HBO hasn’t provided any details as to why they decided to give fans a sneak peek of The Deuce weeks ahead of schedule, but the network has been known to do things like this before.
HBO has had its share of troubles lately with leaks involving hackers and self-error.
Perhaps that’s the point as HBO’s viewership numbers have been so massive during GoT they’re hoping that anyone solely subscribing for that show will watch The Deuce premiere ahead of Sunday’s season finale and opt to stick out their subscription beyond the next day.
And while there’s absolutely nothing to indicate something like that could be happening again, it does seem weird they would upload such an anticipated release weeks ahead of schedule when Game of Thrones is set to air its Season 7 finale this Sunday.