diff --git a/backend/src/tools/media/routes.js b/backend/src/tools/media/routes.js
index 9e677a9..f686fee 100644
--- a/backend/src/tools/media/routes.js
+++ b/backend/src/tools/media/routes.js
@@ -66,28 +66,28 @@ function extractFSK(rd) {
   return null;
 }
 
-const RELEASE_TYPE_LABEL = { 2:'Kino (limited)', 3:'Kinostart', 4:'Web', 5:'Retail', 6:'TV' };
+// xREL release_date type labels
+const XREL_DATE_LABEL = {
+  'us-cine': 'Kinostart (US)',
+  'de-cine': 'Kinostart (DE)',
+  'us-web':  'Web (US)',
+  'de-web':  'Web (DE)',
+  'us-disc': 'Disc (US)',
+  'de-disc': 'Disc (DE)',
+  'us-tv':   'TV (US)',
+  'de-tv':   'TV (DE)',
+};
 
-function extractReleaseDates(rd) {
-  if (!rd?.results) return [];
-  // Nur DE und US, Typen 2-5 (kein Premiere=1, kein TV=6)
-  const entries = [];
-  for (const country of ['DE', 'US']) {
-    const c = rd.results.find(r => r.iso_3166_1 === country);
-    if (!c) continue;
-    for (const r of c.release_dates) {
-      if (!r.release_date) continue;
-      const label = RELEASE_TYPE_LABEL[r.type];
-      if (!label) continue;
-      entries.push({
-        country,
-        label: `${label} (${country})`,
-        date: r.release_date.slice(0, 10),
-      });
-    }
-  }
-  entries.sort((a, b) => a.date.localeCompare(b.date));
-  return entries;
+// Holt xREL Erscheinungsdaten für eine ext_info_id
+async function getXrelReleaseDates(extInfoId) {
+  try {
+    const data = await xrelFetch('/ext_info/info.json', { id: extInfoId, type: 'movie' });
+    if (!Array.isArray(data.release_dates)) return [];
+    return data.release_dates
+      .filter(r => XREL_DATE_LABEL[r.type] && r.date)
+      .map(r => ({ label: XREL_DATE_LABEL[r.type], date: r.date }))
+      .sort((a, b) => a.date.localeCompare(b.date));
+  } catch(_) { return []; }
 }
 async function fetchAllPages(path, maxPages = 3) {
   const first = await tmdb(path, { page: 1 });
@@ -232,8 +232,10 @@ async function getXrelData(tmdbId, imdbId, title, originalTitle) {
 
   results.sort((a,b) => (b.date||'').localeCompare(a.date||''));
   const top5 = results.slice(0, 5);
-  cacheSet(cacheKey, top5, top5.length > 0 ? 12*60*60*1000 : 60*60*1000);
-  return top5;
+  const payload = { releases: top5, dates: xrelDates };
+  const ttl = (top5.length > 0 || xrelDates.length > 0) ? 12*60*60*1000 : 60*60*1000;
+  cacheSet(cacheKey, payload, ttl);
+  return payload;
 }
 
 // ── Routes ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -286,7 +288,6 @@ router.get('/movie/:id', authenticate, async (req, res) => {
       backdrop_path: detail.backdrop_path, release_date: detail.release_date,
       runtime: detail.runtime, vote_average: detail.vote_average,
       genres: (detail.genres||[]).map(g => g.name), fsk,
-      release_dates: extractReleaseDates(detail.release_dates),
       cast: (detail.credits?.cast||[]).slice(0,8).map(a => a.name),
       director: detail.credits?.crew?.find(c => c.job==='Director')?.name||null,
       tmdb_url: `https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/${detail.id}`,
@@ -307,8 +308,12 @@ router.get('/movie/:id/xrel', authenticate, async (req, res) => {
     // Bei refresh=1 oder leerem Cache: xREL aufrufen
     if (!forceRefresh) {
       const cached = cacheGet(cacheKey);
-      if (cached !== undefined && cached.length > 0) {
-        return res.json({ xrel: cached, has_xrel: true });
+      if (cached !== undefined) {
+        const releases = cached?.releases || cached || [];
+        const dates    = cached?.dates    || [];
+        if (releases.length > 0 || dates.length > 0) {
+          return res.json({ xrel: releases, dates, has_xrel: releases.length > 0 });
+        }
       }
     }
     // Cache löschen bei refresh (damit neu gecacht wird)
@@ -332,8 +337,10 @@ router.get('/movie/:id/xrel', authenticate, async (req, res) => {
       origTitle = detail.original_title || null;
     }
 
-    const xrel = await getXrelData(req.params.id, imdbId, title, origTitle);
-    res.json({ xrel, has_xrel: xrel.length > 0 });
+    const payload = await getXrelData(req.params.id, imdbId, title, origTitle);
+    const releases = payload?.releases || [];
+    const dates    = payload?.dates    || [];
+    res.json({ xrel: releases, dates, has_xrel: releases.length > 0 });
   } catch(e) { res.status(500).json({ error: e.message }); }
 });
 
@@ -346,7 +353,9 @@ router.get('/xrel-cached', authenticate, (req, res) => {
   const result = {};
   for (const id of ids) {
     const cached = cacheGet(`xrel:tmdb:${id}`);
-    result[id] = cached !== undefined && cached.length > 0;
+    if (cached === undefined) { result[id] = false; continue; }
+    const releases = cached?.releases || cached || [];
+    result[id] = releases.length > 0;
   }
   res.json(result);
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/tools/media.jsx b/frontend/src/tools/media.jsx
index d00504d..955c72d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/tools/media.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/tools/media.jsx
@@ -457,7 +457,8 @@ function FavoritenKalender({ onOpenModal }) {
 // ── Film-Detail-Modal (via Portal) ────────────────────────────────────────────
 function MovieModal({ tmdbId, onClose, mobile, onHasXrel }) {
   const [detail,      setDetail]      = useState(null);
-  const [xrel,        setXrel]        = useState(null);   // null=nicht gesucht, []=gesucht
+  const [xrel,        setXrel]        = useState(null);   // null=nicht gesucht
+  const [xrelDates,   setXrelDates]   = useState([]);
   const [xrelLoading, setXrelLoading] = useState(false);
   const [loading,     setLoading]     = useState(true);
   const [error,       setError]       = useState('');
@@ -502,6 +503,7 @@ function MovieModal({ tmdbId, onClose, mobile, onHasXrel }) {
       if (forceRefresh) params.set('refresh', '1');
       const r = await api(`/tools/media/movie/${tmdbId}/xrel?${params}`);
       setXrel(r.xrel || []);
+      setXrelDates(r.dates || []);
       if (r.has_xrel) onHasXrel?.(tmdbId);
     } catch(_) { setXrel([]); }
     finally { setXrelLoading(false); }
@@ -594,11 +596,11 @@ function MovieModal({ tmdbId, onClose, mobile, onHasXrel }) {
               </div>
             </div>
 
-            {detail.release_dates?.length > 0 && (
+            {xrelDates.length > 0 && (
               <div style={{ marginTop:16 }}>
                 <div style={{ ...S.head, marginBottom:8 }}>ERSCHEINUNGSDATEN</div>
                 <div style={{ display:'flex', flexDirection:'column', gap:4 }}>
-                  {detail.release_dates.map((r, i) => (
+                  {xrelDates.map((r, i) => (
                     <div key={i} style={{ display:'flex', justifyContent:'space-between', alignItems:'center',
                       fontSize:11, fontFamily:'monospace', padding:'3px 0',
                       borderBottom:'1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.05)' }}>