Last Friday, the season finale of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” leaked online, days before the official premiere. One might’ve expected this to lead to an explosion in piracy traffic, but that’s not the case. While there was still plenty of interest, most pirates waited for the ‘official’ release.

With many millions of viewers on official platforms, “House of the Dragon” has had an excellent debut season.

The Game of Thrones prequel could also count on plenty of interest on pirate sites, where it’s been the most sought-after title of the past few weeks.

Given its popularity, the leak of the season finale last Friday was headline news. The unprecedented leak also elicited a response from HBO, wth a spokesperson informing us that the company was pulling out all the stops to take copies offline.

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