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How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
Film · 2019
What hooked you in How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming was the tender way tradition preserves the vital bonds between humans and magical creatures.
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The source
How to Train Your Dragon
Dean DeBlois · Film · 2025
Adaptation
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Tom Owens · Film · 2011
Adaptation
DreamWorks Dragons
Chris Sanders · Series · 2012
Books on the same thread
The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien · Book · 1937
Shares a thread with How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming: Friendship.
Much like the holiday traditions in How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, this classic tale centers on a reluctant hero navigating a world where dragons represent both danger and wonder.
Frozen (Little Golden Book)
RH Disney · Book · 2014
Explores: Sisterhood, Self-acceptance, Overcoming Fear.
The emotional core of How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming is reflected here through an epic journey that prioritizes the deep, enduring connections between friends and family members.
Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary
Brandon Mull · Book · 2010
Explores: Good vs Evil, Magical Creatures, Family Secrets.
If you enjoyed how the villagers in How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming maintain secret bonds with dragons, you will appreciate this story of discovering a hidden sanctuary for creatures.
A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas · Book · 2020
Explores: Post-War Trauma, Healing, Rebuilding.
This story mirrors the themes of healing and memory explored in How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, showing how characters process change and maintain relationships long after a major conflict.
Series on the same thread
Dragons: Race to the Edge
Series · 2015
Shares a thread with How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming: Friendship.
This series expands on the central human-animal bond showcased in How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, offering more adventures that celebrate the lifelong friendship between riders and their dragon companions.
DreamWorks Dragons
Chris Sanders · Series · 2012
Explores: Dragon Lore, Human-Dragon Friendship, Coming of Age.
This series captures the same spirit of discovery found in How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, focusing on the essential teamwork required to keep the legacy of dragon lore alive.
Podcasts on the same thread
The Adventure Zone
The McElroys · Podcast · 2026
Explores: improvised storytelling, group dynamics, high fantasy satire.
The collaborative spirit and group dynamics in this high fantasy adventure echo the camaraderie that Hiccup and his friends strive to protect in How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Team Coco & Earwolf · Podcast · 2026
Explores: parasocial relationships, professional intimacy, self-deprecating humor.
While tonally different, this podcast explores the same human desire for genuine connection that Hiccup prioritizes when keeping the memory of Toothless alive in How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming.
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Common questions
Is How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming set before or after the dragons leave for the Hidden World?
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming takes place ten years after the dragons have moved to the Hidden World. The story focuses on Hiccup attempting to keep the memory of the dragons alive in New Berk through traditional holiday celebrations.
Should I watch Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury before How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming?
You can watch these in any order as they are independent holiday specials. While Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury focuses on Snoggletog traditions when dragons still lived in Berk, How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming explores how the villagers remember dragons a decade after their departure.
How long is How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming?
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming is a short film released in 2019. It serves as a narrative bridge that explores the legacy of the friendship between Hiccup and Toothless long after the dragons have relocated to the Hidden World.
Is the 2025 How to Train Your Dragon movie a sequel to How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming?
The 2025 How to Train Your Dragon movie is not a sequel to How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming. The 2019 special is a standalone holiday story detailing the efforts of Hiccup, Astrid, and Gobber to ensure the villagers of New Berk do not forget their history with dragons.