Descendants (Franchise)

Descendants is a franchise consisting of three films released as Disney Channel Original Movies. The franchise began in 2015 with the release of the first film.
== Films ==
Title 	Release Date 	Directed By 	Written By 	Produced By
Descendants 	July 31, 2015 	Kenny Ortega	Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott	Tracey Jeffrey and Judy Taylor
Descendants 2	July 21, 2017 	Kenny Ortega	Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott	Judy Taylor, Josann McGibbon, Sara Parriott, Kenny Ortega and Tracey Jeffrey
Descendants 3	August 2, 2019	Kenny Ortega	Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott	Kenny Ortega, Josann McGibbon, Sara Parriott and Wendy Japhet
== Short Films ==
Title 	Release Date 	Directed By
Under the Sea: A Descendants Story 	September 28, 2018	Hasraf Dulull
Audrey's Royal Return: A Descendants Short Story	July 5, 2019 	
A stop motion animation short film Wicked Woods: A Descendants Halloween Story, was released on October 4, 2019. The story revolves around Mal who tells her friends on Halloween night, about the legend of the Headless Horseman, one of Auradon's first villains, who is said to be lost in the woods of the city and has haunted them for hundreds of years.
== Television ==
* Descendants: School of Secrets
* Descendants: Wicked World
* Descendants: The Royal Wedding
On November 6, 2020, an animated short prequel of the Descendants: The Royal Wedding television special was released on Disney Channel's YouTube channel. The series follows Mal and Evie as they prepare for the royal wedding with Dove Cameron and Sofia Carson reprising their roles.
== Music ==
* Descendants (Soundtrack)
* Descendants 2 (Soundtrack)
* Descendants 3 (Soundtrack)
== Theatre ==
On February 6, 2020, Music Theatre International released the rights to a junior production of the film series called Disney's Descendants: The Musical. The plot mostly follows that of the first film but uses elements from the sequel and music from all three films and Descendants: Wicked World. It features a book and additional lyrics are written Nick Blaemire, additional music by Madeline Smith, and new orchestrations by Matthew Tishler.
== Books ==
=== The Isle of the Lost Series ===
This book series details events that take place during the first three films.
# The Isle of the Lost
# Return to the Isle of the Lost
# Rise of the Isle of the Lost
# Escape from the Isle of the Lost
# Beyond the Isle of the Lost
=== School of Secrets ===
School of Secrets is a series of novels that serve as a continuation of the Descendants film.
# CJ's Treasure Chase
# Freddie's Shadow Cards
# Ally's Mad Mystery
# Lonnie's Warrior Sword
# Carlos's Scavenger Hunt
=== Novels ===
# Descendants
# Descendants 2
# Descendants 3
=== Other Books ===
# Mal's Diary
# Mal's Spell Book 1
# Mal's Spell Book 2
# Evie's Fashion Book
# Uma's Wicked Book
# Audrey's Diary
# The Villain Kids' Guide for New VKs
# The Magic of Friendship
# Descendants Poster Book
# Descendants 3 Sticker and Activity Book
# Guide to Auradon Prep
== Characters ==
Character 	Descendants 	Descendants 2 	Descendants 3
Mal 	Dove Cameron 	Dove Cameron 	Dove Cameron
Carlos de Vil 	Cameron Boyce 	Cameron Boyce 	Cameron Boyce
Jay 	Booboo Stewart 	Booboo Stewart 	Booboo Stewart
Evie 	Sofia Carson 	Sofia Carson 	Sofia Carson
Ben 	Mitchell Hope 	Mitchell Hope 	Mitchell Hope
Audrey 	Sarah Jeffery 	Sarah Jeffery 	Sarah Jeffery
Chad Charming 	Jedidiah Goodacre 	Jedidiah Goodacre 	Jedidiah Goodacre
Jane 	Brenna D'Amico 	Brenna D'Amico 	Brenna D'Amico
Doug 	Zachary Gibson 	Zachary Gibson 	Zachary Gibson
Fairy Godmother 	Melanie Paxson 	Melanie Paxson 	Melanie Paxson
King Beast 	Dan Payne 	Dan Payne 	Dan Payne
Queen Belle 	Keegan Connor Tracy 	Keegan Connor Tracy	Keegan Connor Tracy
Lonnie 	Dianne Doan 	Dianne Doan 	
Queen Leah 	Judith Maxie 	 	Judith Maxie
Maleficent 	Kristin Chenoweth 	 	
Cruella de Vil 	Wendy Raquel Robinson	 	
Jafar 	Maz Jobrani 	 	
Evil Queen 	Kathy Najimy 	 	
Snow White 	Stephanie Bennett 	 	
Uma 	 	China Anne McClain 	China Anne McClain
Harry Hook 	 	Thomas Doherty 	Thomas Doherty
Gil 	 	Dylan Playfair 	Dylan Playfair
Dizzy Tremaine 	 	Anna Cathcart 	Anna Cathcart
Dude 	 	Bobby Moynihan 	Bobby Moynihan
Celia Facilier 	 	 	Jadah Marie
Hades 	 	 	Cheyenne Jackson
Dr. Facilier 	 	 	Jamal Sims
Lady Tremaine 	 	 	Linda Ko
Mr. Smee 	 	 	Faustino Di Bauda
Squeaky and Squirmy	 	 	Christian Convery and Luke Roessler
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