diff --git a/backend/videoflix/content/views.py b/backend/videoflix/content/views.py
index 5a59467..28eb2a8 100644
--- a/backend/videoflix/content/views.py
+++ b/backend/videoflix/content/views.py
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ from .models import Video
 from django.core.cache.backends.base import DEFAULT_TIMEOUT 
 from django.views.decorators.cache import cache_page 
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.http import FileResponse, Http404
 from rest_framework.parsers import MultiPartParser, FormParser
+from django.http import JsonResponse
+import os
 
 CACHETTL = getattr(settings, 'CACHE_TTL', DEFAULT_TIMEOUT)
 
@@ -23,6 +26,29 @@ def video_list(request):
     serializer = VideoSerializer(videos, many=True)
     return Response(serializer.data)
 
+@api_view(['GET'])
+@permission_classes([IsAuthenticated])
+def check_video(request, id):
+    """
+    Check if a specific video exists in 480p, 720p, and 1080p resolutions
+    URL: /content/movie/<video_id>/
+    """
+    resolutions = ['480', '720', '1080']
+    result = {}
+
+    try:
+        video = Video.objects.get(id=id)
+    except Video.DoesNotExist:
+        return JsonResponse({'error': 'Video not found'}, status=404)
+
+    video_dir = os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, 'videos', str(id))
+
+    for res in resolutions:
+        video_file_name = f"{video.file_name}_{res}p.m3u8"
+        video_file_path = os.path.join(video_dir, video_file_name)
+        result[res] = os.path.exists(video_file_path)
+
+    return JsonResponse(result)
 @api_view(['POST'])
 @permission_classes([IsAuthenticated])
 def video_upload(request):
diff --git a/backend/videoflix/videoflix/urls.py b/backend/videoflix/videoflix/urls.py
index a0f91bd..61691c8 100644
--- a/backend/videoflix/videoflix/urls.py
+++ b/backend/videoflix/videoflix/urls.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     # Content URLs
     path('content/', content_views.video_list),
     path('content/upload/', content_views.video_upload),
+    path('content/movie/<int:id>/', content_views.check_video),
  
     # Users URLs
     path('users/', user_views.user_list),
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/home/browse/browse.component.html b/frontend/src/app/components/home/browse/browse.component.html
index d6d0791..a903b4c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/home/browse/browse.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/home/browse/browse.component.html
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   <app-hero-banner
     [currentMovie]="currentMovie"
     (playMovie)="playVideo($event)"
+    (movieIsUploadedChange)="onMovieIsUploadedChange($event)"
   ></app-hero-banner>
   <app-categories
     [movies]="movies"
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/home/browse/browse.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/home/browse/browse.component.ts
index 904124f..2ca4127 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/home/browse/browse.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/home/browse/browse.component.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import {
   Component,
   EventEmitter,
+  OnChanges,
   OnInit,
   Output,
+  SimpleChanges,
   ViewChild,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { HeaderComponent } from '../../../shared/components/header/header.component';
@@ -37,6 +39,11 @@ export class BrowseComponent implements OnInit {
   playMovie: string = '';
   uploadMovieOverview: boolean = false;
   currentResolution: '480p' | '720p' | '1080p' = '720p';
+  movieIsUploaded: { [resolution: string]: boolean } = {
+    '480': false,
+    '720': false,
+    '1080': false,
+  };
 
   constructor(
     private authService: AuthService,
@@ -48,6 +55,10 @@ export class BrowseComponent implements OnInit {
     this.currentMovie.length === 0 ? this.loadRandomMovie() : null;
   }
 
+  onMovieIsUploadedChange(newStatus: { [resolution: string]: boolean }) {
+    this.movieIsUploaded = newStatus;
+  }
+
   changeResolution(resolution: '480p' | '720p' | '1080p') {
     if (this.videoPlayer) {
       this.videoPlayer.switchResolution(resolution);
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/home/browse/hero-banner/hero-banner.component.html b/frontend/src/app/components/home/browse/hero-banner/hero-banner.component.html
index 254f691..9de1f01 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/home/browse/hero-banner/hero-banner.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/home/browse/hero-banner/hero-banner.component.html
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
       [value]="'Play'"
       [imgPath]="'play'"
       [imgReverse]="true"
+      [disabled]="!isAnyResolutionUploaded()"
       (click)="
         playMovieId(
           environmentBaseUrl +
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/home/browse/hero-banner/hero-banner.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/home/browse/hero-banner/hero-banner.component.ts
index d822694..51d2371 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/home/browse/hero-banner/hero-banner.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/home/browse/hero-banner/hero-banner.component.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   EventEmitter,
   Input,
   Output,
+  SimpleChanges,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { BtnLargeComponent } from '../../../../shared/components/buttons/btn-large/btn-large.component';
 import { MovieService } from '../../../../services/movie.service';
@@ -20,11 +21,40 @@ import { environment } from '../../../../environments/environment';
 export class HeroBannerComponent {
   @Input() currentMovie: any[] = [];
   @Output() playMovie = new EventEmitter<string>();
+  @Output() movieIsUploadedChange = new EventEmitter<{
+    [resolution: string]: boolean;
+  }>();
 
   environmentBaseUrl: string = environment.baseUrl;
-
+  movieIsUploaded: { [resolution: string]: boolean } = {
+    '480': false,
+    '720': false,
+    '1080': false,
+  };
   constructor(private el: ElementRef, private movieService: MovieService) {}
 
+  ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
+    if (changes['currentMovie'] && this.currentMovie.length > 0) {
+      const movieId = this.currentMovie[0]?.id;
+      if (movieId) {
+        this.movieService
+          .isMovieResolutionUploaded(movieId)
+          .subscribe((resolutions) => {
+            this.movieIsUploaded = resolutions;
+            this.movieIsUploadedChange.emit(this.movieIsUploaded);
+          });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  isAnyResolutionUploaded(): boolean {
+    return (
+      this.movieIsUploaded['480'] ||
+      this.movieIsUploaded['720'] ||
+      this.movieIsUploaded['1080']
+    );
+  }
+
   playMovieId(videoPath: string) {
     this.playMovie.emit(videoPath);
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/environments/environment.ts b/frontend/src/app/environments/environment.ts
index eb946eb..81c24e7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/environments/environment.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/environments/environment.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export const environment = {
   // Development
-  // baseUrl: 'http://127.0.0.1:8000',
+  baseUrl: 'http://127.0.0.1:8000',
 
   // Live
-  baseUrl: 'https://videoflix-django.andre-kempf.com',
+  // baseUrl: 'https://videoflix-django.andre-kempf.com',
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/services/movie.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/services/movie.service.ts
index 9a74678..ca0cb9e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/services/movie.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/services/movie.service.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import { HttpClient, HttpHeaders } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { lastValueFrom, Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
+import { BehaviorSubject, lastValueFrom, Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
 import { environment } from '../environments/environment';
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root',
 })
 export class MovieService {
+  private movieCache: { [key: number]: { [resolution: string]: boolean } } = {};
+
   constructor(private http: HttpClient) {}
 
   getAllMovies(): Promise<any> {
@@ -36,4 +38,68 @@ export class MovieService {
       Authorization: `Token ${authToken}`,
     });
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks if a movie is uploaded in multiple resolutions.
+   *
+   * @param {number} videoID - The ID of the movie to check.
+   * @returns {Observable<{ [resolution: string]: boolean }>} Observable emitting an object with the availability of each resolution.
+   */
+  isMovieResolutionUploaded(
+    videoID: number
+  ): Observable<{ [resolution: string]: boolean }> {
+    if (this.movieCache.hasOwnProperty(videoID)) {
+      const cachedResolutions = this.movieCache[videoID];
+
+      const missingResolutions = Object.keys(cachedResolutions).filter(
+        (res) => !cachedResolutions[res]
+      );
+
+      if (missingResolutions.length === 0) {
+        return new BehaviorSubject(cachedResolutions).asObservable();
+      } else {
+        return this.fetchAndCacheResolutions(videoID);
+      }
+    } else {
+      return this.fetchAndCacheResolutions(videoID);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Fetches the availability of multiple resolutions for a specific movie.
+   *
+   * @param {number} videoID - The ID of the movie to fetch resolutions for.
+   * @returns {Observable<{ [resolution: string]: boolean }>} Observable emitting an object with the availability of each resolution.
+   */
+  private fetchAndCacheResolutions(
+    videoID: number
+  ): Observable<{ [resolution: string]: boolean }> {
+    const url = `${environment.baseUrl}/content/movie/${videoID}/`;
+    const headers = this.getAuthHeaders();
+
+    return new Observable<{ [resolution: string]: boolean }>((observer) => {
+      this.http.get(url, { headers }).subscribe(
+        (response: any) => {
+          const resolutions = {
+            '480': response['480'] || false,
+            '720': response['720'] || false,
+            '1080': response['1080'] || false,
+          };
+          this.movieCache[videoID] = resolutions;
+          observer.next(resolutions);
+          observer.complete();
+        },
+        (error) => {
+          observer.next(
+            this.movieCache[videoID] || {
+              '480': false,
+              '720': false,
+              '1080': false,
+            }
+          );
+          observer.complete();
+        }
+      );
+    });
+  }
 }