Game of Thrones leaks online as season 6 premiere appears on piracy websites despite HBO banning previews

HBO had banned all preview screeners in an effort to prevent any leaks but now the episode has reportedly appeared online..
The first episode of Game of Thrones season six has reportedly leaked online.

Despite HBO banning press previews and holding just one screening of the episode worldwide, the first episode has apparently found its way online ahead of tonight's broadcast.It has been reported that the episode was made available in HD quality by a Canadian streaming website, with it having French subtitles.

The opener has been since taken down, but spoilers from the episode, as well as alleged screengrabs have appeared on Imgur and Reddit.The leak comes after HBO banned previews for press after the first five episode of the last season appeared online in the weeks before the official launch.