diff --git a/libs/portal/xtream/feature/src/lib/serial-details/serial-details-similar.service.ts b/libs/portal/xtream/feature/src/lib/serial-details/serial-details-similar.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eacfe5799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/portal/xtream/feature/src/lib/serial-details/serial-details-similar.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import {
+    Injectable,
+    Signal,
+    computed,
+    effect,
+    inject,
+    signal,
+    untracked,
+} from '@angular/core';
+import { XtreamStore } from '@iptvnator/portal/xtream/data-access';
+import {
+    CrossPortalSimilarItem,
+    CrossPortalSimilarService,
+} from '@iptvnator/services';
+import { normalizeTitleKeys } from '@iptvnator/shared/interfaces';
+import {
+    SimilarCatalogItem,
+    matchRecommendationsToCatalog,
+} from '../tmdb-similar.util';
+import type { XtreamSerieDetailsView } from './serial-details-playback.service';
+
+/**
+ * The "Similar" rail on the series details page — the series counterpart of
+ * {@link VodDetailsSimilarService}, with the same two sources: TMDB
+ * recommendations matched against this playlist's loaded catalog, and — in
+ * Electron — the same recommendations matched across every OTHER imported
+ * playlist, filtered against the first list so one show cannot appear twice.
+ *
+ * Component-provided: the cross-portal lookup is per-series and must die with
+ * the page rather than leak into the next show.
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class SerialDetailsSimilarService {
+    private readonly xtreamStore = inject(XtreamStore);
+    private readonly crossPortalSimilar = inject(CrossPortalSimilarService);
+
+    private selectedItem: Signal<XtreamSerieDetailsView | null> = signal(null);
+
+    bind(bindings: {
+        selectedItem: Signal<XtreamSerieDetailsView | null>;
+    }): void {
+        this.selectedItem = bindings.selectedItem;
+    }
+
+    readonly similarItems = computed<SimilarCatalogItem[]>(() => {
+        const item = this.selectedItem();
+        const recommendations = item?.info?.tmdb_recommendations;
+        if (!recommendations?.length) {
+            return [];
+        }
+        return matchRecommendationsToCatalog(
+            recommendations,
+            this.xtreamStore.serialStreams(),
+            { excludeId: Number(item?.series_id) }
+        );
+    });
+
+    /** Recommendations found in the user's OTHER portals (Electron only) */
+    private readonly crossPortalItems = signal<CrossPortalSimilarItem[]>([]);
+
+    readonly similarInPortals = computed<CrossPortalSimilarItem[]>(() => {
+        const localTitles = new Set(
+            this.similarItems().map(
+                (item) => normalizeTitleKeys(item.title).exact
+            )
+        );
+        return this.crossPortalItems().filter(
+            (item) => !localTitles.has(normalizeTitleKeys(item.title).exact)
+        );
+    });
+
+    private readonly loadCrossPortalSimilar = effect(() => {
+        const recommendations = this.selectedItem()?.info?.tmdb_recommendations;
+        const playlistId = this.xtreamStore.currentPlaylist()?.id;
+        untracked(() => {
+            this.crossPortalItems.set([]);
+            if (
+                !recommendations?.length ||
+                !this.crossPortalSimilar.isAvailable
+            ) {
+                return;
+            }
+            void this.crossPortalSimilar
+                .matchRecommendations(recommendations, 'series', {
+                    excludePlaylistId: playlistId,
+                })
+                .then((items) => {
+                    // Staleness guard: a slow lookup for the previous series
+                    // must not populate the rail of the one now on screen
+                    if (
+                        this.selectedItem()?.info?.tmdb_recommendations ===
+                        recommendations
+                    ) {
+                        this.crossPortalItems.set(items);
+                    }
+                });
+        });
+    });
+}
diff --git a/libs/portal/xtream/feature/src/lib/serial-details/serial-details.component.ts b/libs/portal/xtream/feature/src/lib/serial-details/serial-details.component.ts
index 31fc3e1bc..32fb4f248 100644
--- a/libs/portal/xtream/feature/src/lib/serial-details/serial-details.component.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/xtream/feature/src/lib/serial-details/serial-details.component.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import {
     type UpNextRailItem,
 } from '@iptvnator/ui/playback';
 import {
-    normalizeTitleKeys,
     seriesStatusLabelKey,
     TmdbEnrichedCastMember,
     XtreamSerieDetails,
@@ -58,10 +57,8 @@ import {
     type XtreamSerieDetailsView,
 } from './serial-details-playback.service';
 import { SerialDetailsSeasonWatchService } from './serial-details-season-watch.service';
-import {
-    SimilarCatalogItem,
-    matchRecommendationsToCatalog,
-} from '../tmdb-similar.util';
+import { SerialDetailsSimilarService } from './serial-details-similar.service';
+import { SimilarCatalogItem } from '../tmdb-similar.util';
 import { createXtreamSeriesDownloadMetadataContext } from './serial-download-metadata';
 import { createXtreamSeriesDownloadAdapter } from './xtream-series-download.adapter';
 import { createSerialPlaybackSessionKey } from './serial-playback-session-key';
@@ -82,7 +79,11 @@ import { createSerialPlaybackSessionKey } from './serial-playback-session-key';
             }
         `,
     ],
-    providers: [SerialDetailsPlaybackService, SerialDetailsSeasonWatchService],
+    providers: [
+        SerialDetailsPlaybackService,
+        SerialDetailsSeasonWatchService,
+        SerialDetailsSimilarService,
+    ],
     imports: [
         DetailActionsTemplateDirective,
         DetailMetaTemplateDirective,
@@ -189,61 +190,14 @@ export class SerialDetailsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         buildSeasonDescriptions(this.selectedItem())
     );
 
-    /** TMDB recommendations matched against the loaded series catalog */
-    readonly similarItems = computed<SimilarCatalogItem[]>(() => {
-        const item = this.selectedItem();
-        const recommendations = item?.info?.tmdb_recommendations;
-        if (!recommendations?.length) {
-            return [];
-        }
-        return matchRecommendationsToCatalog(
-            recommendations,
-            this.xtreamStore.serialStreams(),
-            { excludeId: Number(item?.series_id) }
-        );
-    });
-
-    /** Recommendations found in the user's OTHER portals (Electron only) */
-    private readonly crossPortalItems = signal<CrossPortalSimilarItem[]>([]);
-    readonly similarInPortals = computed<CrossPortalSimilarItem[]>(() => {
-        const localTitles = new Set(
-            this.similarItems().map(
-                (item) => normalizeTitleKeys(item.title).exact
-            )
-        );
-        return this.crossPortalItems().filter(
-            (item) => !localTitles.has(normalizeTitleKeys(item.title).exact)
-        );
-    });
-
-    private readonly loadCrossPortalSimilar = effect(() => {
-        const recommendations = this.selectedItem()?.info?.tmdb_recommendations;
-        const playlistId = this.xtreamStore.currentPlaylist()?.id;
-        untracked(() => {
-            this.crossPortalItems.set([]);
-            if (
-                !recommendations?.length ||
-                !this.crossPortalSimilar.isAvailable
-            ) {
-                return;
-            }
-            void this.crossPortalSimilar
-                .matchRecommendations(recommendations, 'series', {
-                    excludePlaylistId: playlistId,
-                })
-                .then((items) => {
-                    if (
-                        this.selectedItem()?.info?.tmdb_recommendations ===
-                        recommendations
-                    ) {
-                        this.crossPortalItems.set(items);
-                    }
-                });
-        });
-    });
+    /** The "Similar" rail: catalog matches plus cross-portal matches */
+    private readonly similar = inject(SerialDetailsSimilarService);
+    readonly similarItems = this.similar.similarItems;
+    readonly similarInPortals = this.similar.similarInPortals;
 
     constructor() {
         this.playback.bind({ selectedItem: this.selectedItem });
+        this.similar.bind({ selectedItem: this.selectedItem });
 
         // TMDB season enrichment, keyed on (tmdb_id, selected season). With
         // season tabs the first seasonSelected fires as soon as seasons load —