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Descendants

They're not bad. They're just born that way.

20157.21h 52m

Overview

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).

Directed by Kenny Ortega
Written by Sara Parriott, Josann McGibbon
Produced by Tracey Jeffrey
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Top Cast

Dove Cameron

Dove Cameron

Mal

Mitchell Hope

Mitchell Hope

Ben

Sofia Carson

Sofia Carson

Evie

Cameron Boyce

Cameron Boyce

Carlos

Jedidiah Goodacre

Jedidiah Goodacre

Chad Charming

Booboo Stewart

Booboo Stewart

Jay

Sarah Jeffery

Sarah Jeffery

Audrey

Brenna D'Amico

Brenna D'Amico

Jane

Melanie Paxson

Melanie Paxson

Fairy Godmother

Zachary Gibson

Zachary Gibson

Doug

Themes & Keywords

witchhigh schoolmagicfairy talevillainmusicalcoming of ageteen moviefairy godmotherteenage protagonistmaleficentromanticwhimsicalcheerfulvibrant

About Descendants

Descendants is a family, adventure, fantasy, tv movie, music film released in 2015 exploring themes of witch, high school, magic, fairy tale, villain, musical. Directed by Kenny Ortega, it stars Dove Cameron, Mitchell Hope, Sofia Carson. 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).

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