Descendants

***Descendants*** is a 2015 American musical fantasy television movie. It was directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega. The movie stars Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart, and Cameron Boyce. It is about the heroes and villains of Disney animated movies. The movie tells the story of the children of villains Maleficent (_Sleeping Beauty_), The Evil Queen (_Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs_), Jafar (_Aladdin_), and Cruella de Vil (_One Hundred and One Dalmatians_). Their children are Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos. The children are given a chance to be with the heroes at Auradon Prep outside their island prison, The Isle of the Lost. Maleficent instructs Mal to steal the Fairy Godmother's magic wand and free their parents from captivity. However, they instead adjust to their new life and learn to be good. Mal falls in love with Ben, the son of King Beast and Queen Belle (_Beauty and the Beast_). The movie debuted on July 31, 2015, as a Disney Channel Original Movie, to positive reviews and 6.6 million viewers.

The movie 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 movie is the first installment in the _Descendants_ franchise. It was spun off into a CGI animated short-form series titled _Descendants: Wicked World_. Three sequels to the movie were made. The first sequel was _Descendants 2_, which premiered on July 21, 2017. The second sequel was _Descendants 3_, which premiered on August 2, 2019, and The third sequel was _Descendants: The Rise Of Red_, which premiered on July 12, 2024

## Cast

- Dove Cameron as Mal, daughter of Maleficent
- Cameron Boyce as Carlos, son of Cruella de Vil
- Booboo Stewart as Jay, son of Jafar
- Sofia Carson as Evie, daughter of Evil Queen
- Mitchell Hope as Ben, son of Queen Belle and Beast
- Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother from _Cinderella_, the headmistress of Auradon Prep and Jane's mother
- Brenna D'Amico as Jane, daughter of Fairy Godmother
- Sarah Jeffery as Audrey, daughter of Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip
- Zachary Gibson as Doug, son of Dopey from _Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs_
- Jedidiah Goodacre as Chad Charming, son of Cinderella and Prince Charming
- Dianne Doan as Lonnie, daughter of Fa Mulan and Li Shang
- Dan Payne as Beast from _Beauty and the Beast_, king of Auradon and Ben's father
- Keegan Connor Tracy as Belle from _Beauty and the Beast_, queen of Auradon and Ben's mother
- Wendy Raquel Robinson as Cruella de Vil from _One Hundred and One Dalmatians_, Carlos' mother
- Maz Jobrani as Jafar from _Aladdin_, Jay's father who owns his own junk shop
- Kathy Najimy as Evil Queen from _Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs_, Evie's mother who still has issues with her stepdaughter, Snow White
- Kristin Chenoweth as Maleficent from _Sleeping Beauty_, Mal's mother who is known as the worst and cruelest villain in Auradon

## Infobox (television)

- **director**: Kenny Ortega
- **narrated**: Dove Cameron
- **composer**: David Lawrence (composer), David Lawrence
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English
- **editor**: Don Brochu
- **cinematography**: Thomas Burstyn
- **runtime**: 112 minutes
- **network**: Disney Channel