---
title: summary
framework: tvservices
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: tvservices/tvtopshelfcarouselitem/summary
---

# summary

A descriptive summary of a movie or show.

## Declaration

```swift
var summary: String? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The system displays the summary only in the TVTopShelfCarouselContent.Style.details style.

## See Also

### Specifying the Item Details

- [contextTitle](tvservices/tvtopshelfcarouselitem/contexttitle.md)
- [genre](tvservices/tvtopshelfcarouselitem/genre.md)
- [duration](tvservices/tvtopshelfcarouselitem/duration.md)
- [creationDate](tvservices/tvtopshelfcarouselitem/creationdate.md)