diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PlexBrowse.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PlexBrowse.tsx
index 6aedf49d..cca253f1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PlexBrowse.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PlexBrowse.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   useRef,
   useState,
   type CSSProperties,
+  type ReactNode,
 } from "react";
 import { qk } from "../lib/queryKeys";
 import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
@@ -985,6 +986,79 @@ function EpisodeCard({
   );
 }
 
+/** The shared detail-page hero shell used by BOTH the show page and the season subpage (they were
+ * copy-paste siblings). Owns the glass frame, the play/resume poster button, the customize-menu slot,
+ * and the flex info column; the caller passes the customize menu + the title/metadata/actions as
+ * `children`. Poster is slightly larger on the show page (default) than the season page. */
+function DetailHero({
+  thumb,
+  posterTitle,
+  posterDisabled,
+  showPlayOverlay,
+  onPosterClick,
+  posterSizeClass = "w-32 sm:w-44",
+  customizeMenu,
+  children,
+}: {
+  thumb: string;
+  posterTitle: string;
+  posterDisabled: boolean;
+  showPlayOverlay: boolean;
+  onPosterClick: () => void;
+  posterSizeClass?: string;
+  customizeMenu: ReactNode;
+  children: ReactNode;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <div className="glass relative rounded-2xl p-4 sm:p-5 mb-8 flex gap-4 sm:gap-5">
+      <div className="absolute right-3 top-3 z-base">{customizeMenu}</div>
+      <button
+        onClick={onPosterClick}
+        disabled={posterDisabled}
+        className={`group/poster relative ${posterSizeClass} shrink-0 self-start`}
+        title={posterTitle}
+      >
+        <img
+          src={thumb}
+          alt=""
+          className="w-full aspect-2/3 object-cover rounded-xl border border-border"
+        />
+        {showPlayOverlay && (
+          <div className="absolute inset-0 rounded-xl bg-black/40 opacity-0 group-hover/poster:opacity-100 transition grid place-items-center">
+            <Play className="w-10 h-10 text-white" fill="currentColor" />
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </button>
+      <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">{children}</div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+/** The "mark whole show/season watched" hero action (icon + label flip on state). Verbatim in both
+ * the show and season heroes; the labels differ, so the caller passes both. */
+function WatchedToggle({
+  watched,
+  busy,
+  onToggle,
+  watchedLabel,
+  unwatchedLabel,
+}: {
+  watched: boolean;
+  busy?: boolean;
+  onToggle: () => void;
+  watchedLabel: string;
+  unwatchedLabel: string;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <ActionBtn
+      onClick={onToggle}
+      disabled={busy}
+      icon={watched ? CheckCheck : Check}
+      label={watched ? watchedLabel : unwatchedLabel}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
 function PlexShowView({
   showId,
   onBack,
@@ -1050,8 +1124,13 @@ function PlexShowView({
       ) : (
         <>
           {/* Hero */}
-          <div className="glass relative rounded-2xl p-4 sm:p-5 mb-8 flex gap-4 sm:gap-5">
-            <div className="absolute right-3 top-3 z-base">
+          <DetailHero
+            thumb={show.thumb}
+            posterTitle={show.status === "new" ? t("plex.play") : t("plex.resume")}
+            posterDisabled={!show.resume}
+            showPlayOverlay={!!show.resume}
+            onPosterClick={() => show.resume && onPlay(show.resume.id, allKeys)}
+            customizeMenu={
               <DetailCustomizeMenu
                 artBg={artBg}
                 onToggleArtBg={toggleArtBg}
@@ -1062,129 +1141,108 @@ function PlexShowView({
                 onToggleRelated={toggleRelated}
                 hasRelated={d.related.length > 0}
               />
-            </div>
-            <button
-              onClick={() => show.resume && onPlay(show.resume.id, allKeys)}
-              disabled={!show.resume}
-              className="group/poster relative w-32 sm:w-44 shrink-0 self-start"
-              title={show.status === "new" ? t("plex.play") : t("plex.resume")}
-            >
-              <img
-                src={show.thumb}
-                alt=""
-                className="w-full aspect-2/3 object-cover rounded-xl border border-border"
-              />
-              {show.resume && (
-                <div className="absolute inset-0 rounded-xl bg-black/40 opacity-0 group-hover/poster:opacity-100 transition grid place-items-center">
-                  <Play className="w-10 h-10 text-white" fill="currentColor" />
-                </div>
-              )}
-            </button>
-            <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-              <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold leading-tight">{show.title}</h1>
-              <div className="mt-1 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-2 gap-y-0.5 text-sm text-muted">
-                {show.year != null && (
-                  <Filterable
-                    onClick={
-                      onFilter
-                        ? () => onFilter({ yearMin: show.year, yearMax: show.year })
-                        : undefined
-                    }
-                  >
-                    {show.year}
-                  </Filterable>
-                )}
-                {show.content_rating && (
-                  <Filterable
-                    onClick={
-                      onFilter
-                        ? () => onFilter({ contentRatings: [show.content_rating!] })
-                        : undefined
-                    }
-                  >
-                    · {show.content_rating}
-                  </Filterable>
-                )}
-                {show.season_count != null && (
-                  <span>· {t("plex.seasons", { count: show.season_count })}</span>
-                )}
-                {show.imdb_rating != null && (
-                  <button
-                    onClick={
-                      onFilter
-                        ? () => onFilter({ ratingMin: Math.floor(show.imdb_rating!) })
-                        : undefined
-                    }
-                    className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1 ${onFilter ? "cursor-pointer hover:text-accent" : "cursor-default"}`}
-                  >
-                    {/* decorative rating gold — intentionally NOT a status token */}
-                    · <Star className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-amber-400" fill="currentColor" />
-                    {show.imdb_rating}
-                  </button>
-                )}
-              </div>
-              {show.genres.length > 0 && (
-                <div className="mt-2 flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
-                  {show.genres.map((g) => (
-                    <Filterable
-                      key={g}
-                      className="text-2xs rounded-full bg-surface px-2 py-0.5 text-muted"
-                      onClick={onFilter ? () => onFilter({ genres: [g] }) : undefined}
-                    >
-                      {g}
-                    </Filterable>
-                  ))}
-                </div>
-              )}
-              {show.summary && (
-                <p className="text-sm text-muted mt-3 leading-relaxed line-clamp-5">
-                  {show.summary}
-                </p>
-              )}
-              <div className="mt-4 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
-                {show.resume && (
-                  <ActionBtn
-                    primary
-                    onClick={() => onPlay(show.resume!.id, allKeys)}
-                    icon={Play}
-                    label={show.status === "new" ? t("plex.play") : t("plex.resume")}
-                    sub={epLabel(show.resume)}
-                  />
-                )}
-                {show.first && show.status !== "new" && (
-                  <ActionBtn
-                    onClick={() => onPlay(show.first!.id, allKeys)}
-                    icon={RotateCcw}
-                    label={t("plex.series.playFromStart")}
-                  />
-                )}
-                <ActionBtn
-                  onClick={() => markAll(!watched)}
-                  disabled={busy}
-                  icon={watched ? CheckCheck : Check}
-                  label={
-                    watched ? t("plex.series.markShowUnwatched") : t("plex.series.markShowWatched")
+            }
+          >
+            <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold leading-tight">{show.title}</h1>
+            <div className="mt-1 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-2 gap-y-0.5 text-sm text-muted">
+              {show.year != null && (
+                <Filterable
+                  onClick={
+                    onFilter
+                      ? () => onFilter({ yearMin: show.year, yearMax: show.year })
+                      : undefined
                   }
-                />
-                {allKeys.length > 0 && (
-                  <ActionBtn
-                    onClick={() =>
-                      setAddTarget({ kind: "group", ratingKeys: allKeys, title: show.title })
-                    }
-                    icon={ListPlus}
-                    label={t("plex.playlist.addShow")}
-                  />
-                )}
-                {isAdmin && showLib && (
-                  <ActionBtn
-                    onClick={() => setCollOpen(true)}
-                    icon={Layers}
-                    label={t("plex.series.addShowCollection")}
-                  />
-                )}
-              </div>
+                >
+                  {show.year}
+                </Filterable>
+              )}
+              {show.content_rating && (
+                <Filterable
+                  onClick={
+                    onFilter
+                      ? () => onFilter({ contentRatings: [show.content_rating!] })
+                      : undefined
+                  }
+                >
+                  · {show.content_rating}
+                </Filterable>
+              )}
+              {show.season_count != null && (
+                <span>· {t("plex.seasons", { count: show.season_count })}</span>
+              )}
+              {show.imdb_rating != null && (
+                <button
+                  onClick={
+                    onFilter
+                      ? () => onFilter({ ratingMin: Math.floor(show.imdb_rating!) })
+                      : undefined
+                  }
+                  className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1 ${onFilter ? "cursor-pointer hover:text-accent" : "cursor-default"}`}
+                >
+                  {/* decorative rating gold — intentionally NOT a status token */}
+                  · <Star className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-amber-400" fill="currentColor" />
+                  {show.imdb_rating}
+                </button>
+              )}
             </div>
-          </div>
+            {show.genres.length > 0 && (
+              <div className="mt-2 flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
+                {show.genres.map((g) => (
+                  <Filterable
+                    key={g}
+                    className="text-2xs rounded-full bg-surface px-2 py-0.5 text-muted"
+                    onClick={onFilter ? () => onFilter({ genres: [g] }) : undefined}
+                  >
+                    {g}
+                  </Filterable>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            )}
+            {show.summary && (
+              <p className="text-sm text-muted mt-3 leading-relaxed line-clamp-5">{show.summary}</p>
+            )}
+            <div className="mt-4 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+              {show.resume && (
+                <ActionBtn
+                  primary
+                  onClick={() => onPlay(show.resume!.id, allKeys)}
+                  icon={Play}
+                  label={show.status === "new" ? t("plex.play") : t("plex.resume")}
+                  sub={epLabel(show.resume)}
+                />
+              )}
+              {show.first && show.status !== "new" && (
+                <ActionBtn
+                  onClick={() => onPlay(show.first!.id, allKeys)}
+                  icon={RotateCcw}
+                  label={t("plex.series.playFromStart")}
+                />
+              )}
+              <WatchedToggle
+                watched={watched}
+                busy={busy}
+                onToggle={() => markAll(!watched)}
+                watchedLabel={t("plex.series.markShowUnwatched")}
+                unwatchedLabel={t("plex.series.markShowWatched")}
+              />
+              {allKeys.length > 0 && (
+                <ActionBtn
+                  onClick={() =>
+                    setAddTarget({ kind: "group", ratingKeys: allKeys, title: show.title })
+                  }
+                  icon={ListPlus}
+                  label={t("plex.playlist.addShow")}
+                />
+              )}
+              {isAdmin && showLib && (
+                <ActionBtn
+                  onClick={() => setCollOpen(true)}
+                  icon={Layers}
+                  label={t("plex.series.addShowCollection")}
+                />
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </DetailHero>
 
           {/* Seasons — in a glassy panel like the movie info-page strips. */}
           <section
@@ -1296,8 +1354,14 @@ function PlexSeasonView({
         <LoadingState label={t("plex.loading")} />
       ) : (
         <>
-          <div className="glass relative rounded-2xl p-4 sm:p-5 mb-8 flex gap-4 sm:gap-5">
-            <div className="absolute right-3 top-3 z-base">
+          <DetailHero
+            thumb={se.thumb}
+            posterTitle={se.status === "new" ? t("plex.play") : t("plex.resume")}
+            posterDisabled={!se.resume}
+            showPlayOverlay={!!se.resume}
+            onPosterClick={() => se.resume && onPlay(se.resume.id, allKeys)}
+            posterSizeClass="w-28 sm:w-40"
+            customizeMenu={
               <DetailCustomizeMenu
                 artBg={artBg}
                 onToggleArtBg={toggleArtBg}
@@ -1305,78 +1369,57 @@ function PlexSeasonView({
                 onToggleCast={toggleCast}
                 hasCast={false}
               />
-            </div>
+            }
+          >
             <button
-              onClick={() => se.resume && onPlay(se.resume.id, allKeys)}
-              disabled={!se.resume}
-              className="group/poster relative w-28 sm:w-40 shrink-0 self-start"
-              title={se.status === "new" ? t("plex.play") : t("plex.resume")}
+              onClick={onBack}
+              className="text-sm text-muted hover:text-accent transition text-left"
             >
-              <img
-                src={se.thumb}
-                alt=""
-                className="w-full aspect-2/3 object-cover rounded-xl border border-border"
-              />
-              {se.resume && (
-                <div className="absolute inset-0 rounded-xl bg-black/40 opacity-0 group-hover/poster:opacity-100 transition grid place-items-center">
-                  <Play className="w-10 h-10 text-white" fill="currentColor" />
-                </div>
-              )}
+              {d.show.title}
             </button>
-            <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-              <button
-                onClick={onBack}
-                className="text-sm text-muted hover:text-accent transition text-left"
-              >
-                {d.show.title}
-              </button>
-              <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold leading-tight">{se.title}</h1>
-              <p className="text-sm text-muted mt-1">
-                {t("plex.series.episodeCount", { count: se.episode_count })}
-              </p>
-              <div className="mt-4 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
-                {se.resume && (
-                  <ActionBtn
-                    primary
-                    onClick={() => onPlay(se.resume!.id, allKeys)}
-                    icon={Play}
-                    label={se.status === "new" ? t("plex.play") : t("plex.resume")}
-                    sub={epLabel(se.resume)}
-                  />
-                )}
-                {se.first && se.status !== "new" && (
-                  <ActionBtn
-                    onClick={() => onPlay(se.first!.id, allKeys)}
-                    icon={RotateCcw}
-                    label={t("plex.series.playFromStart")}
-                  />
-                )}
+            <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold leading-tight">{se.title}</h1>
+            <p className="text-sm text-muted mt-1">
+              {t("plex.series.episodeCount", { count: se.episode_count })}
+            </p>
+            <div className="mt-4 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+              {se.resume && (
                 <ActionBtn
-                  onClick={() => markAll(!watched)}
-                  disabled={busy}
-                  icon={watched ? CheckCheck : Check}
-                  label={
-                    watched
-                      ? t("plex.series.markSeasonUnwatched")
-                      : t("plex.series.markSeasonWatched")
-                  }
+                  primary
+                  onClick={() => onPlay(se.resume!.id, allKeys)}
+                  icon={Play}
+                  label={se.status === "new" ? t("plex.play") : t("plex.resume")}
+                  sub={epLabel(se.resume)}
                 />
-                {seasonKeys.length > 0 && (
-                  <ActionBtn
-                    onClick={() =>
-                      setAddTarget({
-                        kind: "group",
-                        ratingKeys: seasonKeys,
-                        title: `${d.show.title} — ${se.title}`,
-                      })
-                    }
-                    icon={ListPlus}
-                    label={t("plex.playlist.addSeason")}
-                  />
-                )}
-              </div>
+              )}
+              {se.first && se.status !== "new" && (
+                <ActionBtn
+                  onClick={() => onPlay(se.first!.id, allKeys)}
+                  icon={RotateCcw}
+                  label={t("plex.series.playFromStart")}
+                />
+              )}
+              <WatchedToggle
+                watched={watched}
+                busy={busy}
+                onToggle={() => markAll(!watched)}
+                watchedLabel={t("plex.series.markSeasonUnwatched")}
+                unwatchedLabel={t("plex.series.markSeasonWatched")}
+              />
+              {seasonKeys.length > 0 && (
+                <ActionBtn
+                  onClick={() =>
+                    setAddTarget({
+                      kind: "group",
+                      ratingKeys: seasonKeys,
+                      title: `${d.show.title} — ${se.title}`,
+                    })
+                  }
+                  icon={ListPlus}
+                  label={t("plex.playlist.addSeason")}
+                />
+              )}
             </div>
-          </div>
+          </DetailHero>
 
           <div className="grid grid-cols-[repeat(auto-fill,minmax(230px,1fr))] gap-x-3 gap-y-4">
             {se.episodes.map((ep) => (