diff --git a/src/navigation/AppNavigator.tsx b/src/navigation/AppNavigator.tsx
index aaad6f6..8f1f1e6 100644
--- a/src/navigation/AppNavigator.tsx
+++ b/src/navigation/AppNavigator.tsx
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export type RootStackParamList = {
     id: string; 
     type: string;
     episodeId?: string;
+    episodeThumbnail?: string;
   };
   VideoPlayer: { 
     id: string; 
diff --git a/src/screens/MetadataScreen.tsx b/src/screens/MetadataScreen.tsx
index a91fcc5..e771f00 100644
--- a/src/screens/MetadataScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/MetadataScreen.tsx
@@ -222,8 +222,14 @@ const MetadataScreen: React.FC = () => {
   }, [navigation, id, type, episodes, episodeId, watchProgressData.watchProgress]);
 
   const handleEpisodeSelect = useCallback((episode: Episode) => {
+    console.log('[MetadataScreen] Selected Episode:', JSON.stringify(episode, null, 2));
     const episodeId = episode.stremioId || `${id}:${episode.season_number}:${episode.episode_number}`;
-    navigation.navigate('Streams', { id, type, episodeId });
+    navigation.navigate('Streams', { 
+      id, 
+      type, 
+      episodeId,
+      episodeThumbnail: episode.still_path || undefined
+    });
   }, [navigation, id, type]);
 
   const handleBack = useCallback(() => navigation.goBack(), [navigation]);
diff --git a/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx b/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
index c2f723b..ea89852 100644
--- a/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ const ProviderFilter = memo(({
 export const StreamsScreen = () => {
   const route = useRoute<RouteProp<RootStackParamList, 'Streams'>>();
   const navigation = useNavigation<RootStackNavigationProp>();
-  const { id, type, episodeId } = route.params;
+  const { id, type, episodeId, episodeThumbnail } = route.params;
   const { settings } = useSettings();
   const { currentTheme } = useTheme();
   const { colors } = currentTheme;
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ export const StreamsScreen = () => {
     }
   }, []);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    console.log('[StreamsScreen] Received thumbnail from params:', episodeThumbnail);
+  }, [episodeThumbnail]);
+
   const {
     metadata,
     episodes,
@@ -904,12 +908,21 @@ export const StreamsScreen = () => {
   }, [selectedProvider, type, episodeStreams, groupedStreams]);
 
   const episodeImage = useMemo(() => {
+    if (episodeThumbnail) {
+      if (episodeThumbnail.startsWith('http')) {
+        return episodeThumbnail;
+      }
+      return tmdbService.getImageUrl(episodeThumbnail, 'original');
+    }
     if (!currentEpisode) return null;
     if (currentEpisode.still_path) {
+      if (currentEpisode.still_path.startsWith('http')) {
+        return currentEpisode.still_path;
+      }
       return tmdbService.getImageUrl(currentEpisode.still_path, 'original');
     }
     return metadata?.poster || null;
-  }, [currentEpisode, metadata]);
+  }, [currentEpisode, metadata, episodeThumbnail]);
 
   const isLoading = type === 'series' ? loadingEpisodeStreams : loadingStreams;
   const streams = type === 'series' ? episodeStreams : groupedStreams;