High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The How to Train Your Dragon franchise from DreamWorks Animation consists of one feature film How to Train Your Dragon (2010), with two sequels currently in development for a 2014 and 2016 release. The franchise is loosely based on the English book series by Cressida Cowell. The franchise also consists of three short films: Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (2010), Book of Dragons (2011), and Gift of the Night Fury (2011). A television series, Dragons: Riders of Berk, began airing on Cartoon Network in September 2012.