When humans are about to destroy his family's very last refuge, Firedrake secretly sets off on an adventurous journey with Sorrel a bad-tempered cat-like forest brownie.

On their quest, Firedrake and Sorrel encounter Ben, an orphanned teenager who claims to be a dragon rider.

While Ben and Firedrake make friends quickly, Sorrel becomes increasingly distrustful and tries her best to get rid of the orphan at every opportunity.

But the unlikely trio have to learn to pull together, because they are being hunted by Nettlebrand, a monster created by an alchemist with the aim of tracking down and destroying every dragon on Earth.

[9] In May 2018, the castings of Felicity Jones, Patrick Stewart, Freddie Highmore, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Nonso Anozie, Meera Syal and Sanjeev Bhaskar were announced.