Some folks on social media this afternoon were wondering if Netflix had "pulled a Beyonce" due to the fact that Season 3 of House of Cards , which wasn't to officially launch until Friday, February 27th, was ready and available for streaming.

House of Cards: Season 3 Poster

This is Washington. There's always a leak. All 13 episodes will launch February 27.



— House of Cards (@HouseofCards) February 11, 2015

Had the company decided to quietly release all 13 new episodes early, in stealth mode?Well, no. As Variety reports, it was a technical error on Netflix's part. The episodes were very quickly pulled down from the site once people started tweeting en masse about the snafu.Netflix wrote to Variety “Due to a technical glitch some Underwood fans got a sneak peak. He’ll be back on Netflix on Feb 27. #no spoilers”Even House of Cards' official twitter account had a response:Amazon must be relieved that this wasn't for real since they have their own new original series, Bosch, premiering on their streaming platform on Friday.

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