How to Train Your Dragon 4: Legacy of the Skies (2026) Soars Into a Darker, Bolder Era

The dragons return, but the skies now answer to a new ruler in How to Train Your Dragon 4: Legacy of the Skies (2026). This ambitious new chapter reunites Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, and Cate Blanchett, shattering the fragile peace of the Hidden World and pushing the beloved franchise into a more intense and emotionally charged direction.

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (Jay Baruchel) returns not as the hesitant boy hero, but as a wise and battle-hardened chieftain. While he plans and protects from the ground, the skies belong to Astrid Hofferson. No longer just a warrior, Astrid has risen as the undisputed Battle Queen of New Berk, commanding dragons and riders alike with unmatched authority.

America Ferrera delivers her most powerful performance in the franchise, transforming Astrid into a symbol of controlled fury and leadership. Clad in gleaming dragon-scale armor, she moves through aerial combat with lethal grace, wielding her axe with precision that proves beauty and brutality can coexist in flight. Astrid is no longer fighting beside legends—she has become one.

Peace, however, is short-lived. A ruthless new empire emerges, one driven by domination and fear, systematically hunting Night Furies toward extinction. With Toothless and his family targeted, the Vikings are forced into an all-out war for aerial supremacy, pushing the bond between dragon and rider to its absolute limit.

Visually breathtaking and emotionally unflinching, Legacy of the Skies delivers high-flying action with a sharper edge than ever before. The film embraces darker themes of survival, legacy, and sacrifice, while never losing the heart that defined the series.

In a world of fire and blood, the bond between dragon and rider remains unbreakable—and Astrid Hofferson is the storm the skies have learned to fear.