diff --git a/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/AppUtils.kt b/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/AppUtils.kt
index 6233fd82018..a002deb3155 100644
--- a/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/AppUtils.kt
+++ b/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/AppUtils.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.ExperimentalSerializationApi
 import kotlinx.serialization.InternalSerializationApi
 import kotlinx.serialization.KSerializer
 import kotlinx.serialization.SerializationException
+import kotlinx.serialization.builtins.ListSerializer
+import kotlinx.serialization.builtins.MapSerializer
+import kotlinx.serialization.builtins.SetSerializer
+import kotlinx.serialization.builtins.serializer
 import kotlinx.serialization.serializer
 import kotlinx.serialization.serializerOrNull
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
@@ -28,19 +32,56 @@ object AppUtils {
         // registered manually in serializersModule, we need both to support all cases
         val serializer =
             this::class.serializerOrNull() ?: json.serializersModule.getContextual(this::class)
-        return if (serializer != null) {
+        if (serializer != null) {
             try {
                 @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-                json.encodeToString(serializer as KSerializer<Any>, this)
+                return json.encodeToString(serializer as KSerializer<Any>, this)
             } catch (e: SerializationException) {
                 logError(e)
-                mapper.writeValueAsString(this)
+                return mapper.writeValueAsString(this)
+            }
+        }
+        // Handle generic collection/map types where type params are erased at runtime
+        // and no serializer can be found via reflection alone
+        return try {
+            @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+            when (this) {
+                is Array<*> -> json.encodeToString(ListSerializer(elementSerializer()), this.toList())
+                is Set<*> -> json.encodeToString(SetSerializer(elementSerializer()), this)
+                is List<*> -> json.encodeToString(ListSerializer(elementSerializer()), this)
+                is Collection<*> -> json.encodeToString(ListSerializer(elementSerializer()), this.toList())
+                is Map<*, *> -> json.encodeToString(MapSerializer(String.serializer(), valueSerializer()), this as Map<String, Any?>)
+                else -> mapper.writeValueAsString(this)
             }
-        } else {
+        } catch (e: SerializationException) {
+            logError(e)
             mapper.writeValueAsString(this)
         }
     }
 
+    private fun elementSerializerForClass(kClass: KClass<*>): KSerializer<Any?> {
+        val serializer = kClass.serializerOrNull()
+            ?: json.serializersModule.getContextual(kClass)
+            ?: throw SerializationException("No serializer found for element type ${kClass.simpleName}")
+        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+        return serializer as KSerializer<Any?>
+    }
+
+    private fun Collection<*>.elementSerializer(): KSerializer<Any?> {
+        val elementClass = this.firstOrNull()?.let { it::class } ?: String::class
+        return elementSerializerForClass(elementClass)
+    }
+
+    private fun Array<*>.elementSerializer(): KSerializer<Any?> {
+        val elementClass = this.firstOrNull()?.let { it::class } ?: String::class
+        return elementSerializerForClass(elementClass)
+    }
+
+    private fun Map<*, *>.valueSerializer(): KSerializer<Any?> {
+        val elementClass = this.values.firstOrNull()?.let { it::class } ?: String::class
+        return elementSerializerForClass(elementClass)
+    }
+
     @InternalAPI
     fun <T : Any> parseJson(value: String, kClass: KClass<T>): T {
         val serializer = kClass.serializerOrNull() ?: json.serializersModule.getContextual(kClass)