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How to Train Your Dragon Movies in Order
Watch the DreamWorks How to Train Your Dragon trilogy (2010-2019) as one continuous story, then the 2025 live-action film, a fresh retelling of the original.
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Why this order?
How to Train Your Dragon is unusually simple to watch in order, which is good news if you just want to press play and follow Hiccup and Toothless from start to finish. The DreamWorks animated trilogy was built as a single arc, so release order and story order are identical: the 2010 original, How to Train Your Dragon 2 in 2014, and The Hidden World in 2019. Each film picks up years after the last, with Hiccup visibly older, so watching them in sequence is the whole point.
The one thing newcomers stumble on is the 2025 live-action film. It carries no number and shares the original's title, which makes it look like either a reboot or a fourth chapter. It is neither. Director Dean DeBlois returned to remake the very first movie as a near beat-for-beat retelling in live action, not a continuation. That is why we list it last in both orders: it is best treated as an optional alternate version of the 2010 story rather than the next step after The Hidden World.
For most viewers, release order is all you need. If you want strict in-universe chronology, the order barely changes, because the trilogy already runs forward in time and the remake simply re-covers ground from the start. We keep the remake at the end so the animated arc lands its emotional finale before you revisit the beginning.
Optional in-between material exists too: the TV series Riders of Berk and Defenders of Berk (later Race to the Edge on Netflix) plus several shorts fill gaps between the films, but none are required. If you enjoyed this world, the dragon-rider fantasy and DreamWorks pedigree pair naturally with Kung Fu Panda and the studio's other animated franchises.
Timeline 2010–2025
Every entry plotted by release year — see the gaps, clusters and revivals at a glance.
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Frequently asked questions
How many How to Train Your Dragon movies are there?
There are four films: the animated trilogy from 2010, 2014, and 2019, plus the 2025 live-action remake of the original. The trilogy tells one continuous story; the remake re-tells the first film.
What order should I watch How to Train Your Dragon in?
Watch the animated trilogy in release order: How to Train Your Dragon (2010), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014), and The Hidden World (2019). Then, optionally, the 2025 live-action remake of the first movie.
Is the 2025 live-action movie a sequel or a remake?
It is a remake. Director Dean DeBlois reimagined the original 2010 film in live action as a faithful retelling, not a continuation of the animated story, so it does not follow The Hidden World.
Do I need to watch the TV shows or shorts?
No. Riders/Defenders of Berk, Race to the Edge, and the shorts are optional extras set between the films. The three movies stand on their own as a complete trilogy.
Does the watch order ever differ from release order?
Not really. The animated trilogy moves forward in time, so story order matches release order. The 2025 remake re-covers the first film, so we simply place it at the end.
Where can I stream How to Train Your Dragon?
Streaming availability rotates between Peacock, Netflix, and other services by region. The films are also available to rent or buy on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV.
Last updated · Sources: en.wikipedia.org, Wikidata
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