How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon
Created by	Cressida Cowell
Original work	How to Train Your Dragon (2003–2015)
Owner	DreamWorks Animation (Universal Pictures)
Years	2010–present
Print publications
Graphic novel(s)	The Serpent's Heir (2017)
Films and television
Film(s)	How to Train Your Dragon (2010) How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) How to Train Your Dragon live-action reboot (2025)
Short film(s)	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)
Television series	DreamWorks Dragons (2012–2018) DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders (2019–2022) DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms (2021–2023)
Theatrical presentations
Play(s)	How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular (2012)
Games
Video game(s)	How to Train Your Dragon (2010) Super Star Kartz (2011)* Dragons: TapDragonDrop (2012) Dragons: Wild Skies (2012) School of Dragons (2013) Dragons: Rise of Berk (2014) How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) Dragons: Legends of the Nine Realms (2022)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	How to Train Your Dragon How to Train Your Dragon 2 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

How to Train Your Dragon (abbreviated HTTYD) is an American media franchise from DreamWorks Animation and loosely based on the eponymous series of children's books by British author Cressida Cowell. It consists of three feature films: How to Train Your Dragon (2010), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (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 (2010), Gift of the Night Fury (2011), Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014), and How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019). A live-action reboot from Universal Pictures is in development and scheduled for release on June 13, 2025.^[1][2]

The television series based on the events of the first film, DreamWorks Dragons, began airing on Cartoon Network 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.^[3] A second series, titled Dragons: Rescue Riders, began airing on Netflix 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 Hulu and Peacock 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 1,300 years after the events of The Hidden World.

The franchise primarily follows the adventures of a young Viking named Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (voiced by Jay Baruchel), 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 expert in dragons, alongside Toothless, a member of the rare Night Fury breed as his flying mount and his 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. Dean DeBlois, the director of the film trilogy, described its story as "Hiccup's coming of age", taking place across a span of five years between the first and second film, and a year between the second and third film.^[4]

The film series has been highly acclaimed, with each film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, in addition to the first film's nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Score.