diff --git a/lib/screens/catalog_item_detail_screen.dart b/lib/screens/catalog_item_detail_screen.dart
index 58152bc0..f98f8347 100644
--- a/lib/screens/catalog_item_detail_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/catalog_item_detail_screen.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import 'package:material_symbols_icons/symbols.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 
 import '../focus/focusable_action_bar.dart';
+import '../focus/dpad_navigator.dart';
+import '../focus/input_mode_tracker.dart';
+import '../focus/key_event_utils.dart';
 import '../i18n/strings.g.dart';
 import '../media/media_hub.dart';
 import '../media/media_item.dart';
@@ -20,11 +23,13 @@ import '../utils/app_logger.dart';
 import '../utils/desktop_window_padding.dart';
 import '../utils/formatters.dart';
 import '../utils/media_navigation_helper.dart';
+import '../utils/platform_detector.dart';
 import '../utils/snackbar_helper.dart';
 import '../widgets/app_bar_back_button.dart';
 import '../widgets/app_icon.dart';
 import '../widgets/backend_badge.dart';
 import '../widgets/cast_member_strip.dart';
+import '../widgets/focusable_list_tile.dart';
 import '../widgets/hub_section.dart';
 import '../widgets/optimized_media_image.dart';
 import '../widgets/overlay_sheet.dart';
@@ -47,6 +52,11 @@ class CatalogItemDetailScreen extends StatefulWidget {
 
 class _CatalogItemDetailScreenState extends State<CatalogItemDetailScreen> {
   final _actionBarKey = GlobalKey<FocusableActionBarState>();
+  final _castSectionKey = GlobalKey();
+  final _castStripKey = GlobalKey<CastMemberStripState>();
+  final _relatedSectionKey = GlobalKey<HubSectionState>();
+  final ScrollController _scrollController = ScrollController();
+  List<FocusNode> _libraryMatchFocusNodes = const [];
   CatalogSource? _watchlistSource;
   SeerrCatalogSource? _requestSource;
   bool _mutatingWatchlist = false;
@@ -92,6 +102,10 @@ class _CatalogItemDetailScreenState extends State<CatalogItemDetailScreen> {
   @override
   void dispose() {
     _watchlistSource?.watchlistChanges.removeListener(_onWatchlistChanged);
+    for (final node in _libraryMatchFocusNodes) {
+      node.dispose();
+    }
+    _scrollController.dispose();
     super.dispose();
   }
 
@@ -102,14 +116,28 @@ class _CatalogItemDetailScreenState extends State<CatalogItemDetailScreen> {
 
   Future<void> _resolveMatches() async {
     try {
-      final matches = await context.read<CatalogLibraryMatcher>().match(widget.item);
-      if (mounted) setState(() => _matches = matches);
+      _setMatches(await context.read<CatalogLibraryMatcher>().match(widget.item));
     } catch (e) {
       appLogger.w('Catalog library match failed for ${widget.item.identityKey}', error: e);
-      if (mounted) setState(() => _matches = const []);
+      _setMatches(const []);
     }
   }
 
+  void _setMatches(List<MediaItem> matches) {
+    if (!mounted) return;
+    for (final node in _libraryMatchFocusNodes) {
+      node.dispose();
+    }
+    _libraryMatchFocusNodes = [
+      for (var index = 0; index < matches.length; index++)
+        FocusNode(
+          debugLabel: 'catalog_library_match_$index',
+          onKeyEvent: (node, event) => _handleLibraryMatchKey(index, event),
+        ),
+    ];
+    setState(() => _matches = matches);
+  }
+
   CatalogSource? get _ownSource =>
       context.read<CatalogSourcesProvider>().connectedSources.firstWhereOrNull((s) => s.id == widget.item.source);
 
@@ -139,6 +167,119 @@ class _CatalogItemDetailScreenState extends State<CatalogItemDetailScreen> {
     }
   }
 
+  bool get _hasActions => _watchlistSource != null || _requestSource != null;
+
+  bool get _hasLibraryMatches => _libraryMatchFocusNodes.isNotEmpty;
+
+  void _revealFocusNode(FocusNode? node, {double alignment = 0.3}) {
+    final focusContext = node?.context;
+    if (focusContext == null) return;
+    unawaited(
+      Scrollable.ensureVisible(
+        focusContext,
+        alignment: alignment,
+        duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
+        curve: Curves.easeOut,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  void _requestLibraryMatchFocus(int index) {
+    if (index < 0 || index >= _libraryMatchFocusNodes.length) return;
+    final node = _libraryMatchFocusNodes[index];
+    node.requestFocus();
+    _revealFocusNode(node);
+  }
+
+  bool _focusSectionBelowLibraryMatches() {
+    if (_cast?.isNotEmpty ?? false) {
+      _requestCastFocus();
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (_related?.isNotEmpty ?? false) {
+      _requestRelatedFocus();
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  KeyEventResult _handleLibraryMatchKey(int index, KeyEvent event) {
+    if (!event.isActionable) return KeyEventResult.ignored;
+    final key = event.logicalKey;
+    if (key.isUpKey) {
+      if (index > 0) {
+        _requestLibraryMatchFocus(index - 1);
+      } else if (_hasActions) {
+        _requestActionBarFocus();
+      } else {
+        return KeyEventResult.ignored;
+      }
+      return KeyEventResult.handled;
+    }
+    if (key.isDownKey) {
+      if (index + 1 < _libraryMatchFocusNodes.length) {
+        _requestLibraryMatchFocus(index + 1);
+      } else if (!_focusSectionBelowLibraryMatches()) {
+        return KeyEventResult.ignored;
+      }
+      return KeyEventResult.handled;
+    }
+    return KeyEventResult.ignored;
+  }
+
+  void _requestCastFocus() {
+    if (!(_cast?.isNotEmpty ?? false)) return;
+    _castStripKey.currentState?.requestFocus();
+    final sectionContext = _castSectionKey.currentContext;
+    if (sectionContext == null) return;
+    unawaited(
+      Scrollable.ensureVisible(
+        sectionContext,
+        alignment: 0.3,
+        duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
+        curve: Curves.easeOut,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  void _requestActionBarFocus() {
+    _actionBarKey.currentState?.requestFocusOnFirst();
+    if (!_scrollController.hasClients) return;
+    unawaited(_scrollController.animateTo(0, duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200), curve: Curves.easeOut));
+  }
+
+  void _requestRelatedFocus() {
+    _relatedSectionKey.currentState?.requestFocusFromMemory();
+  }
+
+  void _focusSectionBelowActions() {
+    if (_hasLibraryMatches) {
+      _requestLibraryMatchFocus(0);
+    } else if (_cast?.isNotEmpty ?? false) {
+      _requestCastFocus();
+    } else {
+      _requestRelatedFocus();
+    }
+  }
+
+  void _focusSectionAboveCast() {
+    if (_hasLibraryMatches) {
+      _requestLibraryMatchFocus(_libraryMatchFocusNodes.length - 1);
+    } else {
+      _requestActionBarFocus();
+    }
+  }
+
+  void _focusSectionAboveRelated() {
+    if (_cast?.isNotEmpty ?? false) {
+      _requestCastFocus();
+    } else if (_hasLibraryMatches) {
+      _requestLibraryMatchFocus(_libraryMatchFocusNodes.length - 1);
+    } else {
+      _requestActionBarFocus();
+    }
+  }
+
   bool? get _isOnWatchlist => _watchlistSource?.isOnWatchlist(widget.item.kind, widget.item.ids);
 
   Future<void> _toggleWatchlist() async {
@@ -159,6 +300,21 @@ class _CatalogItemDetailScreenState extends State<CatalogItemDetailScreen> {
     }
   }
 
+  Widget _buildLibraryMatchTile(MediaItem match, int index) {
+    return FocusableListTile(
+      focusNode: _libraryMatchFocusNodes[index],
+      dense: false,
+      visualDensity: VisualDensity.standard,
+      leading: BackendBadge(backend: match.backend, size: 24),
+      // Plex matches carry their library title; Jellyfin's search-based
+      // lookup doesn't, so fall back to the server name alone.
+      title: Text(match.libraryTitle ?? match.serverName ?? match.backend.name),
+      subtitle: match.libraryTitle != null && match.serverName != null ? Text(match.serverName!) : null,
+      trailing: const AppIcon(Symbols.chevron_right_rounded, fill: 1),
+      onTap: () => unawaited(navigateToMediaItemDetails(context, match)),
+    );
+  }
+
   /// Library availability, resolved in place: a progress row while the
   /// matcher runs, "Not in your library" when nothing matched, otherwise an
   /// "In these libraries" list whose rows open the normal media detail
@@ -193,23 +349,11 @@ class _CatalogItemDetailScreenState extends State<CatalogItemDetailScreen> {
         Text(t.explore.inTheseLibraries, style: theme.textTheme.titleMedium),
         const SizedBox(height: 12),
         // M3E grouped cards, same row anatomy as the settings/trackers hub:
-        // server-type logo leading, name, chevron trailing. The tiles' native
-        // ink highlight inside SettingsGroup's shaped Material is the d-pad
-        // focus visual.
+        // server-type logo leading, name, chevron trailing.
         SettingsGroup(
           margin: EdgeInsets.zero,
           children: [
-            for (final match in matches)
-              ListTile(
-                leading: BackendBadge(backend: match.backend, size: 24),
-                // Plex matches carry their library title; Jellyfin's
-                // search-based lookup doesn't, so fall back to the server
-                // name alone (the badge already shows the server type).
-                title: Text(match.libraryTitle ?? match.serverName ?? match.backend.name),
-                subtitle: match.libraryTitle != null && match.serverName != null ? Text(match.serverName!) : null,
-                trailing: const AppIcon(Symbols.chevron_right_rounded, fill: 1),
-                onTap: () => unawaited(navigateToMediaItemDetails(context, match)),
-              ),
+            for (var index = 0; index < matches.length; index++) _buildLibraryMatchTile(matches[index], index),
           ],
         ),
       ],
@@ -260,6 +404,7 @@ class _CatalogItemDetailScreenState extends State<CatalogItemDetailScreen> {
   /// characters with their role, so the section is titled accordingly.
   Widget _buildCastSection(ThemeData theme, List<CatalogCastMember> cast) {
     return Column(
+      key: _castSectionKey,
       crossAxisAlignment: .start,
       children: [
         Text(
@@ -268,9 +413,13 @@ class _CatalogItemDetailScreenState extends State<CatalogItemDetailScreen> {
         ),
         const SizedBox(height: 4),
         CastMemberStrip(
+          key: _castStripKey,
           members: [
             for (final member in cast) (name: member.name, secondary: member.secondary, imagePath: member.imageUrl),
           ],
+          onNavigateUp: _hasLibraryMatches || _hasActions ? _focusSectionAboveCast : null,
+          onNavigateDown: (_related?.isNotEmpty ?? false) ? _requestRelatedFocus : null,
+          debugLabel: 'catalog_cast_row',
         ),
       ],
     );
@@ -281,6 +430,7 @@ class _CatalogItemDetailScreenState extends State<CatalogItemDetailScreen> {
   /// the Explore rows (tap opens another catalog detail screen).
   Widget _buildRelatedSection(List<CatalogItem> related) {
     return HubSection(
+      key: _relatedSectionKey,
       hub: MediaHub(
         id: 'catalog-related:${widget.item.source.name}:${widget.item.identityKey}',
         identifier: 'explore.related',
@@ -291,6 +441,8 @@ class _CatalogItemDetailScreenState extends State<CatalogItemDetailScreen> {
       ),
       icon: Symbols.recommend_rounded,
       inset: true,
+      onNavigateUp: _focusSectionAboveRelated,
+      cardSizing: HubCardSizing.grid,
     );
   }
 
@@ -301,151 +453,158 @@ class _CatalogItemDetailScreenState extends State<CatalogItemDetailScreen> {
     final onWatchlist = _isOnWatchlist;
 
     final viewInsets = MediaQuery.paddingOf(context);
-    // The request sheet uses OverlaySheetController.showAdaptive; the host
-    // keeps it dpad-safe on TV, and canPop opts into its PopScope so a
-    // system back closes an open sheet instead of popping this screen.
+    final blockSystemBack = PlatformDetector.isTV() || InputModeTracker.shouldBlockSystemBack(context);
+    // Match the established detail-screen back policy: TV/keyboard back is
+    // owned by the focus tree, while native mobile back and iOS swipe-back
+    // remain route-driven. The overlay host always gets first refusal.
     return OverlaySheetHost(
-      canPop: true,
-      child: Scaffold(
-        body: Stack(
-          children: [
-            SingleChildScrollView(
-              // The backdrop lives inside the scrollable so it moves with
-              // the content (it extends under the status bar, so the safe
-              // areas are baked into the content padding instead of a
-              // SafeArea around the scroll view).
-              child: Stack(
-                children: [
-                  if (item.backdropUrl != null)
-                    Positioned(
-                      top: 0,
-                      left: 0,
-                      right: 0,
-                      height: 320,
-                      child: ShaderMask(
-                        shaderCallback: (rect) => LinearGradient(
-                          begin: Alignment.topCenter,
-                          end: Alignment.bottomCenter,
-                          colors: [Colors.black, Colors.black.withValues(alpha: 0.0)],
-                          stops: const [0.3, 1.0],
-                        ).createShader(rect),
-                        blendMode: BlendMode.dstIn,
-                        child: OptimizedMediaImage.thumb(
-                          imagePath: item.backdropUrl,
-                          width: double.infinity,
-                          height: 320,
-                          fit: BoxFit.cover,
-                          fallbackIcon: null,
+      canPop: !blockSystemBack,
+      child: Focus(
+        onKeyEvent: (_, event) => handleBackKeyNavigation(context, event),
+        child: Scaffold(
+          body: Stack(
+            children: [
+              SingleChildScrollView(
+                key: const Key('catalog_detail_scroll'),
+                controller: _scrollController,
+                // The backdrop lives inside the scrollable so it moves with
+                // the content (it extends under the status bar, so the safe
+                // areas are baked into the content padding instead of a
+                // SafeArea around the scroll view).
+                child: Stack(
+                  children: [
+                    if (item.backdropUrl != null)
+                      Positioned(
+                        top: 0,
+                        left: 0,
+                        right: 0,
+                        height: 320,
+                        child: ShaderMask(
+                          shaderCallback: (rect) => LinearGradient(
+                            begin: Alignment.topCenter,
+                            end: Alignment.bottomCenter,
+                            colors: [Colors.black, Colors.black.withValues(alpha: 0.0)],
+                            stops: const [0.3, 1.0],
+                          ).createShader(rect),
+                          blendMode: BlendMode.dstIn,
+                          child: OptimizedMediaImage.thumb(
+                            imagePath: item.backdropUrl,
+                            width: double.infinity,
+                            height: 320,
+                            fit: BoxFit.cover,
+                            fallbackIcon: null,
+                          ),
                         ),
                       ),
-                    ),
-                  Padding(
-                    padding: EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(24, viewInsets.top + 120, 24, viewInsets.bottom + 32),
-                    child: Column(
-                      crossAxisAlignment: .start,
-                      children: [
-                        Row(
-                          crossAxisAlignment: .start,
-                          children: [
-                            ClipRRect(
-                              borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
-                              child: OptimizedMediaImage.poster(imagePath: item.posterUrl, width: 140, height: 210),
-                            ),
-                            const SizedBox(width: 20),
-                            Expanded(
-                              child: Column(
-                                crossAxisAlignment: .start,
-                                children: [
-                                  Text(
-                                    item.title,
-                                    style: theme.textTheme.headlineMedium,
-                                    maxLines: 3,
-                                    overflow: .ellipsis,
-                                  ),
-                                  if (_metaLine.isNotEmpty) ...[
-                                    const SizedBox(height: 8),
+                    Padding(
+                      padding: EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(24, viewInsets.top + 120, 24, viewInsets.bottom + 32),
+                      child: Column(
+                        crossAxisAlignment: .start,
+                        children: [
+                          Row(
+                            crossAxisAlignment: .start,
+                            children: [
+                              ClipRRect(
+                                borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
+                                child: OptimizedMediaImage.poster(imagePath: item.posterUrl, width: 140, height: 210),
+                              ),
+                              const SizedBox(width: 20),
+                              Expanded(
+                                child: Column(
+                                  crossAxisAlignment: .start,
+                                  children: [
                                     Text(
-                                      _metaLine,
-                                      style: theme.textTheme.bodyMedium?.copyWith(
-                                        color: theme.colorScheme.onSurface.withValues(alpha: 0.7),
-                                      ),
+                                      item.title,
+                                      style: theme.textTheme.headlineMedium,
+                                      maxLines: 3,
+                                      overflow: .ellipsis,
                                     ),
-                                  ],
-                                  if (item.genres?.isNotEmpty ?? false) ...[
-                                    const SizedBox(height: 8),
-                                    Text(
-                                      item.genres!.join(' • '),
-                                      style: theme.textTheme.bodySmall?.copyWith(
-                                        color: theme.colorScheme.onSurface.withValues(alpha: 0.6),
+                                    if (_metaLine.isNotEmpty) ...[
+                                      const SizedBox(height: 8),
+                                      Text(
+                                        _metaLine,
+                                        style: theme.textTheme.bodyMedium?.copyWith(
+                                          color: theme.colorScheme.onSurface.withValues(alpha: 0.7),
+                                        ),
                                       ),
-                                    ),
-                                  ],
-                                  const SizedBox(height: 16),
-                                  if (_watchlistSource != null || _requestSource != null)
-                                    FocusableActionBar(
-                                      key: _actionBarKey,
-                                      actions: [
-                                        if (_watchlistSource != null)
-                                          FocusableAction(
-                                            icon: onWatchlist ?? false
-                                                ? Symbols.bookmark_added_rounded
-                                                : Symbols.bookmark_add_rounded,
-                                            tooltip: onWatchlist ?? false
-                                                ? t.explore.removeFromWatchlist
-                                                : t.explore.addToWatchlist,
-                                            onPressed: onWatchlist == null
-                                                ? () {}
-                                                : () => unawaited(_toggleWatchlist()),
-                                          ),
-                                        if (_requestSource case final SeerrCatalogSource seerr)
-                                          FocusableAction(
-                                            icon: Symbols.download_rounded,
-                                            tooltip: t.seerr.request,
-                                            onPressed: () => unawaited(
-                                              showSeerrRequestSheet(
-                                                context,
-                                                source: seerr,
-                                                kind: item.kind,
-                                                tmdbId: item.ids.tmdb!,
-                                                title: item.title,
+                                    ],
+                                    if (item.genres?.isNotEmpty ?? false) ...[
+                                      const SizedBox(height: 8),
+                                      Text(
+                                        item.genres!.join(' • '),
+                                        style: theme.textTheme.bodySmall?.copyWith(
+                                          color: theme.colorScheme.onSurface.withValues(alpha: 0.6),
+                                        ),
+                                      ),
+                                    ],
+                                    const SizedBox(height: 16),
+                                    if (_watchlistSource != null || _requestSource != null)
+                                      FocusableActionBar(
+                                        key: _actionBarKey,
+                                        onNavigateDown: _focusSectionBelowActions,
+                                        actions: [
+                                          if (_watchlistSource != null)
+                                            FocusableAction(
+                                              icon: onWatchlist ?? false
+                                                  ? Symbols.bookmark_added_rounded
+                                                  : Symbols.bookmark_add_rounded,
+                                              tooltip: onWatchlist ?? false
+                                                  ? t.explore.removeFromWatchlist
+                                                  : t.explore.addToWatchlist,
+                                              onPressed: onWatchlist == null
+                                                  ? () {}
+                                                  : () => unawaited(_toggleWatchlist()),
+                                            ),
+                                          if (_requestSource case final SeerrCatalogSource seerr)
+                                            FocusableAction(
+                                              icon: Symbols.download_rounded,
+                                              tooltip: t.seerr.request,
+                                              onPressed: () => unawaited(
+                                                showSeerrRequestSheet(
+                                                  context,
+                                                  source: seerr,
+                                                  kind: item.kind,
+                                                  tmdbId: item.ids.tmdb!,
+                                                  title: item.title,
+                                                ),
                                               ),
                                             ),
-                                          ),
-                                      ],
-                                    ),
-                                ],
+                                        ],
+                                      ),
+                                  ],
+                                ),
                               ),
-                            ),
+                            ],
+                          ),
+                          if (_buildStatsChips(theme) case final Widget chips) ...[const SizedBox(height: 20), chips],
+                          const SizedBox(height: 24),
+                          if (item.overview != null) Text(item.overview!, style: theme.textTheme.bodyLarge),
+                          const SizedBox(height: 24),
+                          _buildLibrarySection(theme),
+                          if (_cast case final List<CatalogCastMember> cast when cast.isNotEmpty) ...[
+                            const SizedBox(height: 28),
+                            _buildCastSection(theme, cast),
+                          ],
+                          if (_related case final List<CatalogItem> related when related.isNotEmpty) ...[
+                            const SizedBox(height: 20),
+                            _buildRelatedSection(related),
                           ],
-                        ),
-                        if (_buildStatsChips(theme) case final Widget chips) ...[const SizedBox(height: 20), chips],
-                        const SizedBox(height: 24),
-                        if (item.overview != null) Text(item.overview!, style: theme.textTheme.bodyLarge),
-                        const SizedBox(height: 24),
-                        _buildLibrarySection(theme),
-                        if (_cast case final List<CatalogCastMember> cast when cast.isNotEmpty) ...[
-                          const SizedBox(height: 28),
-                          _buildCastSection(theme, cast),
                         ],
-                        if (_related case final List<CatalogItem> related when related.isNotEmpty) ...[
-                          const SizedBox(height: 20),
-                          _buildRelatedSection(related),
-                        ],
-                      ],
+                      ),
                     ),
-                  ),
-                ],
+                  ],
+                ),
               ),
-            ),
-            Positioned(
-              top: 0,
-              left: 0,
-              child: DesktopAppBarHelper.buildAdjustedLeading(
-                const AppBarBackButton(style: BackButtonStyle.circular),
-                context: context,
-              )!,
-            ),
-          ],
+              Positioned(
+                top: 0,
+                left: 0,
+                child: DesktopAppBarHelper.buildAdjustedLeading(
+                  const AppBarBackButton(style: BackButtonStyle.circular),
+                  context: context,
+                )!,
+              ),
+            ],
+          ),
         ),
       ),
     );
diff --git a/lib/screens/explore_screen.dart b/lib/screens/explore_screen.dart
index 0bd6874d..549479e7 100644
--- a/lib/screens/explore_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/explore_screen.dart
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import '../widgets/catalog_source_logo.dart';
 import '../widgets/desktop_app_bar.dart';
 import '../widgets/hub_section.dart';
 import '../widgets/settings_builder.dart';
+import '../widgets/rasterized_gradient.dart';
 import '../widgets/tv_browse_rail.dart';
 import '../widgets/tv_spotlight_scaffold.dart';
 import 'catalog_search_screen.dart';
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ class ExploreScreenState extends State<ExploreScreen>
   final Map<String, GlobalKey<HubSectionState>> _hubKeysById = {};
   List<GlobalKey<HubSectionState>> _orderedHubKeys = const [];
   final _actionBarKey = GlobalKey<FocusableActionBarState>();
+  final _sourceMenuKey = GlobalKey<AppMenuButtonState<CatalogSourceId>>();
 
   final _tvBrowseRailKey = GlobalKey<TvBrowseRailState>();
   final TvSpotlightController _spotlight = TvSpotlightController();
@@ -87,7 +89,11 @@ class ExploreScreenState extends State<ExploreScreen>
   @override
   void focusActiveTabIfReady() {
     if (PlatformDetector.isTV()) {
-      _tvBrowseRailKey.currentState?.requestFocus();
+      if (_explore.rowHubs.isNotEmpty) {
+        _tvBrowseRailKey.currentState?.requestFocus();
+      } else {
+        _actionBarKey.currentState?.requestFocusOnFirst();
+      }
       return;
     }
     _orderedHubKeys.firstOrNull?.currentState?.requestFocusFromMemory();
@@ -133,26 +139,28 @@ class ExploreScreenState extends State<ExploreScreen>
     CatalogRowId.upcomingMovies || CatalogRowId.upcomingShows => Symbols.event_upcoming_rounded,
   };
 
-  /// App-bar title: the active source name, as a switcher dropdown when more
-  /// than one source is connected (mirrors the libraries dropdown).
-  Widget _buildTitle(CatalogSourcesProvider sources) {
-    final active = sources.activeSource;
-    if (active == null) return Text(t.explore.title);
-    if (sources.connectedSources.length < 2) {
-      return Text(active.displayName);
-    }
+  List<AppMenuEntry<CatalogSourceId>> _sourceMenuEntries(CatalogSourcesProvider sources, CatalogSource active) => [
+    for (final source in sources.connectedSources)
+      AppMenuItem<CatalogSourceId>(
+        value: source.id,
+        leading: CatalogSourceLogo(source.id),
+        label: source.displayName,
+        selected: source.id == active.id,
+      ),
+  ];
+
+  Widget _buildSourceSwitcher(
+    CatalogSourcesProvider sources,
+    CatalogSource active, {
+    TextStyle? textStyle,
+    AppMenuAnchorAlignment anchorAlignment = AppMenuAnchorAlignment.start,
+  }) {
     return AppMenuButton<CatalogSourceId>(
+      key: _sourceMenuKey,
       tooltip: t.explore.selectSource,
+      anchorAlignment: anchorAlignment,
       onSelected: (id) => unawaited(sources.setActiveSource(id)),
-      entriesBuilder: (context) => [
-        for (final source in sources.connectedSources)
-          AppMenuItem<CatalogSourceId>(
-            value: source.id,
-            leading: CatalogSourceLogo(source.id),
-            label: source.displayName,
-            selected: source.id == active.id,
-          ),
-      ],
+      entriesBuilder: (context) => _sourceMenuEntries(sources, active),
       child: Container(
         padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 8, vertical: 4),
         child: Row(
@@ -160,7 +168,7 @@ class ExploreScreenState extends State<ExploreScreen>
           children: [
             CatalogSourceLogo(active.id, size: 22),
             const SizedBox(width: 8),
-            Text(active.displayName, style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.titleLarge),
+            Text(active.displayName, style: textStyle ?? Theme.of(context).textTheme.titleLarge),
             const SizedBox(width: 4),
             const AppIcon(Symbols.arrow_drop_down_rounded, fill: 1, size: 24),
           ],
@@ -169,6 +177,17 @@ class ExploreScreenState extends State<ExploreScreen>
     );
   }
 
+  /// App-bar title: the active source name, as a switcher dropdown when more
+  /// than one source is connected (mirrors the libraries dropdown).
+  Widget _buildTitle(CatalogSourcesProvider sources) {
+    final active = sources.activeSource;
+    if (active == null) return Text(t.explore.title);
+    if (sources.connectedSources.length < 2) {
+      return Text(active.displayName);
+    }
+    return _buildSourceSwitcher(sources, active);
+  }
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final explore = context.watch<ExploreProvider>();
@@ -176,6 +195,15 @@ class ExploreScreenState extends State<ExploreScreen>
     final rowHubs = explore.rowHubs;
     _updateHubKeys(rowHubs);
 
+    // The TV toolbar must remain mounted for loading, error, and empty
+    // sources so users can always switch away from a source with no rows.
+    if (PlatformDetector.isTV()) {
+      return SettingsBuilder(
+        prefs: const [SettingsService.hideSpoilers, SettingsService.libraryDensity, SettingsService.episodePosterMode],
+        builder: (context) => _buildTvContent(rowHubs, sources),
+      );
+    }
+
     // One header mode for every state. Flipping floating/pinned between the
     // loading/empty scroll view and the content scroll view swaps the
     // SliverPersistentHeader variant (a different element type), which
@@ -248,11 +276,6 @@ class ExploreScreenState extends State<ExploreScreen>
           icon: Symbols.explore_rounded,
         ),
       );
-    } else if (PlatformDetector.isTV()) {
-      return SettingsBuilder(
-        prefs: const [SettingsService.hideSpoilers, SettingsService.libraryDensity, SettingsService.episodePosterMode],
-        builder: (context) => _buildTvContent(rowHubs),
-      );
     } else {
       content = CustomScrollView(
         physics: const AlwaysScrollableScrollPhysics(),
@@ -287,30 +310,131 @@ class ExploreScreenState extends State<ExploreScreen>
     return null;
   }
 
-  Widget _buildTvContent(List<ExploreRowHub> rowHubs) {
+  Widget _buildTvToolbar(CatalogSourcesProvider sources) {
+    final active = sources.activeSource;
+    final statusBarHeight = MediaQuery.paddingOf(context).top;
+    final colorScheme = Theme.of(context).colorScheme;
+    final overlayColor = colorScheme.brightness == Brightness.dark ? Colors.black : colorScheme.surface;
+    final foregroundColor = colorScheme.onSurface;
+
+    return RasterizedGradient(
+      gradient: LinearGradient(
+        begin: Alignment.topCenter,
+        end: Alignment.bottomCenter,
+        colors: [
+          overlayColor.withValues(alpha: 0.7),
+          overlayColor.withValues(alpha: 0.5),
+          overlayColor.withValues(alpha: 0.3),
+          Colors.transparent,
+        ],
+        stops: const [0.0, 0.3, 0.6, 1.0],
+      ),
+      child: Padding(
+        padding: EdgeInsets.only(top: statusBarHeight + 8, left: 16, right: 16, bottom: 16),
+        child: Row(
+          children: [
+            const Spacer(),
+            FocusableActionBar(
+              key: _actionBarKey,
+              onNavigateLeft: _navigateToSidebar,
+              onNavigateDown: _tvBrowseRailKey.currentState?.requestFocus,
+              onBack: _navigateToSidebar,
+              spacing: 4,
+              actions: [
+                if (active != null && sources.connectedSources.length > 1)
+                  FocusableAction(
+                    debugLabel: 'ExploreSourceSwitcher',
+                    onPressed: () => _sourceMenuKey.currentState?.showButtonMenu(focusFirstItem: true),
+                    child: _buildSourceSwitcher(
+                      sources,
+                      active,
+                      textStyle: Theme.of(
+                        context,
+                      ).textTheme.titleMedium?.copyWith(color: foregroundColor, fontWeight: .w600),
+                      anchorAlignment: AppMenuAnchorAlignment.end,
+                    ),
+                  ),
+                if (active != null)
+                  FocusableAction(
+                    icon: Symbols.search_rounded,
+                    iconColor: foregroundColor,
+                    tooltip: t.common.search,
+                    onPressed: () => Navigator.of(
+                      context,
+                    ).push(MaterialPageRoute<void>(builder: (_) => CatalogSearchScreen(source: active))),
+                  ),
+                FocusableAction(
+                  icon: Symbols.refresh_rounded,
+                  iconColor: foregroundColor,
+                  tooltip: t.common.refresh,
+                  onPressed: () => unawaited(_explore.load()),
+                ),
+              ],
+            ),
+          ],
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  Widget _buildTvContent(List<ExploreRowHub> rowHubs, CatalogSourcesProvider sources) {
     final tvHubs = [for (final rowHub in rowHubs) rowHub.hub];
+    final fullBleedWidth = MainScreenFocusScope.fullBleedWidthOf(context);
     return TvSpotlightScaffold(
       hubs: tvHubs,
       spotlightListenable: _spotlight,
       resolveSpotlight: () => _spotlight.resolve(tvHubs),
       resolveClient: (spotlight) => context.tryGetMediaClientForServer(serverIdOrNull(spotlight?.serverId)),
-      foreground: Positioned(
-        left: 0,
-        right: 0,
-        bottom: 0,
-        child: TvBrowseRail(
-          key: _tvBrowseRailKey,
-          hubs: tvHubs,
-          iconForHub: (hub, _) => _rowIcon(_rowForHub(hub) ?? CatalogRowId.watchlist),
-          onFocusedItemChanged: _setSpotlightItem,
-          loadMoreItems: (hub) {
-            final row = _rowForHub(hub);
-            return row == null ? Future.value(hub.items) : _explore.loadAllForRow(row);
-          },
-          onNavigateToSidebar: _navigateToSidebar,
-          onBack: _navigateToSidebar,
-          tallPosterScale: TvBrowseRailLayout.compactTallPosterScale,
-        ),
+      foreground: Stack(
+        fit: StackFit.expand,
+        clipBehavior: Clip.none,
+        children: [
+          if (tvHubs.isEmpty && _explore.isLoading)
+            const Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator())
+          else if (tvHubs.isEmpty && _explore.state == ExploreLoadState.error)
+            Center(
+              child: ErrorStateWidget(
+                message: _explore.errorMessage ?? t.explore.emptyTitle,
+                icon: Symbols.error_outline_rounded,
+                onRetry: () => unawaited(_explore.load()),
+              ),
+            )
+          else if (tvHubs.isEmpty)
+            Center(
+              child: EmptyStateWidget(
+                message: t.explore.emptyMessage(source: _explore.activeSource?.displayName ?? ''),
+                icon: Symbols.explore_rounded,
+              ),
+            ),
+          if (tvHubs.isNotEmpty)
+            Positioned(
+              left: 0,
+              right: 0,
+              bottom: 0,
+              child: TvBrowseRail(
+                key: _tvBrowseRailKey,
+                hubs: tvHubs,
+                iconForHub: (hub, _) => _rowIcon(_rowForHub(hub) ?? CatalogRowId.watchlist),
+                onFocusedItemChanged: _setSpotlightItem,
+                loadMoreItems: (hub) {
+                  final row = _rowForHub(hub);
+                  return row == null ? Future.value(hub.items) : _explore.loadAllForRow(row);
+                },
+                onNavigateUp: _actionBarKey.currentState?.requestFocusOnFirst,
+                onNavigateToSidebar: _navigateToSidebar,
+                onBack: _navigateToSidebar,
+                tallPosterScale: TvBrowseRailLayout.compactTallPosterScale,
+              ),
+            ),
+          Builder(
+            builder: (context) => SideNavigationBleedBuilder(
+              targetBleed: MainScreenFocusScope.sideNavigationBleedOf(context),
+              child: ExcludeFocusTraversal(child: _buildTvToolbar(sources)),
+              builder: (context, animatedBleed, child) =>
+                  Positioned(top: 0, left: -animatedBleed, width: fullBleedWidth, child: child!),
+            ),
+          ),
+        ],
       ),
     );
   }
diff --git a/lib/screens/media_detail_screen.dart b/lib/screens/media_detail_screen.dart
index 370e9de6..96846830 100644
--- a/lib/screens/media_detail_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/media_detail_screen.dart
@@ -368,11 +368,7 @@ class _MediaDetailScreenState extends State<MediaDetailScreen>
   late final FocusNode _overviewFocusNode;
   final _overviewSectionKey = GlobalKey();
 
-  // Locked focus pattern for cast
-  int _focusedCastIndex = 0;
-  final ValueNotifier<int> _focusedCastIndexNotifier = ValueNotifier<int>(0);
-  late final FocusNode _castFocusNode;
-  final ScrollController _castScrollController = ScrollController();
+  final _castStripKey = GlobalKey<CastMemberStripState>();
   final _castSectionKey = GlobalKey();
   final _seasonsSectionKey = GlobalKey();
 
@@ -678,7 +674,6 @@ class _MediaDetailScreenState extends State<MediaDetailScreen>
     _playButtonFocusNode = FocusNode(debugLabel: 'play_button');
     _ratingChipFocusNode = FocusNode(debugLabel: 'rating_chip');
     _overviewFocusNode = FocusNode(debugLabel: 'overview');
-    _castFocusNode = FocusNode(debugLabel: 'cast_row');
     _infoRowsFocusNode = FocusNode(debugLabel: 'info_rows');
     _loadFullMetadata();
     _initWatchlistState();
@@ -860,10 +855,7 @@ class _MediaDetailScreenState extends State<MediaDetailScreen>
     _playButtonFocusNode.dispose();
     _ratingChipFocusNode.dispose();
     _overviewFocusNode.dispose();
-    _castFocusNode.dispose();
-    _focusedCastIndexNotifier.dispose();
     _infoRowsFocusNode.dispose();
-    _castScrollController.dispose();
     _extrasSelectLongPress.dispose();
     for (final node in _seasonTabFocusNodes) {
       node.dispose();
@@ -2024,7 +2016,7 @@ class _MediaDetailScreenState extends State<MediaDetailScreen>
   void _focusSectionAboveExtras() {
     final metadata = _fullMetadata ?? _metadata;
     if (metadata.roles != null && metadata.roles!.isNotEmpty) {
-      _castFocusNode.requestFocus();
+      _castStripKey.currentState?.requestFocus();
       _scrollSectionIntoView(_castSectionKey);
     } else {
       _focusSectionAboveCast();
@@ -2182,7 +2174,7 @@ class _MediaDetailScreenState extends State<MediaDetailScreen>
     }
 
     if (metadata.roles != null && metadata.roles!.isNotEmpty) {
-      _castFocusNode.requestFocus();
+      _castStripKey.currentState?.requestFocus();
       _scrollSectionIntoView(_castSectionKey);
       return;
     }
@@ -2227,7 +2219,7 @@ class _MediaDetailScreenState extends State<MediaDetailScreen>
         _firstEpisodeFocusNode.requestFocus();
         _scrollSectionIntoView(_seasonsSectionKey);
       } else if (metadata.roles != null && metadata.roles!.isNotEmpty) {
-        _castFocusNode.requestFocus();
+        _castStripKey.currentState?.requestFocus();
         _scrollSectionIntoView(_castSectionKey);
       } else if (_extras != null && _extras!.isNotEmpty) {
         _extrasFocusNode.requestFocus();
@@ -2499,81 +2491,27 @@ class _MediaDetailScreenState extends State<MediaDetailScreen>
     _extrasSelectLongPress.reset();
   }
 
-  /// Handle key events for the cast row (locked focus pattern)
-  KeyEventResult _handleCastKeyEvent(FocusNode _, KeyEvent event) {
-    final key = event.logicalKey;
-    if (key.isBackKey) return KeyEventResult.ignored;
-    if (!event.isActionable) return KeyEventResult.ignored;
-
-    final metadata = _fullMetadata ?? _metadata;
-    final roleCount = metadata.roles?.length ?? 0;
-
-    // LEFT: previous cast member
-    if (key.isLeftKey) {
-      if (_focusedCastIndex > 0) {
-        _focusedCastIndex--;
-        _focusedCastIndexNotifier.value = _focusedCastIndex;
-        scrollListToIndex(
-          _castScrollController,
-          _focusedCastIndex,
-          itemExtent: CastMemberStrip.itemExtentForCardWidth(_getResponsiveCardWidth()),
-          leadingPadding: 0,
-        );
-      }
-      return KeyEventResult.handled;
+  void _focusSectionDirectlyAboveCast() {
+    if (_episodes.isNotEmpty) {
+      final useLastEpisode = _episodes.length > 1;
+      if (useLastEpisode) _suppressNextLastEpisodeFocusLoad = true;
+      final target = useLastEpisode ? _lastEpisodeFocusNode : _firstEpisodeFocusNode;
+      target.requestFocus();
+    } else {
+      _focusSectionAboveCast();
     }
+  }
 
-    // RIGHT: next cast member
-    if (key.isRightKey) {
-      if (_focusedCastIndex < roleCount - 1) {
-        _focusedCastIndex++;
-        _focusedCastIndexNotifier.value = _focusedCastIndex;
-        scrollListToIndex(
-          _castScrollController,
-          _focusedCastIndex,
-          itemExtent: CastMemberStrip.itemExtentForCardWidth(_getResponsiveCardWidth()),
-          leadingPadding: 0,
-        );
-      }
-      return KeyEventResult.handled;
+  /// Focus the first visible section below cast.
+  void _focusSectionBelowCast() {
+    if (_extras != null && _extras!.isNotEmpty) {
+      _extrasFocusNode.requestFocus();
+      _scrollSectionIntoView(_extrasSectionKey);
+    } else if (_relatedHubs.isNotEmpty) {
+      _relatedHubKeys.first.currentState?.requestFocusFromMemory();
+    } else if (_hasInfoRows) {
+      _focusInfoRows();
     }
-
-    if (key.isUpKey) {
-      // If episodes are visible, focus the last episode (cast is right below episodes)
-      if (_episodes.isNotEmpty) {
-        final useLastEpisode = _episodes.length > 1;
-        if (useLastEpisode) _suppressNextLastEpisodeFocusLoad = true;
-        final target = useLastEpisode ? _lastEpisodeFocusNode : _firstEpisodeFocusNode;
-        target.requestFocus();
-      } else {
-        _focusSectionAboveCast();
-      }
-      return KeyEventResult.handled;
-    }
-
-    // DOWN: extras → related hubs → info rows → consume
-    if (key.isDownKey) {
-      if (_extras != null && _extras!.isNotEmpty) {
-        _extrasFocusNode.requestFocus();
-        _scrollSectionIntoView(_extrasSectionKey);
-      } else if (_relatedHubs.isNotEmpty) {
-        _relatedHubKeys.first.currentState?.requestFocusFromMemory();
-      } else if (_hasInfoRows) {
-        _focusInfoRows();
-      }
-      return KeyEventResult.handled;
-    }
-
-    // SELECT: navigate to actor media
-    if (key.isSelectKey) {
-      final metadata = _fullMetadata ?? _metadata;
-      if (_focusedCastIndex < (metadata.roles?.length ?? 0)) {
-        _navigateToActorMedia(metadata.roles![_focusedCastIndex]);
-      }
-      return KeyEventResult.handled;
-    }
-
-    return KeyEventResult.ignored;
   }
 
   /// Handle vertical navigation between related hub sections
@@ -4499,19 +4437,13 @@ class _MediaDetailScreenState extends State<MediaDetailScreen>
 
   Widget _buildCastSectionContent(MediaItem metadata) {
     final roles = metadata.roles!;
-    return Focus(
-      focusNode: _castFocusNode,
-      onKeyEvent: _handleCastKeyEvent,
-      child: ListenableBuilder(
-        listenable: Listenable.merge([_castFocusNode, _focusedCastIndexNotifier]),
-        builder: (context, _) => CastMemberStrip(
-          members: [for (final actor in roles) (name: actor.tag, secondary: actor.role, imagePath: actor.thumbPath)],
-          imageClient: getServerBoundMediaClient(context),
-          controller: _castScrollController,
-          focusedIndex: _castFocusNode.hasFocus ? _focusedCastIndex : null,
-          onMemberTap: (index) => _navigateToActorMedia(roles[index]),
-        ),
-      ),
+    return CastMemberStrip(
+      key: _castStripKey,
+      members: [for (final actor in roles) (name: actor.tag, secondary: actor.role, imagePath: actor.thumbPath)],
+      imageClient: getServerBoundMediaClient(context),
+      onNavigateUp: _focusSectionDirectlyAboveCast,
+      onNavigateDown: _focusSectionBelowCast,
+      onMemberTap: (index) => _navigateToActorMedia(roles[index]),
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/widgets/cast_member_strip.dart b/lib/widgets/cast_member_strip.dart
index b046e68f..678063dc 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/cast_member_strip.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/cast_member_strip.dart
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:material_symbols_icons/symbols.dart';
 
 import '../focus/card_focus_scope.dart';
+import '../focus/dpad_navigator.dart';
 import '../media/media_server_client.dart';
 import '../services/settings_service.dart';
 import '../theme/mono_tokens.dart';
 import '../utils/grid_size_calculator.dart';
 import '../utils/media_image_helper.dart';
+import '../utils/scroll_utils.dart';
 import 'focus_builders.dart';
 import 'horizontal_scroll_with_arrows.dart';
 import 'optimized_media_image.dart';
@@ -16,10 +18,12 @@ import 'optimized_media_image.dart';
 /// [CastMemberStrip.imageClient]) or an absolute URL.
 typedef CastStripMember = ({String name, String? secondary, String? imagePath});
 
-/// Horizontal cast/character strip shared by the media detail screen (server
-/// items, actor navigation, dpad locked-focus) and the catalog detail screen
-/// (provider items, display-only).
-class CastMemberStrip extends StatelessWidget {
+/// Horizontal cast/character strip shared by detail screens.
+///
+/// Owns the locked-focus row model — focus node, highlighted index, horizontal
+/// scrolling, and D-pad handling — while its parent only defines which section
+/// comes before and after it.
+class CastMemberStrip extends StatefulWidget {
   static const double _innerPadding = 3;
 
   final List<CastStripMember> members;
@@ -27,20 +31,19 @@ class CastMemberStrip extends StatelessWidget {
   /// Resolves server-relative image paths; null when [members] carry
   /// absolute URLs.
   final MediaServerClient? imageClient;
-  final ScrollController? controller;
-
-  /// Index highlighted by the owner's locked-focus dpad model; null when no
-  /// member is focused (or the owner has no focus model).
-  final int? focusedIndex;
   final void Function(int index)? onMemberTap;
+  final VoidCallback? onNavigateUp;
+  final VoidCallback? onNavigateDown;
+  final String debugLabel;
 
   const CastMemberStrip({
     super.key,
     required this.members,
     this.imageClient,
-    this.controller,
-    this.focusedIndex,
     this.onMemberTap,
+    this.onNavigateUp,
+    this.onNavigateDown,
+    this.debugLabel = 'cast_row',
   });
 
   /// Card width matching the poster grids' cell width for the user's
@@ -53,90 +56,192 @@ class CastMemberStrip extends StatelessWidget {
 
   /// The strip's fixed height for a given card width:
   /// image + inner padding + text area + list padding + focus scale headroom.
-  static double heightForCardWidth(double cardWidth) => cardWidth + _innerPadding * 2 + 58 + 10;
+  static double heightForCardWidth(double cardWidth) => cardWidth + _innerPadding * 2 + 66 + 10;
 
-  /// One item's horizontal extent (card + inner padding + trailing gap) for
-  /// owners doing their own ensure-visible scroll math (media detail dpad).
-  static double itemExtentForCardWidth(double cardWidth) => cardWidth + _innerPadding * 2 + 4;
+  static double _itemExtentForCardWidth(double cardWidth) => cardWidth + _innerPadding * 2 + 4;
+
+  @override
+  State<CastMemberStrip> createState() => CastMemberStripState();
+}
+
+class CastMemberStripState extends State<CastMemberStrip> {
+  late final FocusNode _focusNode;
+  final ScrollController _scrollController = ScrollController();
+  int _focusedIndex = 0;
+
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+    _focusNode = FocusNode(debugLabel: widget.debugLabel)..addListener(_handleFocusChange);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void didUpdateWidget(CastMemberStrip oldWidget) {
+    super.didUpdateWidget(oldWidget);
+    if (widget.debugLabel != oldWidget.debugLabel) {
+      _focusNode.debugLabel = widget.debugLabel;
+    }
+    if (widget.members.isEmpty) {
+      _focusedIndex = 0;
+    } else if (_focusedIndex >= widget.members.length) {
+      _focusedIndex = widget.members.length - 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    _focusNode
+      ..removeListener(_handleFocusChange)
+      ..dispose();
+    _scrollController.dispose();
+    super.dispose();
+  }
+
+  void _handleFocusChange() {
+    if (mounted) setState(() {});
+  }
+
+  void requestFocus() {
+    if (widget.members.isEmpty) return;
+    _focusNode.requestFocus();
+    _scrollToFocusedMember();
+  }
+
+  void _scrollToFocusedMember() {
+    scrollListToIndex(
+      _scrollController,
+      _focusedIndex,
+      itemExtent: CastMemberStrip._itemExtentForCardWidth(CastMemberStrip.responsiveCardWidth(context)),
+      leadingPadding: 0,
+    );
+  }
+
+  void _moveFocus(int delta) {
+    if (widget.members.isEmpty) return;
+    final target = (_focusedIndex + delta).clamp(0, widget.members.length - 1).toInt();
+    if (target == _focusedIndex) return;
+    setState(() => _focusedIndex = target);
+    _scrollToFocusedMember();
+  }
+
+  void _activateMember(int index) {
+    if (_focusedIndex != index) setState(() => _focusedIndex = index);
+    _focusNode.requestFocus();
+    widget.onMemberTap?.call(index);
+  }
+
+  KeyEventResult _handleKeyEvent(FocusNode _, KeyEvent event) {
+    final key = event.logicalKey;
+    if (key.isBackKey || !event.isActionable) return KeyEventResult.ignored;
+    if (widget.members.isEmpty) return KeyEventResult.ignored;
+
+    if (key.isLeftKey) {
+      _moveFocus(-1);
+      return KeyEventResult.handled;
+    }
+    if (key.isRightKey) {
+      _moveFocus(1);
+      return KeyEventResult.handled;
+    }
+    if (key.isUpKey && widget.onNavigateUp != null) {
+      widget.onNavigateUp!();
+      return KeyEventResult.handled;
+    }
+    if (key.isDownKey && widget.onNavigateDown != null) {
+      widget.onNavigateDown!();
+      return KeyEventResult.handled;
+    }
+    if (key.isSelectKey && widget.onMemberTap != null) {
+      widget.onMemberTap!(_focusedIndex);
+      return KeyEventResult.handled;
+    }
+
+    return KeyEventResult.ignored;
+  }
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final theme = Theme.of(context);
     final nameStyle = theme.textTheme.bodyMedium?.copyWith(fontWeight: FontWeight.w600);
     final secondaryStyle = theme.textTheme.bodySmall?.copyWith(color: theme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant);
-    final cardWidth = responsiveCardWidth(context);
+    final cardWidth = CastMemberStrip.responsiveCardWidth(context);
     final imageSize = cardWidth;
 
-    return SizedBox(
-      height: heightForCardWidth(cardWidth),
-      child: HorizontalScrollWithArrows(
-        controller: controller,
-        builder: (scrollController) => ListView.builder(
-          addAutomaticKeepAlives: false,
-          addSemanticIndexes: false,
-          controller: scrollController,
-          scrollDirection: Axis.horizontal,
-          clipBehavior: Clip.none,
-          padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 5),
-          itemCount: members.length,
-          itemBuilder: (context, index) {
-            final member = members[index];
+    return Focus(
+      focusNode: _focusNode,
+      descendantsAreFocusable: false,
+      onKeyEvent: _handleKeyEvent,
+      child: SizedBox(
+        height: CastMemberStrip.heightForCardWidth(cardWidth),
+        child: HorizontalScrollWithArrows(
+          controller: _scrollController,
+          builder: (scrollController) => ListView.builder(
+            addAutomaticKeepAlives: false,
+            addSemanticIndexes: false,
+            controller: scrollController,
+            scrollDirection: Axis.horizontal,
+            clipBehavior: Clip.none,
+            padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 5),
+            itemCount: widget.members.length,
+            itemBuilder: (context, index) {
+              final member = widget.members[index];
 
-            return Padding(
-              padding: const EdgeInsets.only(right: 4),
-              child: FocusBuilders.buildLockedFocusWrapper(
-                context: context,
-                isFocused: index == focusedIndex,
-                borderRadius: tokens(context).radiusSm,
-                onTap: onMemberTap == null ? null : () => onMemberTap!(index),
-                delegateFocusBorder: true,
-                child: Padding(
-                  padding: const EdgeInsets.all(_innerPadding),
-                  child: SizedBox(
-                    width: cardWidth,
-                    child: Column(
-                      crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
-                      children: [
-                        CardFocusBorder(
-                          borderRadius: tokens(context).radiusSm,
-                          child: ClipRRect(
-                            borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(tokens(context).radiusSm),
-                            child: OptimizedMediaImage(
-                              client: imageClient,
-                              imagePath: member.imagePath,
-                              width: imageSize,
-                              height: imageSize,
-                              fit: BoxFit.cover,
-                              imageType: ImageType.avatar,
-                              fallbackIcon: Symbols.person_rounded,
+              return Padding(
+                padding: const EdgeInsets.only(right: 4),
+                child: FocusBuilders.buildLockedFocusWrapper(
+                  context: context,
+                  isFocused: _focusNode.hasFocus && index == _focusedIndex,
+                  borderRadius: tokens(context).radiusSm,
+                  onTap: widget.onMemberTap == null ? null : () => _activateMember(index),
+                  delegateFocusBorder: true,
+                  child: Padding(
+                    padding: const EdgeInsets.all(CastMemberStrip._innerPadding),
+                    child: SizedBox(
+                      width: cardWidth,
+                      child: Column(
+                        crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+                        children: [
+                          CardFocusBorder(
+                            borderRadius: tokens(context).radiusSm,
+                            child: ClipRRect(
+                              borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(tokens(context).radiusSm),
+                              child: OptimizedMediaImage(
+                                client: widget.imageClient,
+                                imagePath: member.imagePath,
+                                width: imageSize,
+                                height: imageSize,
+                                fit: BoxFit.cover,
+                                imageType: ImageType.avatar,
+                                fallbackIcon: Symbols.person_rounded,
+                              ),
                             ),
                           ),
-                        ),
-                        const SizedBox(height: 8),
-                        Expanded(
-                          child: Column(
-                            crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
-                            children: [
-                              Text(member.name, style: nameStyle, maxLines: 2, overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis),
-                              if (member.secondary != null) ...[
-                                const SizedBox(height: 2),
-                                Text(
-                                  member.secondary!,
-                                  style: secondaryStyle,
-                                  maxLines: 1,
-                                  overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
-                                ),
+                          const SizedBox(height: 8),
+                          Expanded(
+                            child: Column(
+                              crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+                              children: [
+                                Text(member.name, style: nameStyle, maxLines: 2, overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis),
+                                if (member.secondary != null) ...[
+                                  const SizedBox(height: 2),
+                                  Text(
+                                    member.secondary!,
+                                    style: secondaryStyle,
+                                    maxLines: 1,
+                                    overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
+                                  ),
+                                ],
                               ],
-                            ],
+                            ),
                           ),
-                        ),
-                      ],
+                        ],
+                      ),
                     ),
                   ),
                 ),
-              ),
-            );
-          },
+              );
+            },
+          ),
         ),
       ),
     );
diff --git a/lib/widgets/hub_section.dart b/lib/widgets/hub_section.dart
index 5956fadf..88ab8326 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/hub_section.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/hub_section.dart
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ import '../utils/scroll_utils.dart';
 import 'horizontal_scroll_with_arrows.dart';
 import '../i18n/strings.g.dart';
 
+enum HubCardSizing {
+  /// Larger cards optimized for top-level TV shelves.
+  shelf,
+
+  /// Grid-equivalent cards for shelves embedded in dense detail content.
+  grid,
+}
+
 /// Shared hub section widget used in both discover and library screens
 /// Displays a hub title with icon and a horizontal scrollable list of items
 ///
@@ -68,6 +76,9 @@ class HubSection extends StatefulWidget {
   /// Use when the parent already provides edge spacing (e.g. inside Padding(16)).
   final bool inset;
 
+  /// Controls whether cards follow top-level shelf or grid geometry.
+  final HubCardSizing cardSizing;
+
   /// Vertical viewport alignment when this hub is focused.
   final double focusScrollAlignment;
 
@@ -87,6 +98,7 @@ class HubSection extends StatefulWidget {
     this.onNavigateUp,
     this.onNavigateToSidebar,
     this.inset = false,
+    this.cardSizing = HubCardSizing.shelf,
     this.focusScrollAlignment = 0.3,
   }) : usesContinueWatchingAction = usesContinueWatchingAction ?? isInContinueWatching;
 
@@ -449,7 +461,7 @@ class HubSectionState extends State<HubSection> with MountedSetStateMixin, Skele
                     final svc = SettingsService.instanceOrNull;
                     if (svc == null) return const SizedBox.shrink();
                     final density = svc.read(SettingsService.libraryDensity);
-                    final baseCardWidth = isTv
+                    final baseCardWidth = isTv && widget.cardSizing == HubCardSizing.shelf
                         ? _getTvCardWidth(constraints.maxWidth, density, leadingPadding)
                         : GridSizeCalculator.getCellWidth(constraints.maxWidth, context, density);
 
diff --git a/lib/widgets/seerr_request_sheet.dart b/lib/widgets/seerr_request_sheet.dart
index be2ce6ad..8c6166f4 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/seerr_request_sheet.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/seerr_request_sheet.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:material_symbols_icons/symbols.dart';
 
+import '../focus/dpad_navigator.dart';
 import '../i18n/strings.g.dart';
 import '../media/media_kind.dart';
 import '../models/seerr/seerr_details.dart';
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ class _SeerrRequestSheetState extends State<SeerrRequestSheet> {
   /// TV only: requestable seasons (specials and empty seasons dropped).
   List<SeerrSeason> _seasons = const [];
   final Set<int> _selectedSeasons = {};
+  List<FocusNode> _seasonFocusNodes = const [];
+  late final FocusNode _requestButtonFocusNode;
 
   bool _is4k = false;
 
@@ -111,9 +114,32 @@ class _SeerrRequestSheetState extends State<SeerrRequestSheet> {
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
+    _requestButtonFocusNode = FocusNode(debugLabel: 'seerr_request_submit');
     unawaited(_load());
   }
 
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    for (final node in _seasonFocusNodes) {
+      node.dispose();
+    }
+    _requestButtonFocusNode.dispose();
+    super.dispose();
+  }
+
+  void _replaceSeasonFocusNodes(List<SeerrSeason> seasons) {
+    for (final node in _seasonFocusNodes) {
+      node.dispose();
+    }
+    _seasonFocusNodes = [
+      for (final season in seasons)
+        FocusNode(
+          debugLabel: 'seerr_season_${season.seasonNumber}',
+          onKeyEvent: (node, event) => _handleSeasonKey(season.seasonNumber, event),
+        ),
+    ];
+  }
+
   Future<void> _load() async {
     setState(() {
       _loading = true;
@@ -141,6 +167,7 @@ class _SeerrRequestSheetState extends State<SeerrRequestSheet> {
         ];
       }
       if (!mounted) return;
+      _replaceSeasonFocusNodes(seasons);
       setState(() {
         _settings = settings;
         _mediaInfo = mediaInfo;
@@ -301,6 +328,40 @@ class _SeerrRequestSheetState extends State<SeerrRequestSheet> {
     }
   }
 
+  bool get _hasVisibleAdvancedControls {
+    if (!_advancedAllowed || _serversForVariant.isEmpty) return false;
+    final detail = _serverDetail;
+    return _serversForVariant.length > 1 ||
+        (detail?.profiles?.isNotEmpty ?? false) ||
+        (detail?.rootFolders?.isNotEmpty ?? false) ||
+        (detail?.languageProfiles?.isNotEmpty ?? false);
+  }
+
+  void _focusRequestButton() {
+    _requestButtonFocusNode.requestFocus();
+    final buttonContext = _requestButtonFocusNode.context;
+    if (buttonContext == null) return;
+    unawaited(
+      Scrollable.ensureVisible(
+        buttonContext,
+        alignment: 0.9,
+        duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
+        curve: Curves.easeOut,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  KeyEventResult _handleSeasonKey(int seasonNumber, KeyEvent event) {
+    if (!event.isActionable || !event.logicalKey.isDownKey) {
+      return KeyEventResult.ignored;
+    }
+    if (_requestableSeasons.lastOrNull != seasonNumber || _can4k || _hasVisibleAdvancedControls || !_canSubmit) {
+      return KeyEventResult.ignored;
+    }
+    _focusRequestButton();
+    return KeyEventResult.handled;
+  }
+
   // ---------- UI ----------
 
   @override
@@ -348,6 +409,7 @@ class _SeerrRequestSheetState extends State<SeerrRequestSheet> {
               ],
               const SizedBox(height: 16),
               FilledButton.icon(
+                focusNode: _requestButtonFocusNode,
                 onPressed: _canSubmit ? _submit : null,
                 icon: _submitting ? const LoadingIndicatorBox() : const AppIcon(Symbols.download_rounded, fill: 1),
                 label: Text(t.seerr.request),
@@ -404,16 +466,17 @@ class _SeerrRequestSheetState extends State<SeerrRequestSheet> {
         contentPadding: EdgeInsets.zero,
         controlAffinity: ListTileControlAffinity.leading,
       ),
-      for (final season in _seasons) _buildSeasonTile(theme, season),
+      for (var index = 0; index < _seasons.length; index++) _buildSeasonTile(theme, _seasons[index], index),
       const SizedBox(height: 8),
     ];
   }
 
-  Widget _buildSeasonTile(ThemeData theme, SeerrSeason season) {
+  Widget _buildSeasonTile(ThemeData theme, SeerrSeason season, int index) {
     final number = season.seasonNumber;
     final blockedLabel = _seasonBlockedLabel(number);
     final episodeCount = season.episodeCount;
     return CheckboxListTile(
+      focusNode: _seasonFocusNodes[index],
       value: blockedLabel != null || _selectedSeasons.contains(number),
       onChanged: blockedLabel != null || _submitting
           ? null
diff --git a/test/screens/catalog_item_detail_screen_test.dart b/test/screens/catalog_item_detail_screen_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23ec7729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/screens/catalog_item_detail_screen_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,252 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/focus/focusable_action_bar.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/i18n/strings.g.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/media/media_kind.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/media/media_item.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/models/catalog/catalog_cast_member.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/models/catalog/catalog_item.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/providers/catalog_sources_provider.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/providers/multi_server_provider.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/screens/catalog_item_detail_screen.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/services/catalog/catalog_source.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/services/catalog/catalog_library_matcher.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/services/data_aggregation_service.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/services/multi_server_manager.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/services/settings_service.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/theme/mono_theme.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/utils/platform_detector.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/widgets/overlay_sheet.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/widgets/media_card.dart';
+import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
+
+import '../test_helpers/media_items.dart';
+import '../test_helpers/prefs.dart';
+
+class _FakeCatalogSource implements CatalogSource {
+  final WatchlistChangeNotifier _watchlistChanges = WatchlistChangeNotifier();
+
+  @override
+  CatalogSourceId get id => CatalogSourceId.trakt;
+
+  @override
+  String get displayName => 'Trakt';
+
+  @override
+  bool get supportsWatchlist => true;
+
+  @override
+  Listenable get watchlistChanges => _watchlistChanges;
+
+  @override
+  Future<List<CatalogCastMember>> fetchCast(CatalogItem item, {int limit = 20}) async => const [
+    CatalogCastMember(name: 'First Actor', secondary: 'Lead'),
+    CatalogCastMember(name: 'Second Actor', secondary: 'Support'),
+  ];
+
+  @override
+  Future<List<CatalogItem>> fetchRelated(CatalogItem item, {int limit = 20}) async => const [
+    CatalogItem(
+      source: CatalogSourceId.trakt,
+      kind: MediaKind.movie,
+      title: 'Related Movie',
+      ids: CatalogItemIds(tmdb: 2),
+    ),
+  ];
+
+  @override
+  bool? isOnWatchlist(MediaKind kind, CatalogItemIds ids) => false;
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() => _watchlistChanges.dispose();
+
+  @override
+  dynamic noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) => super.noSuchMethod(invocation);
+}
+
+class _FakeCatalogSourcesProvider extends CatalogSourcesProvider {
+  final CatalogSource source;
+
+  _FakeCatalogSourcesProvider(this.source);
+
+  @override
+  List<CatalogSource> get connectedSources => [source];
+}
+
+class _FakeCatalogLibraryMatcher extends CatalogLibraryMatcher {
+  _FakeCatalogLibraryMatcher(super.multiServer, this.matches);
+
+  final List<MediaItem> matches;
+
+  @override
+  Future<List<MediaItem>> match(CatalogItem item) async => matches;
+}
+
+const _item = CatalogItem(
+  source: CatalogSourceId.trakt,
+  kind: MediaKind.movie,
+  title: 'Catalog Movie',
+  overview: 'Overview',
+  ids: CatalogItemIds(tmdb: 1),
+);
+
+Future<void> _pumpDetail(
+  WidgetTester tester,
+  _FakeCatalogSource source, {
+  List<MediaItem> matches = const [],
+  bool pushedRoute = false,
+}) async {
+  final sources = _FakeCatalogSourcesProvider(source);
+  final serverManager = MultiServerManager();
+  final multiServer = MultiServerProvider(serverManager, DataAggregationService(serverManager));
+  final matcher = _FakeCatalogLibraryMatcher(multiServer, matches);
+  addTearDown(sources.dispose);
+  addTearDown(source.dispose);
+  addTearDown(serverManager.dispose);
+  addTearDown(multiServer.dispose);
+
+  await tester.pumpWidget(
+    TranslationProvider(
+      child: MultiProvider(
+        providers: [
+          Provider<CatalogLibraryMatcher>.value(value: matcher),
+          ChangeNotifierProvider<CatalogSourcesProvider>.value(value: sources),
+        ],
+        child: MaterialApp(
+          theme: monoTheme(dark: true),
+          home: pushedRoute
+              ? Builder(
+                  builder: (context) => Scaffold(
+                    body: TextButton(
+                      onPressed: () => Navigator.of(
+                        context,
+                      ).push(MaterialPageRoute<void>(builder: (_) => const CatalogItemDetailScreen(item: _item))),
+                      child: const Text('Open catalog'),
+                    ),
+                  ),
+                )
+              : const CatalogItemDetailScreen(item: _item),
+        ),
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
+  await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+  if (pushedRoute) {
+    await tester.tap(find.text('Open catalog'));
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+  }
+}
+
+void main() {
+  TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+
+  setUpAll(() {
+    LocaleSettings.setLocaleSync(AppLocale.en);
+  });
+
+  setUp(() async {
+    resetSharedPreferencesForTest();
+    SettingsService.resetForTesting();
+    await SettingsService.getInstance();
+    TvDetectionService.debugSetAppleTVOverride(true);
+  });
+
+  tearDown(() {
+    TvDetectionService.debugSetAppleTVOverride(null);
+  });
+
+  testWidgets('D-pad traverses from actions through cast and back from recommendations', (tester) async {
+    tester.view.devicePixelRatio = 1;
+    tester.view.physicalSize = const Size(1280, 720);
+    addTearDown(tester.view.resetDevicePixelRatio);
+    addTearDown(tester.view.resetPhysicalSize);
+
+    await _pumpDetail(tester, _FakeCatalogSource());
+    expect(FocusManager.instance.primaryFocus?.debugLabel, 'ActionBar[0]');
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowDown);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(FocusManager.instance.primaryFocus?.debugLabel, 'catalog_cast_row');
+    expect(
+      tester.widget<SingleChildScrollView>(find.byKey(const Key('catalog_detail_scroll'))).controller!.offset,
+      greaterThan(0),
+    );
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowDown);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(FocusManager.instance.primaryFocus?.debugLabel, startsWith('hub_catalog-related:'));
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowUp);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(FocusManager.instance.primaryFocus?.debugLabel, 'catalog_cast_row');
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowUp);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(FocusManager.instance.primaryFocus?.debugLabel, 'ActionBar[0]');
+    expect(tester.widget<SingleChildScrollView>(find.byKey(const Key('catalog_detail_scroll'))).controller!.offset, 0);
+  });
+
+  testWidgets('D-pad includes every library match between actions and cast', (tester) async {
+    tester.view.devicePixelRatio = 1;
+    tester.view.physicalSize = const Size(1280, 720);
+    addTearDown(tester.view.resetDevicePixelRatio);
+    addTearDown(tester.view.resetPhysicalSize);
+
+    final matches = [
+      testMediaItem(id: 'match_1', libraryTitle: 'Movies', serverName: 'Living Room'),
+      testMediaItem(id: 'match_2', libraryTitle: 'Favorites', serverName: 'Bedroom'),
+    ];
+    await _pumpDetail(tester, _FakeCatalogSource(), matches: matches);
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowDown);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(FocusManager.instance.primaryFocus?.debugLabel, 'catalog_library_match_0');
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowDown);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(FocusManager.instance.primaryFocus?.debugLabel, 'catalog_library_match_1');
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowDown);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(FocusManager.instance.primaryFocus?.debugLabel, 'catalog_cast_row');
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowUp);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(FocusManager.instance.primaryFocus?.debugLabel, 'catalog_library_match_1');
+  });
+
+  testWidgets('TV Back closes a hosted sheet without popping the catalog route', (tester) async {
+    await _pumpDetail(tester, _FakeCatalogSource(), pushedRoute: true);
+
+    final sheetResult = OverlaySheetController.showAdaptive<void>(
+      tester.element(find.byType(FocusableActionBar)),
+      builder: (_) => const SizedBox(height: 120, child: Center(child: Text('Hosted request sheet'))),
+    );
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(find.text('Hosted request sheet'), findsOneWidget);
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.gameButtonB);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(find.text('Hosted request sheet'), findsNothing);
+
+    // Android TV also dispatches a route-level back for the same remote press,
+    // sometimes after the sheet's close animation has completed.
+    await tester.binding.handlePopRoute();
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+    expect(find.byType(CatalogItemDetailScreen), findsOneWidget);
+    await expectLater(sheetResult, completion(isNull));
+  });
+
+  testWidgets('recommendation posters use compact grid-equivalent TV sizing', (tester) async {
+    tester.view.devicePixelRatio = 1;
+    tester.view.physicalSize = const Size(1920, 1080);
+    addTearDown(tester.view.resetDevicePixelRatio);
+    addTearDown(tester.view.resetPhysicalSize);
+
+    await _pumpDetail(tester, _FakeCatalogSource());
+
+    expect(tester.getSize(find.byType(MediaCard).first).width, lessThan(210));
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/screens/explore_screen_test.dart b/test/screens/explore_screen_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f50e63f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/screens/explore_screen_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/i18n/strings.g.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/media/media_kind.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/models/catalog/catalog_item.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/providers/catalog_sources_provider.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/providers/explore_provider.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/screens/explore_screen.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/services/catalog/catalog_source.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/services/settings_service.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/theme/mono_theme.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/utils/platform_detector.dart';
+import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
+
+import '../test_helpers/prefs.dart';
+
+class _FakeCatalogSource implements CatalogSource {
+  _FakeCatalogSource(this.id, this.displayName, this.itemId);
+
+  @override
+  final CatalogSourceId id;
+
+  @override
+  final String displayName;
+
+  final int? itemId;
+  final WatchlistChangeNotifier _watchlistChanges = WatchlistChangeNotifier();
+
+  @override
+  List<CatalogRowId> get supportedRows => const [CatalogRowId.popularMovies];
+
+  @override
+  bool get supportsWatchlist => false;
+
+  @override
+  Listenable get watchlistChanges => _watchlistChanges;
+
+  @override
+  Future<CatalogPage> fetchRow(CatalogRowId row, {int page = 1, int limit = 25}) async {
+    return CatalogPage(
+      items: [
+        if (itemId case final itemId?)
+          CatalogItem(
+            source: id,
+            kind: MediaKind.movie,
+            title: '$displayName Movie',
+            ids: CatalogItemIds(tmdb: itemId),
+          ),
+      ],
+    );
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() => _watchlistChanges.dispose();
+
+  @override
+  dynamic noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) => super.noSuchMethod(invocation);
+}
+
+class _FakeCatalogSourcesProvider extends CatalogSourcesProvider {
+  _FakeCatalogSourcesProvider(this.sources);
+
+  final List<CatalogSource> sources;
+
+  @override
+  List<CatalogSource> get connectedSources => sources;
+}
+
+Future<_FakeCatalogSourcesProvider> _pumpExplore(
+  WidgetTester tester, {
+  int? traktItemId = 1,
+  int? malItemId = 2,
+}) async {
+  tester.view.devicePixelRatio = 1;
+  tester.view.physicalSize = const Size(1280, 720);
+  addTearDown(tester.view.resetDevicePixelRatio);
+  addTearDown(tester.view.resetPhysicalSize);
+
+  final trakt = _FakeCatalogSource(CatalogSourceId.trakt, 'Trakt', traktItemId);
+  final mal = _FakeCatalogSource(CatalogSourceId.mal, 'MyAnimeList', malItemId);
+  final sources = _FakeCatalogSourcesProvider([trakt, mal]);
+  final explore = ExploreProvider(sources);
+  addTearDown(explore.dispose);
+  addTearDown(sources.dispose);
+  addTearDown(trakt.dispose);
+  addTearDown(mal.dispose);
+
+  await tester.pumpWidget(
+    TranslationProvider(
+      child: MultiProvider(
+        providers: [
+          ChangeNotifierProvider<CatalogSourcesProvider>.value(value: sources),
+          ChangeNotifierProvider<ExploreProvider>.value(value: explore),
+        ],
+        child: MaterialApp(theme: monoTheme(dark: true), home: const ExploreScreen()),
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
+  await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+  return sources;
+}
+
+void main() {
+  TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+
+  setUpAll(() {
+    LocaleSettings.setLocaleSync(AppLocale.en);
+  });
+
+  setUp(() async {
+    resetSharedPreferencesForTest();
+    SettingsService.resetForTesting();
+    await SettingsService.getInstance();
+    TvDetectionService.debugSetAppleTVOverride(true);
+  });
+
+  tearDown(() {
+    TvDetectionService.debugSetAppleTVOverride(null);
+  });
+
+  testWidgets('TV source switcher is reachable from the browse rail and changes source', (tester) async {
+    final sources = await _pumpExplore(tester);
+    tester.state<ExploreScreenState>(find.byType(ExploreScreen)).focusActiveTabIfReady();
+    await tester.pump();
+    expect(FocusManager.instance.primaryFocus?.debugLabel, 'tv_browse_rail');
+    expect(find.byTooltip(t.explore.selectSource), findsOneWidget);
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowUp);
+    await tester.pump();
+    expect(FocusManager.instance.primaryFocus?.debugLabel, 'ExploreSourceSwitcher');
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.select);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(find.text('MyAnimeList'), findsOneWidget);
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowDown);
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.select);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+    expect(sources.activeSource?.id, CatalogSourceId.mal);
+    expect(find.text('MyAnimeList'), findsOneWidget);
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowDown);
+    await tester.pump();
+    expect(FocusManager.instance.primaryFocus?.debugLabel, 'tv_browse_rail');
+  });
+
+  testWidgets('TV source switcher remains focused when the active source has no rows', (tester) async {
+    final sources = await _pumpExplore(tester, traktItemId: null);
+
+    tester.state<ExploreScreenState>(find.byType(ExploreScreen)).focusActiveTabIfReady();
+    await tester.pump();
+    expect(FocusManager.instance.primaryFocus?.debugLabel, 'ExploreSourceSwitcher');
+    expect(find.byTooltip(t.explore.selectSource), findsOneWidget);
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.select);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowDown);
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.select);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+    expect(sources.activeSource?.id, CatalogSourceId.mal);
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowDown);
+    await tester.pump();
+    expect(FocusManager.instance.primaryFocus?.debugLabel, 'tv_browse_rail');
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/widgets/cast_member_strip_test.dart b/test/widgets/cast_member_strip_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6734218b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/widgets/cast_member_strip_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/services/settings_service.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/theme/mono_theme.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/utils/platform_detector.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/widgets/cast_member_strip.dart';
+
+import '../test_helpers/prefs.dart';
+
+const List<CastStripMember> _members = [
+  (name: 'First Actor', secondary: 'Lead', imagePath: null),
+  (name: 'Second Actor', secondary: 'Support', imagePath: null),
+];
+
+void main() {
+  TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+
+  setUp(() async {
+    resetSharedPreferencesForTest();
+    SettingsService.resetForTesting();
+    await SettingsService.getInstance();
+    TvDetectionService.debugSetAppleTVOverride(true);
+  });
+
+  tearDown(() {
+    TvDetectionService.debugSetAppleTVOverride(null);
+  });
+
+  testWidgets('owns horizontal focus and delegates vertical section navigation', (tester) async {
+    tester.view.devicePixelRatio = 1;
+    tester.view.physicalSize = const Size(1280, 720);
+    addTearDown(tester.view.resetDevicePixelRatio);
+    addTearDown(tester.view.resetPhysicalSize);
+
+    final key = GlobalKey<CastMemberStripState>();
+    var selectedIndex = -1;
+    var navigatedUp = 0;
+    var navigatedDown = 0;
+
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      MaterialApp(
+        theme: monoTheme(dark: true),
+        home: Scaffold(
+          body: CastMemberStrip(
+            key: key,
+            members: _members,
+            onMemberTap: (index) => selectedIndex = index,
+            onNavigateUp: () => navigatedUp++,
+            onNavigateDown: () => navigatedDown++,
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    key.currentState!.requestFocus();
+    await tester.pump();
+    expect(FocusManager.instance.primaryFocus?.debugLabel, 'cast_row');
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowRight);
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.select);
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowUp);
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowDown);
+    await tester.pump();
+
+    expect(selectedIndex, 1);
+    expect(navigatedUp, 1);
+    expect(navigatedDown, 1);
+  });
+
+  testWidgets('clamps its focus index when the member list changes', (tester) async {
+    final key = GlobalKey<CastMemberStripState>();
+    var members = _members;
+    late StateSetter setHostState;
+
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      MaterialApp(
+        theme: monoTheme(dark: true),
+        home: Scaffold(
+          body: StatefulBuilder(
+            builder: (context, setState) {
+              setHostState = setState;
+              return CastMemberStrip(key: key, members: members);
+            },
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    key.currentState!.requestFocus();
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowRight);
+    setHostState(() => members = const []);
+    await tester.pump();
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowLeft);
+    await tester.pump();
+
+    expect(tester.takeException(), isNull);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/widgets/seerr_request_sheet_test.dart b/test/widgets/seerr_request_sheet_test.dart
index 40b1b8b2..8beca3ef 100644
--- a/test/widgets/seerr_request_sheet_test.dart
+++ b/test/widgets/seerr_request_sheet_test.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'dart:convert';
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
 import 'package:http/testing.dart';
@@ -163,6 +164,15 @@ void main() {
     await tester.pump();
     expect(tester.widget<FilledButton>(submitFinder).onPressed, isNotNull);
 
+    final season2 = tester.widget<CheckboxListTile>(
+      find.ancestor(of: find.text('Season 2'), matching: find.byType(CheckboxListTile)),
+    );
+    season2.focusNode!.requestFocus();
+    await tester.pump();
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowDown);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(FocusManager.instance.primaryFocus?.debugLabel, 'seerr_request_submit');
+
     await tester.tap(submitFinder);
     await tester.pumpAndSettle();