diff --git a/public/config.js b/public/config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7eb8a8bc..00000000
--- a/public/config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-window.CONFIG = {
-  VITE_BACKEND_URL: "https://backend.sudo-flix.lol/",
-  VITE_CORS_PROXY_URL: "https://sudo-proxy1.sudo-flix.lol%2Chttps//sudo-proxy2.sudo-flix.lol,https://sudo-proxy3.sudo-flix.lol,https://sudo-proxy4.sudo-flix.lol,https://sudo-proxy5.sudo-flix.lol",
-  VITE_DMCA_EMAIL: "sudo-flix@proton.me",
-  VITE_GA_ID: "G-3VB2TNCW2V",
-  VITE_NORMAL_ROUTER: true,
-  VITE_TMDB_READ_API_KEY: "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhdWQiOiJhZTljNGE2ZDE1ZDFiODZiNzdlMWQyYmI5ZGY0MzdmYyIsInN1YiI6IjY1YjNmMWI0NTk0Yzk0MDE2MzNkZDBjNSIsInNjb3BlcyI6WyJhcGlfcmVhZCJdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjoxfQ.kAX7TkbKuJkNty6IsjcCLnoENFicVZn6d6DkLQsy3p8",
-};
diff --git a/src/assets/locales/en.json b/src/assets/locales/en.json
index a9db3c83..5257cec9 100644
--- a/src/assets/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/locales/en.json
@@ -395,7 +395,8 @@
     },
     "nextEpisode": {
       "replay": "Replay",
-      "next": "Next episode"
+      "nextIn": "Next episode in {{seconds}}",
+      "next": "Next Episode"
     },
     "playbackError": {
       "badge": "Playback error",
diff --git a/src/components/player/atoms/NextEpisodeButton.tsx b/src/components/player/atoms/NextEpisodeButton.tsx
index 34f0c79a..f36c18e6 100644
--- a/src/components/player/atoms/NextEpisodeButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/atoms/NextEpisodeButton.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ function shouldShowNextEpisodeButton(
   return "none";
 }
 
+function shouldStartCountdown(time: number, duration: number): boolean {
+  const secondsFromEnd = duration - time;
+  return secondsFromEnd <= 30 || time / duration >= 0.93;
+}
+
 function Button(props: {
   className: string;
   onClick?: () => void;
@@ -88,6 +93,23 @@ export function NextEpisodeButton(props: {
     props.onChange?.(metaCopy);
   }, [setDirectMeta, meta, props, setShouldStartFromBeginning]);
 
+  const [seconds, setSeconds] = useState(15);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      setSeconds((prevSeconds) => prevSeconds - 1);
+    }, 1000);
+
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (seconds === 0) {
+      loadNextEpisode();
+      setSeconds(15);
+    }
+  }, [seconds, loadNextEpisode]);
+
   if (!meta?.episode || !nextEp) return null;
   if (metaType !== "show") return null;