Washington - The four first episodes of Season 5 of HBO hit Game of Thrones were leaked on the internet hours before the premier episode was to air on the cable network, the news site TorrentFreak reported on Sunday.
"The leaked episodes, which appear to come from review copies sent to the press, have been downloaded more than 100 000 times in just three hours," said the site, which specialises in news about copyright and file sharing.
The first episode of the new season of the medieval fantasy saga was supposed to air simultaneously at 01:00 GMT on Monday in 170 countries, regardless of their time zone.