diff --git a/src/backend/metadata/search.ts b/src/backend/metadata/search.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4e844d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/metadata/search.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { MWMediaType, MWQuery } from "@/providers";
+
+const JW_API_BASE = "https://apis.justwatch.com";
+
+type JWContentTypes = "movie" | "show";
+
+type JWSearchQuery = {
+  content_types: JWContentTypes[];
+  page: number;
+  page_size: number;
+  query: string;
+};
+
+type JWSearchResults = {
+  title: string;
+  poster?: string;
+  id: number;
+  original_release_year: number;
+  jw_entity_id: string;
+};
+
+type JWPage<T> = {
+  items: T[];
+  page: number;
+  page_size: number;
+  total_pages: number;
+  total_results: number;
+};
+
+export type MWSearchResult = {
+  title: string;
+  id: string;
+  year: string;
+  poster?: string;
+  type: MWMediaType;
+};
+
+export async function searchForMedia({
+  searchQuery,
+  type,
+}: MWQuery): Promise<MWSearchResult[]> {
+  const body: JWSearchQuery = {
+    content_types: [],
+    page: 1,
+    query: searchQuery,
+    page_size: 40,
+  };
+  if (type === MWMediaType.MOVIE) body.content_types.push("movie");
+  else if (type === MWMediaType.SERIES) body.content_types.push("show");
+  else if (type === MWMediaType.ANIME)
+    throw new Error("Anime search type is not supported");
+
+  const data = await fetch(
+    `${JW_API_BASE}/content/titles/en_US/popular?body=${encodeURIComponent(
+      JSON.stringify(body)
+    )}`
+  ).then((res) => res.json() as Promise<JWPage<JWSearchResults>>);
+
+  return data.items.map<MWSearchResult>((v) => ({
+    title: v.title,
+    id: v.id.toString(),
+    year: v.original_release_year.toString(),
+    poster: v.poster
+      ? `https://images.justwatch.com${v.poster.replace("{profile}", "s166")}`
+      : undefined,
+    type,
+  }));
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/providermeta/.gitkeep b/src/backend/providermeta/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37c97987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/providermeta/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+this folder will be used for provider helper methods and the like
diff --git a/src/backend/providers/.gitkeep b/src/backend/providers/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fbcff9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/providers/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+the new list of all providers, the old ones will go and be rewritten
diff --git a/src/components/media/MediaCard.tsx b/src/components/media/MediaCard.tsx
index 8174f2c8..34fb09b4 100644
--- a/src/components/media/MediaCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/media/MediaCard.tsx
@@ -1,30 +1,16 @@
 import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
-import {
-  convertMediaToPortable,
-  getProviderFromId,
-  MWMediaMeta,
-  MWMediaType,
-} from "@/providers";
-import { serializePortableMedia } from "@/hooks/usePortableMedia";
 import { DotList } from "@/components/text/DotList";
+import { MWSearchResult } from "@/backend/metadata/search";
+import { MWMediaType } from "@/providers";
 
 export interface MediaCardProps {
-  media: MWMediaMeta;
-  // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-unused-prop-types
-  watchedPercentage: number;
+  media: MWSearchResult;
   linkable?: boolean;
-  series?: boolean;
 }
 
 // TODO add progress back
 
-function MediaCardContent({ media, series, linkable }: MediaCardProps) {
-  const provider = getProviderFromId(media.providerId);
-
-  if (!provider) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
+function MediaCardContent({ media, linkable }: MediaCardProps) {
   return (
     <div
       className={`group -m-3 mb-2 rounded-xl bg-denim-300 bg-opacity-0 transition-colors duration-100 ${
@@ -36,19 +22,16 @@ function MediaCardContent({ media, series, linkable }: MediaCardProps) {
           linkable ? "group-hover:scale-95" : ""
         }`}
       >
-        <div className="mb-4 aspect-[2/3] w-full rounded-xl bg-denim-500" />
+        <div
+          className="mb-4 aspect-[2/3] w-full rounded-xl bg-denim-500 bg-cover"
+          style={{
+            backgroundImage: media.poster ? `url(${media.poster})` : undefined,
+          }}
+        />
         <h1 className="mb-1 max-h-[4.5rem] text-ellipsis break-words font-bold text-white line-clamp-3">
           <span>{media.title}</span>
-          {series && media.seasonId && media.episodeId ? (
-            <span className="ml-2 text-xs text-denim-700">
-              S{media.seasonId} E{media.episodeId}
-            </span>
-          ) : null}
         </h1>
-        <DotList
-          className="text-xs"
-          content={[provider.displayName, media.mediaType, media.year]}
-        />
+        <DotList className="text-xs" content={[media.type, media.year]} />
       </article>
     </div>
   );
@@ -56,17 +39,13 @@ function MediaCardContent({ media, series, linkable }: MediaCardProps) {
 
 export function MediaCard(props: MediaCardProps) {
   let link = "movie";
-  if (props.media.mediaType === MWMediaType.SERIES) link = "series";
+  if (props.media.type === MWMediaType.SERIES) link = "series";
 
   const content = <MediaCardContent {...props} />;
 
   if (!props.linkable) return <span>{content}</span>;
   return (
-    <Link
-      to={`/media/${link}/${serializePortableMedia(
-        convertMediaToPortable(props.media)
-      )}`}
-    >
+    <Link to={`/media/${link}/${encodeURIComponent(props.media.id)}`}>
       {content}
     </Link>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/media/WatchedMediaCard.tsx b/src/components/media/WatchedMediaCard.tsx
index f8338d57..f1d37374 100644
--- a/src/components/media/WatchedMediaCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/media/WatchedMediaCard.tsx
@@ -1,23 +1,10 @@
-import { MWMediaMeta } from "@/providers";
-import { useWatchedContext, getWatchedFromPortable } from "@/state/watched";
+import { MWSearchResult } from "@/backend/metadata/search";
 import { MediaCard } from "./MediaCard";
 
 export interface WatchedMediaCardProps {
-  media: MWMediaMeta;
-  series?: boolean;
+  media: MWSearchResult;
 }
 
 export function WatchedMediaCard(props: WatchedMediaCardProps) {
-  const { watched } = useWatchedContext();
-  const foundWatched = getWatchedFromPortable(watched.items, props.media);
-  const watchedPercentage = (foundWatched && foundWatched.percentage) || 0;
-
-  return (
-    <MediaCard
-      watchedPercentage={watchedPercentage}
-      media={props.media}
-      series={props.series && props.media.episodeId !== undefined}
-      linkable
-    />
-  );
+  return <MediaCard media={props.media} linkable />;
 }
diff --git a/src/hooks/useLoading.ts b/src/hooks/useLoading.ts
index 05411004..247a05ed 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useLoading.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useLoading.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ import React, { useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
 export function useLoading<T extends (...args: any) => Promise<any>>(
   action: T
-) {
+): [
+  (...args: Parameters<T>) => ReturnType<T> | Promise<undefined>,
+  boolean,
+  Error | undefined,
+  boolean
+] {
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const [success, setSuccess] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState<any | undefined>(undefined);
@@ -20,11 +25,11 @@ export function useLoading<T extends (...args: any) => Promise<any>>(
 
   const doAction = useMemo(
     () =>
-      async (...args: Parameters<T>) => {
+      async (...args: any) => {
         setLoading(true);
         setSuccess(false);
         setError(undefined);
-        return new Promise((resolve) => {
+        return new Promise<any>((resolve) => {
           actionMemo(...args)
             .then((v) => {
               if (!isMounted.current) return resolve(undefined);
diff --git a/src/state/bookmark/store.ts b/src/state/bookmark/store.ts
index 17f06642..06456b78 100644
--- a/src/state/bookmark/store.ts
+++ b/src/state/bookmark/store.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ export const BookmarkStore = versionedStoreBuilder()
   .setKey("mw-bookmarks")
   .addVersion({
     version: 0,
+  })
+  .addVersion({
+    version: 1,
+    migrate() {
+      return {
+        // TODO actually migrate
+        bookmarks: [],
+      };
+    },
     create() {
       return {
         bookmarks: [],
diff --git a/src/state/watched/store.ts b/src/state/watched/store.ts
index 0b3a79f7..065de4ec 100644
--- a/src/state/watched/store.ts
+++ b/src/state/watched/store.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ export const VideoProgressStore = versionedStoreBuilder()
 
       return output;
     },
+  })
+  .addVersion({
+    version: 2,
+    migrate() {
+      // TODO actually migrate
+      return {
+        items: [],
+      };
+    },
     create() {
       return {
         items: [],
diff --git a/src/views/TestView.tsx b/src/views/TestView.tsx
index 5688b1c8..5314996d 100644
--- a/src/views/TestView.tsx
+++ b/src/views/TestView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { searchForMedia } from "@/backend/metadata/search";
 import { ProgressListenerControl } from "@/components/video/controls/ProgressListenerControl";
 import { SourceControl } from "@/components/video/controls/SourceControl";
 import { DecoratedVideoPlayer } from "@/components/video/DecoratedVideoPlayer";
+import { MWMediaType } from "@/providers";
 import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
 
 // test videos: https://gist.github.com/jsturgis/3b19447b304616f18657
@@ -32,6 +34,14 @@ export function TestView() {
     return <p onClick={handleClick}>Click me to show</p>;
   }
 
+  async function search() {
+    const test = await searchForMedia({
+      searchQuery: "tron",
+      type: MWMediaType.MOVIE,
+    });
+    console.log(test);
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="w-[40rem] max-w-full">
       <DecoratedVideoPlayer>
@@ -44,6 +54,7 @@ export function TestView() {
           onProgress={(a, b) => console.log(a, b)}
         />
       </DecoratedVideoPlayer>
+      <p onClick={() => search()}>click me to search</p>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/views/search/SearchResultsView.tsx b/src/views/search/SearchResultsView.tsx
index 6a775a23..ad611516 100644
--- a/src/views/search/SearchResultsView.tsx
+++ b/src/views/search/SearchResultsView.tsx
@@ -6,38 +6,26 @@ import { SectionHeading } from "@/components/layout/SectionHeading";
 import { MediaGrid } from "@/components/media/MediaGrid";
 import { WatchedMediaCard } from "@/components/media/WatchedMediaCard";
 import { useLoading } from "@/hooks/useLoading";
-import { MWMassProviderOutput, MWQuery, SearchProviders } from "@/providers";
+import { MWQuery } from "@/providers";
+import { MWSearchResult, searchForMedia } from "@/backend/metadata/search";
 import { SearchLoadingView } from "./SearchLoadingView";
 
-function SearchSuffix(props: {
-  fails: number;
-  total: number;
-  resultsSize: number;
-}) {
+function SearchSuffix(props: { failed?: boolean; results?: number }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
-  const allFailed: boolean = props.fails === props.total;
-  const icon: Icons = allFailed ? Icons.WARNING : Icons.EYE_SLASH;
+  const icon: Icons = props.failed ? Icons.WARNING : Icons.EYE_SLASH;
 
   return (
     <div className="mt-40 mb-24  flex flex-col items-center justify-center space-y-3 text-center">
       <IconPatch
         icon={icon}
-        className={`text-xl ${allFailed ? "text-red-400" : "text-bink-600"}`}
+        className={`text-xl ${props.failed ? "text-red-400" : "text-bink-600"}`}
       />
 
       {/* standard suffix */}
-      {!allFailed ? (
+      {!props.failed ? (
         <div>
-          {props.fails > 0 ? (
-            <p className="text-red-400">
-              {t("search.providersFailed", {
-                fails: props.fails,
-                total: props.total,
-              })}
-            </p>
-          ) : null}
-          {props.resultsSize > 0 ? (
+          {(props.results ?? 0) > 0 ? (
             <p>{t("search.allResults")}</p>
           ) : (
             <p>{t("search.noResults")}</p>
@@ -46,7 +34,7 @@ function SearchSuffix(props: {
       ) : null}
 
       {/* Error result */}
-      {allFailed ? (
+      {props.failed ? (
         <div>
           <p>{t("search.allFailed")}</p>
         </div>
@@ -58,9 +46,9 @@ function SearchSuffix(props: {
 export function SearchResultsView({ searchQuery }: { searchQuery: MWQuery }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
-  const [results, setResults] = useState<MWMassProviderOutput | undefined>();
+  const [results, setResults] = useState<MWSearchResult[]>([]);
   const [runSearchQuery, loading, error] = useLoading((query: MWQuery) =>
-    SearchProviders(query)
+    searchForMedia(query)
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -74,32 +62,25 @@ export function SearchResultsView({ searchQuery }: { searchQuery: MWQuery }) {
   }, [searchQuery, runSearchQuery]);
 
   if (loading) return <SearchLoadingView />;
-  if (error) return <SearchSuffix resultsSize={0} fails={1} total={1} />;
+  if (error) return <SearchSuffix failed />;
   if (!results) return null;
 
   return (
     <div>
-      {results?.results.length > 0 ? (
+      {results.length > 0 ? (
         <SectionHeading
           title={t("search.headingTitle") || "Search results"}
           icon={Icons.SEARCH}
         >
           <MediaGrid>
-            {results.results.map((v) => (
-              <WatchedMediaCard
-                key={[v.mediaId, v.providerId].join("|")}
-                media={v}
-              />
+            {results.map((v) => (
+              <WatchedMediaCard key={v.id.toString()} media={v} />
             ))}
           </MediaGrid>
         </SectionHeading>
       ) : null}
 
-      <SearchSuffix
-        resultsSize={results.results.length}
-        fails={results.stats.failed}
-        total={results.stats.total}
-      />
+      <SearchSuffix results={results.length} />
     </div>
   );
 }