker/VFXReviewWorker/Dtos.cs b/RenderWorker/VFXReviewWorker/Dtos.cs
index 04d9337..cb60bdf 100644
--- a/RenderWorker/VFXReviewWorker/Dtos.cs
+++ b/RenderWorker/VFXReviewWorker/Dtos.cs
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ public sealed class SlateInfo
     public string? Description { get; set; }
     public string? Notes { get; set; }
     public string ShotCode { get; set; } = "";
+    /// <summary>Production name, burned into the slate and the overlay.</summary>
+    public string? Show { get; set; }
     public string? Episode { get; set; }
     public string? Scene { get; set; }
     public string? VfxScope { get; set; }
diff --git a/RenderWorker/VFXReviewWorker/VFXReviewWorker.csproj b/RenderWorker/VFXReviewWorker/VFXReviewWorker.csproj
index 22db3e5..8bb313f 100644
--- a/RenderWorker/VFXReviewWorker/VFXReviewWorker.csproj
+++ b/RenderWorker/VFXReviewWorker/VFXReviewWorker.csproj
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       every change that gets published. publish.ps1 appends the git SHA via
       SourceRevisionId, giving "1.1.0+feb1c7b".
     -->
-    <Version>1.1.0</Version>
+    <Version>1.2.0</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/RenderWorker/scripts/vfxr_build_preview.jsx b/RenderWorker/scripts/vfxr_build_preview.jsx
index 15ce765..81c8b13 100644
--- a/RenderWorker/scripts/vfxr_build_preview.jsx
+++ b/RenderWorker/scripts/vfxr_build_preview.jsx
@@ -266,6 +266,27 @@
         }
     }
 
+    // The production name, burned into both the slate and the overlay. The
+    // slate's other fields are title case ("Date", "Scene") while the overlay's
+    // are upper ("DATE", "SHOT NAME"), so both spellings are attempted rather
+    // than assuming which template uses which — and a template that exposes
+    // neither reports its actual property names instead of failing silently.
+    function setShowField(layer, value, label) {
+        var candidates = ["SHOW", "Show"];
+        var i;
+
+        if (value === null || value === undefined || value === "") {
+            return;
+        }
+        for (i = 0; i < candidates.length; i += 1) {
+            if (setEssentialProperty(layer, candidates[i], value)) {
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        warn(label + ": no Essential Property named " + candidates.join(" or ") +
+            ". Available: " + listEssentialPropertyNames(layer).join(", "));
+    }
+
     function setCompStartFrame(comp, frameNumber) {
         try {
             comp.displayStartFrame = frameNumber;
@@ -437,6 +458,7 @@
                 overlayLayer.enabled = true;
                 setEssentialProperty(overlayLayer, "DATE", ctx.slate.date);
                 setEssentialProperty(overlayLayer, "SHOT NAME", ctx.slate.versionName);
+                setShowField(overlayLayer, ctx.slate.show, "Overlay SHOW");
             } else {
                 warn("Overlay comp \"" + ctx.overlayComp + "\" not found — rendering without burn-ins");
             }
@@ -471,6 +493,7 @@
             setEssentialProperty(slateLayer, "Episode", ctx.slate.episode);
             setEssentialProperty(slateLayer, "Scene", ctx.slate.scene);
             setEssentialProperty(slateLayer, "Frames", result.frameCount);
+            setShowField(slateLayer, ctx.slate.show, "Slate SHOW");
 
             setSlateField(slateLayer, ctx.slateScopeProp, ctx.slate.vfxScope, "VFX Scope");
             // The slate's Notes field carries this submission's note; when the
diff --git a/VFXReviewConnector.jsx b/VFXReviewConnector.jsx
index 31392fb..03d98bc 100644
--- a/VFXReviewConnector.jsx
+++ b/VFXReviewConnector.jsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var SETTINGS_KEY   = "cfg";
 // Bump on every change deployed to a workstation. The panel reports this to
 // the server on load, so Pipeline → Machines shows which version each machine
 // is actually running and flags the ones left behind.
-var PANEL_VERSION = "2.1.2";
+var PANEL_VERSION = "2.2.0";
 
 (function VFXReviewConnector(thisObj) {
     var uiState = {
@@ -1331,6 +1331,36 @@ var PANEL_VERSION = "2.1.2";
         return null;
     }
 
+    // The production name, burned into both the slate and the overlay. The
+    // slate's fields are title case ("Date", "Scene") and the overlay's are
+    // upper ("DATE", "SHOT NAME"), so both spellings are attempted rather than
+    // assuming which template uses which. Mirrors setShowField in the worker's
+    // vfxr_build_preview.jsx so panel- and farm-built previews match.
+    function setShowProperty(layer, label) {
+        var value = getShowName();
+        var candidates = ["SHOW", "Show"];
+        var i;
+
+        if (!value) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        for (i = 0; i < candidates.length; i += 1) {
+            if (setEssentialProperty(layer, candidates[i], value)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        diagLog(label + ": no Essential Property named SHOW or Show on this layer");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // The production's own name, not its code: this is read off a slate.
+    function getShowName() {
+        if (!CURRENT_PROJECT) {
+            return "";
+        }
+        return trimText(CURRENT_PROJECT.name || CURRENT_PROJECT.code || "");
+    }
+
     function setEssentialProperty(layer, propName, value) {
         try {
             layer.property("Essential Properties").property(propName).setValue(String(value));
@@ -1480,6 +1510,7 @@ var PANEL_VERSION = "2.1.2";
             essentialProperties = overlayLayer.property("Essential Properties");
             essentialProperties.property("DATE").setValue(getDateString());
             essentialProperties.property("SHOT NAME").setValue(overlayShotCode + "_cmp_TT_" + (apiData.shot.shotVersion || "v001"));
+            setShowProperty(overlayLayer, "Overlay SHOW");
             return true;
         } catch (overlayError) {
             return false;
@@ -1620,6 +1651,7 @@ var PANEL_VERSION = "2.1.2";
                 essentialProperties = overlayLayer.property("Essential Properties");
                 essentialProperties.property("DATE").setValue(dateString);
                 essentialProperties.property("SHOT NAME").setValue(shotCode + "_cmp_TT_" + (data.shot.shotVersion || "v001"));
+                setShowProperty(overlayLayer, "Overlay SHOW");
                 updated += 1;
             } catch (overlayError) {
                 skipped += 1;
@@ -1670,6 +1702,7 @@ var PANEL_VERSION = "2.1.2";
             setEssentialProperty(slateLayer, "Episode", shot.episode);
             setEssentialProperty(slateLayer, "Scene", shot.scene);
             setEssentialProperty(slateLayer, "Frames", frameCount);
+            setShowProperty(slateLayer, "Slate SHOW");
 
             shotLayer = previewComp.layer("SHOT");
             var targetOutPoint = shotLayer.inPoint + shotComp.duration;
diff --git a/lib/render-pipeline/preview.ts b/lib/render-pipeline/preview.ts
index 0069354..07ca98f 100644
--- a/lib/render-pipeline/preview.ts
+++ b/lib/render-pipeline/preview.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ export interface PreviewManifest {
     description: string | null;
     notes: string | null;
     shotCode: string;
+    /** Production name, burned into the slate and the overlay. */
+    show: string | null;
     episode: string | null;
     scene: string | null;
     vfxScope: string | null;
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ export async function buildPreviewManifest(exportRow: ExportForPreview): Promise
       description: true,
       notes: true,
       slateDescription: true,
+      project: { select: { name: true, code: true } },
     },
   });
   if (!shot) throw new PipelineError(404, "Shot not found for export");
@@ -111,6 +114,8 @@ export async function buildPreviewManifest(exportRow: ExportForPreview): Promise
       description: shot.slateDescription ?? shot.description,
       notes: shot.notes,
       shotCode: shot.shotCode,
+      // The production's own name, not its code: this is read off a slate.
+      show: shot.project?.name ?? shot.project?.code ?? null,
       episode: shot.episode,
       scene: shot.scene,
       vfxScope: exportRow.vfxScope,