DreamWorks Dragons: The Series

Dragons: Riders of Berk, also known as DreamWorks Dragons: The Series (Rated TV-PG for moderate violence) is a television series based on the film. It began airing on Cartoon Network on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, having to release a new episode every Tuesday. Producer Tim Johnson has declared that the series will be "dark" and "deep". The show could show more new species of dragons including the dragons from the Book of Dragons special. The series' musical score was said to be written by John Paesano.

On August 7, 2012, an hour-long sneak peek was premiered containing 2 episodes (How to Start a Dragon Academy and Viking for Hire) that was never aired in the actual series. These episodes were indeed extras and did however contain information on how the Dragon Academy was started. The original air date for the series started with the episode Animal House followed by The Terrible Twos the next week. See this article for an episode guide.

Plot
After Hiccup Horrorendous Haddock III discovered dragons could be trained, the island of Berk appeared to be safe, untill its residents realized how many dragons there actually are! Now the battle against enemies as they explore worlds they never dreamed existed. Also, the relationships between Hiccup and Stoick, Toothless, and Astrid will be further expanded upon.

The first season is known to have 20 episodes and a second season has already been confirmed.

Cast

 * Jay Baruchel as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
 * America Ferrera as Astrid Hofferson
 * Nolan North as Stoick the Vast
 * Chris Edgerly as Gobber the Belch
 * Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Fishlegs Ingerman
 * Julie Marcus and T.J. Miller as Ruffnut and Tuffnut Thorston
 * Zack Pearlman as Snotlout Jorgenson
 * Thomas F. Wilson as Bucket
 * Tim Conway as Mulch
 * Brook Chalmers as Sven
 * Mark Hamill as Alvin the Treacherous, leader of the Outcasts
 * Paul Rugg as Savage, one of the Outcasts
 * Stephen Root as Mildew
 * David Faustino as Dagus the Deranged, the leader of the Berserkers
 * Michael Goldstorm as Trader Johann
 * Anna Maria Perez de Taglé as Heather

Trivia

 * In one episode named How to Pick Your Dragon (episode 7)undefined, Stoick receives his own dragon: a Thunder Drum named Thornado.
 * In episode 10 of season 1, a new character named Heather is introduced.
 * Two new characters named Mulch and Bucket are also introduced.
 * Alvin the Treacherous from the books makes his appearances.
 * There will be a new dragon named Torch, a baby Typhoomerang, whose name is a cross between typhoon and boomerang.
 * Ruffnut and Tuffnut's dragon is confirmed with the name Barf and Belch.
 * An exclusive one hour sneak peek was aired on August 7th.
 * Alvin the Treacherous is introduced with a 2 part series. These are episodes 5 &amp; 6.
 * Hiccup and Snotlout are the only known viking teens on Berk that don't have blonde hair.
 * The bonds between the Vikings and their dragons seem stronger in the TV show than in the books.