House of the Dragon: Where to watch it legally?
House of the Dragon episode 1 released on Disney+ Hotstar at 6:30 AM on August 22.
It is the prequel series to the Game of Thrones show.
Ahead of its premiere, the HOTD E01 had leaked on torrent sites and the subsequent episodes have been also leaking each week.
Calling Game of Thrones (GoT) a popular show would be an understatement. Save for a lackluster final season, the show had audiences across the globe hooked on to their seats for its family cum political drama, grand sets, mythical creatures, and a whole lot more. So, now that its prequel series (House of the Dragon aka HotD) is here, the GoT fans must be all excited to see what the showrunners have to offer in this prequel to A Song of Ice and Fire (the book series behind Game of Thrones) by George R. R. Martin. However, as it happens with most popular media on the internet, the HotD episodes are getting leaked on torrent websites. So, here we will see if you should torrent House of the Dragon or not and also see the alternative options.
House of the Dragon torrent download risks: Why should you not?
Yes, House of the Dragon episodes are available to download on torrent websites in sizes ranging from 262MB to 2.3GB. That includes House of the Dragon 1080P WEBRIP, WEBDL, 720P, and other print qualities.
However, downloading House of the Dragon torrents isn’t ethical for one as it promotes piracy which is in a way theft of copyrighted content. It also comes with several other issues both morally and legally. Not to mention the risk of infecting your device with malware that may be part of some of these torrent files.
So, we urge you not to download House of the Dragon from torrent sites. Instead, you can download and watch House of the Dragon legally on these websites (in some cases in better 4K quality):
House of the Dragon: Where to watch
You can stream new episodes of House of the Dragon in India on Disney+ Hotstar every Monday at 6:30 AM. So, the tentative schedule looks like this:
- Episode 1 on August 22 at 6:30 AM IST
- Episode 2 on August 29 at 6:30 AM IST
- Episode 3 on September 5 at 6:30 AM IST
- Episode 4 on September 12 at 6:30 AM IST
- Episode 5 on September 19 at 6:30 AM IST
- Episode 6 on September 26 at 6:30 AM IST
- Episode 7 on October 3 at 6:30 AM IST
- Episode 8 on October 10 at 6:30 AM IST
- Episode 9 on October 17 at 6:30 AM IST
- Episode 10 on October 24 at 6:30 AM IST
Meanwhile, in the US, House of the Dragon premieres on HBO and HBO Max (in 4K) on August 21 at 9 PM ET/PT.
Here’s the tentative House of the Dragon episode list and timing schedule:
- Episode 1 on August 21 at 9 PM ET/PT
- Episode 2 on August 28 at 9 PM ET/PT
- Episode 3 on September 4 at 9 PM ET/PT
- Episode 4 on September 11 at 9 PM ET/PT
- Episode 5 on September 18 at 9 PM ET/PT
- Episode 6 on September 25 at 9 PM ET/PT
- Episode 7 on October 2 at 9 PM ET/PT
- Episode 8 on October 9 at 9 PM ET/PT
- Episode 9 on October 16 at 9 PM ET/PT
- Episode 10 on October 23 at 9 PM ET/PT
House of the Dragon episode 1 download legally
HBO Max lets you download most movies and shows available on its ad-free plan. So, if it’s an option for HotD, here’s how you do that:
- Open the HBO Max app on your smartphone or tablet.
- Select an episode of House of the Dragon.
- Click the Download icon and wait for it to finish downloading.
Unfortunately, for users in India, Disney+ Hotstar doesn’t have a download option at the moment.
Fire reigns. #HOTD
House of the Dragon, premieres August 22nd at 6:30AM! #HOTDonHotstar pic.twitter.com/TafX0xxv0m
— Disney+ Hotstar (@DisneyPlusHS) August 21, 2022
But, we suppose that isn't going to stop you from watching the show on Hotstar. After all, the reviews have been positive only.
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