diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/cast-placeholder-female.svg b/frontend/src/assets/cast-placeholder-female.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2e19b9
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diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/cast-placeholder-male.svg b/frontend/src/assets/cast-placeholder-male.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6584085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/assets/cast-placeholder-male.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
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+    xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
+    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+    xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"
+    xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
+    xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+    xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape"
+    xmlns:sodipodi="http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd"
+    xmlns:ns1="http://sozi.baierouge.fr"
+    xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+    id="svg2"
+    viewBox="0 0 600 600"
+    version="1.1"
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+        <dc:type rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage"/>
+        <cc:license rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/"/>
+        <dc:publisher>
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+            <dc:title>Openclipart</dc:title>
+          </cc:Agent>
+        </dc:publisher>
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+        <dc:date>2013-04-26T23:09:54</dc:date>
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+          </cc:Agent>
+        </dc:creator>
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+        <cc:permits rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/ns#Reproduction"/>
+        <cc:permits rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/ns#Distribution"/>
+        <cc:permits rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/ns#DerivativeWorks"/>
+      </cc:License>
+    </rdf:RDF>
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MediaDetail.vue b/frontend/src/components/MediaDetail.vue
index b6e1b5f..a0ecf73 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MediaDetail.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MediaDetail.vue
@@ -65,16 +65,15 @@
         <div class="modal-body-inner">
           <div class="content-layout">
             <!-- Left sidebar - Synopsis -->
-            <div v-if="overview" class="content-sidebar sidebar-left">
+            <div v-if="synopsisPosterUrl" class="content-sidebar sidebar-left">
               <div class="synopsis-box">
-                <h3 class="sidebar-title">Synopsis</h3>
-                <p class="synopsis-text">{{ overview }}</p>
+                <img
+                  :src="synopsisPosterUrl"
+                  :alt="`${item.title} poster`"
+                  class="synopsis-poster"
+                >
               </div>
-            </div>
-
-            <!-- Main content - Formats/Versions -->
-            <div class="content-main">
-              <div v-if="movieVersions.length > 0" class="versions-list">
+              <div v-if="movieVersions.length > 0" class="versions-list versions-list-sidebar">
                 <div
                   v-for="(version, index) in movieVersions"
                   :key="index"
@@ -107,27 +106,47 @@
               </div>
             </div>
 
+            <div v-if="movieCast && movieCast.length > 0" class="cast-gallery cast-gallery-wide">
+              <div class="cast-list">
+                <div
+                  v-for="castMember in movieCast"
+                  :key="`${castMember.name}-${castMember.character || ''}`"
+                  class="cast-card"
+                >
+                  <img
+                    v-if="castMember.profile_path && !castMember.profile_path.startsWith('/')"
+                    :src="getCoverUrl(castMember.profile_path)"
+                    :alt="castMember.name"
+                    class="cast-photo"
+                  >
+                  <img v-else :src="getCastPlaceholderUrl(castMember.gender)" :alt="`${castMember.name} placeholder portrait`" class="cast-photo cast-photo-fallback">
+                  <div class="cast-copy">
+                    <span class="cast-name">{{ castMember.name }}</span>
+                    <span v-if="castMember.character" class="cast-character">{{ castMember.character }}</span>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <!-- Main content -->
+            <div class="content-main">
+            </div>
+
             <!-- Right sidebar - Metadata -->
             <div v-if="item.type === 'movies'" class="content-sidebar sidebar-right">
               <div class="movie-metadata">
+                <div v-if="overview" class="meta-row">
+                  <span class="meta-value meta-synopsis">{{ overview }}</span>
+                </div>
                 <div v-if="movieDirector" class="meta-row">
                   <span class="meta-label">Director</span>
                   <span class="meta-value">{{ movieDirector }}</span>
                 </div>
-                <div v-if="movieCast && movieCast.length > 0" class="meta-row">
-                  <span class="meta-label">Cast</span>
-                  <span class="meta-value">{{ movieCast.map(c => c.name).join(', ') }}</span>
+                <div v-if="movieStatus || movieReleaseDate" class="meta-summary">
+                  <span v-if="movieStatus" class="meta-summary-item">{{ movieStatus }}</span>
+                  <span v-if="movieReleaseDate" class="meta-summary-item">{{ movieReleaseDate }}</span>
                 </div>
-                <div v-if="movieReleaseDate" class="meta-row">
-                  <span class="meta-label">Release</span>
-                  <span class="meta-value">{{ movieReleaseDate }}</span>
-                </div>
-                <div v-if="movieStatus" class="meta-row">
-                  <span class="meta-label">Status</span>
-                  <span class="meta-value">{{ movieStatus }}</span>
-                </div>
-                <div v-if="movieKeywords && movieKeywords.length > 0" class="meta-row">
-                  <span class="meta-label">Keywords</span>
+                <div v-if="movieKeywords && movieKeywords.length > 0" class="meta-keywords-section">
                   <span class="meta-value keywords">{{ movieKeywords.join(', ') }}</span>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -141,8 +160,10 @@
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed, ref, watch, onMounted } from 'vue';
-import type { MediaItem, Movie, Series, Torrent } from '../types';
+import type { CastMember, MediaItem, Movie, Series, Torrent } from '../types';
 import { getCoverUrl } from '../api';
+import castPlaceholderFemaleUrl from '../assets/cast-placeholder-female.svg';
+import castPlaceholderMaleUrl from '../assets/cast-placeholder-male.svg';
 import SeriesFullView from './SeriesFullView.vue';
 import { navAttrs } from '../composables/useKeyboardNavigation';
 
@@ -151,7 +172,6 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   focusEpisode?: { seasonNumber: number; episodeNumber: number } | null;
   hasResumePosition: (filePath: string | null) => boolean;
 }>();
-
 const emit = defineEmits<{
   close: [];
   play: [string];
@@ -300,6 +320,11 @@ const backdropStyle = computed(() => {
   return {};
 });
 
+const synopsisPosterUrl = computed(() => {
+  if (props.item.type !== 'movies') return null;
+  return getCoverUrl(props.item.cover_path);
+});
+
 // Check if a specific version is a disc format (Blu-ray disc has index.bdmv)
 function isVersionDisc(version: Torrent): boolean {
   if (!version.playable_file) return false;
@@ -324,7 +349,7 @@ const movieDirector = computed(() => {
 
 const movieCast = computed(() => {
   if (props.item.type !== 'movies') return null;
-  return (props.item.data as Movie).info?.cast;
+  return (props.item.data as Movie).info?.cast as CastMember[] | null;
 });
 
 const movieRuntime = computed(() => {
@@ -347,6 +372,10 @@ const movieKeywords = computed(() => {
   return (props.item.data as Movie).info?.keywords;
 });
 
+function getCastPlaceholderUrl(gender?: CastMember['gender']): string {
+  return gender === 'female' ? castPlaceholderFemaleUrl : castPlaceholderMaleUrl;
+}
+
 function formatRuntime(minutes: number): string {
   const hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60);
   const mins = minutes % 60;
@@ -447,29 +476,34 @@ function handleOpenFolder(folderPath: string) {
 
 /* Three-column layout */
 .content-layout {
-  display: flex;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 360px) minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(240px, 320px);
+  grid-template-areas:
+    'left cast cast'
+    'left main right';
   gap: 32px;
-  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: start;
 }
 
 .content-main {
-  flex: 0 0 500px;
-  width: 500px;
-  order: 0;
+  grid-area: main;
+  min-width: 0;
 }
 
 .content-sidebar {
-  flex: 0 1 400px;
-  min-width: 200px;
-  max-width: 400px;
+  min-width: 0;
 }
 
 .sidebar-left {
-  order: -1;
+  grid-area: left;
+  align-self: start;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 12px;
 }
 
 .sidebar-right {
-  order: 1;
+  grid-area: right;
 }
 
 /* Synopsis box */
@@ -478,15 +512,14 @@ function handleOpenFolder(folderPath: string) {
   backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
   -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
   border-radius: 12px;
-  padding: 20px;
+  overflow: hidden;
 }
 
-.sidebar-title {
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  margin-bottom: 12px;
+.synopsis-poster {
+  display: block;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: auto;
+  object-fit: contain;
 }
 
 .synopsis-text {
@@ -613,7 +646,7 @@ function handleOpenFolder(folderPath: string) {
 }
 
 .meta-label {
-  color: var(--text-muted);
+  color: #77d38a;
   font-size: 0.75rem;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.5px;
@@ -625,9 +658,122 @@ function handleOpenFolder(folderPath: string) {
   line-height: 1.4;
 }
 
+.meta-synopsis {
+  font-size: 0.84rem;
+  line-height: 1.55;
+}
+
+.meta-summary {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 10px;
+  color: #8ee59b;
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
+.meta-summary-item {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.meta-keywords-section {
+  padding-top: 2px;
+}
+
 .meta-value.keywords {
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  line-height: 1.6;
+}
+
+.cast-gallery {
+  margin-bottom: 12px;
+}
+
+.cast-gallery-wide {
+  grid-area: cast;
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.cast-list {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(94px, 1fr));
+  gap: 6px;
+}
+
+.cast-card {
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  aspect-ratio: 2 / 3;
+}
+
+.cast-photo {
+  display: block;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  border-radius: inherit;
+  object-fit: cover;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+}
+
+.cast-photo-fallback {
+  filter: saturate(0.9) contrast(1.05);
+}
+
+.cast-copy {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 2px;
+  min-width: 0;
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: auto 0 0 0;
+  padding: 28px 8px 8px;
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.78) 45%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95) 100%);
+}
+
+.cast-name {
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+  text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
+}
+
+.cast-character {
+  color: #8ee59b;
+  font-size: 0.64rem;
+  line-height: 1.25;
+  text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65);
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 1200px) {
+  .content-layout {
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, 320px) minmax(0, 1fr);
+    grid-template-areas:
+      'left cast'
+      'left main'
+      'left right';
+    gap: 24px;
+  }
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 900px) {
+  .content-layout {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+    grid-template-areas:
+      'left'
+      'cast'
+      'main'
+      'right';
+    gap: 20px;
+  }
+
+  .sidebar-left {
+    align-self: auto;
+  }
 }
 
 /* Showreel gallery */
@@ -1169,6 +1315,10 @@ function handleOpenFolder(folderPath: string) {
   gap: 8px;
 }
 
+.versions-list-sidebar .version-row {
+  padding: 10px 12px;
+}
+
 .version-row {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -1238,13 +1388,23 @@ function handleOpenFolder(folderPath: string) {
 }
 
 .v-badge.res {
-  background: rgba(66, 133, 244, 0.2);
-  color: #4285f4;
+  background: #1d4ed8;
+  color: #eff6ff;
 }
 
 .v-badge.qual {
-  background: rgba(156, 39, 176, 0.2);
-  color: #ce93d8;
+  background: #7c3aed;
+  color: #f5f3ff;
+}
+
+.v-badge.codec {
+  background: #0f766e;
+  color: #ecfeff;
+}
+
+.v-badge.audio {
+  background: #b45309;
+  color: #fffbeb;
 }
 
 .version-sub {
diff --git a/frontend/src/types.ts b/frontend/src/types.ts
index cecf806..6ab448a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 // Type definitions for the media browser
 
+export type CastGender = 'female' | 'male' | 'non_binary' | 'unknown';
+
 export interface CastMember {
   name: string;
   character?: string | null;
   profile_path: string | null;
+  gender?: CastGender | null;
 }
 
 export interface SimilarMedia {
diff --git a/mediahive/hivescan/images.py b/mediahive/hivescan/images.py
index a8cc5cd..42a0ebf 100644
--- a/mediahive/hivescan/images.py
+++ b/mediahive/hivescan/images.py
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ from typing import Optional
 
 from aiopathlib import AsyncPath
 
-from mediahive.hivescan.utils import get_media_folder_path
+from mediahive.hivescan.utils import get_media_folder_path, sanitize_filename
 
 
 # TMDb image configuration
 TMDB_IMAGE_BASE = "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p"
 DEFAULT_POSTER_SIZE = "w500"
 DEFAULT_BACKDROP_SIZE = "w1280"
+DEFAULT_PROFILE_SIZE = "w185"
 
 # Shared async HTTP client (created lazily)
 _image_client: Optional[httpx.AsyncClient] = None
@@ -113,3 +114,26 @@ async def download_season_poster(
     await AsyncPath(media_folder).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     url = f"{TMDB_IMAGE_BASE}/{DEFAULT_POSTER_SIZE}{poster_path}"
     return await _download_image(url, output_path, f"season {season_num} poster")
+
+
+async def download_cast_profile(
+    profile_path: str,
+    media_folder: Path,
+    cast_name: str,
+    cast_index: int,
+    size: str = DEFAULT_PROFILE_SIZE,
+) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Download a cached cast profile image from TMDb."""
+    if not profile_path:
+        return None
+
+    cast_dir = media_folder / "cast"
+    safe_name = sanitize_filename(cast_name) or f"cast-{cast_index + 1:02d}"
+    output_path = cast_dir / f"{cast_index + 1:02d}-{safe_name}.jpg"
+
+    if await AsyncPath(output_path).exists():
+        return str(output_path)
+
+    await AsyncPath(cast_dir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    url = f"{TMDB_IMAGE_BASE}/{size}{profile_path}"
+    return await _download_image(url, output_path, f"cast profile for {cast_name}")
diff --git a/mediahive/hivescan/indexer.py b/mediahive/hivescan/indexer.py
index 3b9febe..917cffe 100644
--- a/mediahive/hivescan/indexer.py
+++ b/mediahive/hivescan/indexer.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from mediahive.models.data import (
     Series,
     Torrent,
 )
-from mediahive.models.tmdb import EpisodeInfo, Info, SeasonInfo
+from mediahive.models.tmdb import CastMember, EpisodeInfo, Info, SeasonInfo
 from mediahive.hivescan.tmdb_client import (
     fetch_movie_info,
     fetch_series_info,
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ from mediahive.hivescan.scanning import (
     find_playable_file,
 )
 from mediahive.hivescan.images import (
-    download_cover_image,
     download_backdrop_image,
+    download_cast_profile,
+    download_cover_image,
     download_season_poster,
 )
 from mediahive.hivescan.utils import (
@@ -70,6 +71,41 @@ async def _build_torrent_info(
     )
 
 
+async def _cache_cast_profiles(
+    info: Optional[Info],
+    media_folder: Path,
+    media_root: Optional[str] = None,
+) -> Optional[Info]:
+    """Replace TMDb cast profile paths with cached local image paths."""
+    if not info or not info.cast:
+        return info
+
+    cached_cast = []
+    for index, member in enumerate(info.cast):
+        local_profile_path = None
+        if member.profile_path:
+            downloaded_path = await download_cast_profile(
+                member.profile_path,
+                media_folder,
+                member.name,
+                index,
+            )
+            if downloaded_path:
+                local_profile_path = make_relative_path(downloaded_path, media_root)
+
+        cached_cast.append(
+            CastMember(
+                name=member.name,
+                character=member.character or None,
+                profile_path=local_profile_path,
+                gender=member.gender,
+            )
+        )
+
+    info.cast = cached_cast
+    return info
+
+
 async def _collect_episode_files(
     items: List[ParsedContent],
 ) -> Dict[Tuple[int, int], List[Dict]]:
@@ -385,6 +421,7 @@ async def _process_movies(
 
         display_title = tmdb_info.title
         item_id = hashlib.md5(f"movie:{tmdb_id}".encode()).hexdigest()[:12]
+        media_folder = get_media_folder_path(display_title, year, "movie", cover_dir)
 
         # Find/download cover
         cover_path = None
@@ -399,6 +436,7 @@ async def _process_movies(
                 cover_path = await download_cover_image(
                     tmdb_info.poster_path, display_title, year, "movie", cover_dir
                 )
+            tmdb_info = await _cache_cast_profiles(tmdb_info, media_folder, media_root)
 
         torrents = {}
         for item in items:
@@ -428,9 +466,6 @@ async def _process_movies(
                     if media_root
                     else best_version.playable_file
                 )
-                media_folder = get_media_folder_path(
-                    display_title, year, "movie", cover_dir
-                )
                 showreel_paths = get_expected_showreel_paths(
                     media_folder, media_root=Path(media_root) if media_root else None
                 )
@@ -634,6 +669,7 @@ async def _process_series(
                 cover_path = await download_cover_image(
                     tmdb_info.poster_path, display_title, None, "series", cover_dir
                 )
+            tmdb_info = await _cache_cast_profiles(tmdb_info, series_folder, media_root)
 
         # Download backdrop
         backdrop_path = None
diff --git a/mediahive/hivescan/tmdb_client.py b/mediahive/hivescan/tmdb_client.py
index 9497dae..daa6bf3 100644
--- a/mediahive/hivescan/tmdb_client.py
+++ b/mediahive/hivescan/tmdb_client.py
@@ -217,6 +217,19 @@ async def fetch_season_details(
     )
 
 
+def _map_person_gender(value: object) -> str | None:
+    """Map TMDb person gender codes to stable string values."""
+    if value == 1:
+        return "female"
+    if value == 2:
+        return "male"
+    if value == 3:
+        return "non_binary"
+    if value == 0:
+        return "unknown"
+    return None
+
+
 def _generate_title_variants(words: list[str], min_words: int = 2) -> list[str]:
     """
     Generate title variants by progressively removing words from both ends.
@@ -410,14 +423,15 @@ async def fetch_movie_info(title: str, year: Optional[int] = None) -> Optional[I
     alt_titles_set.discard(orig_title)
     alternative_titles = sorted(alt_titles_set) if alt_titles_set else None
 
-    # Extract top cast (limit to 10)
+    # Extract full cast
     credits = details.get("credits", {})
-    cast_data = credits.get("cast", [])[:10]
+    cast_data = credits.get("cast", [])
     cast = [
         CastMember(
             name=c["name"],
             character=c.get("character", ""),
             profile_path=c.get("profile_path"),
+            gender=_map_person_gender(c.get("gender")),
         )
         for c in cast_data
     ]
@@ -511,14 +525,15 @@ async def fetch_series_info(title: str) -> Optional[Info]:
     keywords_data = details.get("keywords", {}).get("results", [])
     keywords = [k["name"] for k in keywords_data]
 
-    # Extract top cast (limit to 10)
+    # Extract full cast
     credits = details.get("credits", {})
-    cast_data = credits.get("cast", [])[:10]
+    cast_data = credits.get("cast", [])
     cast = [
         CastMember(
             name=c["name"],
             character=c.get("character", ""),
             profile_path=c.get("profile_path"),
+            gender=_map_person_gender(c.get("gender")),
         )
         for c in cast_data
     ]
diff --git a/mediahive/models/tmdb.py b/mediahive/models/tmdb.py
index 2314165..24f50a8 100644
--- a/mediahive/models/tmdb.py
+++ b/mediahive/models/tmdb.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class CastMember(msgspec.Struct):
     name: str
     character: str | None = None
     profile_path: str | None = None
+    gender: str | None = None
 
 
 class SimilarMedia(msgspec.Struct):
diff --git a/scripts/split_paths.txt b/scripts/split_paths.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35e33ef
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