diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 22d0269..2346d31 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation "io.ktor:ktor-client-core:$ktor_version"
     implementation "io.ktor:ktor-client-android:$ktor_version"
-    implementation "io.ktor:ktor-client-serialization:$ktor_version"
+    implementation "io.ktor:ktor-client-content-negotiation:$ktor_version"
+    implementation "io.ktor:ktor-serialization-kotlinx-json:$ktor_version"
 
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.3'
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/parser/crunchyroll/Crunchyroll.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/parser/crunchyroll/Crunchyroll.kt
index a700ce4..eb5b2d5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/parser/crunchyroll/Crunchyroll.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/parser/crunchyroll/Crunchyroll.kt
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ package org.mosad.teapod.parser.crunchyroll
 import android.util.Log
 import io.ktor.client.*
 import io.ktor.client.call.*
-import io.ktor.client.features.*
-import io.ktor.client.features.json.*
-import io.ktor.client.features.json.serializer.*
+import io.ktor.client.plugins.*
+import io.ktor.client.plugins.contentnegotiation.*
 import io.ktor.client.request.*
 import io.ktor.client.request.forms.*
 import io.ktor.client.statement.*
 import io.ktor.http.*
+import io.ktor.serialization.kotlinx.json.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.*
 import kotlinx.serialization.SerializationException
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.json.put
 import org.mosad.teapod.preferences.EncryptedPreferences
 import org.mosad.teapod.preferences.Preferences
 
-private val json = Json { ignoreUnknownKeys = true }
-
 object Crunchyroll {
     private val TAG = javaClass.name
 
     private val client = HttpClient {
-        install(JsonFeature) {
-            serializer = KotlinxSerializer(json)
+        install(ContentNegotiation) {
+            json(Json {
+                ignoreUnknownKeys = true
+            })
         }
     }
     private const val baseUrl = "https://beta-api.crunchyroll.com"
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ object Crunchyroll {
      */
     fun initBasicApiToken() = runBlocking {
         withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-            basicApiToken = (client.get(basicApiTokenUrl) as HttpResponse).readText()
+            basicApiToken = client.get { url(basicApiTokenUrl) }.bodyAsText()
             Log.i(TAG, "basic auth token: $basicApiToken")
         }
     }
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ object Crunchyroll {
                 val response: HttpResponse = client.submitForm("$baseUrl$tokenEndpoint", formParameters = formData) {
                     header("Authorization", "Basic $basicApiToken")
                 }
-                token = response.receive()
+                token = response.body()
                 tokenValidUntil = System.currentTimeMillis() + (token.expiresIn * 1000)
                 response.status
             } catch (ex: ClientRequestException) {
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ object Crunchyroll {
 
                 // for json set body and content type
                 if (bodyObject is JsonObject) {
-                    body = bodyObject
+                    setBody(bodyObject)
                     contentType(ContentType.Application.Json)
                 }
-            }
+            }.body()
 
             response
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/activity/player/PlayerViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/activity/player/PlayerViewModel.kt
index c779528..e417ac9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/activity/player/PlayerViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/activity/player/PlayerViewModel.kt
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ class PlayerViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application)
                 currentPlayheads = Crunchyroll.playheads(episodeIDs)
             }
         ).joinAll()
-
-
         Log.d(classTag, "meta: $mediaMeta")
 
         setCurrentEpisode(episodeId)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/util/metadb/MetaDBController.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/util/metadb/MetaDBController.kt
index 3389ef7..4a77328 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/util/metadb/MetaDBController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/util/metadb/MetaDBController.kt
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ package org.mosad.teapod.util.metadb
 
 import android.util.Log
 import io.ktor.client.*
-import io.ktor.client.features.*
-import io.ktor.client.features.json.*
-import io.ktor.client.features.json.serializer.*
+import io.ktor.client.call.*
+import io.ktor.client.plugins.*
+import io.ktor.client.plugins.contentnegotiation.*
 import io.ktor.client.request.*
 import io.ktor.http.*
+import io.ktor.serialization.kotlinx.json.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import kotlinx.serialization.decodeFromString
@@ -40,8 +41,8 @@ object MetaDBController {
     private const val repoUrl = "https://gitlab.com/Seil0/teapodmetadb/-/raw/main/crunchy/"
 
     private val client = HttpClient {
-        install(JsonFeature) {
-            serializer = KotlinxSerializer(Json)
+        install(ContentNegotiation) {
+            json()
         }
     }
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ object MetaDBController {
     private var metaCacheList = arrayListOf<Meta>()
 
     suspend fun list() = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-        val raw: String = client.get("$repoUrl/list.json")
+        val raw: String = client.get("$repoUrl/list.json").body()
         mediaList = Json.decodeFromString(raw)
     }
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ object MetaDBController {
 
     private suspend fun getTVShowMetadataFromDB(crSeriesId: String): TVShowMeta? = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
         return@withContext try {
-            val raw: String = client.get("$repoUrl/tv/$crSeriesId/media.json")
+            val raw: String = client.get("$repoUrl/tv/$crSeriesId/media.json").body()
             val meta: TVShowMeta = Json.decodeFromString(raw)
             metaCacheList.add(meta)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/util/tmdb/TMDBApiController.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/util/tmdb/TMDBApiController.kt
index ba0cd53..7084394 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/util/tmdb/TMDBApiController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/util/tmdb/TMDBApiController.kt
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ package org.mosad.teapod.util.tmdb
 import android.util.Log
 import io.ktor.client.*
 import io.ktor.client.call.*
-import io.ktor.client.features.json.*
-import io.ktor.client.features.json.serializer.*
+import io.ktor.client.plugins.contentnegotiation.*
 import io.ktor.client.request.*
 import io.ktor.client.statement.*
+import io.ktor.serialization.kotlinx.json.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.invoke
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ import org.mosad.teapod.util.concatenate
 class TMDBApiController {
     private val classTag = javaClass.name
 
-    private val json = Json { ignoreUnknownKeys = true }
     private val client = HttpClient {
-        install(JsonFeature) {
-            serializer = KotlinxSerializer(json)
+        install(ContentNegotiation) {
+            json(Json {
+                ignoreUnknownKeys = true
+            })
         }
     }
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ class TMDBApiController {
                 }
             }
 
-            response.receive<T>()
+            response.body<T>()
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ee589f6..f677692 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 buildscript {
     ext.kotlin_version = "1.7.10"
-    ext.ktor_version = "1.6.8"
+    ext.ktor_version = "2.1.0"
     ext.exo_version = "2.17.1"
     repositories {
         google()