diff --git a/src/components/tv/TvView.tsx b/src/components/tv/TvView.tsx
index 241d64b..36ccbfe 100644
--- a/src/components/tv/TvView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/tv/TvView.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export default function TvView({ libraryId }: Props) {
     () => typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.innerWidth >= 768
   )
   const [selectedSeriesIndex, setSelectedSeriesIndex] = useState<number | null>(null)
+  const [selectedSeasonIndex, setSelectedSeasonIndex] = useState<number | null>(null)
   const [tagPanel, setTagPanel] = useState<{ itemKey: string; title: string } | null>(null)
   const [menuOpen, setMenuOpen] = useState(false)
   const [confirming, setConfirming] = useState(false)
@@ -106,16 +107,12 @@ export default function TvView({ libraryId }: Props) {
       .then((data: TvSeason[]) => {
         setSeasons(data)
         setLoading(false)
-        // Flat series: a single synthetic season (id='.') means episodes live
-        // directly in the series folder — skip the seasons screen automatically.
-        if (data.length === 1 && data[0].id === '.') {
-          openSeason(data[0])
-        }
       })
       .catch(() => { setError('Failed to load seasons'); setLoading(false) })
   }
 
-  const openSeason = (season: TvSeason) => {
+  const openSeason = (season: TvSeason, index?: number) => {
+    setSelectedSeasonIndex(index ?? seasons.indexOf(season))
     setSelectedSeason(season)
     setView('episodes')
     if (showTagPanel) {
@@ -148,6 +145,7 @@ export default function TvView({ libraryId }: Props) {
     setSelectedSeries(null)
     setSelectedSeason(null)
     setSelectedSeriesIndex(null)
+    setSelectedSeasonIndex(null)
     setMenuOpen(false)
     setConfirming(false)
     setShowTagPanel(false)
@@ -158,6 +156,7 @@ export default function TvView({ libraryId }: Props) {
   const goToSeasons = () => {
     setView('seasons')
     setSelectedSeason(null)
+    setSelectedSeasonIndex(null)
     setConfirming(false)
     if (showTagPanel && selectedSeries?.item_key) {
       setTagPanelItemKey(selectedSeries.item_key)
@@ -637,28 +636,8 @@ export default function TvView({ libraryId }: Props) {
                 <img src={selectedSeries.posterUrl} alt={selectedSeries.title} className="w-16 rounded-lg object-cover flex-shrink-0" style={{ aspectRatio: '2/3' }} />
               )}
               <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
-                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                  {selectedSeriesIndex !== null && selectedSeriesIndex > 0 && (
-                    <button
-                      onClick={() => openSeries(filteredSeries[selectedSeriesIndex - 1])}
-                      className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center flex-shrink-0 transition-colors"
-                      style={{ backgroundColor: 'var(--border)', color: 'var(--text-primary)' }}
-                      onMouseEnter={(e) => (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).style.backgroundColor = 'var(--surface-hover)'}
-                      onMouseLeave={(e) => (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).style.backgroundColor = 'var(--border)'}
-                      aria-label="Previous series"
-                    >‹</button>
-                  )}
+                <div className="flex items-start gap-2">
                   <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold flex-1 min-w-0" style={{ color: 'var(--text-primary)' }}>{selectedSeries.title}</h2>
-                  {selectedSeriesIndex !== null && selectedSeriesIndex < filteredSeries.length - 1 && (
-                    <button
-                      onClick={() => openSeries(filteredSeries[selectedSeriesIndex + 1])}
-                      className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center flex-shrink-0 transition-colors"
-                      style={{ backgroundColor: 'var(--border)', color: 'var(--text-primary)' }}
-                      onMouseEnter={(e) => (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).style.backgroundColor = 'var(--surface-hover)'}
-                      onMouseLeave={(e) => (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).style.backgroundColor = 'var(--border)'}
-                      aria-label="Next series"
-                    >›</button>
-                  )}
                   {/* Kebab menu */}
                   <div className="relative flex-shrink-0" ref={menuRef}>
                     <button
@@ -903,7 +882,7 @@ export default function TvView({ libraryId }: Props) {
               {seasons.map((season) => (
                 <button
                   key={season.id}
-                  onClick={() => openSeason(season)}
+                  onClick={() => openSeason(season, seasons.indexOf(season))}
                   className="group text-left rounded-xl overflow-hidden border transition-all focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2"
                   style={{ borderColor: 'var(--border)', backgroundColor: 'var(--surface)' }}
                   onMouseEnter={(e) => {
@@ -1015,6 +994,42 @@ export default function TvView({ libraryId }: Props) {
                   ✕
                 </button>
               </div>
+
+              {/* Prev — series in seasons view, season in episodes view */}
+              {(view === 'seasons'
+                  ? selectedSeriesIndex !== null && selectedSeriesIndex > 0
+                  : selectedSeasonIndex !== null && selectedSeasonIndex > 0) && (
+                <button
+                  onClick={(e) => {
+                    e.stopPropagation()
+                    if (view === 'seasons') openSeries(filteredSeries[selectedSeriesIndex! - 1])
+                    else openSeason(seasons[selectedSeasonIndex! - 1], selectedSeasonIndex! - 1)
+                  }}
+                  className="absolute left-2 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 z-10 w-12 h-12 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center text-lg transition-opacity hover:opacity-100 opacity-70"
+                  style={{ backgroundColor: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.4)', color: '#fff' }}
+                  aria-label="Previous"
+                >
+                  ‹
+                </button>
+              )}
+
+              {/* Next — series in seasons view, season in episodes view */}
+              {(view === 'seasons'
+                  ? selectedSeriesIndex !== null && selectedSeriesIndex < filteredSeries.length - 1
+                  : selectedSeasonIndex !== null && selectedSeasonIndex < seasons.length - 1) && (
+                <button
+                  onClick={(e) => {
+                    e.stopPropagation()
+                    if (view === 'seasons') openSeries(filteredSeries[selectedSeriesIndex! + 1])
+                    else openSeason(seasons[selectedSeasonIndex! + 1], selectedSeasonIndex! + 1)
+                  }}
+                  className="absolute right-2 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 z-10 w-12 h-12 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center text-lg transition-opacity hover:opacity-100 opacity-70"
+                  style={{ backgroundColor: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.4)', color: '#fff' }}
+                  aria-label="Next"
+                >
+                  ›
+                </button>
+              )}
             </div>
 
             {/* Right tag panel */}