Dragons: Rescue Riders

Absolutly brilliant for 4 to 8 year olds. My kids absolutely love it. I hope they make more!

I loved it. It's cool that we have something new for a change

Good Children's program with messages of kindness and acceptance.

It's a typical kid show and even though the animation style is different compared to the other Dragons shows and movies, it does not disappoint and looks entertaining for kids below 10 and die-hard fans of the HTTYD series like me.

If the How to Train You Dragon movies were Michelin Star restaurants (which they aren't but let's use that as the ground-level tier we're striving for here), this is a gas station microwave burrito.

This cheap offshoot bares only the most superficial resemblance to the How to Train Your Dragon movies. At no point are the movies or the characters in them referenced. This series connects to them only in that it has dragons and what passes in US culture for "vikings" in it. The morals are heavy handed, exposition is overused, and the stories are retread.

However, if your child likes talking dragons and vaguely Norse characters, they will love it. It's cheap but easily digested fare with generally uplifting themes and messaging.