diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/home/HomeScreen.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/home/HomeScreen.kt
index 1e97acc2c..43c378475 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/home/HomeScreen.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/home/HomeScreen.kt
@@ -87,16 +87,10 @@ fun HomeScreen(
         visibleContinueWatchingEntries,
         nextUpItemsBySeries,
     ) {
-        buildList {
-            addAll(
-                visibleContinueWatchingEntries.map { entry ->
-                    entry.lastUpdatedEpochMs to entry.toContinueWatchingItem()
-                },
-            )
-            addAll(nextUpItemsBySeries.values)
-        }
-            .sortedByDescending { it.first }
-            .map { it.second }
+        buildHomeContinueWatchingItems(
+            visibleEntries = visibleContinueWatchingEntries,
+            nextUpItemsBySeries = nextUpItemsBySeries,
+        )
     }
     val allManifestsSettled = addonsUiState.addons.isNotEmpty() &&
         addonsUiState.addons.none { it.isRefreshing }
@@ -284,6 +278,38 @@ fun HomeScreen(
 
 private const val HOME_CATALOG_PREVIEW_LIMIT = 18
 
+internal fun buildHomeContinueWatchingItems(
+    visibleEntries: List<WatchProgressEntry>,
+    nextUpItemsBySeries: Map<String, Pair<Long, ContinueWatchingItem>>,
+): List<ContinueWatchingItem> {
+    return buildList {
+        addAll(
+            visibleEntries.map { entry ->
+                HomeContinueWatchingCandidate(
+                    lastUpdatedEpochMs = entry.lastUpdatedEpochMs,
+                    item = entry.toContinueWatchingItem(),
+                    isProgressEntry = true,
+                )
+            },
+        )
+        addAll(
+            nextUpItemsBySeries.values.map { (lastUpdatedEpochMs, item) ->
+                HomeContinueWatchingCandidate(
+                    lastUpdatedEpochMs = lastUpdatedEpochMs,
+                    item = item,
+                    isProgressEntry = false,
+                )
+            },
+        )
+    }
+        .sortedWith(
+            compareByDescending<HomeContinueWatchingCandidate> { it.lastUpdatedEpochMs }
+                .thenByDescending { it.isProgressEntry },
+        )
+        .distinctBy { it.item.videoId }
+        .map(HomeContinueWatchingCandidate::item)
+}
+
 private data class CompletedSeriesCandidate(
     val content: WatchingContentRef,
     val seasonNumber: Int,
@@ -291,6 +317,12 @@ private data class CompletedSeriesCandidate(
     val markedAtEpochMs: Long,
 )
 
+private data class HomeContinueWatchingCandidate(
+    val lastUpdatedEpochMs: Long,
+    val item: ContinueWatchingItem,
+    val isProgressEntry: Boolean,
+)
+
 private fun CompletedSeriesCandidate.toContinueWatchingSeed(meta: com.nuvio.app.features.details.MetaDetails) =
     WatchProgressEntry(
         contentType = content.type,
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/home/components/HomeHeroSection.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/home/components/HomeHeroSection.kt
index de96857ee..3a7b23a13 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/home/components/HomeHeroSection.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/home/components/HomeHeroSection.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package com.nuvio.app.features.home.components
 
-import androidx.compose.animation.Crossfade
-import androidx.compose.animation.core.tween
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
@@ -18,6 +16,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
 import androidx.compose.foundation.pager.HorizontalPager
+import androidx.compose.foundation.pager.PagerState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.pager.rememberPagerState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
@@ -28,10 +27,11 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberCoroutineScope
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
-import androidx.compose.ui.draw.alpha
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Brush
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.graphicsLayer
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.ContentScale
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ import coil3.compose.AsyncImage
 import com.nuvio.app.core.format.formatReleaseDateForDisplay
 import com.nuvio.app.features.home.MetaPreview
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlin.math.abs
+
+private const val HERO_BACKGROUND_PARALLAX = 0.055f
+private const val HERO_BACKGROUND_SCALE = 1.14f
+private const val HERO_CONTENT_PARALLAX = 0.18f
 
 @Composable
 fun HomeHeroSection(
@@ -58,7 +63,32 @@ fun HomeHeroSection(
             .clip(RoundedCornerShape(bottomStart = 28.dp, bottomEnd = 28.dp)),
     ) {
         val heroHeight = (maxWidth.value * 1.22f).dp.coerceIn(440.dp, 800.dp)
-        val currentItem = items[pagerState.currentPage.coerceIn(items.indices)]
+        val heroWidthPx = with(LocalDensity.current) { maxWidth.toPx() }
+        val currentPage = pagerState.currentPage.coerceIn(items.indices)
+        val visiblePages = listOf(
+            currentPage,
+            (currentPage - 1).coerceIn(items.indices),
+            (currentPage + 1).coerceIn(items.indices),
+        ).distinct()
+            .mapNotNull { index ->
+                val pageOffset = heroPageOffset(pagerState, index)
+                val visibility = (1f - abs(pageOffset)).coerceIn(0f, 1f)
+                if (visibility <= 0f) {
+                    null
+                } else {
+                    HeroPageLayer(
+                        page = index,
+                        visibility = visibility,
+                        offset = pageOffset,
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+            .sortedBy(HeroPageLayer::visibility)
+        val currentItem = visiblePages
+            .lastOrNull()
+            ?.page
+            ?.let(items::get)
+            ?: items[currentPage]
 
         Box(
             modifier = Modifier
@@ -69,7 +99,7 @@ fun HomeHeroSection(
                 state = pagerState,
                 modifier = Modifier
                     .fillMaxSize()
-                    .alpha(0.01f),
+                    .graphicsLayer { alpha = 0.01f },
             ) {
                 Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize())
             }
@@ -77,15 +107,18 @@ fun HomeHeroSection(
             Box(
                 modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
             ) {
-                Crossfade(
-                    targetState = currentItem,
-                    animationSpec = tween(durationMillis = 320),
-                    label = "home-hero-background",
-                ) { item ->
+                visiblePages.forEach { layer ->
                     AsyncImage(
-                        model = item.banner ?: item.poster,
-                        contentDescription = item.name,
-                        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+                        model = items[layer.page].banner ?: items[layer.page].poster,
+                        contentDescription = items[layer.page].name,
+                        modifier = Modifier
+                            .fillMaxSize()
+                            .graphicsLayer {
+                                alpha = layer.visibility
+                                translationX = -layer.offset * heroWidthPx * HERO_BACKGROUND_PARALLAX
+                                scaleX = HERO_BACKGROUND_SCALE
+                                scaleY = HERO_BACKGROUND_SCALE
+                            },
                         contentScale = ContentScale.Crop,
                     )
                 }
@@ -127,15 +160,23 @@ fun HomeHeroSection(
                         .padding(horizontal = 24.dp, vertical = 16.dp),
                     horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
                 ) {
-                    Crossfade(
-                        targetState = currentItem,
-                        animationSpec = tween(durationMillis = 240),
-                        label = "home-hero-content",
-                    ) { item ->
-                        HeroContentBlock(
-                            item = item,
-                            onItemClick = onItemClick,
-                        )
+                    Box(
+                        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+                    ) {
+                        visiblePages.forEach { layer ->
+                            Box(
+                                modifier = Modifier.graphicsLayer {
+                                    alpha = layer.visibility
+                                    translationX = -layer.offset * heroWidthPx * HERO_CONTENT_PARALLAX
+                                },
+                            ) {
+                                HeroContentBlock(
+                                    item = items[layer.page],
+                                    onItemClick = onItemClick,
+                                )
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
 
                     Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(14.dp))
@@ -163,6 +204,7 @@ fun HomeHeroSection(
                             verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
                         ) {
                             items.forEachIndexed { index, _ ->
+                                val activeFraction = heroPageVisibility(pagerState, index)
                                 Box(
                                     modifier = Modifier
                                         .clickable {
@@ -172,14 +214,10 @@ fun HomeHeroSection(
                                         }
                                         .clip(CircleShape)
                                         .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onBackground)
-                                        .alpha(if (pagerState.currentPage == index) 0.92f else 0.35f)
-                                        .then(
-                                            if (pagerState.currentPage == index) {
-                                                Modifier.width(32.dp)
-                                            } else {
-                                                Modifier.width(8.dp)
-                                            },
-                                        )
+                                        .graphicsLayer {
+                                            alpha = 0.35f + (0.57f * activeFraction)
+                                        }
+                                        .width(8.dp + (24.dp * activeFraction))
                                         .height(8.dp),
                                 )
                             }
@@ -191,6 +229,24 @@ fun HomeHeroSection(
     }
 }
 
+private data class HeroPageLayer(
+    val page: Int,
+    val visibility: Float,
+    val offset: Float,
+)
+
+private fun heroPageOffset(
+    pagerState: PagerState,
+    page: Int,
+): Float = (pagerState.currentPage - page) + pagerState.currentPageOffsetFraction
+
+private fun heroPageVisibility(
+    pagerState: PagerState,
+    page: Int,
+): Float {
+    return (1f - abs(heroPageOffset(pagerState, page))).coerceIn(0f, 1f)
+}
+
 @Composable
 fun HomeHeroReservedSpace(modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
     BoxWithConstraints(
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/home/components/HomeSkeletonLoading.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/home/components/HomeSkeletonLoading.kt
index 49403c028..773c68a8b 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/home/components/HomeSkeletonLoading.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/home/components/HomeSkeletonLoading.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
 import androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Offset
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ fun HomeSkeletonHero(modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
             .clip(RoundedCornerShape(bottomStart = 28.dp, bottomEnd = 28.dp)),
     ) {
         val heroHeight = (maxWidth.value * 1.22f).dp.coerceIn(440.dp, 800.dp)
+        val containerWidth = maxWidth
 
         Box(
             modifier = Modifier
@@ -78,10 +80,25 @@ fun HomeSkeletonHero(modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
                     .background(
                         Brush.verticalGradient(
                             colors = listOf(
-                                MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background.copy(alpha = 0.04f),
-                                MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background.copy(alpha = 0.18f),
-                                MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background.copy(alpha = 0.42f),
-                                MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background.copy(alpha = 0.92f),
+                                MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background.copy(alpha = 0.02f),
+                                MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background.copy(alpha = 0.12f),
+                                MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background.copy(alpha = 0.34f),
+                                MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background.copy(alpha = 0.78f),
+                            ),
+                        ),
+                    ),
+            )
+
+            Box(
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .fillMaxWidth()
+                    .height(220.dp)
+                    .align(Alignment.BottomCenter)
+                    .background(
+                        Brush.verticalGradient(
+                            colors = listOf(
+                                MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background.copy(alpha = 0f),
+                                MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background,
                             ),
                         ),
                     ),
@@ -89,48 +106,48 @@ fun HomeSkeletonHero(modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
 
             Column(
                 modifier = Modifier
+                    .align(Alignment.BottomCenter)
                     .fillMaxWidth()
-                    .padding(horizontal = 24.dp, vertical = 24.dp),
+                    .padding(horizontal = 24.dp, vertical = 16.dp),
+                horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
             ) {
-                Spacer(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f))
+                // Logo placeholder — matches fillMaxWidth(0.62f) + aspectRatio(2.6f)
                 SkeletonBlock(
                     brush = brush,
-                    width = 220.dp,
-                    height = 64.dp,
-                    cornerRadius = 20.dp,
+                    width = (containerWidth.value * 0.62f).dp,
+                    height = ((containerWidth.value * 0.62f) / 2.6f).dp,
+                    cornerRadius = 12.dp,
                 )
-                Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(14.dp))
-                Row {
+                Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(12.dp))
+                // Meta info row: type · genre · year
+                Row(
+                    horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
+                    verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                ) {
+                    SkeletonBlock(brush = brush, width = 52.dp, height = 14.dp, cornerRadius = 999.dp)
+                    SkeletonDot(brush = brush)
                     SkeletonBlock(brush = brush, width = 72.dp, height = 14.dp, cornerRadius = 999.dp)
-                    Spacer(modifier = Modifier.width(8.dp))
                     SkeletonDot(brush = brush)
-                    Spacer(modifier = Modifier.width(8.dp))
-                    SkeletonBlock(brush = brush, width = 88.dp, height = 14.dp, cornerRadius = 999.dp)
-                    Spacer(modifier = Modifier.width(8.dp))
-                    SkeletonDot(brush = brush)
-                    Spacer(modifier = Modifier.width(8.dp))
-                    SkeletonBlock(brush = brush, width = 54.dp, height = 14.dp, cornerRadius = 999.dp)
+                    SkeletonBlock(brush = brush, width = 40.dp, height = 14.dp, cornerRadius = 999.dp)
                 }
-                Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(18.dp))
+                Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(14.dp))
+                // "View Details" button placeholder
                 SkeletonBlock(
                     brush = brush,
-                    width = 148.dp,
+                    width = 160.dp,
                     height = 48.dp,
                     cornerRadius = 40.dp,
                 )
-                Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(16.dp))
-                Row {
-                    repeat(4) { index ->
-                        if (index > 0) {
-                            Spacer(modifier = Modifier.width(8.dp))
-                        }
-                        SkeletonBlock(
-                            brush = brush,
-                            width = if (index == 0) 32.dp else 8.dp,
-                            height = 8.dp,
-                            cornerRadius = 999.dp,
-                        )
-                    }
+                Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(12.dp))
+                // Pager dots
+                Row(
+                    horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
+                    verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                ) {
+                    SkeletonBlock(brush = brush, width = 32.dp, height = 8.dp, cornerRadius = 999.dp)
+                    SkeletonBlock(brush = brush, width = 8.dp, height = 8.dp, cornerRadius = 999.dp)
+                    SkeletonBlock(brush = brush, width = 8.dp, height = 8.dp, cornerRadius = 999.dp)
+                    SkeletonBlock(brush = brush, width = 8.dp, height = 8.dp, cornerRadius = 999.dp)
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/home/HomeScreenTest.kt b/composeApp/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/home/HomeScreenTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37b701ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/home/HomeScreenTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package com.nuvio.app.features.home
+
+import com.nuvio.app.features.watchprogress.ContinueWatchingItem
+import com.nuvio.app.features.watchprogress.WatchProgressEntry
+import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+class HomeScreenTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun `build home continue watching items removes duplicate video ids`() {
+        val inProgress = progressEntry(
+            videoId = "tt0944947:1:4",
+            title = "Game of Thrones",
+            episodeTitle = "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things",
+            lastUpdatedEpochMs = 250L,
+        )
+        val nextUp = continueWatchingItem(
+            videoId = "tt0944947:1:4",
+            subtitle = "Up Next • S1E4 • Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things",
+        )
+        val movie = progressEntry(
+            videoId = "movie-1",
+            title = "Movie",
+            lastUpdatedEpochMs = 100L,
+            seasonNumber = null,
+            episodeNumber = null,
+            episodeTitle = null,
+        )
+
+        val result = buildHomeContinueWatchingItems(
+            visibleEntries = listOf(inProgress, movie),
+            nextUpItemsBySeries = mapOf("tt0944947" to (200L to nextUp)),
+        )
+
+        assertEquals(listOf("tt0944947:1:4", "movie-1"), result.map(ContinueWatchingItem::videoId))
+        assertEquals("S1E4 • Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things", result.first().subtitle)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `build home continue watching items prefers progress entry on timestamp tie`() {
+        val inProgress = progressEntry(
+            videoId = "show:1:5",
+            title = "Show",
+            episodeTitle = "The Wolf and the Lion",
+            lastUpdatedEpochMs = 500L,
+        )
+        val nextUp = continueWatchingItem(
+            videoId = "show:1:5",
+            subtitle = "Up Next • S1E5 • The Wolf and the Lion",
+        )
+
+        val result = buildHomeContinueWatchingItems(
+            visibleEntries = listOf(inProgress),
+            nextUpItemsBySeries = mapOf("show" to (500L to nextUp)),
+        )
+
+        assertEquals(1, result.size)
+        assertEquals("S1E5 • The Wolf and the Lion", result.single().subtitle)
+    }
+
+    private fun progressEntry(
+        videoId: String,
+        title: String,
+        lastUpdatedEpochMs: Long,
+        seasonNumber: Int? = 1,
+        episodeNumber: Int? = 4,
+        episodeTitle: String? = "Episode",
+    ): WatchProgressEntry =
+        WatchProgressEntry(
+            contentType = if (seasonNumber != null && episodeNumber != null) "series" else "movie",
+            parentMetaId = videoId.substringBefore(':'),
+            parentMetaType = if (seasonNumber != null && episodeNumber != null) "series" else "movie",
+            videoId = videoId,
+            title = title,
+            seasonNumber = seasonNumber,
+            episodeNumber = episodeNumber,
+            episodeTitle = episodeTitle,
+            lastPositionMs = if (seasonNumber != null && episodeNumber != null) 120_000L else 60_000L,
+            durationMs = 1_000_000L,
+            lastUpdatedEpochMs = lastUpdatedEpochMs,
+        )
+
+    private fun continueWatchingItem(
+        videoId: String,
+        subtitle: String,
+    ): ContinueWatchingItem =
+        ContinueWatchingItem(
+            parentMetaId = videoId.substringBefore(':'),
+            parentMetaType = "series",
+            videoId = videoId,
+            title = "Show",
+            subtitle = subtitle,
+            imageUrl = null,
+            seasonNumber = 1,
+            episodeNumber = 4,
+            episodeTitle = subtitle.substringAfterLast(" • ", "Episode"),
+            resumePositionMs = 0L,
+            durationMs = 0L,
+            progressFraction = 0f,
+        )
+}
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