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How to Train Your Dragon adaptations: films & series
Every version of How to Train Your Dragon — the films & series, compared across media.
On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been enemies for generations, a misfit named Hiccup defies his entire culture by befriending Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. That unlikely bond forms the through-line connecting a 2010 animated film, its 2025 live-action reimagining, a short film, and a TV series — each returning to the same world and characters across different formats.
How to Train Your Dragon films
Film
How to Train Your Dragon
A live-action version: on Berk, Hiccup defies generations of tradition by befriending Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon.
Film
How to Train Your Dragon
The animated original: Hiccup must kill a dragon to prove his worth as a Viking — until he can't bring himself to do it.
Film
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
An animated short in which Hiccup and Toothless venture out and discover an island of new dragons.
How to Train Your Dragon series
Frequently asked
Is How to Train Your Dragon based on a book?
The synopses here don't describe a book source, so that connection can't be confirmed from what's available on this page. The four versions covered — How to Train Your Dragon (2010 and 2025), Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011), and DreamWorks Dragons (2012) — are all set in the same world with Hiccup and Toothless.
How many versions of How to Train Your Dragon are there?
Four screen versions are covered here: two feature films (How to Train Your Dragon from 2010 and 2025), one animated short (Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury, 2011), and a TV series (DreamWorks Dragons, 2012), all set in the same world with Hiccup and Toothless.
Which How to Train Your Dragon version should I start with?
The 2010 animated How to Train Your Dragon introduces Hiccup, Toothless, and Berk. From there, Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury and DreamWorks Dragons extend the story, while the 2025 film tells the same story in live action.