HBO responds to House of the Dragon finale leak for second time: "Aggressively monitoring"

HBO has responded after the House of the Dragon finale was leaked for the second time in a row.

“We are aware that clips from the House of the Dragon season finale have surfaced across social media platforms,” the network said in a statement to TVInsider on Wednesday, July 31. 

“The clips were posted after an unintentional release from an international third-party distributor.”

HBO noted that they were “aggressively monitoring and removing clips” from the internet, adding, “And fans can watch the episode in its entirety this Sunday night on HBO and Max.”

A few videos were uploaded to TikTok on Tuesday, July 30, revealing at least 30 minutes of footage before the episode's scheduled premiere on Sunday, August 4.

The TikTok account has since been banned, but not before the videos garnered over 100,000 views. The leaked content quickly spread to social media platforms like X and Reddit.

This isn't the first instance of HBO facing House of the Dragon spoilers. In 2022, the season 1 finale was leaked on illegal torrent sites.

“HBO is aggressively monitoring and pulling these copies from the internet. We’re disappointed that this unlawful action has disrupted the viewing experience for loyal fans of the show, who will get to see a pristine version of the episode when it premieres Sunday on HBO and HBO Max, where it will stream exclusively in 4K,” read their statement.

House of the Dragon is experiencing similar issues to its predecessor, Game of Thrones, which also faced multiple leaks during its HBO run. Game of Thrones, airing from 2011 to 2019, was based on George R. R. Martin's fantasy novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire.