diff --git a/libs/portal/stalker/feature/src/lib/stalker-series-view/stalker-series-view.component.spec.ts b/libs/portal/stalker/feature/src/lib/stalker-series-view/stalker-series-view.component.spec.ts
index 1513625dd..77e9599b5 100644
--- a/libs/portal/stalker/feature/src/lib/stalker-series-view/stalker-series-view.component.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/stalker/feature/src/lib/stalker-series-view/stalker-series-view.component.spec.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from '@iptvnator/portal/stalker/data-access';
 import { PlaybackPositionData } from '@iptvnator/shared/interfaces';
 import { PortalInlinePlayerComponent } from '@iptvnator/ui/playback';
-import { DownloadsService } from '@iptvnator/services';
+import { DownloadsService, TmdbEnrichmentService } from '@iptvnator/services';
 import { EMPTY, of } from 'rxjs';
 import { FavoritesButtonComponent } from '../stalker-favorites-button/stalker-favorites-button.component';
 import { StalkerSeriesViewComponent } from './stalker-series-view.component';
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ describe('StalkerSeriesViewComponent', () => {
     const getSeriesPlaybackPositions = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([]);
     const openResolvedPlayback = jest.fn();
     const isEmbeddedPlayer = jest.fn();
+    const tmdbGetSeason = jest.fn();
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
         selectedContentType.set('series');
@@ -136,6 +137,11 @@ describe('StalkerSeriesViewComponent', () => {
         openResolvedPlayback.mockClear();
         isEmbeddedPlayer.mockReset();
         isEmbeddedPlayer.mockReturnValue(false);
+        tmdbGetSeason.mockReset();
+        tmdbGetSeason.mockResolvedValue({
+            overview: 'Season overview from TMDB',
+            episodes: [],
+        });
 
         await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
             imports: [StalkerSeriesViewComponent],
@@ -190,6 +196,14 @@ describe('StalkerSeriesViewComponent', () => {
                         startDownload: jest.fn(),
                     },
                 },
+                {
+                    provide: TmdbEnrichmentService,
+                    useValue: {
+                        isEnabled: () => true,
+                        getSeason: tmdbGetSeason,
+                        getSeasonEpisodes: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(null),
+                    },
+                },
                 {
                     provide: MatSnackBar,
                     useValue: {
@@ -681,4 +695,36 @@ describe('StalkerSeriesViewComponent', () => {
             undefined
         );
     });
+
+    it('fetches the TMDB season once the show-level match arrives after auto-select', async () => {
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        await fixture.whenStable();
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        // Season tabs auto-select immediately — usually before the async
+        // show-level enrichment has written tmdb_id.
+        const seasonContainer = fixture.debugElement.query(
+            By.directive(StubSeasonContainerComponent)
+        ).componentInstance as StubSeasonContainerComponent;
+        seasonContainer.seasonSelected.emit('1');
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        await fixture.whenStable();
+        expect(tmdbGetSeason).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+        // The TMDB match lands afterwards — the fetch must run now.
+        selectedItem.set({
+            id: '30001',
+            cmd: '/media/file_30001.mpg',
+            info: {
+                name: 'Regular Series',
+                description: 'Series description',
+                movie_image: 'poster.jpg',
+                tmdb_id: 777,
+            },
+        } as never);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        await fixture.whenStable();
+
+        expect(tmdbGetSeason).toHaveBeenCalledWith(777, 1);
+    });
 });
diff --git a/libs/portal/stalker/feature/src/lib/stalker-series-view/stalker-series-view.component.ts b/libs/portal/stalker/feature/src/lib/stalker-series-view/stalker-series-view.component.ts
index 000ecfc38..d9624c85c 100644
--- a/libs/portal/stalker/feature/src/lib/stalker-series-view/stalker-series-view.component.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/stalker/feature/src/lib/stalker-series-view/stalker-series-view.component.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
     input,
     output,
     signal,
+    untracked,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { MatIcon } from '@angular/material/icon';
 import { MatSnackBar } from '@angular/material/snack-bar';
@@ -139,6 +140,8 @@ export class StalkerSeriesViewComponent implements OnDestroy {
     private readonly tmdbSeasonOverviews = signal<
         ReadonlyMap<string, string>
     >(new Map());
+    /** Season currently selected in the season container. */
+    private readonly selectedSeasonKey = signal<string | null>(null);
     private readonly tmdbEnrichment = inject(TmdbEnrichmentService);
 
     /** Season descriptions for the season tabs (TMDB overview per season). */
@@ -185,6 +188,19 @@ export class StalkerSeriesViewComponent implements OnDestroy {
     readonly isSerialSeasonsLoading = this.stalkerStore.isSerialSeasonsLoading;
 
     constructor() {
+        // TMDB season fetch, keyed on (tmdb_id, selected season). With season
+        // tabs the first seasonSelected fires immediately when seasons load —
+        // usually BEFORE the async show-level TMDB enrichment has written
+        // tmdb_id — so the fetch must re-run when the match arrives, not only
+        // on selection. fetchTmdbSeason is idempotent per (tmdbId, season).
+        effect(() => {
+            const tmdbId = this.displayItem()?.info?.tmdb_id;
+            const seasonKey = this.selectedSeasonKey();
+            if (tmdbId && seasonKey) {
+                untracked(() => void this.fetchTmdbSeason(seasonKey));
+            }
+        });
+
         // Effect to load VOD series seasons when a VOD series item is selected
         effect(() => {
             if (this.isVodSeries()) {
@@ -365,7 +381,9 @@ export class StalkerSeriesViewComponent implements OnDestroy {
      * For VOD Series, triggers lazy loading of episodes.
      */
     onSeasonSelected(seasonKey: string) {
-        void this.fetchTmdbSeason(seasonKey);
+        // The TMDB fetch itself runs from the constructor effect keyed on
+        // (tmdb_id, selectedSeasonKey) — see the race note there.
+        this.selectedSeasonKey.set(seasonKey);
 
         if (!this.isVodSeries()) return;
 
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 16c9c7081..1c55380c4 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
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
     OnDestroy,
     OnInit,
     signal,
+    untracked,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { toSignal } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
 import { MatIcon } from '@angular/material/icon';
@@ -109,6 +110,9 @@ export class SerialDetailsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     readonly inlineEpisodeMetadata = this.playback.inlineEpisodeMetadata;
     readonly inlineSeriesNavigation = this.playback.inlineSeriesNavigation;
 
+    /** Season currently selected in the season container. */
+    private readonly selectedSeasonKey = signal<string | null>(null);
+
     /** Season overviews from get_series_info, keyed by season key. */
     readonly seasonDescriptions = computed<Record<string, string>>(() => {
         const descriptions: Record<string, string> = {};
@@ -137,6 +141,22 @@ export class SerialDetailsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     constructor() {
         this.playback.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 —
+        // usually BEFORE the async show-level TMDB match has written
+        // info.tmdb_id, and enrichSelectedSerialSeason no-ops without it. So
+        // the call must re-run when the match arrives, not only on selection.
+        // The store-side enrichment is idempotent per (serial, season).
+        effect(() => {
+            const tmdbId = this.selectedItem()?.info?.tmdb_id;
+            const seasonKey = this.selectedSeasonKey();
+            if (tmdbId && seasonKey) {
+                untracked(() =>
+                    this.xtreamStore.enrichSelectedSerialSeason(seasonKey)
+                );
+            }
+        });
+
         effect(() => {
             const item = this.xtreamStore.selectedItem() as unknown as
                 | (XtreamSerieDetails & {
@@ -246,7 +266,9 @@ export class SerialDetailsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     onSeasonSelected(seasonKey: string): void {
-        this.xtreamStore.enrichSelectedSerialSeason(seasonKey);
+        // The enrichment call itself runs from the constructor effect keyed
+        // on (tmdb_id, selectedSeasonKey) — see the race note there.
+        this.selectedSeasonKey.set(seasonKey);
     }
 
     playEpisode(episode: XtreamSerieEpisode): void {
diff --git a/libs/ui/components/src/lib/portal-detail-shell/portal-detail-shell.component.scss b/libs/ui/components/src/lib/portal-detail-shell/portal-detail-shell.component.scss
index 53b228802..b47fd72f1 100644
--- a/libs/ui/components/src/lib/portal-detail-shell/portal-detail-shell.component.scss
+++ b/libs/ui/components/src/lib/portal-detail-shell/portal-detail-shell.component.scss
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@
 }
 
 .shell__about {
+    display: block;
+    // Air between the last episode row and the section divider.
+    margin-top: 32px;
     animation: shell-fade-in 250ms ease 100ms both;
 }