diff --git a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-hero-tmdb.service.spec.ts b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-hero-tmdb.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccbd48a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-hero-tmdb.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { TmdbEnrichmentService } from '@iptvnator/services';
+import { DashboardHeroTmdbService } from './dashboard-hero-tmdb.service';
+
+describe('DashboardHeroTmdbService', () => {
+    const tvDetails = {
+        id: 100,
+        backdrop_path: '/serial.jpg',
+        vote_average: 7.4,
+        vote_count: 12,
+        genres: [{ id: 1, name: 'Drama' }, { id: 2, name: 'Comedy' }],
+    };
+
+    let isEnabled: jest.Mock;
+    let enrichMovie: jest.Mock;
+    let enrichTv: jest.Mock;
+
+    function createService(): DashboardHeroTmdbService {
+        TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+            providers: [
+                {
+                    provide: TmdbEnrichmentService,
+                    useValue: { isEnabled, enrichMovie, enrichTv },
+                },
+            ],
+        });
+        return TestBed.inject(DashboardHeroTmdbService);
+    }
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        isEnabled = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(true);
+        enrichMovie = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(null);
+        enrichTv = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(tvDetails);
+    });
+
+    it('returns null when TMDB is disabled or the item is live', async () => {
+        isEnabled.mockReturnValue(false);
+        const service = createService();
+        await expect(
+            service.getExtras({ title: 'X', type: 'movie' })
+        ).resolves.toBeNull();
+
+        isEnabled.mockReturnValue(true);
+        await expect(
+            service.getExtras({ title: 'X', type: 'live' })
+        ).resolves.toBeNull();
+        expect(enrichMovie).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('falls back to a TV lookup for movie-typed items without a movie match', async () => {
+        // Stalker embedded-series items are typed 'movie' in activity rows
+        const service = createService();
+
+        const extras = await service.getExtras({
+            title: 'Между нами химия (8 серий)',
+            type: 'movie',
+        });
+
+        expect(enrichMovie).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(enrichTv).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(extras?.backdropUrl).toContain('/serial.jpg');
+        expect(extras?.rating).toBe('7.4');
+        expect(extras?.genres).toEqual(['Drama', 'Comedy']);
+    });
+
+    it('does not retry as TV when the movie lookup succeeds', async () => {
+        enrichMovie.mockResolvedValue({ ...tvDetails, id: 200 });
+        const service = createService();
+
+        await service.getExtras({ title: 'Heat', type: 'movie' });
+
+        expect(enrichTv).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('memoizes results per title and type', async () => {
+        const service = createService();
+
+        await service.getExtras({ title: 'The Boys', type: 'series' });
+        await service.getExtras({ title: 'The Boys', type: 'series' });
+
+        expect(enrichTv).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-hero-tmdb.service.ts b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-hero-tmdb.service.ts
index cbdf91b18..be33eb0c6 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-hero-tmdb.service.ts
+++ b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-hero-tmdb.service.ts
@@ -58,10 +58,18 @@ export class DashboardHeroTmdbService {
                 title: item.title,
                 year: extractYear(null, item.title),
             };
-            const details =
+            let details =
                 item.type === 'movie'
                     ? await this.enrichment.enrichMovie(query)
                     : await this.enrichment.enrichTv(query);
+            if (!details && item.type === 'movie') {
+                // Stalker embedded-series items (vclub) are typed 'movie'
+                // in activity rows but are TV shows on TMDB — the detail
+                // view resolves them via is_series, so the TV lookup is
+                // usually already cached. Misses are negative-cached, so
+                // the retry never turns into repeated network traffic.
+                details = await this.enrichment.enrichTv(query);
+            }
             if (!details) {
                 return null;
             }