diff --git a/api/video/enrichment.py b/api/video/enrichment.py
index b8ef869c..b80fb586 100644
--- a/api/video/enrichment.py
+++ b/api/video/enrichment.py
@@ -86,6 +86,19 @@ def register_routes(bp):
         w.resume()
         return jsonify({"status": "running"})
 
+    @bp.route("/enrichment/priority", methods=["GET", "POST"])
+    def video_enrichment_priority():
+        from . import get_video_db
+        db = get_video_db()
+        if request.method == "POST":
+            body = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+            kind = body.get("priority") or ""
+            if kind not in ("", "movie", "show"):
+                return jsonify({"error": "bad priority"}), 400
+            db.set_setting("enrichment_priority", kind)
+            return jsonify({"success": True, "priority": kind})
+        return jsonify({"priority": db.get_setting("enrichment_priority") or ""})
+
     @bp.route("/enrichment/<service>/test", methods=["POST"])
     def video_enrichment_test(service):
         w = engine().worker(service)
diff --git a/core/video/enrichment/worker.py b/core/video/enrichment/worker.py
index b033ede3..0d032fb4 100644
--- a/core/video/enrichment/worker.py
+++ b/core/video/enrichment/worker.py
@@ -98,7 +98,12 @@ class VideoEnrichmentWorker:
 
     def process_one(self) -> bool:
         """Process a single item. Returns True if one was processed."""
-        item = self.db.enrichment_next(self.service, self.retry_days)
+        priority = None
+        try:
+            priority = self.db.get_setting("enrichment_priority") or None
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        item = self.db.enrichment_next(self.service, self.retry_days, priority=priority)
         if not item:
             return False
         self.current_item = {"type": item["kind"], "name": item["title"]}
diff --git a/database/video_database.py b/database/video_database.py
index a5bc21ba..1d3bb6f5 100644
--- a/database/video_database.py
+++ b/database/video_database.py
@@ -158,15 +158,21 @@ class VideoDatabase:
                 conn.execute(f"ALTER TABLE {table} ADD COLUMN {col} {coltype}")
 
     # ── enrichment plumbing (per-source match status, like music) ─────────────
-    def enrichment_next(self, service: str, retry_days: int = 30) -> dict | None:
+    def enrichment_next(self, service: str, retry_days: int = 30, priority=None) -> dict | None:
         """Next item that needs enrichment for a service: pending (never tried)
         first, then a not_found item older than retry_days. Returns
         {kind, id, title, year, known_id} or None. ``known_id`` is the provider
         id the media server already supplied (e.g. tmdb_id/tvdb_id) so the worker
-        can enrich BY ID instead of re-searching by title."""
+        can enrich BY ID instead of re-searching by title.
+
+        ``priority`` ('movie'/'show') pins a kind to be processed first across the
+        queue — drives the modal's 'Process first everywhere' control."""
         kinds = _ENRICH.get(service)
         if not kinds:
             return None
+        items = list(kinds.items())
+        if priority in kinds:
+            items.sort(key=lambda kv: 0 if kv[0] == priority else 1)
         cutoff = (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days=retry_days)).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
         conn = self._get_connection()
 
@@ -175,12 +181,12 @@ class VideoDatabase:
                     "year": row["year"], "known_id": row[idc]}
 
         try:
-            for kind, (tbl, idc, sc, _ac) in kinds.items():
+            for kind, (tbl, idc, sc, _ac) in items:
                 row = conn.execute(
                     f"SELECT id, title, year, {idc} FROM {tbl} WHERE {sc} IS NULL ORDER BY id LIMIT 1").fetchone()
                 if row:
                     return _row(row, kind, idc)
-            for kind, (tbl, idc, sc, ac) in kinds.items():
+            for kind, (tbl, idc, sc, ac) in items:
                 row = conn.execute(
                     f"SELECT id, title, year, {idc} FROM {tbl} "
                     f"WHERE {sc} IN ('not_found','error') "
diff --git a/tests/test_video_api.py b/tests/test_video_api.py
index 1df42319..70a5030f 100644
--- a/tests/test_video_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_video_api.py
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ def test_show_detail_endpoint(tmp_path):
         videoapi._video_db = None
 
 
+def test_enrichment_priority_endpoint(tmp_path):
+    client, videoapi = _make_client(tmp_path)
+    try:
+        assert client.get("/api/video/enrichment/priority").get_json()["priority"] == ""
+        r = client.post("/api/video/enrichment/priority", json={"priority": "show"})
+        assert r.status_code == 200 and r.get_json()["priority"] == "show"
+        assert client.get("/api/video/enrichment/priority").get_json()["priority"] == "show"
+        assert client.post("/api/video/enrichment/priority", json={"priority": "bogus"}).status_code == 400
+    finally:
+        videoapi._video_db = None
+
+
 def test_monitor_toggle_endpoint(tmp_path):
     client, videoapi = _make_client(tmp_path)
     try:
diff --git a/tests/test_video_enrichment.py b/tests/test_video_enrichment.py
index a7d27e56..c77f5113 100644
--- a/tests/test_video_enrichment.py
+++ b/tests/test_video_enrichment.py
@@ -98,6 +98,23 @@ def test_tmdb_pulls_full_metadata(monkeypatch):
     assert m["genres"] == ["Sci-Fi", "Drama"] and m["status"] == "Released" and m["imdb_id"] == "tt1"
 
 
+def test_enrichment_next_priority_pins_kind_first(db):
+    db.upsert_movie("plex", {"server_id": "m1", "title": "M"})
+    db.upsert_show_tree("plex", {"server_id": "s1", "title": "S", "seasons": []})
+    assert db.enrichment_next("tmdb")["kind"] == "movie"                 # default: movie first
+    assert db.enrichment_next("tmdb", priority="show")["kind"] == "show"  # pinned
+    assert db.enrichment_next("tmdb", priority="movie")["kind"] == "movie"
+
+
+def test_worker_respects_global_priority_setting(db):
+    db.upsert_movie("plex", {"server_id": "m1", "title": "M"})
+    db.upsert_show_tree("plex", {"server_id": "s1", "title": "S", "seasons": []})
+    db.set_setting("enrichment_priority", "show")
+    client = FakeClient({"id": 1, "metadata": {}})
+    VideoEnrichmentWorker(db, "tmdb", client).process_one()
+    assert client.calls[0][0] == "show"                                  # processed shows first
+
+
 def test_show_worker_cascades_episode_backfill(db):
     # A matched show backfills its episodes' art via the client's season_episodes
     # cascade (episodes ride along with their show — no separate queue).
diff --git a/tests/test_video_side_shell.py b/tests/test_video_side_shell.py
index eae398f3..8859887a 100644
--- a/tests/test_video_side_shell.py
+++ b/tests/test_video_side_shell.py
@@ -285,6 +285,11 @@ def test_video_enrichment_manager_isolated():
     assert "enrichment-manager-modal" in src and "em-rail" in src
     # Its own overlay id (not music's) so the two never collide.
     assert "vem-overlay" in src and "enrichment-manager-overlay" not in src
+    # Feature parity with the music modal: "Process first everywhere", search,
+    # and the status filter (reusing em-global / em-search / em-select).
+    assert "em-global" in src and "data-em-priority" in src
+    assert "/api/video/enrichment/priority" in src
+    assert "data-em-search" in src and "data-em-status" in src
     # TVDB is shows-only: each worker declares its kinds and the panel defaults
     # to the worker's first kind — never a hardcoded 'movie' (which would show a
     # bogus empty Movies view for TVDB).
diff --git a/webui/static/video/video-enrichment-manager.js b/webui/static/video/video-enrichment-manager.js
index 2b24af75..4592590c 100644
--- a/webui/static/video/video-enrichment-manager.js
+++ b/webui/static/video/video-enrichment-manager.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     var state = {
         open: false, selected: 'tmdb', statuses: {}, breakdown: null,
         unmatched: null, kind: 'movie', page: 0, pageSize: 50,
-        statusFilter: 'unmatched', pollTimer: null,
+        statusFilter: 'unmatched', search: '', priority: '', pollTimer: null, searchTimer: null,
     };
 
     function esc(s) {
@@ -94,10 +94,17 @@
             kind: state.kind, status: state.statusFilter,
             limit: String(state.pageSize), offset: String(state.page * state.pageSize),
         });
+        if (state.search) params.set('q', state.search);
         return getJSON('/api/video/enrichment/' + id + '/unmatched?' + params).then(function (d) {
             state.unmatched = d || { total: 0, items: [] };
         });
     }
+    function loadPriority() {
+        return getJSON('/api/video/enrichment/priority').then(function (d) {
+            state.priority = (d && d.priority) || '';
+            renderGlobalTabs();
+        });
+    }
 
     // ── render ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     function renderRail() {
@@ -199,13 +206,37 @@
         }
     }
 
+    function renderGlobalTabs() {
+        var host = byId('vem-global-tabs');
+        if (!host) return;
+        var btns = host.querySelectorAll('[data-em-priority]');
+        for (var i = 0; i < btns.length; i++) {
+            btns[i].classList.toggle('active', btns[i].getAttribute('data-em-priority') === state.priority);
+        }
+    }
+
     function renderControls() {
         var host = byId('vem-unmatched-controls');
         if (!host) return;
+        var total = state.unmatched ? state.unmatched.total : null;
+        var opt = function (v, label) {
+            return '<option value="' + v + '"' + (state.statusFilter === v ? ' selected' : '') + '>' + label + '</option>';
+        };
+        var isEpisode = state.kind === 'episode';
         host.innerHTML =
-            '<span class="em-section-sub">' + (KIND_LABEL[state.kind] || state.kind) +
-            ' not yet matched</span>' +
-            '<button class="em-retry-all-btn" data-em-retry-all>Retry failed</button>';
+            '<div class="em-unmatched-bar">' +
+            '<div class="em-section-label em-section-label--inline">' +
+            (KIND_LABEL[state.kind] || state.kind) + ' not yet matched' +
+            (total != null ? '<span class="em-count">' + total.toLocaleString() + '</span>' : '') +
+            (isEpisode ? '' : '<button class="em-btn em-btn--sm em-btn--ghost em-retry-all-btn" data-em-retry-all>↻ Retry all failed</button>') +
+            '</div>' +
+            '<div class="em-filter-row">' +
+            (isEpisode ? '' :
+                '<select class="em-select" data-em-status>' + opt('unmatched', 'All unmatched') +
+                opt('not_found', 'Not found') + opt('pending', 'Pending') + '</select>') +
+            '<div class="em-search-wrap"><span class="em-search-ico">⌕</span>' +
+            '<input class="em-search" type="text" placeholder="Search…" value="' + esc(state.search) + '" data-em-search></div>' +
+            '</div></div>';
     }
 
     function renderList() {
@@ -239,7 +270,7 @@
     // ── selection / actions ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     function selectWorker(id) {
         state.selected = id; state.breakdown = null; state.unmatched = null;
-        state.kind = defaultKind(id); state.page = 0;
+        state.kind = defaultKind(id); state.page = 0; state.search = '';
         renderRail(); renderPanel();
         Promise.all([loadBreakdown(id), loadUnmatched()]).then(function () { renderPanel(); });
     }
@@ -265,6 +296,29 @@
             return Promise.all([loadBreakdown(state.selected), loadUnmatched()]);
         }).then(function () { renderCards(); renderList(); });
     }
+    function setPriority(kind) {
+        state.priority = kind;
+        renderGlobalTabs();
+        fetch('/api/video/enrichment/priority', {
+            method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json' },
+            body: JSON.stringify({ priority: kind }),
+        }).catch(function () { /* ignore */ });
+    }
+    function onSearchInput(value) {
+        state.search = value; state.page = 0;
+        if (state.searchTimer) clearTimeout(state.searchTimer);
+        state.searchTimer = setTimeout(function () {
+            loadUnmatched().then(function () { renderControls(); renderList(); restoreSearchFocus(); });
+        }, 300);
+    }
+    function restoreSearchFocus() {
+        var inp = document.querySelector('#vem-overlay [data-em-search]');
+        if (inp) { inp.focus(); var v = inp.value; inp.value = ''; inp.value = v; }
+    }
+    function setStatusFilter(value) {
+        state.statusFilter = value; state.page = 0;
+        loadUnmatched().then(function () { renderControls(); renderList(); });
+    }
 
     // ── open/close + delegation ────────────────────────────────────────────────
     function ensureOverlay() {
@@ -278,10 +332,21 @@
             '<div class="em-topbar"><div class="em-topbar-icon"><img src="/static/trans2.png" alt="" class="em-topbar-logo"></div>' +
             '<div class="em-topbar-titles"><h3 class="em-topbar-title">Video Enrichment Workers</h3>' +
             '<div class="em-topbar-sub">Match your library to TMDB &amp; TVDB</div></div>' +
+            '<div class="em-global"><span class="em-global-label">Process first<br><span>everywhere</span></span>' +
+            '<div class="em-global-tabs" id="vem-global-tabs">' +
+            '<button data-em-priority="movie">Movies</button>' +
+            '<button data-em-priority="show">Shows</button>' +
+            '<button data-em-priority="" class="em-global-auto">Auto</button></div></div>' +
             '<div class="em-topbar-actions"><button class="em-icon-btn" data-em-refresh title="Refresh">⟳</button>' +
             '<button class="em-icon-btn em-icon-btn--close" data-em-close title="Close">&times;</button></div></div>' +
             '<div class="em-body"><div class="em-rail" id="vem-rail"></div><div class="em-panel" id="vem-panel"></div></div></div>';
         overlay.addEventListener('click', onOverlayClick);
+        overlay.addEventListener('input', function (e) {
+            if (e.target.hasAttribute('data-em-search')) onSearchInput(e.target.value);
+        });
+        overlay.addEventListener('change', function (e) {
+            if (e.target.hasAttribute('data-em-status')) setStatusFilter(e.target.value);
+        });
         document.body.appendChild(overlay);
         return overlay;
     }
@@ -290,9 +355,10 @@
         var overlay = byId('vem-overlay');
         if (e.target === overlay) { close(); return; }
         var t = e.target.closest('[data-em-select],[data-em-pause],[data-em-kind],[data-em-retry-all],' +
-            '[data-em-retry-item],[data-em-page],[data-em-refresh],[data-em-close]');
+            '[data-em-retry-item],[data-em-page],[data-em-refresh],[data-em-close],[data-em-priority]');
         if (!t) return;
         if (t.hasAttribute('data-em-close')) close();
+        else if (t.hasAttribute('data-em-priority')) setPriority(t.getAttribute('data-em-priority'));
         else if (t.hasAttribute('data-em-refresh')) { refreshAll().then(renderRail); selectWorker(state.selected); }
         else if (t.hasAttribute('data-em-select')) selectWorker(t.getAttribute('data-em-select'));
         else if (t.hasAttribute('data-em-pause')) togglePause();
@@ -313,6 +379,7 @@
         state.open = true;
         refreshAll().then(function () {
             renderRail();
+            loadPriority();
             selectWorker(state.selected);
         });
         if (state.pollTimer) clearInterval(state.pollTimer);
diff --git a/webui/static/video/video-side.css b/webui/static/video/video-side.css
index 3b5c0eb3..2204de40 100644
--- a/webui/static/video/video-side.css
+++ b/webui/static/video/video-side.css
@@ -656,3 +656,28 @@ body[data-side="video"] .dashboard-header-sweep {
 }
 
 .video-card--clickable { cursor: pointer; }
+
+/* ── Manage-Workers modal: live status + glow (scoped to #vem-overlay; the
+   music modal's shared .em-* styles are never touched). ───────────────────── */
+#vem-overlay .em-dot--running { animation: vemDotPulse 1.5s ease-in-out infinite; }
+@keyframes vemDotPulse {
+    0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 8px #1db954; }
+    50% { box-shadow: 0 0 16px 3px #1db954; }
+}
+/* The selected worker's rail row carries a live accent glow. */
+#vem-overlay .em-worker-row.active {
+    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(var(--row-accent), 0.45),
+        0 0 22px rgba(var(--row-accent), 0.20);
+}
+/* "Now processing" chip pulses in the worker's accent — clear live signal. */
+#vem-overlay .em-ph-current {
+    color: rgb(var(--em-accent-rgb));
+    text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(var(--em-accent-rgb), 0.55);
+    animation: vemNowPulse 1.8s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+@keyframes vemNowPulse { 0%, 100% { opacity: 0.78; } 50% { opacity: 1; } }
+/* Active "Process first" / kind selection glow in the worker accent. */
+#vem-overlay .em-global-tabs button.active,
+#vem-overlay .em-card--current {
+    box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(var(--em-accent-rgb), 0.28);
+}