Dragons: Race to the Edge Season 5

Right now you can watch Dragons: Race to the Edge Season 5 on and — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Jay Baruchel anchors it with a performance that grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Dragons: Race to the Edge Season 5 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Dragons: Race to the Edge Season 5 uses its genre premise as cover for asking bigger questions. Season 5 of Dragons: Race to the Edge includes 13 episodes. It premiered in August 2017. This season stars Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera and Zack Pearlman. Jay Baruchel and America Ferrera lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2017. What separates Dragons: Race to the Edge Season 5 from lesser genre entertainment is a willingness to let the concept cost the characters something. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give Dragons: Race to the Edge Season 5 a chance. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Watch for Jay Baruchel in particular — the performance elevates the material. Satisfying on multiple levels.

🎬 Dragons: Race to the Edge Season 5 — Episode Guide

Living on the Edge

2017-08-25

While trying to stabilize the volcano that threatens to destroy Dragon's Edge, the Riders discover troubling evidence of new Hunter activity.

Sandbusted

2017-08-25

As the Riders investigate why traders are disappearing from the Northern Markets, Hiccup and Snotlout fall victim to a treasure-hoarding dragon.

Something Rotten on Berserker Island

2017-08-25

The Riders accept an invite to Berserker Island, where their reunion with Heather, Dagur and a young familiar face is interrupted by a sudden revolt.

Snotlout's Angels

2017-08-25

When Snotlout is rescued from a storm by a tribe of winged women, he thinks he's gone to Valhalla -- until he learns he's going to be their dinner.

A Matter of Perspective

2017-08-25

Disobeying Hiccup, the twins follow a retiring Eruptodon to its final resting place, Vanaheim, and learn why no human has ever gone there before.

Return of Thor Bonecrusher

2017-08-25

The Outcast leader, Alvin, is kidnapped and held for ransom by bandits. They call on the Dragon Riders to request the assistance of Thor Bonecrusher.

Dawn of Destruction

2017-08-25

After the Edge is ambushed by a group of Singetails, the Riders quickly take flight to ward them off, but are shocked when they get a closer look.

The Wings of War (1)

2017-08-25

The Riders flee to Berk, where Stoick's plan for defeating the Flyers, which will require a painful sacrifice, spurs Hiccup to seek an alternative.

The Wings of War (2)

2017-08-25

An unlikely ally helps Hiccup uncover Singetail behaviors that can be exploited to conquer the Flyers. An overconfident Krogan makes a strategy error.

E10

No Dragon Left Behind

2017-08-25

After Stormfly tangles with two poisonous Slitherwings while defending Garff, Astrid must risk her own life to get an ingredient to make an antidote.

E11

Snuffnut

2017-08-25

When Ruffnut refuses to become Throk's bride because it would mean leaving her twin, Tuffnut fakes his own death to give her the freedom to marry.

E12

Searching for Oswald ... and Chicken

2017-08-25

A sketch in an old diary leads Hiccup and Fishlegs back to Vanaheim, where they help Dagur search for his long-missing father, Oswald the Agreeable.