by Thinus Ferreira
Disney+ shows are burning up the chart of the most pirated TV content of 2021 with multiple series from the Mouse House that this year replaced Netflix content as the most sought-after shows to digitally download and watch illegally.
Disney+, which is not available in South Africa, in 2021 released the most in-demand content for pirate viewers, with series like WandaVision, Loki, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Hawkeye, as well as What If...? all grabbing spots on this year's list of most pirated TV shows.
Disney+ plans to launch in South Africa around June 2022, with neither WarnerMedia for HBO Max nor ViacomCBS for Paramount+ which have announced dates for their video streaming services for Africa yet.
According to the 2021 most pirated TV shows annual list compiled by Torrentfreak, Netflix only managed to get two spots on the list with The Witcher and Arcane in 3rd and 9th place respectively.
The science-fiction drama series Foundation of Apple TV+ also made the list and the first season of Amazon Prime Video's new fantasy drama series The Wheel of Time occupying the 10th spot.
Out of the entire top 10 most pirated shows for 2021 where DIsney+ represents 50% of the content, only the animation series Rick and Morty was on the list for 2020 and this year fell to the 8th spot from 6th place a year ago.
"What stands out most is that all Disney+ series of Marvel's 'Phase Four' are listed in the top 10," Torrentfreak notes.
"With the current streaming landscape being so fragmented, it appears that many people prefer to pirate instead of paying for 'another' subscription."
This is the 10 top ranking of 2021's most pirated TV shows:
1. WandaVision (Disney+)
2. Loki (Disney+)
3. The Witcher (Netflix)
4. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney+)
5. Hawkeye (Disney+)
6. What If ...? (Disney+)
7. Foundation (Apple TV+)
8. Rick and Morty (WarnerMedia/Showmax)
9. Arcane (Netflix)
10. The Wheel of Time (Amazon Prime Video)
