diff --git a/api/src/controllers/watchlist.ts b/api/src/controllers/watchlist.ts
index 00bd695a..324e8a20 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/watchlist.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/watchlist.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
 	processLanguages,
 } from "~/models/utils";
 import { desc } from "~/models/utils/descriptions";
-import { WatchStatus } from "~/models/watchlist";
+import { MovieWatchStatus, SerieWatchStatus } from "~/models/watchlist";
 import { getShows, showFilters, showSort, watchStatusQ } from "./shows/logic";
 
 async function setWatchStatus({
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ async function setWatchStatus({
 	status,
 	userId,
 }: {
-	showFilter?: SQL;
-	status: Omit<WatchStatus, "percent">;
+	showFilter: { id: SQL; kind: "movie" | "serie" };
+	status: SerieWatchStatus;
 	userId: string;
 }) {
 	const profileQ = db
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ async function setWatchStatus({
 	const showQ = db
 		.select({ pk: shows.pk })
 		.from(shows)
-		.where(showFilter)
+		.where(and(showFilter.id, eq(shows.kind, showFilter.kind)))
 		.as("showQ");
 
 	return await db
@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ async function setWatchStatus({
 					"profilePk",
 					"showPk",
 					"createdAt",
+					"seenCount",
 				]),
+				// do not reset movie's progress during drop
+				...(showFilter.kind === "movie" && status.status !== "dropped"
+					? { seenCount: sql`excluded.seen_count` }
+					: {}),
 			},
 		})
 		.returning();
@@ -177,10 +182,10 @@ export const watchlistH = new Elysia({ tags: ["profiles"] })
 		"/series/:id/watchstatus",
 		async ({ params: { id }, body, jwt: { sub } }) => {
 			return await setWatchStatus({
-				showFilter: and(
-					eq(shows.kind, "serie"),
-					isUuid(id) ? eq(shows.id, id) : eq(shows.slug, id),
-				),
+				showFilter: {
+					kind: "serie",
+					id: isUuid(id) ? eq(shows.id, id) : eq(shows.slug, id),
+				},
 				userId: sub,
 				status: body,
 			});
@@ -193,9 +198,9 @@ export const watchlistH = new Elysia({ tags: ["profiles"] })
 					example: madeInAbyss.slug,
 				}),
 			}),
-			body: t.Omit(WatchStatus, ["percent"]),
+			body: SerieWatchStatus,
 			response: {
-				201: t.Union([t.Omit(WatchStatus, ["percent"]), DbMetadata]),
+				201: t.Union([SerieWatchStatus, DbMetadata]),
 			},
 			permissions: ["core.read"],
 		},
@@ -204,13 +209,17 @@ export const watchlistH = new Elysia({ tags: ["profiles"] })
 		"/movies/:id/watchstatus",
 		async ({ params: { id }, body, jwt: { sub } }) => {
 			return await setWatchStatus({
-				showFilter: and(
-					eq(shows.kind, "movie"),
-					isUuid(id) ? eq(shows.id, id) : eq(shows.slug, id),
-				),
+				showFilter: {
+					kind: "movie",
+					id: isUuid(id) ? eq(shows.id, id) : eq(shows.slug, id),
+				},
 				userId: sub,
-				// for movies, watch-percent is stored in `seenCount`.
-				status: { ...body, seenCount: body.status === "completed" ? 100 : 0 },
+				status: {
+					...body,
+					startedAt: body.completedAt,
+					// for movies, watch-percent is stored in `seenCount`.
+					seenCount: body.status === "completed" ? 100 : 0,
+				},
 			});
 		},
 		{
@@ -221,12 +230,9 @@ export const watchlistH = new Elysia({ tags: ["profiles"] })
 					example: bubble.slug,
 				}),
 			}),
-			body: t.Omit(WatchStatus, ["seenCount", "percent"]),
+			body: t.Omit(MovieWatchStatus, ["percent"]),
 			response: {
-				201: t.Union([
-					t.Omit(WatchStatus, ["seenCount", "percent"]),
-					DbMetadata,
-				]),
+				201: t.Union([MovieWatchStatus, DbMetadata]),
 			},
 			permissions: ["core.read"],
 		},
diff --git a/api/src/models/movie.ts b/api/src/models/movie.ts
index 9de88479..31f28487 100644
--- a/api/src/models/movie.ts
+++ b/api/src/models/movie.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from "./utils";
 import { Original } from "./utils/original";
 import { EmbeddedVideo } from "./video";
-import { WatchStatus } from "./watchlist";
+import { MovieWatchStatus } from "./watchlist";
 
 export const MovieStatus = t.UnionEnum(["unknown", "finished", "planned"]);
 export type MovieStatus = typeof MovieStatus.static;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const Movie = t.Intersect([
 	t.Object({
 		original: Original,
 		isAvailable: t.Boolean(),
-		watchStatus: t.Nullable(t.Omit(WatchStatus, ["seenCount"])),
+		watchStatus: t.Nullable(MovieWatchStatus),
 	}),
 ]);
 export type Movie = Prettify<typeof Movie.static>;
diff --git a/api/src/models/serie.ts b/api/src/models/serie.ts
index 78ed77e8..2757f493 100644
--- a/api/src/models/serie.ts
+++ b/api/src/models/serie.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
 	TranslationRecord,
 } from "./utils";
 import { Original } from "./utils/original";
-import { WatchStatus } from "./watchlist";
+import { SerieWatchStatus } from "./watchlist";
 
 export const SerieStatus = t.UnionEnum([
 	"unknown",
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const Serie = t.Intersect([
 		availableCount: t.Integer({
 			description: "The number of episodes that can be played right away",
 		}),
-		watchStatus: t.Nullable(t.Omit(WatchStatus, ["percent"])),
+		watchStatus: t.Nullable(SerieWatchStatus),
 	}),
 ]);
 export type Serie = Prettify<typeof Serie.static>;
diff --git a/api/src/models/watchlist.ts b/api/src/models/watchlist.ts
index 2b1f270d..b341ea3e 100644
--- a/api/src/models/watchlist.ts
+++ b/api/src/models/watchlist.ts
@@ -36,20 +36,25 @@ export const WatchlistStatus = t.UnionEnum([
 	"planned",
 ]);
 
-export const WatchStatus = t.Object({
+export const SerieWatchStatus = t.Object({
 	status: WatchlistStatus,
 	score: t.Nullable(t.Integer({ minimum: 0, maximum: 100 })),
 	startedAt: t.Nullable(t.String({ format: "date-time" })),
 	completedAt: t.Nullable(t.String({ format: "date-time" })),
-	// only for series
 	seenCount: t.Integer({
 		description: "The number of episodes you watched in this serie.",
 		minimum: 0,
 	}),
-	// only for movies
-	percent: t.Integer({
-		minimum: 0,
-		maximum: 100,
-	}),
 });
-export type WatchStatus = typeof WatchStatus.static;
+export type SerieWatchStatus = typeof SerieWatchStatus.static;
+
+export const MovieWatchStatus = t.Intersect([
+	t.Omit(SerieWatchStatus, ["startedAt", "seenCount"]),
+	t.Object({
+		percent: t.Integer({
+			minimum: 0,
+			maximum: 100,
+		}),
+	}),
+]);
+export type MovieWatchStatus = typeof MovieWatchStatus.static;