Uh-oh: First four episodes of Game of Thrones leaked online

This is BIG news for GoT fans

Game of Thrones

by Lauren Smith |
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Game of Thrones Season 5 starts on Monday - but mega fans of the show have already been trying to get their fix illegally - as four episodes have leaked online.

According to Mashable, episodes of the series started making their way around torrent sites on Saturday night - and the clips are thought to have been leaked from a DVD sent to reviewers ahead of the show's launch. The naughty reviewer then got those clips on the internet - but they are in pretty dodgy quality, apparently.

No HBO representatives have commented on the leak yet, but as one of the most illegally downloaded shows in the world, it's hardly surprising that fans have been sneakily trying to watch the series.

Greg Spence, who works on post-production on GoT, said he felt pretty worried about leaks happening, and security was tight in house:

“The cast is looping all over the world, sending files back and forth,” he said. “Artists are working in special-effects houses all over the world. The files are watermarked, and editors have to confirm in writing that they’ve deleted them.”

We're going to hold on tight for the real thing to be aired on Sky Atlantic (it's just ONE MORE SLEEP, people) - let's just hope no spoilers are coming from the rest of the internet.

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