''How to Train Your Dragon'' is a

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from

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and loosely based on the book series of the same name by British author

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. It consists of three feature films: ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2014), and '' How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'' (2019). The franchise also contains five short films: ''Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon'' (2010), ''Book of Dragons'' (2011), ''Gift of the Night Fury'' (2011), ''Dawn of the Dragon Racers'' (2014) and ''How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming'' and ''How to Train Your Dragon: Snoggletog Log'' (both 2019). A live-action remake of the first film was released by

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on 13 June 2025. A sequel is scheduled for June 2027. The television series based on the events of the first film, ''

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'', began airing on

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in September 2012. The first and second seasons were titled ''Dragon: Riders of Berk'' and ''Dragons: Defenders of Berk'' respectively. After the two seasons on Cartoon Network, the series was given the new title ''Dragons: Race to the Edge''. The characters are older and it served as a prequel to the second film, running from June 2015 to February 2018. A second series, titled '' Dragons: Rescue Riders'', began airing on

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in 2019 and features a completely different cast and locale than the original series of films and TV shows, but is set in the same universe. A third series, '' Dragons: The Nine Realms'', began streaming on

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and

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in December 2021, with ''Rescue Riders'' transferring to Peacock beginning with the third season under the ''Heroes of the Sky'' subtitle. Unlike past entries in the franchise, ''The Nine Realms'' is set in the 21st century, specifically around 1,300 years after the events of ''The Hidden World''. The franchise primarily follows the adventures of a young

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named Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (voiced by

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), son of Stoick the Vast, leader of the Viking island of Berk. Although initially dismissed as a clumsy and underweight misfit, he soon becomes renowned as a courageous

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expert, alongside Toothless, a member of the rare Night Fury breed as his flying mount and closest companion. Together with his friends, he manages the village's allied dragon population in defense of his home as leader of a flying corps of dragon riders. Upon becoming leaders of their kind, Hiccup and Toothless are forced to make choices that will truly ensure peace between people and dragons.

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, the director of the film trilogy, described its story as "Hiccup's

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", taking place across a span of five years between the first and second film, and a year between the second and third film. The film series has been highly acclaimed, with each film nominated for the

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, in addition to the first film's nomination for the

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Films

Animated trilogy

''How to Train Your Dragon'' (2010)

''How to Train Your Dragon'', the first film in the series, was released on March 26, 2010. It was written and directed by

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and

, and is inspired by the 2003 book of the same name by

. The story takes place in a mythical

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world where a young Viking teenager named Hiccup aspires to follow his tribe's tradition of becoming a dragon slayer. After finally capturing his first dragon the infamous and elusive Night Fury, and with his chance of finally gaining the tribe's acceptance and father's recognition, he finds that he no longer has the desire to kill the dragon and instead befriends it. He soon realizes that to protect the Night Fury (Toothless) he must show the Vikings the truth of dragons. The film grossed nearly $500 million worldwide, and was nominated for the

''How to Train Your Dragon 2'' (2014)

A sequel, ''How to Train Your Dragon 2'', was confirmed on April 27, 2010. The film was written and directed by DeBlois, the co-director of the first film. Bonnie Arnold, the producer of the first film, also returned, with Sanders, who co-directed the first film, only exec-producing this time due to his involvement with ''

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'' and its sequel until the latter was delayed. The film was released on June 13, 2014. It was announced that the entire original voice cast – Baruchel, Butler, Ferguson, Ferrera, Hill, Mintz-Plasse, Miller and Wiig – would return for the sequel. New cast includes

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as Eret,

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as Valka, and

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as Drago Bludvist. John Powell, the composer of the first film's score, returned for the second and third film. Set five years after the events of the original film, Hiccup and Toothless have successfully united dragons and Vikings on the island of Berk. Now 20 years old, Hiccup is pressed to succeed his father as chieftain. When he discovers a group of dragon trappers led by Drago Bludvist, he goes on a quest to find Drago and stop him, while also coming across his long-lost mother Valka.

''How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'' (2019)

In December 2010, DreamWorks CEO

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confirmed that there would also be a third film in the series: "''How To Train Your Dragon'' is at least three: maybe more, but we know there are at least three chapters to that story." DeBlois, the writer, and director of the second and the third film, said that ''How to Train Your Dragon 2'' is being intentionally designed as the second act of the trilogy: "There are certain characters and situations that come into play in the second film that will have to become much more crucial to the story by the third." The film's release date was changed several times. In September 2012,

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and DreamWorks Animation announced an initial release date of June 18, 2016, which was later changed to June 16, 2016. It was then moved to June 9, 2017, and later to May 18, 2018, taking over the release date of

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's '' The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part''. On December 5, 2016, the release date was pushed back again to March 2, 2019. This was the first DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by

, after

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's acquisition of the company in 2016, and followed DreamWorks' departure from 20th Century Fox after 2017's '' Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie''. The film was produced by Arnold, and exec-produced by DeBlois and Sanders. Baruchel, Butler, Blanchett, Ferguson, Ferrera, Hill, Mintz-Plasse, Harington and Wiig reprised their roles from previous films. F. Murray Abraham joined the cast as the film's main villain, Grimmel. Set one year after the events of the second film, Hiccup had become the new chieftain of Berk for dragons and Vikings. His late father had told a younger Hiccup to seek out the haven of dragons, known as "the Hidden World". Upon discovering the Light Fury a female kind of Night Fury, Toothless initiates a new bond with her. The Night Fury killer, Grimmel the Grisly, sets out to find and kill Toothless, prompting Hiccup to choose between keeping the dragons or setting them all free into the Hidden World.

Live-action remakes

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'' (2025)

In February 2023, a live-action remake of the first animated film was announced to be in development, to be produced by

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and distributed by

, and will mark DreamWorks' first live-action film.

was set to return to write and direct, with John Powell returning to write the score. It was originally scheduled for release on March 14, 2025, but due to the

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, it was delayed to June 13 of that year.

''How to Train Your Dragon 2'' (2027)

In April 2025, a live-action remake of the second animated film was officially announced at CinemaCon. It is set to be released on June 11, 2027.

Television series

''DreamWorks Dragons'' (2012–2018)

On October 12, 2010, it was announced that

had acquired worldwide broadcast rights to a weekly animated series based on the movie, which was scheduled to begin sometime in 2012. In January 2011, producer Tim Johnson confirmed that work had begun on the series and that, unlike the TV series spin-offs of the films ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', ''How To Train Your Dragons series is much darker and deeper, like the movie. The show is the first DreamWorks Animation series that airs on Cartoon Network instead of

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, unlike previous series such as ''

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'', '' Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness'' and ''

''. Although it was announced that the series would be called ''Dragons: The Series'', TV promos shown in June 2012 revealed a new title – ''Dragons: Riders of Berk''. The series began airing in the third quarter of 2012. John Sanford, the director of seven episodes in the first season, confirmed that there would also be a second season. Jay Baruchel, who voiced Hiccup, also stars in the series, as well as America Ferrera (Astrid), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Fishlegs), and T. J. Miller (Tuffnut). The second season is accompanied with the new subtitle, ''Defenders of Berk'', replacing the previous ''Riders of Berk'' subtitle. Starting with the third season, the series moved to

and is accompanied by the subtitle ''Race to the Edge''.

''DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders'' (2019–2022)

A preschool-oriented spin-off, ''DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders'' was released on Netflix on September 27, 2019.

''DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms'' (2021–2023)

On October 13, 2021, DreamWorks announced ''DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms'', set 1,300 years after ''The Hidden World''. The first season was released on

and

on December 23, 2021. ''The Nine Realms'' stars

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, and is executive produced by showrunner John Tellegen, Chuck Austen and Henry Gilroy.

Short films

''Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon'' (2010)

''Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon'' is a 16-minute short film which was originally broadcast on

on October 14, 2010 and was released by

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on DVD and Blu-ray on October 15, 2010 as a special feature on the double edition of the first ''How to Train Your Dragon'' film. The short film was directed by John Puglisi, written by Peter Steinfeld and reprising the roles of the first feature film's eight actors

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, T.J. Miller,

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and

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. ;Premise ''Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon'' follows Hiccup and his young fellows accompanying their mentor, Gobber, on a quest to kill the legendary Boneknapper Dragon. About half the short film is done in traditional animation, showing Gobber's history and his encounters with the Boneknapper, and how he comes to look like he does now. ;Cast *

as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III *

as Astrid Hofferson *

as Gobber the Belch *

as Stoick the Vast *

as Fishlegs Ingerman *

as Snotlout Jorgenson * T.J. Miller as Tuffnut Thorston *

as Ruffnut Thorston

''Book of Dragons'' (2011)

''Book of Dragons'' is an 18-minute short film which was released by

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on DVD and Blu-ray on November 15, 2011. Written and directed by

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and co-written by Bart Coughlin and Joshua Pruett, ''Book of Dragons'' stars the voices of

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and

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. ;Premise The short film shows Hiccup, Astrid, Fishlegs, Toothless and Gobber telling the legend behind the Book of Dragons and revealing insider training secrets about new, never before seen dragons. ''Book of Dragons'' shows a total of 14 different dragons, each separated into 7 classes: Stoker (Terrible Terror and Monstrous Nightmare), Boulder (Gronckle and Whispering Death), Fear (Hideous Zippleback and Snaptrapper), Sharp (Deadly Nadder and Timberjack), Tidal (Scauldron and Thunderdrum), Mystery (Changewing and Boneknapper) and Strike (Skrill and Night Fury). ;Cast *

as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III *

as Astrid Hofferson *

as Gobber the Belch *

as Fishlegs Ingerman *

as Bork *

as Bork's Wife

''Gift of the Night Fury'' (2011)

'' Gift of the Night Fury'' (also known as ''Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury'') is a 22-minute Christmas special directed by Tom Owens, written by Adam F. Goldberg and starring the voices of

, T.J. Miller,

and

who all reprise their roles from the first ''How to Train Your Dragon'' film. ;Premise ''Gift of the Night Fury'' takes place in the middle of preparing for the Viking winter holiday of Snoggletog, when suddenly, all the dragons inexplicably fly away on a mass migration, except for Toothless, so Hiccup gives him something to help. ;Cast *

as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III *

as Astrid Hofferson *

as Gobber the Belch *

as Stoick the Vast *

as Fishlegs Ingerman *

as Snotlout Jorgenson * T.J. Miller as Tuffnut Thorston *

as Ruffnut Thorston ;Home media ''Gift of the Night Fury'' was released by DreamWorks Home Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray on November 15, 2011, although it was re-released on DVD on October 1, 2013, along with ''

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'' (2007) and '' Merry Madagascar'' (2009) as part of the ''DreamWorks Holiday Classics''. ''Gift of the Night Fury'' was also released again on DVD and Blu-ray on October 15, 2019 by

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, this time as part of the ''DreamWorks Ultimate Holiday Collection'' set.

''Dawn of the Dragon Racers'' (2014)

'' Dawn of the Dragon Racers'' is a 26-minute short film which was released on November 11, 2014 as a special feature on the DVD/Blu-ray/digital release of ''

'', although it was released on DVD separately on March 3, 2015, with the previously-released ''Gift of the Night Fury'', ''Book of Dragons'', and ''Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon'' included as well under ''How to Train Train Your Dragon: The Complete Shorts Collection''. Directed by John Sanford and Elaine Bogan and written by Art Brown and Douglas Sloan, the short film features the voices of

and

along with the cast from the ''Dragons'' television series. ;Premise ''Dawn of the Dragon Racers'' takes place three years before the events of ''How to Train Your Dragon 2'', in between the events of ''Dragons: Defenders of Berk'' and ''Dragons: Race to the Edge''. In this short film, a hunt for a lost sheep turns into a competition between Hiccup and his friends for the first title of Dragon Racing Champion of Berk. ;Cast *

as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III *

as Astrid Hofferson *

as Fishlegs Ingerman * T.J. Miller as Tuffnut Thorston *

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as Mulch *

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as Gobber the Belch *

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as Silent Sven *

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as Stoick the Vast *

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as Snotlout Jorgenson * Andrée Vermeulen as Ruffnut Thorston

''How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming'' (2019)

'' How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming'' is a 22-minute holiday special which was both released on DVD and aired on

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on December 3, 2019. Directed by Tim Johnson and written by

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and Jon Pollack, the short film features the voices of

and

along with the cast from the ''Dragons'' television series, although T.J. Miller was replaced by Justin Rupple for the role of Tuffnut Thorston. The short film won for Best Animated Special Production at the

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. ;Premise ''How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming'' is set ten years after the dragons left the Vikings in '' How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'', but within the film's epilogue. In this short film, Hiccup and Astrid's two children Zephyr and Nuffink believe that dragons are dangerous monsters after finding Stoick's old journals, leading Hiccup and Astrid to bring back the Snoggletog Pageant in order to convince them otherwise. Meanwhile, Toothless and the Light Fury's three Night Light children come to New Berk looking for Hiccup, prompting their parents to go after them. ;Cast *

as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III *

as Astrid Hofferson *

as Gobber the Belch *

as Stoick the Vast *

as Fishlegs Ingerman *

as Snotlout Jorgenson * Justin Rupple as Tuffnut Thorston * Liam Ferguson as Nuffink Haddock * Madalyn Gonzalez as Zephyr Haddock ;Reception Emily Ashby of

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gave ''How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming'' four stars out of five, saying "fans who have watched Hiccup's and Toothless's relationship develop over the course of the movie trilogy will find it a heartwarming addition to the saga with poignant sentiments about treasuring the people (and dragons) we love, especially around the holidays."

''How to Train Your Dragon: Snoggletog Log'' (2019)

''How to Train Your Dragon: Snoggletog Log'' is a 28-minute

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short film inspired by ''

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''. It is a single continuous 28-minute shot of a Christmas fireplace with various gags involving the franchise's main characters, Viking and dragon alike, happening every so often. The short film, which was directed by Tim Johnson and written by

and Jon Pollack, was released on

on December 5, 2019.

Video games

* An

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released by

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called ''

'' was released for the

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, and

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gaming consoles. It is loosely based on the film and was released on March 23, 2010. * A game for

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published by

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, was also released on March 23, 2010 and published by

. * '' Dreamworks Super Star Kartz''

was released by Activision on November 15, 2011, for

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, and

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. The game features 14 different characters from DreamWorks' films – ''How to Train Your Dragon'', ''

'', ''

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''. * ''Dragons: TapDragonDrop'', a mobile video game, developed by PikPok, was released on May 3, 2012, on

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and

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. * ''Dragons: Wild Skies'', a 3D virtual world game based on the television series ''

'' has been launched on August 27, 2012, on CartoonNetwork.com. The game allows players to find, train and ride wild dragons, including new ones as they are introduced in the series. * ''School of Dragons'', a 3D educational

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, game concept was co-created by Producer David Jaloza and Lead Designer Justin Prate was released online in July 2013, after a month-long beta testing. A

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version was released in October 2013, followed by an

app in December 2013, a version for

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-powered tablets in March 2014, and a version for the PC in 2014. In the game, each player is able to adopt, raise and train a dragon, while learning how they function. The game was shut down on June 30, 2023. * ''Dragons Adventure'', an

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game, was released in November 2013, exclusively for Nokia Lumia 2520. * ''Dragons: Rise of Berk'' is a free game which allows players to build their own Berk village, send Hiccup and Toothless out on exploration, hatch and collect up to 760 dragons as of November 2024 and train their own dragon at the academy. Developed by

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, it was released in May 2014 for iOS, and on June 20, 2014, for

and

. * ''

'', an action adventure game, was released in June 2014 for Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U and PlayStation 3. The game was published by Little Orbit. * ''Dragons: Titan Uprising'' was announced by Canadian developer

in November 2018, and released in early 2019. *''Dragons: Dawn of New Riders'', an action adventure game, developed by

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and released in 2019 for

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and PC. The game involves the playable characters Scribbler and Patch on their quest to defeat Eir, by exploring the world and its puzzle and battle elements. *''Dragons: Legends of the Nine Realms'', an action adventure game, developed by Aheartfulofgames and released in 2022 for

and PC. *''

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'' is a racing video game published by GameMill Entertainment, and includes Hiccup and Astrid as playable racers, along with a race track based on New Berk. The game was released on November 3, 2023 for

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, and

Literature

Comic books

A series of comic books, titled ''Dragons: Riders of Berk'', were released by Titan Comics, starting with the first volume, ''Dragon Down'', on April 30, 2014. The comics were written by

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and drawn by Iwan Nazif. Other volumes are ''Dangers of the Deep'' (2014), ''The Ice Castle'' (2015), ''The Stowaway'' (2015), ''The Legend of Ragnarok'' (2015), and ''Underworld'' (2015). Two more comic books were published on February 24, 2016, titled ''Dragons: Defenders of Berk''. The following volumes are ''The Endless Night'' (2016) and ''Snowmageddon'' (2016).

Graphic novels

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have released a series of graphic novels based on the franchise, starting with ''How to Train Your Dragon: The Serpent's Heir'' in 2016. The series was co-written by Dean DeBlois, writer and director of the film series, and Richard Hamilton, writer of ''Dragons: Race to the Edge'', with the production designer of ''How to Train Your Dragon 2'', Pierre-Olivier Vincent, providing cover artwork. The series took place between the events of the second and third film, with the first novel picking up right after the conclusion of the second film.

Live performance

Ice show

A Broadway-style production titled ''How To Train Your Dragon On Ice'' is currently on Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas.

Arena show

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, the company behind another arena show '' Walking with Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular'', and directed by Nigel Jamieson. The score was composed by John Powell and

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from

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. ''Arena Spectacular'' features 24 animatronic dragons – 10 different species in various sizes: Nadder, Gronckle, Monstrous Nightmare, Night Fury (Toothless), Red Death, Skrill, Stinger, Kite Dragon, Zippleback and Egg Biter. It also features villagers and Vikings, including Hiccup (Rarmian Newton/Riley Miner), Astrid (

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/Gemma Nguyen), Stoick (Robert Morgan), and Gobber (Will Watkins). The show premiered as ''How to Train Your Dragon Arena Spectacular'' on March 3, 2012, in

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, Australia, and was followed by a New Zealand tour in April 2012. Renamed to ''How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular'', it toured United States and Canada between June 2012 and January 2013, when it was cancelled in favour of taking the show to China where it premiered in July 2014. It was also planned to come to England but was later scrapped due to an increase in market demand in China.

Theme parks

Heide Park

In 2016, the German theme park

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created a whole section of the park offering various rides based on the franchise called "''How to Train Your Dragon'': The Island". It offers three different flying attractions and a boat ride where guests venture into the dark Dragon Caves to meet and help Hiccup, Toothless and their friends.

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also features a section of the park based on the films and television series. The most prominent attraction is the hanging roller coaster named "Dragon Gliders". Riders join Hiccup, Toothless, Astrid, and Stormfly in flying through the caves of the Forbidden Island, where they come across an unexpected threat. Guests can also meet and greet with Hiccup, Toothless, and Astrid.

Universal Studios

To promote ''How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'',

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briefly had a limited-time virtual reality experience where guests could experience riding on Toothless, while

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allowed visitors to meet and greet with Toothless.

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's Hollywood Boulevard area contains ''The Untrainable Dragon,'' an immersive How to Train Your Dragon-themed stage show with largescale puppets and sets. In January 2024, it was announced that ''How to Train Your Dragon: Isle of Berk'' would be one of the five lands of Universal Orlando's third theme park

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, which opened on May 22, 2025. The land will feature five attractions, including the Untrainable Dragon show from Beijing, a launch roller coaster called Hiccup's Wing Gliders, a sky fly ride called Dragon Racer's Rally, an interactive boat ride called Fyre Drill, and a children's play area called the Viking Training Camp. Guests can also meet and interact with various characters and dragons from the films. The area's notable dining options include Mead Hall, Spit Fyre Grill, and Hooligan's Grog & Gruel. Mead Hall will serve "Yaknog", a themed drink made of malted chocolate, cinnamon, and whipped cream.

DreamWorks Water Park

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KrakenRACER mat racing slide called Dragon Racers opened at

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, on October 1, 2020, along with a Proslide and the world's tallest and longest hydromagnetic water coaster called Toothless Trickling Torpedo.

Reception

Box office

Having earned over $1.6 billion worldwide, ''How to Train Your Dragon'' is the 14th highest-grossing animated franchise.

Critical and public response

Accolades

Recurring cast and characters

Additional crew

References

External links

*
DreamWorks Animation's School of Dragons
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Films

Animated trilogy

''How to Train Your Dragon'' (2010)

''How to Train Your Dragon 2'' (2014)

''How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'' (2019)

Live-action remakes

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''How to Train Your Dragon 2'' (2027)

Television series

''DreamWorks Dragons'' (2012–2018)

''DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders'' (2019–2022)

''DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms'' (2021–2023)

Short films

''Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon'' (2010)

''Book of Dragons'' (2011)

''Gift of the Night Fury'' (2011)

''Dawn of the Dragon Racers'' (2014)

''How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming'' (2019)

''How to Train Your Dragon: Snoggletog Log'' (2019)

Video games

Literature

Comic books

Graphic novels

Live performance

Ice show

Arena show

Theme parks

Heide Park

Motiongate Dubai

Universal Studios

DreamWorks Water Park

Reception

Box office

Critical and public response

Accolades

Recurring cast and characters

Additional crew

References

External links

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