Claim: The Evil Queen appears in the 2015 film Descendants.

Descendants is a 2015 American musical fantasy television film directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega . The film stars Dove Cameron , Sofia Carson , Booboo Stewart , and Cameron Boyce as the teenage daughters and sons of Maleficent , the Evil Queen , Jafar , and Cruella De Vil , respectively . The film serves as a continuation after the Disney Animated Classics series as its plot follows these teenagers adjusting to life outside their island prison , while on a mission to steal the Fairy Godmother 's wand and free their parents from captivity .   The film also stars Mitchell Hope , Melanie Paxson , Brenna D'Amico , Sarah Jeffery , Zachary Gibson , Jedidiah Goodacre , Dianne Doan , Dan Payne , Keegan Connor Tracy , Wendy Raquel Robinson , Maz Jobrani , Kathy Najimy , and Kristin Chenoweth . The film debuted on July 31 , 2015 as a Disney Channel Original Movie , to positive reviews and 6.6 million viewers .   The film was followed by a CGI animated short-form series titled Descendants : Wicked World , and a sequel that will premiere in 2017 .