Release order
The animated trilogy is the full core journey: How to Train Your Dragon, 2, then The Hidden World. Watch the live-action retelling separately after the animated first film or whenever you want a new interpretation.
Take flight together
A friendship
changes everything.
Three animated films follow Hiccup and Toothless from an unlikely first meeting to a changing world. A 2025 live-action film retells the beginning in a separate screen continuity.
How to Train Your Dragon2010–2025About 7 hours
Before you press play
Two ways in.
One great journey.
Story order
The three animated films run in release order. The 2025 live-action movie is a remake of the first story rather than a fourth chapter. The announced live-action sequel is excluded until it is released.
The films / 4 theatrical releases
How to Train Your Dragon
Your viewing guide.
Release order · US theatrical dates where available. Story order is an editorial viewing suggestion.
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How to Train Your Dragon
Hiccup meets a dragon and changes how his village sees them.
Directed by Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
With Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig FergusonUS theatrical release:
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How to Train Your Dragon 2
A wider world and new responsibilities test their friendship.
Directed by Dean DeBlois
With Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard ButlerUS theatrical release:
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
The animated story brings the partnership to a turning point.
Directed by Dean DeBlois
With Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray AbrahamUS theatrical release:
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How to Train Your Dragon
A new live-action version revisits the first film’s central friendship.
Directed by Dean DeBlois
With Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard ButlerUS theatrical release:
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Guide notes & sources
Editorial review: . Released theatrical features only; television, shorts, direct-to-video titles, and unreleased films are excluded. Story order follows each whole film’s main narrative. This guide is not a content rating or age recommendation.
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