The situation mirrors what happened with the Season 1 finale which leaked online two days before its October 2022 air date.
Various scenes from the end of the second season of House of the Dragonwhich is set to air on August 4, were leaked on TikTok on Tuesday night, just five days before the episode airs on HBO and is transmitted in Max.
A TikTok account posted 14 videos and about 30 minutes of footage from the unaired finale; the videos had about 100,000 views. About three hours after the videos were posted, the TikTok account was banned, but the videos made their way to Twitter/X and Reddit.
The background of House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones leaks
The situation reflects what happened with the end of season 1 of House of the Dragonwhich leaked online two days before its October 2022 air date. That earlier leak came from a distribution partner in Europe, the Middle East or Africa, according to HBO at the time.
game of Thrones had its share of online leaks during its eight seasons, especially during its final season. Multiple episodes of season 8 appeared on illegal sites and even on legitimate platforms like DirecTV Now and the German platform Amazon Prime Video, which published episodes before their scheduled broadcasts.
With so many international distribution partners, it has become nearly impossible for a full season of Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon to be spoiler-free ahead of schedule. HBO had attempted to prevent piracy of the season two finale by not sending clips of the ending to journalists, but unfortunately, the episode leaked anyway.
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