American author George R.R Martin wears not one, but multiple hats. Not only is he the writer of the best-selling Game of Thrones franchise, he also serves as a television writer and producer, mainly on the silver screen adaptations of his multi-million dollar generating book series.
Most recently, his novel, ‘Fire & Blood’ was adapted into HBO’s highly rated show ‘House of the Dragon’. With its season 2 currently streaming on various platforms across the world, the show has unfortunately suffered an(other) online leak. Several scenes from the Season 2 finale, which was originally scheduled to premiere on August 4, were leaked online last night.
Around 30 minutes of footage from the highly anticipated unaired finale was released on TikTok, just five days prior to the release date of the episode. While the TikTok account was banned around 3 hours after the videos were posted, they unsurprisingly made their way to other social media sites like Instagram and X.
Shockingly, this situation mirrors what happened to the ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 1 finale as well! That episode was leaked online two days before its air date. Nevertheless, no significant effect was observed on the viewership statistics, as nearly 9.3 million viewers clocked in to watch the leaked finale.
The parent show ‘Game of Thrones’ was also subjected to a similar fate throughout its 8-season long run. And yet, the viewership was not affected adversely.
Stay tuned to find out what the viewership stats of Season 2 finale have to say about yet another fiasco!