# \#watchlist **URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/tag/watchlist/193.md [Latest](https://forums.plex.tv/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.plex.tv/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.plex.tv/tags.md) --- ## [Watchlist - Allow user to directly play local video](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-allow-user-to-directly-play-local-video/786526)
**Author:** [@nobrandheroes](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nobrandheroes)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-allow-user-to-directly-play-local-video/786526 "2026-09-16T20:48:14Z")
The new Watchlist feature is nice, but not very useful to some of us since you have to select a source. If the movie is on my server, if I go through the watchlist, I have to: Select the item Wait for all of the locati… --- ## [Consistent deep linking Support](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consistent-deep-linking-support/941930)
**Author:** [@AustinTechie](https://forums.plex.tv/u/AustinTechie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consistent-deep-linking-support/941930 "2026-08-20T14:52:20Z")
Server Version#:1.43.3.10861 Player Version#: I have seen topics about this ovewr 3 years old describing the same problems. Why can’t we get deep linking working properly for some of the services such as Disney and Par… --- ## [Shuffle Watchlist Titles/Pick one randomly](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shuffle-watchlist-titles-pick-one-randomly/786826)
**Author:** [@ilikepie717](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ilikepie717)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/shuffle-watchlist-titles-pick-one-randomly/786826 "2026-08-09T19:05:15Z")
I love that Watchlist is finally integrated with the our own libraries! It would be nice to see features that are available for playlists, specifically for shuffling, or being able to pick a title at random that I haven’… --- ## [Notifications for new and upcoming episodes](https://forums.plex.tv/t/notifications-for-new-and-upcoming-episodes/786138)
**Author:** [@jackgregory86](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jackgregory86)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/notifications-for-new-and-upcoming-episodes/786138 "2026-07-26T23:48:40Z")
Now that we’ve got “discovery” similar to just watch - please can we have an upcoming notification for tv shows like in the very good app TVForecast. --- ## [\[FEATURE REQUEST\] Sort watchlist by duration](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-sort-watchlist-by-duration/834563)
**Author:** [@DjGrazzy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DjGrazzy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-sort-watchlist-by-duration/834563 "2026-07-20T00:15:17Z")
Hope self explanatory by title, I’d love to be able to use duration in the sort drop down. We watch a movie each night often something off our “to do” list but out starting point is usually duration. I understand there … --- ## [Reorganizing Watchlists (new feature) Crashes All Watchlists](https://forums.plex.tv/t/reorganizing-watchlists-new-feature-crashes-all-watchlists/938567)
**Author:** [@fugu86](https://forums.plex.tv/u/fugu86)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/reorganizing-watchlists-new-feature-crashes-all-watchlists/938567 "2026-05-21T14:58:14Z")
Server Version#: 1.43.1.10611 Player Version#: Web interface as of today; and Android v.2026.7.0 I suspect there is probably an authentication error in this release of the list management. With the recent release of “… --- ## [iOS iPadOS watchlist filter as per web app watchlist filters](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ios-ipados-watchlist-filter-as-per-web-app-watchlist-filters/937897)
**Author:** [@grantjs](https://forums.plex.tv/u/grantjs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ios-ipados-watchlist-filter-as-per-web-app-watchlist-filters/937897 "2026-04-10T14:20:08Z")
The iOS and iPadOS apps no longer have watchlist filters like the web app. It is not possible to filter on “available on your services” AND, for example, genre. Quite simply I believe the apple apps should have the same … --- ## [Is it possible to add tje feature movie Monster High 2 to our watchlist](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-it-possible-to-add-tje-feature-movie-monster-high-2-to-our-watchlist/937378)
**Author:** [@traciehiggins651](https://forums.plex.tv/u/traciehiggins651)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-it-possible-to-add-tje-feature-movie-monster-high-2-to-our-watchlist/937378 "2026-03-24T07:12:02Z")
strong text --- ## [Friend's account suddenly has Empty Watchlist](https://forums.plex.tv/t/friends-account-suddenly-has-empty-watchlist/937184)
**Author:** [@kamhouse](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kamhouse)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/friends-account-suddenly-has-empty-watchlist/937184 "2026-03-17T21:51:01Z")
I had a power outage and when everything was restored and rebooted I have a friend account saying their Watchlist is empty. If they go to items that they remember being in the Watchlist it shows already added, but nothin… --- ## [Storm rider: legend of hammerhead](https://forums.plex.tv/t/storm-rider-legend-of-hammerhead/937075)
**Author:** [@KaraokeAmerica](https://forums.plex.tv/u/KaraokeAmerica)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/storm-rider-legend-of-hammerhead/937075 "2026-03-13T17:55:24Z")
Server Version#: Any Player Version#: ?? I have found that many times I hear about an upcoming movie and despite the fact I can find it on IMDB, TMDB etc it does NOT come up in Plex when I search for it. I want to be a… --- ## [Subscription to highly anticipated movies/tv-shows // mod: add to watchlist](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subscription-to-highly-anticipated-movies-tv-shows-mod-add-to-watchlist/930372)
**Author:** [@mormor85](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mormor85)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subscription-to-highly-anticipated-movies-tv-shows-mod-add-to-watchlist/930372 "2026-02-01T14:17:55Z")
I can see in the Plex app on my phone ”highly anticipated movies” but i can’t subscribe to it. All these kinds of lists should be able to subscribe to. --- ## [Discover for Formula 1 is missing a lot of seasons on Website/Desktop](https://forums.plex.tv/t/discover-for-formula-1-is-missing-a-lot-of-seasons-on-website-desktop/935838)
**Author:** [@gibit](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gibit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/discover-for-formula-1-is-missing-a-lot-of-seasons-on-website-desktop/935838 "2026-01-29T06:44:08Z")
I was going through marking episodes as watched and I typed in Formula 1 and I cannot see anything remotely recent. It starts at 1950 and ends in 1969 Here’s the interesting piece. On Mobile (iOS), all the Seasons S… --- ## [Watchlist Filtering is Broken](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-filtering-is-broken/935483)
**Author:** [@jafpirate](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jafpirate)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-filtering-is-broken/935483 "2026-01-15T18:02:51Z")
Server Version#:1.42.2.10156 Player Version#:1.112.0.359-0d79a49f Not sure when this started but when I go to my Watchlist and filter on “Available on my services” and then subfilter by a specific service (e.g. Amazon … --- ## [Plex Watchlist causes Plex to crash](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-watchlist-causes-plex-to-crash/934789)
**Author:** [@Twink529](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Twink529)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-watchlist-causes-plex-to-crash/934789 "2025-12-29T11:34:19Z")
I’ve had a few media items on my watchlist for months and a few days ago I wanted to watch an old movie that’s been on my list for a while, but when I tapped on it, Plex crashed and restarted. This happens with both the … --- ## [Plex kicking out when clicking on certain movies and series](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-kicking-out-when-clicking-on-certain-movies-and-series/934896)
**Author:** [@cheekymo38](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cheekymo38)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-kicking-out-when-clicking-on-certain-movies-and-series/934896 "2025-12-28T21:56:31Z")
Hi is anyone’s plex kicking out.. im told its a bug --- ## [Watchlist RSS feed capped at 25 items?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-rss-feed-capped-at-25-items/933961)
**Author:** [@RaresDan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/RaresDan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-rss-feed-capped-at-25-items/933961 "2025-12-22T14:35:53Z")
Hey all, Has anyone else noticed that the Plex Watchlist RSS feed seems to be capped at 25 items now My Watchlist RSS URL used to include pagination via: \ I was using that RSS feed in an automa… --- ## [Corrupted User Account settings, privacy set to public yet still not searchable for Plex Admin](https://forums.plex.tv/t/corrupted-user-account-settings-privacy-set-to-public-yet-still-not-searchable-for-plex-admin/934072)
**Author:** [@styx](https://forums.plex.tv/u/styx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/corrupted-user-account-settings-privacy-set-to-public-yet-still-not-searchable-for-plex-admin/934072 "2025-12-02T08:40:26Z")
This is an issue that popped up a couple a couple of weeks ago. I made my Dad an Plex account when I set up the server (with his own email/pass) so that he can have his watchlists, etc. This has worked for several year… --- ## [Watchlist "Available on your services" filter not showing streaming services that have the movie](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-available-on-your-services-filter-not-showing-streaming-services-that-have-the-movie/930741)
**Author:** [@MastodonRickles](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MastodonRickles)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-available-on-your-services-filter-not-showing-streaming-services-that-have-the-movie/930741 "2025-11-13T18:01:29Z")
Hello! I’ve recently been having an issue where I have movies added to my watchlist that I know are streaming on specific services (namely Peacock, Kanopy, Hoopla, Tubi, etc), but the movies don’t show up under the “Ava… --- ## [Watchlist new episodes not showing in recently aired or continue watching](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-new-episodes-not-showing-in-recently-aired-or-continue-watching/933331)
**Author:** [@natethelen](https://forums.plex.tv/u/natethelen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-new-episodes-not-showing-in-recently-aired-or-continue-watching/933331 "2025-11-13T06:06:08Z")
I have a bunch of active shows added to my watchlist. When a new episode “aires” not all of them show up in the “Recently Aired Episodes” list. They also don’t show up in “Continue Watching” when I mark them played. Here… --- ## [Add actors movies and TV shows to watchlist](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-actors-movies-and-tv-shows-to-watchlist/932764)
**Author:** [@TheQuietAssassin](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TheQuietAssassin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-actors-movies-and-tv-shows-to-watchlist/932764 "2025-10-26T11:42:52Z")
Add actors movies and TV shows to watchlist. Plex shows an actors movies and TV shows that they are in but doesn’t allow them to be added to the watchlist all at once. --- ## [Add "Available to Watch" Filter to Watchlist](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-available-to-watch-filter-to-watchlist/855270)
**Author:** [@cjshrader](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cjshrader)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-available-to-watch-filter-to-watchlist/855270 "2025-09-21T15:57:40Z")
Right now, we have 4 filters in the Watchlist: Available on Plex - means “available on Plex’s free channel of movies/shows” not “on a Plex server” Available on Your Services - is your streaming services you have config… --- ## [Universal Watchlist, movie link not working](https://forums.plex.tv/t/universal-watchlist-movie-link-not-working/930665)
**Author:** [@aaafsfsdafdsaf](https://forums.plex.tv/u/aaafsfsdafdsaf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/universal-watchlist-movie-link-not-working/930665 "2025-09-10T10:19:12Z")
https://watch.plex.tv/movie/girl-climber --- ## [Watchlist: “Did you watch X?” on return to Plex](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-did-you-watch-x-on-return-to-plex/930496)
**Author:** [@natethelen](https://forums.plex.tv/u/natethelen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-did-you-watch-x-on-return-to-plex/930496 "2025-09-08T15:29:39Z")
When using watchlist on an Apple TV to watch an episode on an app outside of Plex, when you come back to plex later, it should remember the episode that took you away from Plex and say “Did you watch this episode?” With … --- ## [Do not de-watchlist when saying “watched whole series”](https://forums.plex.tv/t/do-not-de-watchlist-when-saying-watched-whole-series/930497)
**Author:** [@natethelen](https://forums.plex.tv/u/natethelen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/do-not-de-watchlist-when-saying-watched-whole-series/930497 "2025-09-08T02:41:35Z")
This is more of a “bug”. Currently when you say you have watched all episodes of a TV Series, it automatically removes the series from the watchlist. This should not be the functionality. Every time I do this it is beca… --- ## [Watchlist unsubscribing when watched all](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-unsubscribing-when-watched-all/929822)
**Author:** [@natethelen](https://forums.plex.tv/u/natethelen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-unsubscribing-when-watched-all/929822 "2025-08-20T15:32:13Z")
When I have played all episodes of a TV that is in my watchlist I can mark all played. I can see that watchlist icon go to what looks like unsubscribed. What then happens when the next season comes out? Do I need to resi… --- ## [{Watchlist Bug or Expected Behavior?} - Shows added to Watchlist keep prompting to add to Watchlist](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-bug-or-expected-behavior-shows-added-to-watchlist-keep-prompting-to-add-to-watchlist/928257)
**Author:** [@technomensch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/technomensch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watchlist-bug-or-expected-behavior-shows-added-to-watchlist-keep-prompting-to-add-to-watchlist/928257 "2025-08-07T13:26:16Z")
Apologies in advance, but I could not find any posts, reports, or discussions about this, so I wanted to report what I have been experiencing ever since the Watchlist launched. If this has been discussed anywhere, I co… --- ## [Share items in Discover](https://forums.plex.tv/t/share-items-in-discover/928111)
**Author:** [@bigbrother\_55](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bigbrother_55)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/share-items-in-discover/928111 "2025-08-06T03:46:48Z")
I was unable to locate this “suggestion” during any of my searches. However, If this has already been surfaced, please disregard. When searching for items in Plex (including Discover), I often find what I’m looking for… --- ## [When you delete a series or a movie, it should be automatically be removed from the "Watchlist"](https://forums.plex.tv/t/when-you-delete-a-series-or-a-movie-it-should-be-automatically-be-removed-from-the-watchlist/927679)
**Author:** [@ManiMatter](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ManiMatter)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/when-you-delete-a-series-or-a-movie-it-should-be-automatically-be-removed-from-the-watchlist/927679 "2025-08-01T10:56:55Z")
When you delete a movie or the entire series (not an episode) from plex, I would expect it to be removed from the “Watchlist”. Right now, the items I delete remain on the watchlist. Can we please link those up? Note: … --- ## [Adding watch lists to other libaries besides just films](https://forums.plex.tv/t/adding-watch-lists-to-other-libaries-besides-just-films/926064)
**Author:** [@piraterider1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/piraterider1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/adding-watch-lists-to-other-libaries-besides-just-films/926064 "2025-07-17T07:11:50Z")
it would be great if we could have watchlists to other libraries at present this is only available for films so i have 4 libraries films /4k films /tv/4k tv but only have the option to add to watch list on films it woul… --- ## [Add to Watchlist missing on web app](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-to-watchlist-missing-on-web-app/924668)
**Author:** [@Therealbrad](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Therealbrad)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-to-watchlist-missing-on-web-app/924668 "2025-07-03T18:13:01Z")
I can’t find a way to add a movie to my Watchlist. I swear this feature used to be there. I have options to add to a collection or add to a playlist, but no add to watchlist. [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/tag/watchlist/193.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=watchlist)