▁was ▁released ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁which ▁announced ▁the ▁premi ere ▁date ▁as ▁April ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁tra iler ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁David ▁N utter . ▁H BO ▁released ▁a ▁prom ot ional ▁advert is ement ▁with ▁Bud ▁Light ▁on ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁during ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁L III . ▁Later , ▁first - look ▁photos ▁of ▁several ▁main ▁characters ▁were ▁released ▁on ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁post ers ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁characters ▁sitting ▁upon ▁the ▁Iron ▁Th r one ▁were ▁released . ▁The ▁official ▁full ▁tra iler ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Il legal ▁distribution ▁The ▁season ▁premi ere ▁was ▁reported ly ▁pir ated ▁by ▁nearly ▁ 5 5 ▁million ▁people ▁within ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁of ▁release . ▁Of ▁these ▁numbers , ▁ 9 . 5 ▁million ▁download s ▁came ▁from ▁India , ▁ 5 . 2 ▁million ▁came ▁from ▁China , ▁and ▁ 4 ▁million ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁second ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁was ▁il leg ally ▁le aked ▁online ▁hours ▁before ▁it ▁a ired ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁stream ed ▁early ▁on ▁Amazon ▁Prime ▁Germany . ▁On ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 2