September 17, 2024, 8:22 am | Read time: 3 minutes
There has recently been a massive Netflix leak. Numerous new series episodes and seasons have appeared illegally online before their official release.
Once a series has been successfully launched, there is hardly anything more exciting for fans than the prospect of new episodes. And production studios and streaming services are also hoping for the greatest possible popularity. However, a recent leak at Netflix has plunged the well-known provider of films and series into crisis mode. Well-known titles are affected.
Leak at Netflix caused by production partner
As reported by the Los Angeles Times, among others, the leak at Netflix is said to have originated with production partner Iyuno, where dubbing and subtitling work takes place. As a result of the security leak, numerous officially unreleased episodes of well-known series have surfaced online, which can be watched in full length.
Netflix is already taking “aggressive” action against this. As IGN has observed, corresponding posts on internet portals such as 4Chan are said to have already been deleted. However, the uploaded episodes are still being distributed. Honest fans are urged to be particularly careful of spoilers and wait for the regular release. There are also calls for Netflix to simply release the episodes online earlier than planned.
These Netflix titles are affected
According to the Times, Netflix confirmed the leak as such, but did not provide any official details about the respective series. However, these have since become known. For example, episodes of the upcoming second season of the extremely popular gaming adaptation Arcane (scheduled to start in November) have already been released, albeit with watermarks, visible time stamps and some unfinished animation. And although it is mainly other anime that is affected, the complete third season of Heartstopper is also a real-life series, as What’s on Netflix has discovered.
According to the report, episodes and seasons of the following series as well as individual films are illegally circulating online:
- Arcane
- Heartstopper
- Dandadan
- Ranma 1/2
- Terminator Zero
- Plankton: The Movie
- Spellbound
- Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld
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Crunchyroll struggles with its own security problem
It is reported that Netflix is not the only one to have a leak. The platform Crunchyroll, which specializes in anime, also has to deal with a leak that occurred during the same period. So far, the series Re:ZERO and the upcoming film Mononoke The Movie (not to be confused with Princess Mononoke by Studio Ghibli) have been affected, as an X-Post from Anime News and Facts reveals.
Also interesting: As Anime2You mentions, Netflix’s contractual partner Iyuno is also said to be working with Disney, Amazon, HBO, DreamWorks, eOne, BBC and A+E Networks. However, leaks about these companies are not yet known.