Why does the 'Recently Released' Movie Hub never change?

That’s not how it works. When you add the Smart Collection as a row it adds the contents of the smart collection to the row - not the poster representing the smart collection.

Look at the titles of those two rows I show in my screenshot. That’s the content of that smart collection.

Edit - here’s how it goes:

  • Create Custom Advanced Filter in Library

  • Save As… Smart Collection

  • Go to Smart Collection and set Visibility

  • It is now on Home Screen as: