diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/activity/main/fragments/MediaFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/activity/main/fragments/MediaFragment.kt
index c65fd6f..b9d80b7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/activity/main/fragments/MediaFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/activity/main/fragments/MediaFragment.kt
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
-import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity
-import androidx.fragment.app.activityViewModels
+import androidx.fragment.app.viewModels
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import androidx.viewpager2.adapter.FragmentStateAdapter
 import com.bumptech.glide.Glide
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ class MediaFragment(private val mediaIdStr: String) : Fragment() {
     private lateinit var binding: FragmentMediaBinding
     private lateinit var pagerAdapter: FragmentStateAdapter
 
-    private val model: MediaFragmentViewModel by activityViewModels()
+    private val model: MediaFragmentViewModel by viewModels()
 
     private val fragments = arrayListOf<Fragment>()
     private var watchlistJobRunning = false
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ class MediaFragment(private val mediaIdStr: String) : Fragment() {
         binding.frameLoading.visibility = View.VISIBLE
 
         // tab layout and pager
-        pagerAdapter = ScreenSlidePagerAdapter(requireActivity())
+        pagerAdapter = ScreenSlidePagerAdapter(this)
         // fix material components issue #1878, if more tabs are added increase
         binding.pagerEpisodesSimilar.offscreenPageLimit = 2
         binding.pagerEpisodesSimilar.adapter = pagerAdapter
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ class MediaFragment(private val mediaIdStr: String) : Fragment() {
         fragments.clear()
         pagerAdapter.notifyItemRangeRemoved(0, fragmentsSize)
 
-        // add the episodes fragment (as tab). Note: Movies are tv shows!
         MediaFragmentEpisodes().also {
             fragments.add(it)
             pagerAdapter.notifyItemInserted(fragments.indexOf(it))
@@ -224,7 +222,7 @@ class MediaFragment(private val mediaIdStr: String) : Fragment() {
     /**
      * A simple pager adapter
      */
-    private inner class ScreenSlidePagerAdapter(fa: FragmentActivity) : FragmentStateAdapter(fa) {
+    private inner class ScreenSlidePagerAdapter(fragment: Fragment) : FragmentStateAdapter(fragment) {
         override fun getItemCount(): Int = fragments.size
 
         override fun createFragment(position: Int): Fragment = fragments[position]
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/activity/main/fragments/MediaFragmentEpisodes.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/activity/main/fragments/MediaFragmentEpisodes.kt
index 5956745..ee84044 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/activity/main/fragments/MediaFragmentEpisodes.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/activity/main/fragments/MediaFragmentEpisodes.kt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.PopupMenu
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
-import androidx.fragment.app.activityViewModels
+import androidx.fragment.app.viewModels
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import org.mosad.teapod.R
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class MediaFragmentEpisodes : Fragment() {
     private lateinit var binding: FragmentMediaEpisodesBinding
     private lateinit var adapterRecEpisodes: EpisodeItemAdapter
 
-    private val model: MediaFragmentViewModel by activityViewModels()
+    private val model: MediaFragmentViewModel by viewModels({requireParentFragment()})
 
     override fun onCreateView(inflater: LayoutInflater, container: ViewGroup?, savedInstanceState: Bundle?): View {
         binding = FragmentMediaEpisodesBinding.inflate(inflater, container, false)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/activity/main/fragments/MediaFragmentSimilar.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/activity/main/fragments/MediaFragmentSimilar.kt
index b39d602..c8fa568 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/activity/main/fragments/MediaFragmentSimilar.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/activity/main/fragments/MediaFragmentSimilar.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
-import androidx.fragment.app.activityViewModels
+import androidx.fragment.app.viewModels
 import org.mosad.teapod.databinding.FragmentMediaSimilarBinding
 import org.mosad.teapod.ui.activity.main.viewmodel.MediaFragmentViewModel
 import org.mosad.teapod.util.adapter.MediaItemAdapter
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import org.mosad.teapod.util.toItemMediaList
 class MediaFragmentSimilar : Fragment()  {
 
     private lateinit var binding: FragmentMediaSimilarBinding
-    private val model: MediaFragmentViewModel by activityViewModels()
+    private val model: MediaFragmentViewModel by viewModels({requireParentFragment()})
 
     private lateinit var adapterSimilar: MediaItemAdapter
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_media_episodes.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_media_episodes.xml
index 67ca94e..59c8e44 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_media_episodes.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_media_episodes.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<LinearLayout
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    android:id="@+id/linear_episodes"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:orientation="vertical">