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Will there be a How to Train Your Dragon 4? Let’s take a look at a potential fourth film set in the Viking times. Questions surrounding another movie in the popular franchise are answered!

How to Train Your Dragon was hugely popular when it first released over 10 years ago. Set in the Viking village of Berk, Hiccup and his dragon, Toothless, capture imaginations all over the world in their adventures.

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The first instalment of How to Train Your Dragon films came out in 2010. And since then tow further sequels have graced our screens. The second film was released in 2014 and the third in 2019.

For fans wishing to follow Toothless’ adventures in the third film, it airs on New Year’s Day at 2 pm on BBC One.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is the third and final film in the franchise. The films were adapted from Cressida Cowell’s book series.

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Will there be a How to Train Your Dragon 4?

It’s unlikely that there will be a fourth film in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise.

As reported by Collider, the film’s director, Dean DeBlois, stated that spinoffs would be possible but a fourth film is pretty much off the cards.

He said: “I think I’ve talked [Jeffrey Katzenberg] down from that (laughs).  There may be spinoffs to come, but my involvement and my dedication to completing a story that has a reason for being and a strong sense of integrity and three chapters I think is in place and intact.  Everybody seems to be in agreement that we’re moving in the right direction.“

The third film rounds off the trilogy series and takes a deeper look at the dragon characters. There was, however, a short film, How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, released in 2019 which is a holiday special spin-off following the third film.

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Is How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming on Netflix?

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming is not on Netflix UK at the time of writing. However, the first film of the trilogy – How to Train Your Dragon – is.

Watch How to Train Your Dragon on Netflix in the UK now. Other spin-off films in the franchise are available to watch on Netflix including How to Train Your Dragon: Legends, Dragons: Race to the Edge and Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers.

Although How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming is not on Netflix in the UK, it may be available to stream via Netflix in other countries.

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Warning: SPOILERS for How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.

Now that How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is out in theaters, is there a future for the franchise in How to Train Your Dragon 4? Over the past decade, DreamWorks' adaptations of the children's books of the same name written by Cressida Cowell have become a phenomenon. The first film made $494 million worldwide and How to Train Your Dragon 2 then took in $621 million, with both films also receiving a positive reception from critics and audiences alike

The third and final film in the How To Train Your Dragon trilogy is now playing in theaters and sending audiences on the next adventure with Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and his dragon Toothless. The Hidden World picks up a year after the events of the last film, with Hiccup growing into his leadership position as the chief of Berk. However, the future of Berk is put in question as the dragon population continues to grow and dragon hunter Grimmel (F. Murray Abraham) is tasked with capturing Toothless - who is now the Alpha. But, Toothless' focus is not on finding a new home for the Vikings, rather learn more about the new Light Fury he encounters.

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With How to Train Your Dragon 3 already performing incredibly well at the international box office, it appears that the new installment will go down as another hit. In an age where IP and franchises reign supreme in Hollywood, usual studio practices would indicate that the franchise will continue to live on. But will that actually be the case for How To Train Your Dragon 4?

How To Train Your Dragon 3 Was The End Of The Trilogy

An image of Hiccup and Snotlout flying together in How To Train Your Dragon

Just based on the traditional structure of a trilogy, How To Train Your Dragon 3 is the final chapter of the story they've been telling. The entire How to Train Your Dragon trilogy has been directed by Dean DeBlois and he has made it clear in the past that this third installment will end the story properly. DeBlois has been talking about this as the plan for nearly five years; he previously mentioned in 2014 that he was able to talk down DreamWorks from wanting to do a How To Train Your Dragon 4. As such, by the end of this third film, Hiccup and Toothless' stories are largely finished, reaching a satisfying end.

There Is Story Room For How To Train Your Dragon 4

Hiccup and Toothless in How To Train Your Dragon 3

The ending of How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is very much a happy one, even though it may not seem like it at first. Although the main plot wraps up with an emotional goodbye that sees all of the dragons leave the new Berk village to go live in the Hidden World, a jump forward in time walks back some of that finality - and leaves a chance for more stories. The story jumps a few years into the future and shows Hiccup and Astrid grown up, married, and with kids of their own. They journey to the entry point of the Hidden World and see Toothless there with the Light Fury and baby dragons of their own. The movie officially ends with more mature versions of Hiccup and Toothless being reunited, which immediately leaves the door open for more adventures in How To Train Your Dragon 4.

As hopeful as the ending may be, How to Train Your Dragon 4 does not appear likely at this point. The last time it was discussed was in 2014, and a return to this world could be complicated. DeBlois appears to be satisfied with how his trilogy ends, and he has yet to express interest in being part of a continuation of the franchise. Even with the aforementioned time jump, the trilogy's ending is still a proper conclusion to Hiccup and Toothless' story. A fourth film could feel like an unneeded add on to their arcs and could involve an entirely different creative team. We can't totally discount the possibility of it happening at this stage, but How to Train Your Dragon 4 has yet to be announced or given a release date, so the chances of it happening are doubtful at best.

When Would How To Train Your Dragon 4 Release (If It Did Happen)?

Light Fury and Toothless facing each other in How To Train Your Dragon the Hidden World

Even if DreamWorks and DeBlois go back on their word, that doesn't mean How to Train Your Dragon 4 will happen any time soon. Animated films take a long time to develop, write and produce; there were four years between the first two Dragon movies and five between the second and third. A similar gap would be expected for How to Train Your Dragon 4, meaning a 2023 release date at the earliest (and that's if they started work on it today).

There Could Still Be More How To Train Your Dragon

No How To Train Your Dragon 4 doesn't have to mean the end of the franchise, however. From 2012 to 2018, DreamWorks' Dragons aired on Cartoon Network and later Netflix, expanding the world of films and deepening the character relationships (most of the voice cast returned). While the series is over now, it's not out of the question

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But there are many reasons why DreamWorks will not go on to work on How to Train Your Dragon 4. DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said earlier that there are three chapters in the story.

Will there be another How do you train your dragon?

The How to Train Your Dragon franchise will return with a new sequel series: How to Train Your Dragon: The Nine Realms.