u/Shinobi-vs-Gast
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Who else caught the reflection of Himiko in the subway?
It was a nice touch. =]
u/Shinobi-vs-Gast — 10 days ago
One of the most requested features is finally here — full rewatch tracking for TV shows, Anime, and Movies!
We're releasing this now on the website as a Beta for PRO and VIP members, with API and app integration coming in a future update. Didn't want to make you wait any longer!
What's a rewatch session?
You know that show you've watched three times? Or that movie you rewatch every year? Until now, Simkl only tracked your first watch — so your profile said "watched once" even if you've seen Breaking Bad start to finish three times.
A rewatch session is a separate run through a show or movie. Each one has its own episode progress, its own dates, and its own completion status. Your original watch stays untouched — rewatches are tracked alongside it, not on top of it.
Here's what you can do with it:
- See your full watch history — not just "watched" but how many times and when
- Track where you are in a rewatch without messing up your original progress
- Rewatch with a friend who's seeing it for the first time? Track your progress alongside theirs in a separate rewatch session number.
- Anniversary rewatches — log that yearly Lord of the Rings marathon or your annual The Office run
- Know your stats — finally see which shows you love enough to come back to
For TV Shows & Anime
- When a show is Completed, an "Add Rewatch" button appears in the sidebar
- Start a new rewatch session — your original watch progress stays untouched
- A "Mark Rewatched" button shows the next episode to rewatch (e.g. "Mark Rewatched S01E01")
- A dedicated progress bar tracks percentage, episodes done, and episodes remaining
- Close the rewatch to save it as completed, or Cancel to remove it
- Left a rewatch unfinished? A "Resume Rewatch #N" button lets you pick up where you left off instead of starting over
The rewatch view selector dropdown on the checkmars section as well as episodes page lets you:
- Switch between your Original Watch and any Rewatch #1, #2, #3... — each with its own episode checkmarks
- See the status of each session at a glance (Watching, Completed, Paused) with episode counts
- Start a new rewatch directly from the dropdown with "+ Start New Rewatch"
- Set any past rewatch as active with a toggle, so you can resume it from the episodes page
For Movies (as well as Anime Movies)
A rewatch button appears after you've watched a movie. The date picker opens with smart suggestions tailored to rewatches:
- "One week after previous watch" — the earliest valid rewatch date
- "Anniversary rewatch" — exactly 1 year after your last watch
- "Last weekend" — Saturday evening movie night
- Plus your own custom date and time
When marking rewatch episodes (TV/Anime), you also get smart contextual suggestions to select the time you watched it.
Rewatch Stats & History
The sidebar shows:
- Last rewatched — relative time with full date on hover
- Rewatch count — e.g. "× 3 times (1 partial)"
Click the stats to open a Rewatch History popup showing every session with:
- Date and time of each rewatch
- Status icon (In Progress / Completed / Partial)
- Resume — reactivate a past session
- Edit Date — change when a rewatch happened, with the full date picker
- Remove — delete a single session
- Clear All — remove your entire rewatch history for a title
Your Watch History page https://simkl.com/my/history/watch-history/ now includes rewatch entries too — you can filter by specific rewatch sessions from the tv show\movie detail pages using the Watch History button to see exactly what you watched and when during each run.
Dashboard
Rewatches are now part of the dashboard. Active rewatch sessions show up in My List, ordered by your most recent watch, alongside other shows sorted by their latest air date.
Smart Validation
We built in some smart guardrails so your watch history stays clean:
- Rewatches need at least a 7-day gap (it's a rewatch, not a rewind 😄)
- Can't set a rewatch before your original watch date
- A rewatch auto-completes when you've checked off all aired episodes
Availability
✅ Available Now
- Full rewatch tracking on the Simkl website (desktop & mobile)
- Available to PRO and VIP subscribers
🚧 Coming Soon
- Simkl API support for rewatches — so third-party apps can sync rewatch data
- Auto-tracker and mobile app integration
- Rewatch stats in profile and yearly stats
- Export rewatches in a backup file
- Import rewatches from other services
Happy rewatching — let us know how it works for you!
Not a PRO/VIP member yet? Check out the plans https://simkl.com/vip/ — rewatch tracking is one of many perks.
u/Ennergizer — 29 days ago