The essential episodes of Dragons: The Nine Realms

Watch these 15 in order and you've got Dragons: The Nine Realms — each pick states its reason.

1. 01

   S01E01 · Pilot · December 23, 2021 · 23m

   First Flight (1)8.6

   Moving to an exotic new home, an adventurous teenager meets a new group of kids and discovers a dragon in the fissure.

2. 02

   S01E03 · Top rated · December 23, 2021 · 23m

   A Hole New World9.0

   Tom and Jun encounter unexpected dangers and are separated while exploring the Hidden Realm of dragons. Tom introduces Jun to the dragon world, and Jun bonds with a dragon of her own – Wu and Wei.

3. 03

   S01E04 · Top rated · December 23, 2021 · 23m

   Dragon Club9.2

   Tom and Jun take a risk in revealing the secret of the Hidden Realm to D’Angelo to aid an injured dragon, and D’Angelo bonds with Plowhorn.

4. 04

   S01E05 · Season 1 peak · December 23, 2021 · 23m

   Featherhide9.5

   Tom and the others debate how to keep the dragons a secret, even as a rambunctious young “cloaking” dragon gets loose in town and pursues a friendship with a Alex.

5. 05

   S02E02 · Season 2 peak · May 5, 2022 · 23m

   Magma Breather9.0

   Tom has to keep his mom, Olivia, distracted while Jun, Alex, and D’Angelo use a new dragon to close off a cave leading to the Crystal Realm, and prevent her from discovering the dragons.

6. 06

   S02E03 · Top rated · May 5, 2022 · 23m

   Dragons of the Undead9.0

   When Feather is taken by a group of what appear to be zombie dragons, Alex finds her inner hero and rescues her friend.

7. 07

   S03E05 · Season 3 peak · August 18, 2022 · 23m

   It Flies in the Family10.0

   Eugene discovers the Lair and demands a dragon of his own.

8. 08

   S04E04 · Season 4 peak · November 17, 2022 · 23m

   The Decoy10.0

   Tom’s leadership abilities come into question by Eugene when his decisions lead to failure while attempting to confront Buzzsaw.

9. 09

   S04E05 · Top rated · November 17, 2022 · 23m

   The Night Lights (1)10.0

   Tom and Thunder discover a baby Nightlight and must bring him back to Thunder’s home realm.

10. 10

    S05E01 · Season 5 peak · March 2, 2023 · 23m

    Punishment and Torcher10.0

    While punished, Tom must sneak out to rescue the Riders from Buzzsaw.

11. 11

    S05E02 · Top rated · March 2, 2023 · 23m

    Welcome to the Wonderful World of Dragons10.0

    Tom orchestrates a “safe” tour of the realms to convince Olivia that the Hidden World is safe for them to explore.

12. 12

    S05E03 · Top rated · March 2, 2023 · 23m

    Barrel of Vine Tails10.0

    A mischievous new breed of dragons called Vine Tails steal the Book of Dragons.

13. 13

    S05E06 · Top rated · March 2, 2023 · 23m

    Deep Freeze10.0

    When a deep freeze puts the lives of everyone in Rakke Town in jeopardy, the riders must attempt to use the dragons to get the humans through the night without being seen.

14. 14

    S07E04 · Season 7 peak · September 14, 2023 · 23m

    In the Cards10.0

    When Jun does a Tarot reading for the team, she interprets its meaning to be that the riders will disband! In an effort to defy this fate, Jun forces the group to stick together as they search for a dragon that has breached the Rakke Town eel barrier.

15. 15

    S08E01 · Season 8 peak · December 14, 2023 · 23m

    How to Train Jörmungandr10.0

    Tom attempts to defeat the World Serpent by emulating Hiccup.