DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms

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DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms
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Genre
Based on How To Train Your Dragon
Developed by Henry Gilroy
Showrunners
  • Chuck Austen (2021–2022)
  • Henry Gilroy (2021–2022)
  • John Tellegen (2021–2023)
Voices of
Theme music composerPatrick Cannell
Composers
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Chuck Austen (2021–2022)
  • Henry Gilroy (2021–2022)
  • John Tellegen (2021–2023)
Running time23 minutes
Production company DreamWorks Animation Television
Original release
Network
ReleaseDecember 23, 2021 (2021-12-23) 
December 14, 2023 (2023-12-14)
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DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms is an American animated television series in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise produced by the DreamWorks Animation under DreamWorks Animation Television for Hulu and Peacock. The series serves as a spinoff from the original animated trilogy. The voice cast consists of Jeremy Shada, Ashley Liao, Marcus Scribner, Aimee Garcia, Vincent Tong, Julia Stiles, Lauren Tom, Keston John, Angelique Cabral, Justina Machado, Pavar Snipe, Carrie Keranen, and Haley Joel Osment.

Contents

The show was announced on October 13, 2021, and premiered on both Hulu and Peacock on December 23, 2021. The show was renewed for six more seasons between May 5, 2022 and September 14, 2023, respectively. The show concluded after its eighth season which released on December 14, 2023.

Premise

The series is set in the modern world, 1,300 years after the events of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019). It follows a group of teenagers, brought by their parents to a huge fissure caused by a comet, who uncover a world of dragons beneath their feet. Tom, Thunder and the other riders find themselves entrusted with protecting the secret of dragons from those who would wish to exploit them. Whilst exploring the realms and discovering new dragons, Tom searches for his connection to Thunder and finds himself following in the footsteps of his Viking ancestor. [1]

Characters and cast

Main

Recurring and supporting

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
1 6December 23, 2021 (2021-12-23)
2 7May 5, 2022 (2022-05-05)
3 7August 18, 2022 (2022-08-18)
4 6November 17, 2022 (2022-11-17)
5 6March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02)
6 7June 15, 2023 (2023-06-15)
7 7September 14, 2023 (2023-09-14)
8 6December 14, 2023 (2023-12-14)

The series was released on both Peacock and Hulu on December 23, 2021, while season two was released on May 5, 2022. [3] The third season was released on August 18, 2022, [4] while the fourth season was released on November 17, 2022. [5] The fifth season was released on March 2, 2023. [6] The sixth season was released on June 15, 2023. [7] The seventh season was released on September 14, 2023. [8] The eighth and final season was released on December 14, 2023. [9] [10]

Production

DreamWorks announced Dragons: The Nine Realms on October 13, 2021. The series was released on Peacock and Hulu on December 23, 2021, with season one containing six episodes for 22 minutes each. The series stars Jeremy Shada. It was produced by showrunners John Tellegen, Chuck Austen and Henry Gilroy. [11]

Broadcast

Outside the United States, it aired on DreamWorks Channel Asia in 2022. In Canada, the series premiered on YTV on December 26, 2021. Elsewhere in the world it premiered on; CBBC in the United Kingdom, SX3 [12] in Spain, Panda Kids in Portugal, France 4 in France, La Trois in Belgium, RTS 1 in Switzerland, Super RTL in Germany and e.tv in South Africa in 2022 and PIE Channel in Philippines on November 13, 2023.

Video game

In May 2022, DreamWorks Animation and Universal announced that a game based on the series is in the works titled Dragons: Legend of the Nine Realms, published by Outright Games and developed by Aheartfulofgames, making this their second DreamWorks game since Spirit: Lucky Big Adventure. The game tells an original story before from the series and players get to play as Thunder, Tom's dragon, trying to find his family in the hidden world. The game was released on September 23, 2022, with Jeremy Shada reprising his role as Tom, narrating through.[ citation needed ]

References

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  4. "Hulu Originals Summer Slate". May 16, 2022. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
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  6. "'Dragons: The Nine Realms' Season 5 Trailer Delivers Thrills, Friendship, and Deadly Foes [Exclusive]". Collider . February 13, 2023. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  7. Parlevliet, Mirko (May 15, 2023). "New on Hulu June 2023: Movies, TV and Originals". VitalThrills.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  8. Humphrey, Julia (August 31, 2023). "The Dragon Club Faces Their Biggest Challenge Yet in 'Dragons: The Nine Realms' Season 7 Trailer [Exclusive]". Collider . Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  9. Maheshwari, Disheeta (December 14, 2023). "Dragons: The Nine Realms Season 8: How Many Episodes & When Do New Episodes Come Out?". ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  10. Carpenter, Michael (November 20, 2023). "Coming to Hulu in December 2023". Maury County Source. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  11. Milligan, Mercedes (October 13, 2021). "Teaser: DreamWorks Dragons Take Flight for the Future in 'The Nine Realms'". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  12. "De què va? - Dracs: Els nou regnes". CCMA (in Catalan). Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.