The series serves as a bridge between the first film and its 2014 sequel. Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, and David Tennant reprise their voice-acting roles from the film. Dragons was announced by Cartoon Network on October 12, 2010. A total of 40 episodes aired on Cartoon Network during the first two seasons, subtitled Riders of Berk and Defenders of Berk. Afterwards, the series was subtitled Race to the Edge, the first season of which debuted on Netflix on June 26, 2015.