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New 'House Of Cards' Season Leaked Early, Taken Down Quickly

By Edward Cardenas

SOUTHFIELD (CBS Detroit) - Is another Washington, D.C., scandal brewing?

For a short time Wednesday, 10 of the 13 episodes from the third season of popular Netflix show "House of Cards" was posted online, according to The Verge.

Twitter exploded with Tweets about the early release:

The new season was not supposed to be available until Feb. 27, and once the news went viral, Netflix quickly took the shows down. But some viewers reported that they were still able to watch show if it was opened.

After the shows were pulled, the "House of Cards" Twitter account had fun with the early release in typical Frank Underwood style:

Netflix hasn't officially commented on the early release.

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