Netflix 'aggressively taking action' after huge data breach sees full episodes and movies leak online
Netflix is facing the biggest leak-based crisis in its history after a huge data breach resulted in numerous unreleased shows and movies appearing online.
As reported by What's on Netflix and IGN, the streaming giant has spent the past two days (August 7 and 8) scrambling to respond to the massive security breach that's seen a number of anticipated projects leak online. Among the productions affected are the upcoming SpongeBob SquarePants film Plankton: The Movie, as well as critically-acclaimed shows like Arcane and Heartstopper, while there are unsubstantiated reports that Stranger Things has also been impacted.
It's not known how many new Netflix movies and TV shows have been affected by the breach, but Netflix is moving quickly to hunt down sources hosting the leaked material and scrub them from the internet.
In a statement issued to The Wrap, Netflix revealed the breach was the result of one of its post-production partners being targeted. The streamer service didn't mince its words over how "aggressively" it would pursue those responsible for the leak, either.
"One of our post-production partners has been compromised and footage from several of our titles has unfortunately leaked online," a Netflix spokesperson told The Wrap on August 8. "Our team is aggressively taking action to have it taken down."
Which Netflix shows and movies have leaked online?
The most notable projects that have definitely been impacted are hit series Arcane and Heartstopper. The next installments in each series – Heartstopper season 3 and Arcane season 2 – aren't due out on Netflix until October 3 and sometime in November, but some viewers have already been given a good look at what each chapter's stories will entail following the data leak.
Per IGN and What's on Netflix again, full (albeit unfinished) episodes of Arcane and Heartstopper's upcoming seasons are circulating online. Episodes are believed to be stamped with "for internal use" and "property of Netflix" watermarks, and don't come with completed visual and sound effects. Nonetheless, the fact that these assets have appeared online will be a major blow to not only Netflix, but also each series' cast and crew who have worked so hard to bring us more top-tier television content.
The aforementioned duo aren't the only projects to be leaked over the past 48 hours, though. Spellbound, a new animated film that's set to land on Netflix in late November, has also reportedly been posted on various message boards, forums, and social media platforms. It only received its first trailer last week ahead of the family-friendly flick's late 2024 release, too.
In fact, Heartstopper season 3 (and potentially Stranger Things season 5) aside, it's Netflix's animation department, not its live-action division, that's been most heavily impacted. SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff Plankton: The Movie, has also been leaked, as have plenty of animated shows, such as Terminator Zero, Ranma 1/2, Dan Da Dan, Fairy OddParents: A New Wish, Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World, and Jentry Chau vs the Underworld.
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Originally published: August 10, 2024.
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