[horstepipe]

guys do you also have the problem with .strm files containing an apostrophe or does this only occur in association with emby for kodi?

Can you clarify if the name of the video file contains the apostrophe as well or is it just in the STRM filename?

Sure, sorry:

• First scenario
  video file name and strm file name contain an apostrophe:
  Stephen King's Es.1080p.bluray.dca.mkv
  Stephen King's Es.1080p.bluray.dca.mkv.strm
  -> The error occurs
  
• second scenario
  I removed the apostrophe only from the strm file name, not from original video file, so
  Stephen King's Es.1080p.bluray.dca.mkv
  Stephen Kings Es.1080p.bluray.dca.mkv.strm
  -> The error occurs
  
• third scenario
  I removed the apostrophe from the strm file name, the original video file name and, consequentially, from the link in the .strm file, so
  Stephen Kings Es.1080p.bluray.dca.mkv
  Stephen Kings Es.1080p.bluray.dca.mkv.strm
  -> playback works fine
  
  

Best regards