diff --git a/webui/static/video/video-side.css b/webui/static/video/video-side.css
index a6872565..f5a43fc1 100644
--- a/webui/static/video/video-side.css
+++ b/webui/static/video/video-side.css
@@ -2553,6 +2553,31 @@ body[data-side="video"] #soulsync-toggle { display: none; }
 .vwsh-nebula .wl-album-tile.vwsh-tile--sel { border: 1px solid hsla(var(--orb-hue, 230), 70%, 60%, 0.6);
     box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px hsla(var(--orb-hue, 230), 70%, 55%, 0.4), 0 8px 22px -10px hsla(var(--orb-hue, 230), 70%, 45%, 0.6); }
 
+/* show info bar — synopsis (left) + clickable cast bubbles (right), lazy-loaded */
+.vwsh-nebula .vwsh-info:empty { display: none; }
+.vwsh-nebula .vwsh-info { display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start; text-align: left; margin: 4px 0 18px; }
+.vwsh-nebula .vwsh-info-syn { flex: 1 1 0; min-width: 0; font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.55; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
+    display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 6; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; overflow: hidden; }
+.vwsh-nebula .vwsh-info-cast { flex: 0 0 auto; max-width: 48%; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px 10px; justify-content: flex-end; }
+.vwsh-nebula .vwsh-cast { width: 56px; padding: 0; border: none; background: none; cursor: pointer;
+    display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 5px; }
+.vwsh-nebula .vwsh-cast-img { position: relative; width: 46px; height: 46px; border-radius: 50%; overflow: hidden;
+    background: #1c1c24; border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
+    transition: transform 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease; }
+.vwsh-nebula .vwsh-cast:hover .vwsh-cast-img { transform: translateY(-2px);
+    border-color: hsla(var(--orb-hue, 230), 70%, 62%, 0.75); box-shadow: 0 6px 16px -4px hsla(var(--orb-hue, 230), 70%, 50%, 0.6); }
+.vwsh-nebula .vwsh-cast-img img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
+.vwsh-nebula .vwsh-cast--ph .vwsh-cast-img img { display: none; }
+.vwsh-nebula .vwsh-cast-ini { position: absolute; inset: 0; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+    font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45); }
+.vwsh-nebula .vwsh-cast-name { font-size: 9.5px; font-weight: 600; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
+    text-align: center; line-height: 1.2; max-width: 56px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
+.vwsh-nebula .vwsh-cast:hover .vwsh-cast-name { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85); }
+@media (max-width: 640px) {
+    .vwsh-nebula .vwsh-info { flex-direction: column; }
+    .vwsh-nebula .vwsh-info-cast { max-width: 100%; justify-content: flex-start; }
+}
+
 /* #1/#2 — the picked season drops its episodes here, full-width, as 2-line cards */
 .vwsh-nebula .vwsh-ep-area:empty { display: none; }
 .vwsh-nebula .vwsh-ep-area { margin-top: 14px; }
diff --git a/webui/static/video/video-wishlist.js b/webui/static/video/video-wishlist.js
index b10b94df..a76961a7 100644
--- a/webui/static/video/video-wishlist.js
+++ b/webui/static/video/video-wishlist.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
         var gstyle = 'animation-delay:' + Math.min(idx * 45, 700) + 'ms;--orb-hue:' + hue +
             (sh.poster_url ? ";--vwsh-poster:url('" + esc(sh.poster_url) + "')" : '');
         var prog = total ? Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (sh.done || 0) / total)) : 0;   // #4 acquisition progress
-        return '<div class="wl-orb-group" data-vwsh-group style="' + gstyle + '">' +
+        return '<div class="wl-orb-group" data-vwsh-group data-vwsh-tmdb="' + esc(sh.tmdb_id) + '" style="' + gstyle + '">' +
             '<button class="wl-orb-remove" type="button" data-vwsh-rm="show" data-tmdb="' + esc(sh.tmdb_id) + '" title="Remove show">&#10005;</button>' +
             '<div class="wl-orb-tooltip">' + esc(sh.title) + '<br><span>' + eps + '</span></div>' +
             '<div class="wl-orb ' + orbSize(total) + '" data-vwsh-orb style="--vwsh-prog:' + prog + '">' +
@@ -109,11 +109,42 @@
             '</div>' +
             '<div class="wl-orb-label" data-vwsh-open-show data-vwsh-src="' + src + '" data-vwsh-id="' + esc(openId) + '" title="' + esc(sh.title) + '">' + esc(sh.title) + '</div>' +
             '<div class="wl-orb-meta">' + eps + (sh.done ? ' · ' + sh.done + ' done' : '') + '</div>' +
-            '<div class="wl-orb-expanded"><div class="wl-album-fan">' + tiles + '</div>' +
+            '<div class="wl-orb-expanded">' +
+                '<div class="vwsh-info" data-vwsh-info></div>' +
+                '<div class="wl-album-fan">' + tiles + '</div>' +
                 '<div class="vwsh-ep-area" data-vwsh-ep-area></div></div>' +
         '</div>';
     }
 
+    // Lazily load the show's synopsis + cast when its orb first expands, and lay
+    // them either side of the season fan (synopsis left, clickable cast right).
+    function loadShowInfo(group) {
+        if (!group || group.getAttribute('data-vwsh-info-loaded')) return;
+        group.setAttribute('data-vwsh-info-loaded', '1');
+        var tmdb = parseInt(group.getAttribute('data-vwsh-tmdb'), 10);
+        var sh = state.showData[tmdb]; if (!sh) return;
+        var url = sh.library_id != null ? '/api/video/detail/show/' + sh.library_id : '/api/video/tmdb/show/' + tmdb;
+        fetch(url, { headers: { Accept: 'application/json' } })
+            .then(function (r) { return r.ok ? r.json() : null; })
+            .then(function (d) {
+                var info = group.querySelector('[data-vwsh-info]');
+                if (!d || !info) return;
+                var cast = (d.cast || []).slice(0, 8).map(function (c) {
+                    var photo = c.photo
+                        ? '<img src="' + esc(c.photo) + '" alt="" loading="lazy" onerror="this.parentNode.classList.add(\'vwsh-cast--ph\')">'
+                        : '';
+                    return '<button class="vwsh-cast' + (c.photo ? '' : ' vwsh-cast--ph') + '" type="button" ' +
+                        'data-vwsh-open-person data-id="' + esc(c.tmdb_id) + '" ' +
+                        'title="' + esc(c.name) + (c.character ? ' — ' + esc(c.character) : '') + '">' +
+                        '<span class="vwsh-cast-img"><span class="vwsh-cast-ini">' + esc(initials(c.name)) + '</span>' + photo + '</span>' +
+                        '<span class="vwsh-cast-name">' + esc(c.name) + '</span></button>';
+                }).join('');
+                info.innerHTML = (d.overview ? '<div class="vwsh-info-syn">' + esc(d.overview) + '</div>' : '') +
+                    (cast ? '<div class="vwsh-info-cast">' + cast + '</div>' : '');
+            })
+            .catch(function () { /* best-effort */ });
+    }
+
     // A single episode as a rich card: still + title + meta + synopsis. The card
     // links to the show detail (episodes have no page of their own).
     function epCard(sh, se, e) {
@@ -278,12 +309,13 @@
         var rm = e.target.closest('[data-vwsh-rm]');
         if (rm) { e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation(); doRemove(rm); return; }
         if (e.button !== 0 || e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey || e.altKey) return;
-        var open = e.target.closest('[data-vwsh-open-show], [data-vwsh-open-movie]');
+        var open = e.target.closest('[data-vwsh-open-show], [data-vwsh-open-movie], [data-vwsh-open-person]');
         if (open) {
+            var person = open.hasAttribute('data-vwsh-open-person');
             document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('soulsync:video-open-detail', {
-                detail: { kind: open.hasAttribute('data-vwsh-open-show') ? 'show' : 'movie',
-                          id: parseInt(open.getAttribute('data-vwsh-id'), 10),
-                          source: open.getAttribute('data-vwsh-src') || 'tmdb' },
+                detail: { kind: person ? 'person' : (open.hasAttribute('data-vwsh-open-show') ? 'show' : 'movie'),
+                          id: parseInt(person ? open.getAttribute('data-id') : open.getAttribute('data-vwsh-id'), 10),
+                          source: person ? 'tmdb' : (open.getAttribute('data-vwsh-src') || 'tmdb') },
             }));
             return;
         }
@@ -298,7 +330,10 @@
             return;
         }
         var orb = e.target.closest('[data-vwsh-orb]');
-        if (orb) { var g = orb.closest('.wl-orb-group'); if (g) g.classList.toggle('expanded'); }   // show → seasons
+        if (orb) {   // show → reveal seasons + lazily load the synopsis/cast info bar
+            var g = orb.closest('.wl-orb-group');
+            if (g && g.classList.toggle('expanded')) loadShowInfo(g);
+        }
     }
 
     function wire() {