diff --git a/internal/agent/client.go b/internal/agent/client.go
index e7f2c37..f1014c5 100644
--- a/internal/agent/client.go
+++ b/internal/agent/client.go
@@ -130,6 +130,27 @@ func (c *Client) MarkSessionReady(ctx context.Context, sessionID string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// RefreshStreamURL re-resolves a fresh debrid direct URL for a live streaming
+// session (hueco #2 / 2c). Called by the daemon when a debrid source expires
+// mid-stream (the link is time-limited; the content is still cached). Returns
+// the new URL on success; an error (incl. 409/410) means refresh isn't
+// possible and the caller should stop trying.
+func (c *Client) RefreshStreamURL(ctx context.Context, sessionID string) (string, error) {
+	req := struct {
+		SessionID string `json:"sessionId"`
+	}{SessionID: sessionID}
+	var resp struct {
+		DirectURL string `json:"directUrl"`
+	}
+	if err := c.doPost(ctx, "/api/internal/agent/stream-url", req, &resp); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("refresh stream url: %w", err)
+	}
+	if resp.DirectURL == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("refresh stream url: empty url in response")
+	}
+	return resp.DirectURL, nil
+}
+
 // ReportStatus reports download progress. Returns server-side flags the CLI must act on.
 func (c *Client) ReportStatus(ctx context.Context, update StatusUpdate) (*StatusResponse, error) {
 	var resp StatusResponse
diff --git a/internal/cmd/daemon.go b/internal/cmd/daemon.go
index 0561917..8d31fe7 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/daemon.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/daemon.go
@@ -598,10 +598,16 @@ func runDaemonStart() error {
 		// no-op (matches the HLS branch's handoff rationale).
 		if sess.DirectURL != "" && sess.PlayMethod != "hls" {
 			playerSessionRegistry.add(sess.SessionID, func() { streamSrv.ClearFile() })
+			// refresh re-resolves a fresh debrid link when this one expires
+			// mid-stream (hueco #2 / 2c). Bound to the daemon ctx so a shutdown
+			// cancels an in-flight refresh.
+			refresh := func(rctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+				return agentClient.RefreshStreamURL(rctx, sess.SessionID)
+			}
 			go func() {
 				bctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 15*time.Second)
 				defer cancel()
-				provider, perr := engine.NewDebridFileProvider(bctx, sess.DirectURL, sess.FileName, sess.FileSize)
+				provider, perr := engine.NewDebridFileProvider(bctx, sess.DirectURL, sess.FileName, sess.FileSize, refresh)
 				if perr != nil {
 					playerSessionRegistry.remove(sess.SessionID)
 					log.Printf("[stream %s] debrid provider failed: %v", agent.ShortID(sess.SessionID), perr)
@@ -640,6 +646,11 @@ func runDaemonStart() error {
 				AudioIndex: sess.AudioIndex,
 				Transcode:  tcRuntime,
 				Cache:      hlsCache,
+				// 2c: refresh the debrid link if it expires mid-transcode; the
+				// auto-restart supervisor calls this before relaunching ffmpeg.
+				RefreshURL: func(rctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+					return agentClient.RefreshStreamURL(rctx, sess.SessionID)
+				},
 			}, hlsCtx, hlsCancel)
 			log.Printf("[hls %s] debrid HLS-from-URL: %s", agent.ShortID(sess.SessionID), sess.FileName)
 			return
diff --git a/internal/engine/hls.go b/internal/engine/hls.go
index 9d05a30..12bad0e 100644
--- a/internal/engine/hls.go
+++ b/internal/engine/hls.go
@@ -141,7 +141,12 @@ type HLSSessionConfig struct {
 	// CacheID overrides the cache key identity. Empty → key by SourcePath (local
 	// files). Set to a stable id (the torrent info_hash) for SourceURL sessions
 	// so re-plays cache-hit even though the debrid URL changes each resolution.
-	CacheID    string
+	CacheID string
+	// RefreshURL, when set (debrid URL sessions only), re-resolves a fresh
+	// SourceURL when the current link expires mid-transcode (hueco #2 / 2c).
+	// The auto-restart supervisor calls it before relaunching ffmpeg so the
+	// restart uses a live link instead of retrying the dead one. nil = no refresh.
+	RefreshURL func(context.Context) (string, error)
 	FileName   string
 	Quality    string // "2160p"|"1080p"|"720p"|"480p"|"original"|""
 	AudioIndex int    // 0-based ffmpeg audio stream selection (-map 0:a:N). -1 = default.
@@ -204,6 +209,13 @@ type HLSSession struct {
 	ffmpegSegStart int // index of the first segment the current ffmpeg writes
 	restartCount   int // bounded auto-restart counter (resets on Close)
 	lastRestartAt  time.Time
+	// liveURL is the mutable debrid source URL (hueco #2 / 2c). Initialised to
+	// cfg.SourceURL; refreshed in place by waitFFmpeg when the link expires.
+	// Guarded by mu because restartFromSegment reads it from BOTH the supervisor
+	// goroutine (auto-restart) AND the HTTP handler goroutine (seek-restart),
+	// while waitFFmpeg writes it. Empty for local-file sessions. cfg itself is
+	// treated as immutable after construction so copying it stays race-free.
+	liveURL string
 
 	// readyCh + readyMax track how many segments ffmpeg has finished writing.
 	// readyMax is a COUNT (not an index): readyMax=N means seg-0 … seg-(N-1)
@@ -444,6 +456,7 @@ func StartHLSSession(ctx context.Context, cfg HLSSessionConfig) (*HLSSession, er
 		cacheKey:       cacheKey,
 		fromCache:      fromCache,
 		writerLockHeld: writerLockHeld,
+		liveURL:        cfg.SourceURL, // mutable copy; cfg stays immutable
 	}
 	s.manifestVideo = renderVideoPlaylist(probe.DurationSec, segCount)
 	s.manifestRoot = renderMasterPlaylist(probe, cfg.Quality)
@@ -483,9 +496,14 @@ func StartHLSSession(ctx context.Context, cfg HLSSessionConfig) (*HLSSession, er
 
 	if len(probe.SubtitleTracks) > 0 {
 		s.subsDone = make(chan struct{})
+		// Capture the source ref now (by value): subs are extracted once at
+		// startup, and a later URL refresh (2c) mutates s.cfg.SourceURL from the
+		// waitFFmpeg goroutine — passing the URL in keeps extractSubtitles from
+		// racing that write.
+		subSrc := cfg.sourceRef()
 		go func() {
 			defer close(s.subsDone)
-			s.extractSubtitles(ffCtx)
+			s.extractSubtitles(ffCtx, subSrc)
 		}()
 	}
 
@@ -750,6 +768,26 @@ func (s *HLSSession) waitFFmpeg() {
 	s.lastRestartAt = time.Now()
 	s.mu.Unlock()
 
+	// Debrid URL session (hueco #2 / 2c): the likeliest cause of an ffmpeg
+	// network exit is the debrid link expiring. Re-resolve a fresh one before
+	// restarting, else the restart just retries the dead URL and burns the
+	// retry budget. The network call runs lock-free; the result is stored in
+	// s.liveURL under s.mu because restartFromSegment reads it from the HTTP
+	// handler goroutine too (seek-restart), not just this supervisor goroutine.
+	if s.cfg.SourceURL != "" && s.cfg.RefreshURL != nil {
+		rctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 20*time.Second)
+		newURL, rerr := s.cfg.RefreshURL(rctx)
+		cancel()
+		if rerr != nil {
+			log.Printf("[hls %s] URL refresh before restart failed: %v", shortHLSID(s.cfg.SessionID), rerr)
+		} else {
+			s.mu.Lock()
+			s.liveURL = newURL
+			s.mu.Unlock()
+			log.Printf("[hls %s] debrid URL refreshed before restart", shortHLSID(s.cfg.SessionID))
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Restart from the last segment we know is safely on disk. If readyMax
 	// is 0 (never produced anything), retry from segment 0 — covers initial
 	// startup failures on transient errors.
@@ -1005,8 +1043,15 @@ func (s *HLSSession) restartFromSegment(targetIdx int) error {
 	// Build args for the new ffmpeg with -ss offset. Segments are non-uniform
 	// (seg-0 is hlsInitSegmentDuration s, the rest are hlsSegmentDuration s),
 	// so use segmentStartSec for the seek time instead of multiplying.
+	// Use a local cfg copy carrying the live (possibly-refreshed) debrid URL,
+	// read under s.mu — this runs from the HTTP handler goroutine too, so it
+	// can't read s.liveURL unsynchronised while waitFFmpeg writes it (2c).
 	startSec := segmentStartSec(targetIdx)
-	args := buildHLSFFmpegArgsAt(s.cfg, s.probe, s.tmpDir, targetIdx, startSec)
+	cfg := s.cfg
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	cfg.SourceURL = s.liveURL // "" for local-file sessions — no-op, sourceRef falls back to SourcePath
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+	args := buildHLSFFmpegArgsAt(cfg, s.probe, s.tmpDir, targetIdx, startSec)
 
 	ffCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ffCtx, s.cfg.Transcode.FFmpegPath, args...)
@@ -1352,7 +1397,7 @@ func buildHLSFFmpegArgsAt(cfg HLSSessionConfig, probe *StreamProbe, tmpDir strin
 // extractSubtitles spawns short-lived ffmpeg jobs to convert each text-based
 // subtitle track to WebVTT in parallel. Bitmap subs (PGS, DVB) are skipped —
 // they would require burn-in into the video encode, which is out of scope.
-func (s *HLSSession) extractSubtitles(ctx context.Context) {
+func (s *HLSSession) extractSubtitles(ctx context.Context, src string) {
 	subsDir := filepath.Join(s.tmpDir, "subs")
 	for i, sub := range s.probe.SubtitleTracks {
 		if !sub.IsTextSubtitle() {
@@ -1361,7 +1406,7 @@ func (s *HLSSession) extractSubtitles(ctx context.Context) {
 		out := filepath.Join(subsDir, fmt.Sprintf("sub-%d.vtt", i))
 		args := []string{
 			"-y", "-hide_banner", "-loglevel", "warning",
-			"-i", s.cfg.sourceRef(),
+			"-i", src,
 			"-map", fmt.Sprintf("0:s:%d?", i),
 			"-c:s", "webvtt",
 			out,
diff --git a/internal/engine/stream_source_debrid.go b/internal/engine/stream_source_debrid.go
index 03b2c3a..ec74529 100644
--- a/internal/engine/stream_source_debrid.go
+++ b/internal/engine/stream_source_debrid.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -47,7 +48,10 @@ var debridHTTPClient = &http.Client{
 // Returns an error only when neither a HEAD size nor a fallback is available —
 // http.ServeContent needs a real size to range-serve, and serving size 0 would
 // hand the browser an empty file.
-func NewDebridFileProvider(ctx context.Context, directURL, fileName string, fallbackSize int64) (FileProvider, error) {
+// refresh, when non-nil, re-resolves a fresh debrid URL for the same content
+// (hueco #2 / 2c) — called when the current link expires mid-stream. nil keeps
+// 2a behaviour (an expired link is a hard error, no recovery).
+func NewDebridFileProvider(ctx context.Context, directURL, fileName string, fallbackSize int64, refresh func(context.Context) (string, error)) (FileProvider, error) {
 	if directURL == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("debrid provider: empty direct URL")
 	}
@@ -69,23 +73,95 @@ func NewDebridFileProvider(ctx context.Context, directURL, fileName string, fall
 		name = debridNameFromURL(directURL)
 	}
 	return &debridFileProvider{
-		url:  directURL,
-		name: name,
-		size: size,
+		url:     directURL,
+		name:    name,
+		size:    size,
+		refresh: refresh,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// debridFileProvider serves a file from a debrid HTTPS URL via ranged GETs.
+// debridFileProvider serves a file from a debrid HTTPS URL via ranged GETs. The
+// URL is mutable: when it expires mid-stream, refreshURL swaps in a fresh one
+// (shared across all readers this provider hands out) so the next range request
+// uses the live link.
 type debridFileProvider struct {
-	url  string
+	mu            sync.Mutex
+	url           string
+	lastRefreshAt time.Time
+	inflight      *refreshCall // non-nil while a refresh is running; coalesces concurrent callers
+	refresh       func(context.Context) (string, error)
+
 	name string
 	size int64
 }
 
+// refreshCall is a single in-flight refresh whose result is shared by every
+// reader that piles up behind it (singleflight). done is closed on completion.
+type refreshCall struct {
+	done chan struct{}
+	url  string
+	err  error
+}
+
+// currentURL returns the live debrid URL (mutated by refreshURL on expiry).
+func (p *debridFileProvider) currentURL() string {
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	defer p.mu.Unlock()
+	return p.url
+}
+
+// refreshURL re-resolves a fresh debrid link and stores it. A browser's <video>
+// opens several concurrent range connections, so when a link expires N readers
+// hit it at once — they must NOT each fire a (multi-second) re-resolution.
+// Coalescing is two-layer: (1) a result refreshed in the last few seconds is
+// reused without any call; (2) while a refresh is in flight, late callers wait
+// on it and share its result (singleflight) rather than starting their own.
+func (p *debridFileProvider) refreshURL(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	if p.refresh == nil {
+		return "", errors.New("debrid provider: no URL refresher (refresh disabled)")
+	}
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	if time.Since(p.lastRefreshAt) < 5*time.Second && p.url != "" {
+		u := p.url
+		p.mu.Unlock()
+		return u, nil // refreshed very recently — reuse it
+	}
+	if call := p.inflight; call != nil {
+		p.mu.Unlock()
+		select {
+		case <-call.done:
+			return call.url, call.err // shared result from the in-flight refresh
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return "", ctx.Err()
+		}
+	}
+	call := &refreshCall{done: make(chan struct{})}
+	p.inflight = call
+	p.mu.Unlock()
+
+	u, err := p.refresh(ctx)
+
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	if err == nil {
+		p.url = u
+		p.lastRefreshAt = time.Now()
+	}
+	call.url, call.err = u, err
+	p.inflight = nil
+	close(call.done)
+	p.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	log.Printf("[stream] debrid URL refreshed (expired mid-stream)")
+	return u, nil
+}
+
 func (p *debridFileProvider) NewFileReader(ctx context.Context) io.ReadSeekCloser {
 	return &debridRangeReader{
 		ctx:  ctx,
-		url:  p.url,
+		prov: p,
 		size: p.size,
 	}
 }
@@ -102,7 +178,7 @@ func (p *debridFileProvider) FileSize() int64  { return p.size }
 // the player become a single reopened GET, never a full re-download.
 type debridRangeReader struct {
 	ctx  context.Context
-	url  string
+	prov *debridFileProvider
 	size int64
 
 	pos    int64         // logical position (moved by Seek, advanced by Read)
@@ -166,43 +242,61 @@ func (r *debridRangeReader) Close() error {
 }
 
 // reopen issues a fresh ranged GET from the current logical position. Closes
-// any previously held body first.
+// any previously held body first. On an expired-link status (401/403/404/410)
+// it re-resolves a fresh debrid URL via the provider and retries — bounded, so
+// a permanently-dead link surfaces an error instead of looping (hueco #2 / 2c).
 func (r *debridRangeReader) reopen() error {
 	if r.body != nil {
 		_ = r.body.Close()
 		r.body = nil
 	}
-	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(r.ctx, http.MethodGet, r.url, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("debrid reader: build request: %w", err)
-	}
-	// Always send a Range so a seek to 0 still gets a 206 (and so partial
-	// reopens after a mid-file seek work). An open-ended range runs to EOF.
-	req.Header.Set("Range", fmt.Sprintf("bytes=%d-", r.pos))
-	resp, err := debridHTTPClient.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("debrid reader: GET: %w", err)
-	}
-	switch resp.StatusCode {
-	case http.StatusPartialContent:
-		// Expected.
-	case http.StatusOK:
-		// Server ignored Range and is sending the whole file from 0. Only valid
-		// when we asked from 0; otherwise the bytes wouldn't line up with pos.
-		if r.pos != 0 {
-			resp.Body.Close()
-			return fmt.Errorf("debrid reader: server ignored Range at offset %d (got 200)", r.pos)
+	// Attempts: 1 initial + 1 after a URL refresh. One fresh link is enough for
+	// an expiry; if the refreshed link ALSO fails the content is genuinely gone,
+	// so surface the error rather than burning more multi-second resolutions.
+	const maxAttempts = 2
+	for attempt := 0; attempt < maxAttempts; attempt++ {
+		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(r.ctx, http.MethodGet, r.prov.currentURL(), nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("debrid reader: build request: %w", err)
+		}
+		// Always send a Range so a seek to 0 still gets a 206 (and so partial
+		// reopens after a mid-file seek work). An open-ended range runs to EOF.
+		req.Header.Set("Range", fmt.Sprintf("bytes=%d-", r.pos))
+		resp, err := debridHTTPClient.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("debrid reader: GET: %w", err)
+		}
+		switch resp.StatusCode {
+		case http.StatusPartialContent:
+			r.body = resp.Body
+			r.bodyAt = r.pos
+			return nil
+		case http.StatusOK:
+			// Server ignored Range and is sending the whole file from 0. Only
+			// valid when we asked from 0; otherwise bytes wouldn't line up.
+			if r.pos != 0 {
+				resp.Body.Close()
+				return fmt.Errorf("debrid reader: server ignored Range at offset %d (got 200)", r.pos)
+			}
+			r.body = resp.Body
+			r.bodyAt = r.pos
+			return nil
+		case http.StatusRequestedRangeNotSatisfiable:
+			resp.Body.Close()
+			return io.EOF // seeked past end — treat as EOF, not a hard error
+		case http.StatusUnauthorized, http.StatusForbidden, http.StatusNotFound, http.StatusGone:
+			// Expired/dead debrid link — re-resolve and retry with the fresh URL.
+			resp.Body.Close()
+			if _, rerr := r.prov.refreshURL(r.ctx); rerr != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("debrid reader: link expired (%d) and refresh failed: %w", resp.StatusCode, rerr)
+			}
+			continue
+		default:
+			resp.Body.Close()
+			return fmt.Errorf("debrid reader: unexpected status %d %s", resp.StatusCode, resp.Status)
 		}
-	case http.StatusRequestedRangeNotSatisfiable:
-		resp.Body.Close()
-		return io.EOF // seeked past end — treat as EOF, not a hard error
-	default:
-		resp.Body.Close()
-		return fmt.Errorf("debrid reader: unexpected status %d %s", resp.StatusCode, resp.Status)
 	}
-	r.body = resp.Body
-	r.bodyAt = r.pos
-	return nil
+	return fmt.Errorf("debrid reader: link still failing after %d refresh attempts", maxAttempts)
 }
 
 // debridHeadSize issues a HEAD and returns the Content-Length when present.
diff --git a/internal/engine/stream_source_debrid_test.go b/internal/engine/stream_source_debrid_test.go
index 7a0b565..5af8d5d 100644
--- a/internal/engine/stream_source_debrid_test.go
+++ b/internal/engine/stream_source_debrid_test.go
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ package engine
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ func TestDebridProviderHeadSize(t *testing.T) {
 	defer srv.Close()
 
 	// HEAD reports the real size; fallback is ignored when HEAD succeeds.
-	p, err := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "movie.mp4", 999)
+	p, err := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "movie.mp4", 999, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("NewDebridFileProvider: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ func TestDebridProviderNameFromURLWhenNoExtension(t *testing.T) {
 		http.ServeContent(w, r, "x", time.Time{}, bytes.NewReader(data))
 	}))
 	defer srv.Close()
-	p, err := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/Movie.2026.1080p.mp4?token=abc", "Project Hail Mary (2026) 1080p web", 0)
+	p, err := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/Movie.2026.1080p.mp4?token=abc", "Project Hail Mary (2026) 1080p web", 0, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("provider: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ func TestDebridProviderNameFromURLWhenNoExtension(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("FileName = %q, want Movie.2026.1080p.mp4 (derived from URL)", got)
 	}
 	// A passed name WITH an extension is kept as-is.
-	p2, _ := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/whatever.mp4", "Nice Title.mp4", 0)
+	p2, _ := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/whatever.mp4", "Nice Title.mp4", 0, nil)
 	if got := p2.FileName(); got != "Nice Title.mp4" {
 		t.Fatalf("FileName = %q, want Nice Title.mp4 (kept)", got)
 	}
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ func TestDebridProviderFallbackSizeWhenNoHead(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer srv.Close()
 
-	p, err := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "movie.mp4", int64(len(data)))
+	p, err := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "movie.mp4", int64(len(data)), nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("NewDebridFileProvider: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -103,10 +106,10 @@ func TestDebridProviderNoSizeFails(t *testing.T) {
 	defer srv.Close()
 	// No HEAD size and fallback 0 → must error (ServeContent can't range-serve
 	// size 0 without handing the browser an empty file).
-	if _, err := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "", 0); err == nil {
+	if _, err := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "", 0, nil); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error when size is unknown, got nil")
 	}
-	if _, err := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), "", "movie.mp4", 100); err == nil {
+	if _, err := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), "", "movie.mp4", 100, nil); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for empty URL, got nil")
 	}
 }
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ func TestDebridReaderSequentialRead(t *testing.T) {
 	srv, gets := rangeServer(data)
 	defer srv.Close()
 
-	p, err := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "movie.mp4", 0)
+	p, err := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "movie.mp4", 0, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("provider: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -140,7 +143,7 @@ func TestDebridReaderSeekEndReportsSize(t *testing.T) {
 	data := makeData(5000)
 	srv, _ := rangeServer(data)
 	defer srv.Close()
-	p, _ := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "movie.mp4", 0)
+	p, _ := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "movie.mp4", 0, nil)
 	rd := p.NewFileReader(context.Background())
 	defer rd.Close()
 
@@ -159,7 +162,7 @@ func TestDebridReaderSeekThenRead(t *testing.T) {
 	data := makeData(50_000)
 	srv, gets := rangeServer(data)
 	defer srv.Close()
-	p, _ := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "movie.mp4", 0)
+	p, _ := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "movie.mp4", 0, nil)
 	rd := p.NewFileReader(context.Background())
 	defer rd.Close()
 
@@ -187,7 +190,7 @@ func TestDebridReaderServeContentRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	data := makeData(80_000)
 	srv, _ := rangeServer(data)
 	defer srv.Close()
-	p, _ := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "movie.mp4", 0)
+	p, _ := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "movie.mp4", 0, nil)
 
 	front := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		rd := p.NewFileReader(r.Context())
@@ -217,7 +220,7 @@ func TestDebridReaderSeekPastEnd(t *testing.T) {
 	data := makeData(1000)
 	srv, _ := rangeServer(data)
 	defer srv.Close()
-	p, _ := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "movie.mp4", 0)
+	p, _ := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "movie.mp4", 0, nil)
 	rd := p.NewFileReader(context.Background())
 	defer rd.Close()
 
@@ -231,6 +234,113 @@ func TestDebridReaderSeekPastEnd(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// hueco #2 / 2c — an expired link (401) is recovered by re-resolving a fresh
+// URL via the refresh callback and retrying, transparent to the reader.
+func TestDebridReaderRefreshOnExpiry(t *testing.T) {
+	data := makeData(20_000)
+	live, _ := rangeServer(data)
+	defer live.Close()
+	expired := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized) // link expired
+	}))
+	defer expired.Close()
+
+	refreshed := 0
+	refresh := func(_ context.Context) (string, error) {
+		refreshed++
+		return live.URL, nil
+	}
+	// HEAD on the expired URL 401s → falls back to the provided size.
+	p, err := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), expired.URL, "movie.mp4", int64(len(data)), refresh)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("provider: %v", err)
+	}
+	rd := p.NewFileReader(context.Background())
+	defer rd.Close()
+
+	got, err := io.ReadAll(rd)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadAll after expiry+refresh: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(got, data) {
+		t.Fatalf("post-refresh read mismatch: got %d bytes, want %d", len(got), len(data))
+	}
+	if refreshed == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("expected the reader to refresh the expired URL")
+	}
+}
+
+// Coalescing: when N readers hit an expired link at once, only ONE refresh
+// runs (singleflight) and they all share its result — not N re-resolutions
+// hammering the web (hueco #2 / 2c).
+func TestDebridProviderRefreshCoalesces(t *testing.T) {
+	data := makeData(8000)
+	live, _ := rangeServer(data)
+	defer live.Close()
+
+	var refreshCalls int64
+	refresh := func(_ context.Context) (string, error) {
+		atomic.AddInt64(&refreshCalls, 1)
+		time.Sleep(80 * time.Millisecond) // simulate a slow re-resolution
+		return live.URL, nil
+	}
+	p := &debridFileProvider{url: "https://expired.invalid/x.mp4", refresh: refresh}
+
+	const N = 8
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	errs := make([]error, N)
+	for i := 0; i < N; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(i int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			_, errs[i] = p.refreshURL(context.Background())
+		}(i)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	for i, err := range errs {
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("reader %d refresh failed: %v", i, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if got := atomic.LoadInt64(&refreshCalls); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 coalesced refresh for %d concurrent readers, got %d", N, got)
+	}
+	if p.currentURL() != live.URL {
+		t.Fatalf("provider URL = %q, want the refreshed live URL", p.currentURL())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDebridReaderRefreshFailsSurfacesError(t *testing.T) {
+	expired := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
+	}))
+	defer expired.Close()
+	refresh := func(_ context.Context) (string, error) {
+		return "", errors.New("debrid gone")
+	}
+	p, _ := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), expired.URL, "movie.mp4", 1000, refresh)
+	rd := p.NewFileReader(context.Background())
+	defer rd.Close()
+	if _, err := rd.Read(make([]byte, 16)); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected an error when refresh fails, got nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDebridReaderNoRefresherExpiryIsHardError(t *testing.T) {
+	// refresh == nil (2a behaviour): an expired link is a hard error, no retry.
+	expired := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusGone)
+	}))
+	defer expired.Close()
+	p, _ := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), expired.URL, "movie.mp4", 1000, nil)
+	rd := p.NewFileReader(context.Background())
+	defer rd.Close()
+	if _, err := rd.Read(make([]byte, 16)); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected a hard error with no refresher, got nil")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDebridReaderRejectsServerIgnoringRange(t *testing.T) {
 	// A server that always returns 200 (ignores Range) is only safe at pos 0.
 	// A reopen at a non-zero offset (after a seek) must error rather than serve
@@ -242,7 +352,7 @@ func TestDebridReaderRejectsServerIgnoringRange(t *testing.T) {
 		w.Write(data)
 	}))
 	defer srv.Close()
-	p, err := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "movie.mp4", int64(len(data)))
+	p, err := NewDebridFileProvider(context.Background(), srv.URL, "movie.mp4", int64(len(data)), nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("provider: %v", err)
 	}