A present-day idyllic kingdom where the benevolent teenage son of King Adam and Queen Belle offers a chance of redemption for the troublemaking offspring of Disney's classic villains: Cruella De Vil (Carlos), Maleficent (Mal), the Evil Queen (Evie) and Jafar (Jay).
Score
Those original songs live rent-free in millennial/Gen Z brains.
Costume
Every leather jacket and purple streak is doing maximum labor.
Direction
Kenny Ortega channeled High School Musical energy into fairy-tale chaos.
Director
Kenny Ortega
Dove Cameron
Mal
Mitchell Hope
Ben
Sofia Carson
Evie
Cameron Boyce
Carlos
Jedidiah Goodacre
Chad Charming
Booboo Stewart
Jay
Sarah Jeffery
Audrey
Brenna D'Amico
Jane
Melanie Paxson
Fairy Godmother
Zachary Gibson
Doug
Dianne Doan
Lonnie
Dan Payne
Beast
Keegan Connor Tracy
Belle
Kristin Chenoweth
Maleficent
Kathy Najimy
Evil Queen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cameron Boyce (Carlos) was only 15 during filming and did most of his own stunts.
This launched a full Descendants media empire—three sequels, animated series, novels, and somehow a spinoff about the VKs' kids.
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