diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/vier.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/vier.py
index 7fb718343..3e67eb8c2 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/vier.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/vier.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class VierIE(InfoExtractor):
             'title': 'Het wordt warm in De Moestuin',
             'description': 'De vele uren werk eisen hun tol. Wim droomt van assistentie...',
             'upload_date': '20121025',
+            'series': 'Plan B',
+            'tags': ['De Moestuin', 'Moestuin', 'meisjes', 'Tomaat', 'Wim', 'Droom'],
         },
     }, {
         'url': 'http://www.vijf.be/temptationisland/videos/zo-grappig-temptation-island-hosts-moeten-kiezen-tussen-onmogelijke-dilemmas/2561614',
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ class VierIE(InfoExtractor):
             'title': 'md5:84f45fe48b8c1fa296a7f6d208d080a7',
             'description': 'md5:0356d4981e58b8cbee19355cbd51a8fe',
             'upload_date': '20170228',
+            'series': 'Temptation Island',
+            'tags': list,
         },
         'params': {
             'skip_download': True,
@@ -50,7 +54,9 @@ class VierIE(InfoExtractor):
             'title': 'Jani gaat naar Tokio - Aflevering 4',
             'description': 'md5:aa8d611541db6ae9e863125704511f88',
             'upload_date': '20170501',
+            'series': 'Jani gaat',
             'episode_number': 4,
+            'tags': ['Jani Gaat', 'Volledige Aflevering'],
         },
         'params': {
             'skip_download': True,
@@ -135,33 +141,36 @@ class VierIE(InfoExtractor):
             webpage, 'filename')
 
         playlist_url = 'http://vod.streamcloud.be/%s/_definst_/mp4:%s.mp4/playlist.m3u8' % (application, filename)
-        formats = self._extract_wowza_formats(playlist_url, display_id, skip_protocols=['dash'])
+        formats = self._extract_wowza_formats(
+            playlist_url, display_id, skip_protocols=['dash'])
         self._sort_formats(formats)
 
         title = self._og_search_title(webpage, default=display_id)
-        thumbnail = self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage, default=None)
         description = self._html_search_regex(
-            r'''(?x)<div\ class="[^"]*field-type-text-with-summary[^"]*">\s*
-                      (?:<div\ class="[^"]+">\s*)*
-                     <p>\s*(?:<span>)?(.+?)</''',
-            webpage, 'description', default=None)
-        episode_number = int_or_none(self._search_regex(
-            r'(?i)aflevering (\d+)', title, 'episode_number', default=None,
-            fatal=False))
+            r'(?s)<div\b[^>]+\bclass=(["\'])[^>]*?\bfield-type-text-with-summary\b[^>]*?\1[^>]*>.*?<p>(?P<value>.+?)</p>',
+            webpage, 'description', default=None, group='value')
+        thumbnail = self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage, default=None)
         upload_date = unified_strdate(self._html_search_regex(
-            r'''(?x)<div\ class="[^"]*field-name-post-date[^"]*">\s*
-                    (?:<div\ class="[^"]+">\s*)*
-                      (\d{2}/\d{2}/\d{4})''',
-            webpage, 'upload_date', default=None))
+            r'(?s)<div\b[^>]+\bclass=(["\'])[^>]*?\bfield-name-post-date\b[^>]*?\1[^>]*>.*?(?P<value>\d{2}/\d{2}/\d{4})',
+            webpage, 'upload date', default=None, group='value'))
+
+        series = self._search_regex(
+            r'data-program=(["\'])(?P<value>(?:(?!\1).)+)\1', webpage,
+            'series', default=None, group='value')
+        episode_number = int_or_none(self._search_regex(
+            r'(?i)aflevering (\d+)', title, 'episode number', default=None))
+        tags = re.findall(r'<a\b[^>]+\bhref=["\']/tags/[^>]+>([^<]+)<', webpage)
 
         return {
             'id': video_id,
             'display_id': display_id,
             'title': title,
             'description': description,
-            'episode_number': episode_number,
-            'upload_date': upload_date,
             'thumbnail': thumbnail,
+            'upload_date': upload_date,
+            'series': series,
+            'episode_number': episode_number,
+            'tags': tags,
             'formats': formats,
         }