DreamWorks Dragons is an American computer-animated television series based on the 2010 film How to Train Your Dragon. The series serves as a bridge between the first film and its 2014 sequel.[2][3]
A one-hour preview consisting of two episodes aired on August 7, 2012, on Cartoon Network,[4] with the official premiere of the series on September 4, 2012.[5] A total of 40 episodes aired on Cartoon Network during the first two seasons, subtitled Riders of Berk and Defenders of Berk respectively. Beginning with spring 2015, new seasons of the series will debut on Netflix.[3]
DreamWorks Dragons was announced by Cartoon Network on October 12, 2010.[6] According to Tim Johnson, executive producer for How to Train Your Dragon, the series was planned to be much darker and deeper than DreamWorks Animation's previous television series spin-offs, with a similar tone to the movie. DreamWorks Dragons was the first DreamWorks Animation series to air on Cartoon Network rather than Nickelodeon.[7]
The series features Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, and David Tennant reprising their roles from the How to Train Your Dragon film. New cast members includes Julie Marcus and Andree Vermeulen as Ruffnut (previously voiced by Kristen Wiig), Zack Pearlman as Snotlout (previously voiced by Jonah Hill), Chris Edgerly as Gobber the Belch (previously voiced by Craig Ferguson), and Nolan North as Stoick the Vast (previously voiced by Gerard Butler).
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Characters
2.1 Dragon Riders
2.2 Other inhabitants of Berk
2.3 Villains
2.4 Secondary characters
2.5 Dragons
3 Episodes
4 Production
5 Reception
5.1 Critical response
5.2 Accolades
6 Video game
7 Home media
8 References
9 External links
Plot[edit]
Following directly after the events of How To Train Your Dragon but before How to Train Your Dragon 2, Riders of Berk follows Hiccup as he tries to keep balance within the new cohabitation of Dragons and Vikings. Alongside keeping up with Berk's newest installment — A Dragon Training Academy — Hiccup, Toothless, and the rest of the Viking Teens are put to the test when they are faced with new worlds harsher than Berk, new dragons that can't all be trained, and new enemies who are looking for every reason to destroy the harmony between Vikings and Dragons altogether.
Characters[edit]
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