diff --git a/apis/showApi.ts b/apis/showApi.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f37cd6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apis/showApi.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+export type RawShow = {
+  showId: number;
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  genre: string;
+  thumbnailUrl: string;
+  bannerUrl?: string;
+  concept: string;
+  streamingServices: string;
+  startDate?: string;
+  endDate?: string | null;
+};
+
+export type Show = {
+  id: number;
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  genres: string[];
+  thumbnailUri: string;
+  bannerUri: string;
+  streamingService: string;
+  concept: string;
+  startDate?: string;
+  endDate?: string | null;
+};
+
+const API_URL = "http://45.157.177.99:8080/shows";
+
+export async function getShows(): Promise<Show[]> {
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(API_URL);
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error("Network response was not ok");
+    }
+    const data: unknown = await response.json();
+    if (!Array.isArray(data)) {
+      console.warn("Expected array, got:", data);
+      return [];
+    }
+    return (data as RawShow[]).map((s) => ({
+      id: s.showId,
+      title: s.title,
+      description: s.description,
+      genres: s.genre ? s.genre.split(",").map((g) => g.trim()) : [],
+      thumbnailUri: s.thumbnailUrl,
+      bannerUri: s.bannerUrl ?? "",
+      streamingService: s.streamingServices,
+      concept: s.concept,
+      startDate: s.startDate,
+      endDate: s.endDate ?? null,
+    }));
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Fetch error:", error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/(tabs)/index.tsx b/app/(tabs)/index.tsx
index 84319d2..8bca53a 100644
--- a/app/(tabs)/index.tsx
+++ b/app/(tabs)/index.tsx
@@ -1,24 +1,44 @@
 import styles from "@/app/styles/indexStyles";
 import ShowCard from "@/components/ui/ShowCard";
+import { useShowContext } from "@/contexts/ShowContext";
 import { router } from "expo-router";
 import React from "react";
 import { Text, View } from "react-native";
+import {
+  GestureHandlerRootView,
+  ScrollView,
+} from "react-native-gesture-handler";
 
 export default function HomeScreen() {
-  return (
-    <View style={styles.mainContainer}>
-      <View style={styles.header}>
-        <Text style={styles.title}>FLTR</Text>
-      </View>
+  const { shows } = useShowContext();
 
-      <ShowCard
-        onPress={() => router.push("/showDetails")}
-        imageUri="https://streamcoimg-a.akamaihd.net/000/123/147/123147-Banner-L2-b81d3e6b4df34af2887f701eec382f87.jpg"
-        streamingServiceUri="https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/e8u4F0ED6hDMzmjg5cV_C5Sxrzr3xECniwKCD2Q8QfUeVMVRLG41TrsnqroTE7uxk4E=w240-h480-rw"
-        liveBadgeText="LIVE"
-        liveBadgeContainerStyle={styles.liveBadgeContainer}
-        genres={["Reality", "Dating"]}
-      />
-    </View>
+  return (
+    <GestureHandlerRootView>
+      <View style={styles.mainContainer}>
+        <View style={styles.header}>
+          <Text style={styles.title}>FLTR</Text>
+        </View>
+        <ScrollView contentContainerStyle={{ paddingBottom: 30 }}>
+          {shows.map((show) => {
+            const showLiveBadge = show.endDate === null;
+            return (
+              <ShowCard
+                key={show.id}
+                onPress={() => router.push("/showDetails")}
+                imageUri={show.bannerUri || show.thumbnailUri}
+                streamingServiceUri={show.streamingService}
+                genres={show.genres}
+                {...(showLiveBadge
+                  ? {
+                      liveBadgeText: "LIVE",
+                      liveBadgeContainerStyle: styles.liveBadgeContainer,
+                    }
+                  : {})}
+              />
+            );
+          })}
+        </ScrollView>
+      </View>
+    </GestureHandlerRootView>
   );
 }
diff --git a/app/_layout.tsx b/app/_layout.tsx
index e82da96..51d7513 100644
--- a/app/_layout.tsx
+++ b/app/_layout.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
+import { ShowProvider } from "@/contexts/ShowContext";
 import { Stack } from "expo-router";
 import "react-native-reanimated";
 
 export default function RootLayout() {
   return (
-    <Stack>
-      <Stack.Screen name="(tabs)" options={{ headerShown: false }} />
-      <Stack.Screen
-        name="showDetails"
-        options={{
-          headerShown: false,
-        }}
-      />
-    </Stack>
+    <ShowProvider>
+      <Stack>
+        <Stack.Screen name="(tabs)" options={{ headerShown: false }} />
+        <Stack.Screen
+          name="showDetails"
+          options={{
+            headerShown: false,
+          }}
+        />
+      </Stack>
+    </ShowProvider>
   );
 }
diff --git a/components/ui/ShowCard.tsx b/components/ui/ShowCard.tsx
index 3bf15a4..5743dbd 100644
--- a/components/ui/ShowCard.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/ShowCard.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Image, StyleSheet, Text, TouchableOpacity, View } from "react-native";
 type ShowCardProps = {
   imageUri: string;
   streamingServiceUri: string;
-  liveBadgeText: string;
+  liveBadgeText?: string;
   liveBadgeContainerStyle?: object;
   genres: string[];
   onPress?: () => void;
@@ -33,15 +33,16 @@ const ShowCard = ({
       <View style={styles.streamingServiceIcon}>
         <Image
           source={{
-            uri: streamingServiceUri,
+            uri: "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/e8u4F0ED6hDMzmjg5cV_C5Sxrzr3xECniwKCD2Q8QfUeVMVRLG41TrsnqroTE7uxk4E",
           }}
           style={[StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject, { borderRadius: 15 }]}
         />
       </View>
-
-      <View style={liveBadgeContainerStyle}>
-        <Text style={styles.liveBadgeText}>{liveBadgeText}</Text>
-      </View>
+      {liveBadgeText && (
+        <View style={liveBadgeContainerStyle}>
+          <Text style={styles.liveBadgeText}>{liveBadgeText}</Text>
+        </View>
+      )}
       <View style={styles.genreSection}>
         {genres.map((genre) => (
           <Text key={genre} style={styles.genreLabel}>
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     paddingHorizontal: 10,
     borderRadius: 10,
     fontStyle: "italic",
-    backgroundColor: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)",
+    backgroundColor: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)",
     overflow: "hidden",
   },
 });
diff --git a/contexts/ShowContext.tsx b/contexts/ShowContext.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7ec9cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contexts/ShowContext.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { getShows, Show } from "@/apis/showApi";
+import { createContext, useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+type ShowContextType = {
+  shows: Show[];
+  loading: boolean;
+  error: string | null;
+};
+
+const ShowContext = createContext<ShowContextType | null>(null);
+
+export const ShowProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
+  const [shows, setShows] = useState<Show[]>([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    (async () => {
+      try {
+        const data = await getShows();
+        setShows(data);
+      } catch {
+        setError("Failed to fetch shows");
+      } finally {
+        setLoading(false);
+      }
+    })();
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <ShowContext.Provider value={{ shows, loading, error }}>
+      {children}
+    </ShowContext.Provider>
+  );
+};
+
+export const useShowContext = () => {
+  const ctx = useContext(ShowContext);
+  if (!ctx)
+    throw new Error("useShowContext must be used within a ShowProvider");
+  return ctx;
+};