diff --git a/ox/web/imdb.py b/ox/web/imdb.py
index b63dc69..9e4ed6e 100644
--- a/ox/web/imdb.py
+++ b/ox/web/imdb.py
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ class Imdb(SiteParser):
                isinstance(self['alternativeTitles'][0], string_types):
                self['alternativeTitles'] = [self['alternativeTitles']]
 
+        for key in ('country', 'genre'):
+            if key in self:
+                self[key] = [x[0] if len(x) == 1 and isinstance(x, list) else x for x in self[key]]
+                self[key] = list(filter(lambda x: x.lower() != 'home', self[key]))
+
         #normalize country names
         if 'country' in self:
             self['country'] = [normalize_country_name(c) or c for c in self['country']]
@@ -372,9 +377,6 @@ class Imdb(SiteParser):
 
             self['connections'] = cc
 
-        for key in ('country', 'genre'):
-            if key in self:
-                self[key] = list(filter(lambda x: x.lower() != 'home', self[key]))
         if 'isSeries' in self:
             del self['isSeries']
             self['isSeries'] = True