Finding a rented movie from Apple TV

I recently rented a movie direct from my Apple TV but I am unable to find it. I seem to recall that when you used to go into the movie tab there were essentially a folder for both "Purchased" and "Recently Rented" that showed how much longer remained on any rented movie. I now only appear to have a "Purchased" folder. When I click on the movie again it shows a prompt saying I have already rented this movie. I went to the General / I Tunes / Search for rented but had no success as the disc that appears when searching just seems to continue spinning endlessly and not find anything. Thanks in advance guys, appreciate your help. Duncan

Hi Duncan,
To find a movie you rented from your Apple TV, look in the top shelf of the main menu. See this article for reference -
About renting movies from the iTunes Store - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Sincerely,
Brett L

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