Need a live-action Night Fury in your life? The recent How to Train Your Dragon remake is a peacock, so fans of the animated film can spend more time with the franchise’s Vikings and dragons.
The new version from Universal Pictures stars Mason Thames as misfit Viking teen Hiccup, and Gerard Butler as Hiccup’s dragon-loving dad, Stoick the Wast (Butler also voices the character in the animated film). Nico Parker plays Astrid, the tough girl Hiccup is crushed by, and Nick Frost plays Berk’s village blacksmith Gobber. The live-action film has a 76% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It was written and directed by Dan DeBlois, who co-wrote and co-wrote the 2010 original.
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If you want to stream something with adventure, underdogs, and deceptively scary dragons, here’s when the How to Train Your Dragon remake premieres on Peacock.
When to watch How to Train Your Dragon remake on Peacock
US viewers can start watching the live screening as early as 6:00 AM ET (3:00 AM PT) on Friday, October 10th in the area.
Peacock will also offer the three animated movies — How to Train Your Dragon (2010), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) — starting Oct. 1. The streaming service now offers three tiers: $11 per month Premium, $17 per month Premium Plus and $8 per month Select, which doesn’t carry over some of Peacock’s offerings, such as original and universal pictures. To stream the live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake, you’ll need Premium, which is ad-supported, or Premium Plus, which is mostly ad-free.
Peacock is one of the streaming services that has raised prices in 2025. If you plan on using Peacock for a while and want to save money, you might consider prepaying for a year for less than the cost of 12 individual months. Students may be eligible for Peacock Premium at a discount , and Walmart Plus customers will soon be able to choose the ad-supported plan as a streaming perk.
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