112-639: Dragons , commonly referred to as DreamWorks Dragons , is an American animated television series based on the 2010 film How to Train Your Dragon . 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. Other cast members include Julie Marcus and Andree Vermeulen as Ruffnut (previously voiced by Kristen Wiig ), Zack Pearlman as Snotlout (previously voiced by Jonah Hill ), Chris Edgerly as Gobber
224-500: A CA$ 500 million (US$ 400 million) investment over the next five years in producing content in Canada. The company denied that the deal was intended to result in a tax break . Netflix realized this goal by December 2018. In October 2017, Netflix iterated a goal of having half of its library consist of original content by 2019, announcing a plan to invest $ 8 billion on original content in 2018. In October 2017, Netflix introduced
336-634: A 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray version of the film on January 22, 2019 alongside the film's sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2 , making them the first DreamWorks Animation catalog titles to be released on that format, and in preparation for the release of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World the following month. How to Train Your Dragon topped the North American box office with $ 43.7 million in its first weekend of release. The film grossed $ 217.6 million in
448-428: A Defenders miniseries that would tie them together. Daredevil and Jessica Jones premiered in 2015. The Luke Cage series premiered on September 30, 2016, followed by Iron Fist on March 17, 2017, and The Defenders on August 18, 2017. Marvel owner Disney later entered into other content agreements with Netflix, including acquiring its animated Star Wars series Star Wars: The Clone Wars , and
560-441: A black panther -inspired design, that also had large ears and eyes to convey emotion better. The directors made sure to cash in on the improvisation abilities of the secondary cast—Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig and T.J Miller—by frequently bringing them together in the recording sessions. John Powell returned to DreamWorks Animation to score How to Train Your Dragon , making it his sixth collaboration with
672-546: A music publishing deal with BMG Rights Management , whereby BMG will oversee rights outside of the United States for music associated with Netflix original content. Netflix continues to handle these tasks in-house in the United States. On April 25, 2017, Netflix signed a licensing deal with IQIYI , a Chinese video streaming platform owned by Baidu , to allow selected Netflix original content to be distributed in China on
784-508: A "Netflix Player" that would allow streaming content to be played directly on a television rather than a desktop or laptop. Hastings eventually shut down the project to help encourage other hardware manufacturers to include built-in Netflix support, which would be spun off as the digital media player product Roku . In January 2008, all rental-disc subscribers became entitled to unlimited streaming at no additional cost. This change came in
896-413: A DVD rental service, which not only allowed users to check out titles through online sites but allowed for them to return them at brick and-mortar stores. By 2006, Blockbuster's service reached two million users, and while trailing Netflix's subscriber count, was drawing business away from Netflix. Netflix lowered fees in 2007. While it was an urban legend that Netflix ultimately "killed" Blockbuster in
1008-824: A Netflix original series, receiving much critical acclaim. On January 22, 2019, Netflix sought and was approved for membership into the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), making it the first streaming service to join the association. In February 2019, The Haunting creator Mike Flanagan joined frequent collaborator Trevor Macy as a partner in Intrepid Pictures and the duo signed an exclusive overall deal with Netflix to produce television content. On May 9, 2019, Netflix contracted with Dark Horse Entertainment to make television series and films based on comics from Dark Horse Comics . In July 2019, Netflix announced that it would be opening
1120-448: A Night Fury, a rare dragon, during a dragon raid, but nobody believes him. He goes into the forest and finds the creature but cannot bring himself to kill him and sets him free instead; much to Hiccup's surprise, he spares him. Before leaving with his fleet to find and destroy the dragons' nest, Stoick enrolls Hiccup in a dragon-fighting class with fellow teenagers Fishlegs, Snotlout, twins Ruffnut and Tuffnut, and Astrid, on whom Hiccup has
1232-567: A computer scientist and mathematician, was a co-founder of Pure Software , which was acquired by Rational Software that year for $ 750 million, the then biggest acquisition in Silicon Valley history. Randolph had worked as a marketing director for Pure Software after Pure Atria acquired a company where Randolph worked. He was previously a co-founder of MicroWarehouse , a computer mail-order company, as well as vice president of marketing for Borland . Hastings and Randolph came up with
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#17328022644071344-766: A concession stand. In January 2020, Netflix announced a new four-film deal with Adam Sandler worth up to $ 275 million. On February 25, 2020, Netflix formed partnerships with six Japanese creators to produce an original Japanese anime project. This partnership includes manga creator group CLAMP, mangaka Shin Kibayashi , mangaka Yasuo Ohtagaki, novelist and film director Otsuichi , novelist Tow Ubutaka, and manga creator Mari Yamazaki . On March 4, 2020, ViacomCBS announced that it will be producing two spin-off films based on SpongeBob SquarePants for Netflix. On April 7, 2020, Peter Chernin 's Chernin Entertainment made
1456-411: A copy of Apollo 13 . Hastings invested $ 2.5 million into Netflix from the sale of Pure Atria. Netflix launched as the first DVD rental and sales website with 30 employees and 925 titles available—nearly all DVDs published. Randolph and Hastings met with Jeff Bezos , where Amazon offered to acquire Netflix for between $ 14 and $ 16 million. Fearing competition from Amazon, Randolph at first thought
1568-470: A crush. Facing little success in the class, Hiccup returns to the forest and finds the Night Fury in a cove, unable to fly because Hiccup's bolas tore off half his tail fin. Hiccup gradually befriends the dragon, naming him "Toothless" after his retractable teeth, and designs a harness and prosthetic fin that allows Toothless to fly with Hiccup riding him. Learning dragon behavior from Toothless, Hiccup
1680-1970: A deal with Open Road Films . On August 23, 2012, Netflix and The Weinstein Company signed a multi-year output deal for RADiUS-TWC films. In September 2012, Epix signed a five-year streaming deal with Netflix. For the initial two years of this agreement, first-run and back-catalog content from Epix was exclusive to Netflix. Epix films came to Netflix 90 days after premiering on Epix. These included films from Paramount, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Lionsgate. On October 18, 2012, Netflix launched in Denmark , Finland , Norway and Sweden . On December 4, 2012, Netflix and Disney announced an exclusive multi-year agreement for first-run United States subscription television rights to Walt Disney Studios ' animated and live-action films, with classics such as Dumbo , Alice in Wonderland and Pocahontas available immediately and others available on Netflix beginning in 2016. Direct-to-video releases were made available in 2013. On January 14, 2013, Netflix signed an agreement with Time Warner 's Turner Broadcasting System and Warner Bros. Television to distribute Cartoon Network , Warner Bros. Animation , and Adult Swim content, as well as TNT 's Dallas , beginning in March 2013. The rights to these programs were given to Netflix shortly after deals with Viacom to stream Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. Channel programs expired. For cost reasons, Netflix stated that it would limit its expansion in 2013, adding only one new market—the Netherlands—in September of that year. This expanded its availability to 40 territories. In 2011, Netflix began its efforts into original content development. In March, it made
1792-407: A highly positive review, hailing it as "undoubtedly Dreamworks' best film yet, and quite probably the best dragon movie ever made". James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave it 3.5 out of 4 stars, and complimented both the "technically proficient" animation and the "witty, intelligent, surprisingly insightful script". Claudia Puig of USA Today noted that the film had "surprising depth", and praised
1904-412: A hub at Shepperton Studios as part of a deal with Pinewood Group . In early-August 2019, Netflix negotiated an exclusive multi-year film and television deal with Game of Thrones creators and showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss . The first Netflix production created by Benioff and Weiss was planned as an adaptation of Liu Cixin 's science fiction novel The Three-Body Problem , part of
2016-424: A more negative review of the film, describing it as an "adequate but unremarkable animated tale". At the 83rd Academy Awards , How to Train Your Dragon received nominations for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score . The film's other nominations include fourteen Annie Awards (winning ten), two British Academy Film Awards , a Critics' Choice Movie Awards , and a Golden Globe Award . The film
2128-666: A multi-year deal to create original projects for the service. In May 2014, Netflix & Sony Pictures Animation had a major multi-deal to acquired streaming rights to produce films. It also began to introduce an updated logo, with a flatter appearance and updated typography. In September 2014, Netflix expanded into six new European markets, including Austria , Belgium , France , Germany , Luxembourg , and Switzerland . On September 10, 2014, Netflix participated in Internet Slowdown Day by deliberately slowing down its speed in support of net neutrality regulations in
2240-403: A mythical Viking village; Hiccup, an undersized teen wishing to become a dragon slayer like the other Vikings, injures a rare Night Fury dragon but is unable to bring himself to kill it. He instead helps and befriends the dragon, and quickly discovers that things are not exactly as they seem in the conflict between Vikings and dragons. In 2004, the book series began attracting the attention of
2352-472: A new season of the previously cancelled Fox sitcom Arrested Development . Netflix acquired the U.S. rights to the Norwegian drama Lilyhammer after its television premiere on Norway's NRK1 on January 25, 2012. Notably departing from the traditional broadcast television model of weekly episode premieres, Netflix chose to release the entire first season on February 8 of the same year. House of Cards
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#17328022644072464-437: A new sixth season. In February 2014, Netflix began to enter into agreements with U.S. internet service providers, beginning with Comcast (whose customers had repeatedly complained of frequent buffering when streaming Netflix), in order to provide the service a direct connection to their networks. In April 2014, Netflix signed Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz and his production firm The Hurwitz Company to
2576-423: A person of a certain age would be forgiven for wondering how on earth we survived with things like Scooby-Doo and The Perils of Penelope Pitstop ." According to Nielsen Media Research , episodes of the first season ranked on average #1 in their timeslot among boys 2–14. A 3D Unity-based in-browser game, titled Dragons: Wild Skies , was launched on August 27, 2012, on CartoonNetwork.com. Players will go through
2688-621: A response to the introduction of Hulu and to Apple 's new video-rental services. In August 2008, the Netflix database was corrupted and the company was not able to ship DVDs to customers for 3 days, leading the company to move all its data to the Amazon Web Services cloud. In November 2008, Netflix began offering subscribers rentals on Blu-ray and discontinued its sale of used DVDs. In 2009, Netflix streams overtook DVD shipments. On January 6, 2010, Netflix agreed with Warner Bros. to delay new release rentals to 28 days after
2800-552: A script with surprising dramatic depth, and thrilling 3-D sequences, How to Train Your Dragon soars." As of September 2024, it is DreamWorks Animation's highest-rated film on the Rotten Tomatoes website. On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 based on 37 reviews from critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. Matt Risley of Variety wrote
2912-764: A settlement with the American Council of the Blind , Netflix agreed to provide descriptions for its original series within 30 days of their premiere, and add screen reader support and the ability to browse content by availability of descriptions. In March 2015, Netflix expanded to Australia and New Zealand . In September 2015, Netflix launched in Japan , its first country in Asia. In October 2015, Netflix launched in Italy , Portugal , and Spain . In January 2016, at
3024-539: A straight-to-series order from MRC for the political drama House of Cards , led by Kevin Spacey , outbidding U.S. cable networks. This marked the first instance of a first-run television series being specifically commissioned by the service. In November the same year, Netflix added two more significant productions to its roster: the comedy-drama Orange Is the New Black , adapted from Piper Kerman 's memoir , and
3136-488: A time. How to Train Your Dragon was released on single-disc DVD, two-disc double DVD pack, and Blu-ray / DVD combo pack editions in Canada and the United States on October 15, 2010. Among the features available in the two-disc DVD edition and Blu-ray is an original sequel short film, Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon . As of February 2012, 9.7 million home entertainment units were sold worldwide. The film
3248-480: A tutorial with Hiccup, and train a Deadly Nadder, before being able to free roam around the several islands in the Barbaric Archipelago, with dragons scattered around them. The player can choose to be a blonde/brunette male or female Viking, before setting off to explore the islands. To train a dragon, players must feed the dragons correct food before doing correct gestures to gain the dragon's trust. In
3360-587: Is a 2010 American animated fantasy film loosely based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Cressida Cowell . Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures , it was directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois , who co-wrote the screenplay with Will Davies , and produced by Bonnie Arnold . The film stars the voices of Jay Baruchel , Gerard Butler , Craig Ferguson , America Ferrera , Jonah Hill , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , T.J. Miller , and Kristen Wiig . The story takes place in Berk,
3472-418: Is able to subdue the captive dragons during training, earning admiration from his peers, but sparking suspicion and jealousy from Astrid. Stoick's fleet returns home unsuccessful after being destroyed by a massive dragon. Hiccup must kill a dragon for his final exam. He tries to run away with Toothless, but Astrid discovers the dragon. Hiccup takes her for a flight to demonstrate that Toothless is friendly. During
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3584-592: Is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple languages. Launched in 2007, nearly a decade after Netflix, Inc. began its pioneering DVD-by-mail movie rental service, Netflix is the most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service, with 282.7 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries as of 2024. By 2022, "Netflix Original" productions accounted for half of its library in
3696-476: Is scheduled to be released by Universal Pictures on June 13, 2025. The Viking village of Berk is frequently attacked by dragons that steal livestock and endanger the villagers. Hiccup, the 15-year-old son of the village chieftain, Stoick the Vast, is deemed too weak to fight. Instead, he creates mechanical devices under apprenticeship with Gobber, the village blacksmith. Hiccup uses a bolas launcher to shoot down
3808-561: Is syndicated as part of the newly rebranded Universal Kids on September 9, 2017. Dragons: Race to the Edge was renewed for the sixth and final season which was released on February 16, 2018. Taking place between How to Train Your Dragon and How to Train Your Dragon 2 , DreamWorks Dragons follows Hiccup as he tries to keep balance within the new cohabitation of Dragons and Norse vikings . Alongside keeping up with Berk's newest installment—A Dragon Training Academy—Hiccup, Toothless, and
3920-604: The Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy. On September 30, 2019, in addition to renewing Stranger Things for a fourth season , Netflix signed The Duffer Brothers to an overall deal covering future film and television projects for the service. On November 13, 2019, Netflix and Nickelodeon entered into a multi-year agreement to produce several original animated feature films and television series based on Nickelodeon's library of characters. This agreement expanded on their existing relationship, in which new specials based on
4032-507: The 10th-highest-grossing movie of 2010 . As of 2019 , the How to Train Your Dragon series has grossed over $ 1 billion worldwide. How to Train Your Dragon was widely praised upon its release. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 99% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on 214 reviews from professional critics, with an overall rating average of 7.9/10. The website's critical consensus states, "Boasting dazzling animation,
4144-506: The BBC , Sarandos said the company also looking to expand investments in non-traditional foreign markets due to the growth of viewers outside of North America. At the time, this included programs such as Dark from Germany, Ingobernable from Mexico and 3% from Brazil . On May 22, 2018, former president , Barack Obama , and his wife, Michelle Obama , signed a deal to produce docu-series, documentaries and features for Netflix under
4256-621: The Consumer Electronics Show , Netflix announced a major international expansion of its service into 130 additional countries. It then had become available worldwide except China , Syria , North Korea , Kosovo and Crimea . In May 2016, Netflix created a tool called Fast.com to determine the speed of an Internet connection. It received praise for being "simple" and "easy to use", and does not include online advertising , unlike competitors. On November 30, 2016, Netflix launched an offline playback feature, allowing users of
4368-646: The Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California , and was theatrically released on March 26, 2010 in the United States. It was originally scheduled for release on November 20, 2009, but was pushed back to avoid competition with other family films released in November. The film was digitally re-mastered into IMAX 3D , and released to 186 North American IMAX theaters, and approximately 80 IMAX theatres outside North America. A month before
4480-643: The Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases . In November 2017, Netflix announced that it would be making its first original Colombian series, to be executive produced by Ciro Guerra . In December 2017, Netflix signed Stranger Things director-producer Shawn Levy and his production company 21 Laps Entertainment to what sources say is a four-year deal. In 2017, Netflix invested in distributing exclusive stand-up comedy specials from Dave Chappelle , Louis C.K. , Chris Rock , Jim Gaffigan , Bill Burr and Jerry Seinfeld . In February 2018, Netflix acquired
4592-472: The Netflix Prize , $ 1,000,000 to the first developer of a video-recommendation algorithm that could beat its existing algorithm Cinematch, at predicting customer ratings by more than 10%. On September 21, 2009, it awarded the $ 1,000,000 prize to team "BellKor's Pragmatic Chaos". Cinematch, launched in 2000, was a system that recommended movies to its users, many of which might have been entirely new to
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4704-514: The domain name DVD.com. By 2016, Netflix rebranded its DVD-by-mail service under the name DVD.com, A Netflix Company . In April 2012, Netflix filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to form a political action committee (PAC) called FLIXPAC. Netflix spokesperson Joris Evers tweeted that the intent was to "engage on issues like net neutrality , bandwidth caps , UBB and VPPA ". In June 2012, Netflix signed
4816-478: The dot-com bubble , while Netflix was suffering losses, Hastings and Randolph offered to sell the company to Blockbuster for $ 50 million. John Antioco , CEO of Blockbuster, thought the offer was a joke and declined, saying, "The dot-com hysteria is completely overblown." While Netflix experienced fast growth in early 2001, the continued effects of the dot-com bubble collapse and the September 11 attacks caused
4928-567: The remote controls of devices compatible with the service, such as Blu-ray players . By May 2011, Netflix had become the largest source of Internet streaming traffic in North America, accounting for 30% of traffic during peak hours. On July 12, 2011, Netflix announced that it would separate its existing subscription plans into two separate plans: one covering the streaming and the other DVD rental services. The cost for streaming would be $ 7.99 per month, while DVD rental would start at
5040-510: The tenth-highest-grossing film of 2010 . It was widely acclaimed for its animation, voice acting, writing, musical score, and 3D sequences. The film was nominated for two awards at the 83rd Academy Awards and received numerous other accolades . How to Train Your Dragon is the first entry in what would become the multimedia franchise of the same name , which includes two more films— How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019). A live-action remake
5152-465: The "Profiles" feature that permits accounts to accommodate up to five user profiles. In November 2013, Marvel Television and ABC Studios announced Netflix had ordered a slate of four television series based on the Marvel Comics characters Daredevil , Jessica Jones , Iron Fist and Luke Cage . Each of the four series received an initial order of 13 episodes, and Netflix also ordered
5264-440: The "Skip Intro" feature which allows customers to skip the intros to shows on its platform through a variety of techniques including manual reviewing, audio tagging, and machine learning . In November 2017, Netflix signed an exclusive multi-year deal with Orange Is the New Black creator Jenji Kohan . In November 2017, Netflix withdrew from co-hosting a party at the 75th Golden Globe Awards with The Weinstein Company due to
5376-487: The "dynamic queue" of DVDs available for each customer, Netflix's method of using the ranked preferences in the queue to send DVDs to subscribers, and Netflix's method permitting the queue to be updated and reordered. The second cause of action alleged infringement of the subscription rental service as well as Netflix's methods of communication and delivery. The companies settled their dispute on June 25, 2007; terms were not disclosed. On October 1, 2006, Netflix announced
5488-404: The "sweetly poignant tale of friendship between man and animal". Entertainment Weekly film critic Owen Gleiberman praised the film's usage of 3-D in all "its breathtaking spatial and emotional possibilities"; he gave a rating of A−. Both Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times and A. O. Scott of At The Movies felt that character and story development had been sidelined in favour of
5600-498: The 3D format. That month, theater industry executives accused Paramount Pictures (who distributed the film on behalf of DreamWorks) of using high-pressure tactics to coerce theaters to screen How to Train Your Dragon rather than competing 3D releases, Clash of the Titans and Tim Burton 's Alice in Wonderland . As theater multiplexes often had just one 3D screen, theaters were unable to accommodate more than one 3D presentation at
5712-451: The Belch (previously voiced by Craig Ferguson ), and Nolan North as Stoick the Vast (previously voiced by Gerard Butler ). Dragons was announced by Cartoon Network on October 12, 2010. According to Tim Johnson , executive producer for the film, the series was planned to be much darker and deeper than DreamWorks Animation 's previous television series spin-offs, with a similar tone to
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#17328022644075824-563: The Coen brothers ) as a visual consultant to help them with lighting and aesthetic of the film and to add a live-action feel. John Powell composed the film's musical score. How to Train Your Dragon premiered at the Gibson Amphitheater on March 21, 2010, and was released in the United States on March 26, by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation . The film was a commercial success, grossing $ 494 million worldwide, becoming
5936-610: The Coen brothers ) as a visual consultant to help them with lighting and overall look of the film and to "add a live-action feel". Extensive research was done to depict both flight, as the directors knew they would be the biggest draw of the film's 3D effects, and fire, given animation could break away from the limitations seen in live-action films, where propane flames are usual due to being easier to extinguish. The dragons' designers made sure to create animals that were comical and also innovative compared to other dragon fiction. Toothless in particular tried to combine various dragon traits in
6048-655: The DVD rental market, Blockbuster's debt load and internal disagreements hurt the company. On April 4, 2006, Netflix filed a patent infringement lawsuit in which it demanded a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California , alleging that Blockbuster 's online DVD rental subscription program violated two patents held by Netflix. The first cause of action alleged Blockbuster's infringement of copying
6160-575: The DVDs became available for sale, in an attempt to help studios sell physical copies, and similar deals involving Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox were reached on April 9. In July 2010, Netflix signed a deal to stream movies of Relativity Media . In August 2010, Netflix reached a five-year deal worth nearly $ 1 billion to stream films from Paramount , Lionsgate and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . The deal increased Netflix's annual spending fees, adding roughly $ 200 million per year. It spent $ 117 million in
6272-494: The Internet. However, at that time it only had 1,000 films available for streaming, compared to 70,000 available on DVD. The company had for some time considered offering movies online, but it was only in the mid-2000s that data speeds and bandwidth costs had improved sufficiently to allow customers to download movies from the internet. The original idea was a "Netflix box" that could download movies overnight, and be ready to watch
6384-470: The Netflix production logo at the screening. Netflix's attempts to negotiate to allow a limited release in France were curtailed by organizers, as well as French cultural exception law—where theatrically screened films are legally forbidden from being made available via video-on-demand services until at least 36 months after their release. Besides traditional Hollywood markets as well as from partners like
6496-515: The Netflix mobile apps on Android or iOS to cache content on their devices in standard or high quality for viewing offline, without an Internet connection. In 2016, Netflix released an estimated 126 original series or films, more than any network or cable channel. In April 2016, Hastings stated that the company planned to expand its in-house, Los Angeles-based Netflix Studios to grow its output; Hastings ruled out any potential acquisitions of existing studios. In February 2017, Netflix signed
6608-546: The New Black had been its most-watched original series so far, with all of them having "an audience comparable with successful shows on cable and broadcast TV." On March 13, 2013, Netflix added a Facebook sharing feature, letting United States subscribers access "Watched by your friends" and "Friends' Favorites" by agreeing. This was not legal until the Video Privacy Protection Act was modified in early 2013. On August 1, 2013, Netflix reintroduced
6720-477: The Obamas' newly formed production company, Higher Ground Productions . In June 2018, Netflix announced a partnership with Telltale Games to port its adventure games to the service in a streaming video format, allowing simple controls through a television remote. The first game, Minecraft: Story Mode , was released in November 2018. In July 2018, Netflix earned the most Emmy nominations of any network for
6832-620: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . The agreement with Disney ended in 2019 due to the launch of Disney+ , with its Marvel productions moving exclusively to the service in 2022. In November 2019, Netflix announced that it had signed a long-term lease to save the Paris Theatre, the last single-screen movie theater in Manhattan . The company oversaw several renovations at the theater, including new seats and
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#17328022644076944-608: The UK subscribers in 2021 was £1.4bn. In April 2018, Netflix pulled out of the Cannes Film Festival , in response to new rules requiring competition films to have been released in French theaters. The Cannes premiere of Okja in 2017 was controversial, and led to discussions over the appropriateness of films with simultaneous digital releases being screened at an event showcasing theatrical film; audience members also booed
7056-623: The United States and Canada and $ 277.3 million in foreign countries with a worldwide total of $ 494.9 million. How to Train Your Dragon is DreamWorks Animation 's highest-grossing film in the American and Canadian box office other than the Shrek films . It is the fifth-highest-grossing animated film of 2010, behind Toy Story 3 with $ 1,063.2 million, Shrek Forever After with $ 752.6 million, Tangled with $ 576.6 million, and Despicable Me with $ 543.1 million and
7168-668: The United States and the namesake company had ventured into other categories, such as video game publishing of mobile games through its flagship service. As of 2023, Netflix is the 23rd most-visited website in the world , with 23.66% of its traffic coming from the United States , followed by the United Kingdom at 5.84%, and Brazil at 5.64%. Netflix was founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings on August 29, 1997, in Scotts Valley, California . Hastings,
7280-506: The United States in early 1997, they tested the concept of selling or renting DVDs by mail, by mailing a compact disc to Hastings's house in Santa Cruz. When the CD arrived intact, they decided to enter the $ 16 billion Home-video sales and rental industry. Hastings is often quoted saying that he decided to start Netflix after being fined $ 40 at a Blockbuster store for being late to return
7392-436: The United States. In October 2014, Netflix announced a four-film deal with Adam Sandler and his Happy Madison Productions . In April 2015, following the launch of Daredevil , Netflix director of content operations Tracy Wright announced that Netflix had added support for audio description , and had begun to work with its partners to add descriptions to its other original series over time. The following year, as part of
7504-893: The World and worldwide distribution of Universal's Extinction , Warner Bros.' Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle , Paramount's The Lovebirds and 20th Century Studios' The Woman in the Window . In March, the service ordered Formula 1: Drive to Survive , a racing docuseries following teams in the Formula One world championship. In March 2018, Sky UK announced an agreement with Netflix to integrate Netflix's subscription VOD offering into its pay-TV service. Customers with its high-end Sky Q set-top box and service will be able to see Netflix titles alongside their regular Sky channels. In October 2022, Netflix revealed that its annual revenue from
7616-415: The agreement. In December 2018, the company announced a partnership with ESPN Films on a television documentary chronicling Michael Jordan and the 1997–98 Chicago Bulls season titled The Last Dance . It was released internationally on Netflix and became available for streaming in the United States three months after a broadcast airing on ESPN . In January 2019, Sex Education made its debut as
7728-523: The book," but was regarded as being too "sweet" and "whimsical" and geared to a younger demographic. In the novel, Hiccup's dragon, Toothless, is believed to be a Common or Garden Dragon, a small breed. In the film, Toothless is an injured Night Fury, the rarest species of all dragons, far faster, aerodynamic and more powerful than the other species, and is large enough to serve as a flying mount for both Hiccup and Astrid. The filmmakers hired cinematographer Roger Deakins (known for frequently collaborating with
7840-436: The company to hold off plans for its initial public offering (IPO) and to lay off one-third of its 120 employees. DVD players were a popular gift for holiday sales in late 2001, and demand for DVD subscription services were "growing like crazy", according to chief talent officer Patty McCord . The company went public on May 23, 2002, selling 5.5 million shares of common stock at US$ 15.00 per share. In 2003, Netflix
7952-529: The dragon into attacking, Toothless arrives to protect Hiccup but is captured. Stoick furiously confronts his son for his deception until Hiccup accidentally reveals that Toothless knows the location of the dragons' nest. Stoick selfishly disowns Hiccup and sets off for the nest with Toothless guiding the Vikings. Astrid prompts Hiccup to realize that he spared Toothless out of compassion, not weakness. Regaining his confidence, Hiccup shows his friends how to befriend
8064-502: The executives at DreamWorks Animation in 2004. Coming off her success in Over the Hedge , producer Bonnie Arnold shortly became interested in the newly acquired property. She kept focusing on the project as time went on, and when DreamWorks Animation co-president of production Bill Damaschke asked her what she wanted to work on next, she chose "How to Train Your Dragon". Peter Hastings
8176-435: The executives at DreamWorks Animation. After the success of Over the Hedge (2006), producer Bonnie Arnold shortly became interested in the newly acquired property. The directors of the film wanted to make sure to cash in the improvisation abilities of the secondary cast by frequently bringing them together in the recording sessions. The filmmakers hired cinematographer Roger Deakins (known for frequently collaborating with
8288-497: The explosion, Hiccup gets knocked off Toothless. The Vikings and Stoick find out that Toothless saved Hiccup from the explosion by covering him with his wings, but Hiccup has lost his lower left leg. Some time later, Hiccup awakes back on Berk and finds that Gobber has fashioned him a prosthetic. He is now admired by his village, including Astrid, who kisses him. Berk begins a new era of humans and dragons living in peace. The book series by Cressida Cowell began coming to attention to
8400-540: The film was announced to be in development in February 2023. It will be produced by Marc Platt Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures , with DeBlois returning to write and direct. It was originally scheduled for release on March 14, 2025, but was delayed to June 13 of that year due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike . Mason Thames and Nico Parker were cast as Hiccup and Astrid, respectively, with Butler reprising his role as Stoick. Netflix Netflix
8512-433: The film "works enough miracles of 3-D animation to charm your socks off." Roger Moore of The Orlando Sentinel , who gave the film 2½ stars out of 4, felt that the film's inclusion of more dramatic subject matter, instead of more comedic themes, was to the detriment of the film, making it a "waste of a funny book, some very funny actors and some darned witty animation." Village Voice film critic Ella Taylor also gave
8624-457: The film premiered on Cartoon Network in Autumn 2012. Jay Baruchel , America Ferrera , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , and T. J. Miller reprise their roles as Hiccup, Astrid, Fishlegs, and Tuffnut. The series, set between the first and second film, follows Hiccup and his friends as they learn more about dragons, discover new ones, teach others to feel comfortable around them, adapt traditions within
8736-438: The film. Dragons was the first DreamWorks Animation series to air on Cartoon Network rather than Nickelodeon . A one-hour preview consisting of two episodes aired on August 7, 2012, on Cartoon Network , with the official premiere of the series airing on September 5, 2012. A total of 40 episodes aired on Cartoon Network during the first two seasons, subtitled Riders of Berk and Defenders of Berk respectively. Afterwards,
8848-617: The first 10 episodes of the second season, titled Dragons: Defenders of Berk: Part 1 , was released on March 25, 2014. The second part, titled Dragons: Defenders of Berk: Part 2 , was later released on May 27, 2014. On February 12, 2019, the first two seasons of Dragons: Race to the Edge was released on DVD in one set. Seasons three and four were released on DVD on March 5, 2019, and seasons five and six were released on DVD on March 26, 2019, albeit all only in Region 1 format. How to Train Your Dragon (2010 film) How to Train Your Dragon
8960-444: The first six months of 2010 on streaming, up from $ 31 million in 2009. On September 22, 2010, Netflix launched in Canada, its first international market. In November 2010, Netflix began offering a standalone streaming service separate from DVD rentals. In 2010, Netflix acquired the rights to Breaking Bad , produced by Sony Pictures Television, after the show's third season, at a point where original broadcaster AMC had expressed
9072-589: The first time with 112 nods. On August 27, 2018, the company signed a five-year exclusive overall deal with international best–selling author Harlan Coben . On the same day, the company signed an overall deal with Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch . In October 2018, Netflix paid under $ 30 million to acquire Albuquerque Studios (ABQ Studios), a $ 91 million film and TV production facility with eight sound stages in Albuquerque , New Mexico , for its first U.S. production hub, pledging to spend over $ 1 billion over
9184-589: The flight, Toothless is hypnotically drawn to the dragons' nest. There, a gargantuan dragon named the Red Death summons smaller dragons to feed it copious amounts of live food to avoid being eaten themselves. Realizing the dragons have been forced to attack Berk to survive, Astrid wishes to tell the village, but Hiccup advises against it to protect Toothless. In his final exam, Hiccup faces a captive Monstrous Nightmare dragon and tries to subdue him to prove that dragons can be peaceful. When Stoick unintentionally enrages
9296-432: The game, players do not die or otherwise fail. Players complete challenges to earn gold for buying tools to obtain food for training dragons. The overworld consists of six islands, each with a unique dragon to tame. The number of dragons and worlds to explore is set to expand over time, as the series introduces more and more places and dragons... A DVD collection of the first four episodes, titled Dragons: Riders of Berk ,
9408-699: The idea for Netflix while carpooling between their homes in Santa Cruz, California , and Pure Atria's headquarters in Sunnyvale. Patty McCord , later head of human resources at Netflix, was also in the carpool group. Randolph admired Amazon and wanted to find a large category of portable items to sell over the Internet using a similar model. Hastings and Randolph considered and rejected selling and renting VHS as too expensive to stock and too delicate to ship. When they heard about DVDs, first introduced in
9520-532: The name Netflix and that its streaming and DVD-rental plans would remain branded together, citing customer dissatisfaction with the split. In October 2011. Netflix and The CW signed a multi-year output deal for its television shows. On January 9, 2012, Netflix started its expansion to Europe, launching in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In February 2012, Netflix reached a multi-year agreement with The Weinstein Company . In March 2012, Netflix acquired
9632-534: The next day. By 2005, Netflix had acquired movie rights and designed the box and service. But after witnessing how popular streaming services such as YouTube were despite the lack of high-definition content, the concept of using a hardware device was scrapped and replaced with a streaming concept. In February 2007, Netflix delivered its billionth DVD, a copy of Babel to a customer in Texas. In April 2007, Netflix recruited ReplayTV founder Anthony Wood , to build
9744-502: The next decade to create one of the largest film studios in North America. In November 2018, Paramount Pictures signed a multi-picture film deal with Netflix, making Paramount the first major film studio to sign a deal with Netflix. A sequel to AwesomenessTV 's To All the Boys I've Loved Before was released on Netflix under the title To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You as part of
9856-529: The offer was fair, but Hastings, who owned 70% of the company, turned it down on the plane ride home. Initially, Netflix offered a per-rental model for each DVD but introduced a monthly subscription concept in September 1999. The per-rental model was dropped by early 2000, allowing the company to focus on the business model of flat-fee unlimited rentals without due dates, late fees, shipping and handling fees, or per-title rental fees. In September 2000, during
9968-460: The past Nickelodeon series Invader Zim and Rocko's Modern Life ( Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus and Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling respectively) were released by Netflix. Other new projects planned under the team-up include a music project featuring Squidward Tentacles from the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants , and films based on The Loud House and Rise of
10080-660: The platform. On August 7, 2017, Netflix acquired Millarworld , the creator-owned publishing company of comic book writer Mark Millar . The purchase marked the first corporate acquisition to have been made by Netflix. On August 14, 2017, Netflix entered into an exclusive development deal with Shonda Rhimes and her production company Shondaland . In September 2017, Netflix announced it would offer its low-broadband mobile technology to airlines to provide better in-flight Wi-Fi so that passengers can watch movies on Netflix while on planes. In September 2017, Minister of Heritage Mélanie Joly announced that Netflix had agreed to make
10192-494: The possibility of cancelling the show. Sony pushed Netflix to release Breaking Bad in time for the fourth season, which as a result, greatly expanded the show's audience on AMC due to new viewers bingeing on the Netflix past episodes, and doubling the viewership by the time of the fifth season. Breaking Bad is considered the first such show to have this "Netflix effect". In January 2011, Netflix announced agreements with several manufacturers to include branded Netflix buttons on
10304-425: The release, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg protested Warner Bros. ' decision to convert Clash of the Titans from 2D to 3D, then to release it one week after How to Train Your Dragon . Entertainment reporter Kim Masters described the 3D release schedule around March 2010 as a "traffic jam", and speculated that the lack of 3D screen availability could hurt Katzenberg's prospects despite his support of
10416-546: The rest of the Viking Teens are put to the test when they are faced with new worlds harsher than Berk, new dragons that can't all be trained, and new enemies who are looking for every reason to destroy the harmony between Vikings and Dragons altogether. On October 12, 2010, it was announced that Cartoon Network had acquired worldwide broadcast rights to a weekly animated series based on the film. According to Tim Johnson , executive producer for How to Train Your Dragon ,
10528-539: The rights to The Cloverfield Paradox from Paramount Pictures for $ 50 million and launched on its service on February 4, 2018, shortly after airing its first trailer during Super Bowl LII . Analysts believed that Netflix's purchase of the film helped to make the film instantly profitable for Paramount compared to a more traditional theatrical release, while Netflix benefited from the surprise reveal. Other films acquired by Netflix include international distribution for Paramount's Annihilation and Universal's News of
10640-536: The same price. On September 11, 2011, Netflix expanded to countries in Latin America. On September 18, 2011, Netflix announced its intentions to rebrand and restructure its DVD home media rental service as an independent subsidiary called Qwikster, separating DVD rental and streaming services. On September 26, 2011, Netflix announced a content deal with DreamWorks Animation . On October 10, 2011, Netflix announced that it would retain its DVD service under
10752-501: The series was planned to be much darker and deeper than DreamWorks Animation 's previous television series spin-offs, with a similar tone to the film, and would follow after the events of the first film. DreamWorks Dragons is the first DreamWorks Animation series to air on Cartoon Network; DreamWorks Animation's previous television series, including The Penguins of Madagascar , Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness , and Monsters vs. Aliens , had aired on Nickelodeon . Although it
10864-440: The series was subtitled Race to the Edge , the first season of which debuted on Netflix on June 26, 2015. The second and third seasons of Dragons: Race to the Edge premiered on January 8 and June 24, 2016, respectively. The fourth season was released on February 17, 2017. The series was renewed for a fifth season, which was released on Netflix on August 25, 2017. The series (alongside the Netflix exclusive, All Hail King Julien )
10976-571: The series: "The program is dazzling visually, and pretty effortlessly picks up where the narrative left off," although he noted the initial episodes' "lack of actual villains" and "not-particularly-stirring array of characters". Mary McNamara of Los Angeles Times said that it "retains both the personality and production value of its progenitor. Dragons promise to be lively and entertaining, with great visuals of dragons swooping and soaring." She praised its look: "It looks pretty dang spectacular even by today's standards. It's so crisply drawn and fluid that
11088-427: The song "Sticks & Stones" for the film. The score was released by Varèse Sarabande on March 23, 2010. Overall, the score was well received by film score critics. Powell earned his first Academy Award nomination for his work on the film, ultimately losing to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for their score for The Social Network . How to Train Your Dragon had its United States premiere on March 21, 2010 at
11200-487: The studio, following Antz , The Road to El Dorado , Chicken Run , Shrek , and his previous score for Kung Fu Panda (all of which he scored with either Harry Gregson-Williams and/or Hans Zimmer ). Powell composed an orchestral score, combining bombastic brass with loud percussion and soothing strings, while also using exotic Scottish and Irish tones with instruments like the penny whistle and bagpipes . Additionally, Icelandic singer Jónsi wrote and performed
11312-418: The training dragons, and they set out after Toothless. Stoick and his Vikings locate and break open the dragon's nest, awakening the Red Death, which easily overwhelms them. Hiccup and his friends ride in on the training dragons, distracting the Red Death. Hiccup attempts to free Toothless; Stoick rescues them, reconciling with his son. Toothless and Hiccup destroy the Red Death through teamwork. Whilst escaping
11424-451: The user. Through its division Red Envelope Entertainment , Netflix licensed and distributed independent films such as Born into Brothels and Sherrybaby . In late 2006, Red Envelope Entertainment also expanded into producing original content with filmmakers such as John Waters . Netflix closed Red Envelope Entertainment in 2008. In January 2007, the company launched a streaming media service, introducing video on demand via
11536-448: The village to fit their new friends and battle against enemies as they explore new worlds. An action adventure video game released by Activision , called How to Train Your Dragon , was released for the Wii , Xbox 360 , PS3 and Nintendo DS gaming consoles. It is loosely based on the film and was released on March 23, 2010. In addition, School of Dragons , a 3D free-to-play MMO ,
11648-400: The visual spectacle. Ebert criticised the lengthy "aerial battles between tamed dragons and evil ones", but did note that "[the film] is bright, good-looking, and has high energy". Similarly, Scott commended the cinematography, observing that the "swooping and soaring [was] worth the price of a ticket." Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers , giving it three out of four stars, wrote that
11760-543: Was followed by two sequels, How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014), and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019). Five post-movie short films were released: Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (2010), Book of Dragons (2011), Gift of the Night Fury (2011), Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014) and How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019). A television series based on
11872-588: Was initially announced that the series would be called Dragons: The Series , the San Diego Comic-Con schedule announced in June 2012 revealed the new title to be Dragons: Riders of Berk . The second season of the show was titled Dragons: Defenders of Berk . At the end of May 2014, DreamWorks Animation announced that the series would move to Netflix in spring 2015. Dragons: Riders of Berk has received positive reviews. Brian Lowry of Variety reviewed
11984-436: Was issued a patent by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office to cover its subscription rental service and several extensions. Netflix posted its first profit in 2003, earning $ 6.5 million on revenues of $ 272 million; by 2004, profit had increased to $ 49 million on over $ 500 million in revenues. In 2005, 35,000 different films were available, and Netflix shipped 1 million DVDs out every day. In 2004, Blockbuster introduced
12096-422: Was reissued on Blu-ray on May 27, 2014, with the short film Book of Dragons and an episode of DreamWorks Dragons added as additional bonus features. In July 2014, the film's distribution rights were purchased by DreamWorks Animation from Paramount Pictures and transferred to 20th Century Fox before reverting to Universal Studios in 2018. As a result, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment released
12208-452: Was released by Netflix on February 1, 2013, marketed as the first "Netflix Original" production. Later that month, Netflix announced an agreement with DreamWorks Animation to commission children's television series based on its properties, beginning with Turbo: F.A.S.T. , a spin-off of its film Turbo . Orange is the New Black would premiere in July 2013; Netflix stated that Orange is
12320-674: Was released on July 17, 2013, at San Diego Comic-Con . The game is available for PC , Android and iOS . HarperCollins Children's Books published a storybook version of the film in 2010. The story was adapted by Rennie Brown while the illustrations were painted by Michael Koelsch. How to Train Your Dragon Arena Spectacular is an arena show adaptation of the first film featuring 24 animatronic dragons, acrobats and projections. It premiered on March 2, 2012, in Melbourne, Australia. A live-action remake of
12432-460: Was released on November 20, 2012. The first season of the series was released on DVD in two parts on July 23, 2013. Dragons: Riders of Berk: Part 1 contained episodes from 1 to 11, and Dragons: Riders of Berk: Part 2 , episodes from 12 to 20. In December 2013, Walmart released an exclusive pack containing the Complete 1st Season in a special edition "Toothless" plastic package. A DVD collection of
12544-485: Was the original director of the film. Hastings version of the film followed the novel closely but DreamWorks Animation decided that the story skewed too much towards younger viewers, which could negatively impact potential box-office revenue, and Hastings was removed. Damaschke hired Chris Sanders to take over, who in turn called Dean DeBlois , with who he had worked on Lilo & Stitch , to co-direct. The original plot has been described by DeBlois as "heavily loyal to
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