'House of Cards' Season 3 Release: Was The Temporarily Leaked Netflix Series A Publicity Stunt? Get Details Here [VIDEO]
House of Cards fans got the surprise of a lifetime on Wednesday when season 3 of the Netflix series suddenly became available for live streaming. Unfortunately, the surprise was short-lived, and the show was immediately removed.
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Season 3, which is scheduled to be released until later this month, was leaked by accident and Netflix is calling the leak a technical error on their end.
"Due to a technical glitch some Underwood fans got a sneak peek," spokesman Cliff Edwards wrote in an email to Variety. "He'll be back on Netflix on Feb. 27. #nospoilers"
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While Netflix may be blaming the leak on a technical error in their system, House of Cards fans think it was a publicity stunt.
Fans on Twitter believe that Netflix possible released season 3 was a marketing tactic used to help the show gain attention. Here's what people are saying.
.@netflix accidentally releases #HouseofCardsSeason3 then pulled it. Maybe a way to grab attention?? #LiveOnKUTV2
— Ron Bird (@KUTVRon) February 12, 2015
I think we can all agree that the #HouseofCardsSeason3 leak was one of the most masterful publicity stunts of all time. #breaktheinternet — Elisa Schreiber (@ElisaSchreiber) February 12, 2015
This smells like a marketing stunt @netflix. Could have really used something to binge watch this weekend #HouseofCardsSeason3
— Owen Codey (@OwenCodey) February 11, 2015
Sadly, viewers won't be getting any more sneak peeks into the show, but House of Cards season 3 is only a few weeks away. The Netflix series will be available for season 3 on Feb. 27.
