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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesThe Lilo & Stitch duo
Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, who made Lilo & Stitch, took over as directors midway through production. They moved the story far from Cressida Cowell's book.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesRoger Deakins on lighting
Cinematographer Roger Deakins, of The Shawshank Redemption, worked as a visual consultant. He helped shape the lighting and camera moves of the flight scenes.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesTwo Oscar nominations
The film was up for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score, by John Powell. It lost the animation award to Toy Story 3.
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- Behind the scenesGolden Globe winner
The film won the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature and was nominated for the Oscar in the same category.
source ↗ - CameoBig new cast
Cate Blanchett plays Valka, Djimon Hounsou is Drago, and Kit Harington, Game of Thrones' Jon Snow, is Eret.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesDeBlois flies solo
Dean DeBlois directed alone this time. He wanted this to be the darkest chapter, in the spirit of The Empire Strikes Back.
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- Behind the scenesNow from Universal
It was the first DreamWorks Animation film released by Universal, after Comcast bought the studio in 2016.
source ↗ - CameoA voice swap
Justin Rupple took over as Tuffnut, the twin T.J. Miller voiced in the earlier films.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThree films, three nominations
Like the first two, it was nominated for Best Animated Feature. It lost to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
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- CameoGerard Butler again
Gerard Butler, Stoick's voice in the animated films, plays the same role in the flesh. Mason Thames is Hiccup and Nico Parker is Astrid.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe same director
Dean DeBlois, who directed all three animated films, wrote and directed the remake, which stays close to the 2010 film.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe score returns
John Powell, composer of the animated films, returns to score the live-action version.
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- Behind the scenesMade for TV
The short premiered on US television in October 2010, months after the film. The film's cast returns for the voices.
source ↗ - ReferenceA dragon dressed in bones
The title dragon builds armor out of bones it finds along the way. One piece is missing, and that's why it won't rest.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesGobber's tall tales
Gobber's exaggerated memories are drawn in a different style from the rest, so it's clear he's the one telling them.
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- ReferenceBerk's Christmas
Snoggletog is Berk's winter holiday, with gifts and decorations, filling the role Christmas does for us.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesCame with Book of Dragons
The special came out on home video in November 2011. The same disc included Book of Dragons, a short that introduces the dragon species.
source ↗ - SetupThe holiday returns
Snoggletog isn't just for this special: the holiday comes back later in the saga.
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- Behind the scenesFrom theaters to Cartoon Network
The show premiered on Cartoon Network in August 2012, with 20 episodes in its first season. It bridges the first and second films.
source ↗ - CameoReturning voices and new ones
Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and T.J. Miller reprise their film roles. Stoick and Gobber get new voices: Nolan North and Chris Edgerly.
source ↗ - ReferenceA villain from the books
Alvin the Treacherous, leader of the Outcasts, isn't in the film. He comes from Cressida Cowell's books, where he's also Hiccup's enemy.
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- Behind the scenesA new name for season 2
Season 2 got a new subtitle, Defenders of Berk, and aired from 2013 to 2014. It was the show's last season on Cartoon Network.
source ↗ - CameoThe voice of Dagur
Dagur the Deranged, chief of the Berserkers, is voiced by David Faustino, Bud from Married... with Children.
source ↗ - SetupEnter Heather
Heather first shows up this season, with a story that doesn't add up. She comes back later.
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- Behind the scenesA 2014 short
The short came out in 2014, after the second film, but it's set before it. It explains where Berk's favorite sport came from.
source ↗ - ReferenceSheep are points
In the race, riders grab sheep in midair and toss them into baskets. The black sheep is worth more.
source ↗ - SetupThe sport sticks
Dragon racing doesn't end here: it comes back later in the saga.
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- Behind the scenesThe show moves to Netflix
In 2015 the show moved to Netflix under the name Race to the Edge. Season 1 has 13 episodes.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThree years later
The story jumps to three years after the first film. The riders are older, with looks closer to what the later films show.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe Dragon Eye
The Dragon Eye, a device that reveals maps when lit by dragon fire, drives the whole series from here on.
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- CameoAlfred Molina turns villain
Viggo Grimborn, the brains of the dragon hunters, is voiced by Alfred Molina, Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 2.
source ↗ - ReferenceComplicated family
The season reveals where Heather comes from and how she's tied to Dagur.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesDropped all at once
Like the other Netflix seasons, S2 arrived all at once, in January 2016, with 13 episodes.
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- ReferenceA board game
Viggo plays Maces and Talons, a Viking strategy game, and uses its moves as a metaphor for his plans against Hiccup.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesJune 2016
Season 3 hit Netflix in June 2016, again with 13 episodes.
source ↗ - SetupDagur changes
Dagur starts showing a side nobody expected, and it matters in the seasons to come.
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- Behind the scenesFebruary 2017
Season 4 hit Netflix in February 2017, with 13 episodes.
source ↗ - ReferenceDeeper into the Eye
The Dragon Eye gains new pieces and reveals more secrets, keeping Viggo and Hiccup in a race for the same prize.
source ↗ - CameoThe cast stays
Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera and Christopher Mintz-Plasse keep voicing Hiccup, Astrid and Fishlegs through the whole Netflix run.
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- Behind the scenesAugust 2017
Season 5 hit Netflix in August 2017, with 13 episodes.
source ↗ - ReferenceVillains who fly too
Krogan and the Dragon Flyers are the show's first enemies who ride dragons just like the riders.
source ↗ - SetupKrogan has a boss
Krogan answers to someone he won't name. That thread comes back later.
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- Behind the scenesThe end of the show
Season 6, from February 2018, wraps up the TV run that began with Riders of Berk. All told, that's 118 episodes over eight seasons.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesBridge to the movies
The final episodes were built to lead straight into the start of the second film.
source ↗ - ReferenceHiccup and Astrid
This is the season where Hiccup and Astrid finally become a couple.
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- Behind the scenesA TV special
The special aired on NBC in December 2019, months after the third film.
source ↗ - CameoThe film voices
Jay Baruchel and America Ferrera return as Hiccup and Astrid, now parents.
source ↗ - ReferenceBack to Snoggletog
The special is set at Snoggletog, the winter holiday introduced in Gift of the Night Fury.
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- Behind the scenesA double premiere
The show premiered in December 2021 on two services at once, Hulu and Peacock.
source ↗ - Reference1,300 years later
The story is set 1,300 years after the films, when dragons have become legend.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesEight short seasons
The show ran for eight short seasons, released from 2021 to 2023.
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