diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cba64f4..3b781da 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.26
+1.2.27
diff --git a/tmdbapis/objs/base.py b/tmdbapis/objs/base.py
index 51b9225..1b682b9 100644
--- a/tmdbapis/objs/base.py
+++ b/tmdbapis/objs/base.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def _load(self, data):
         self.id = None
 
     def _finish(self, name):
-        self._name = name
+        self._name = str(name)
         self._loading = False
 
     def _image_url(self, image_path):