‘Descendants 2’ Gets a Premiere Date and New Photos

Descendants 2 Cast
The cast of ‘Descendants 2’ (Photo by David Bukach / Disney Channel)

Disney Channel has released new photos from Descendants 2 and confirmed the movie will premiere on Friday, July 21, 2017 at 8pm ET/PT on Disney Channel, ABC, Disney XD, Freeform and Lifetime. The original Descendants film was watched by 12.2 million people, making it the fifth most watched cable TV movie of all time. And since its premiere, Descendants has reached more than 100 million viewers. The sequel brings back Dove Cameron as Mal, Cameron Boyce as Carlos, Sofia Carson as Evie, Booboo Stewart as Jay, and Mitchell Hope as King Ben, as well as Emmy winning director and choreographer Kenny Ortega.

Descendants fans asked for more, and we’ve answered their call, with more ways to watch and more ways to engage with the next chapter in their favorite TV movie. We’re combining the magic of Disney Channel content with the power and reach of our linear networks and digital platforms to ensure we’re everywhere our fans are all at the same time,” stated Ben Sherwood, co-chairman, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney|ABC Television Group.


“The passion that fans – across every demographic and geographic landscape – have demonstrated for Descendants rivals anything we’ve seen since High School Musical,” added Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide. “Sharing the new sequel movie across our far-reaching portfolio of TV networks and digital platforms is something only Disney can do – and we do it proudly.”

The Plot: In Descendants 2, the story deepens as the Villain Kids (AKA “VKs”) – Mal, Evie, Carlos and Jay – continue to try to find their place in idyllic Auradon. When the pressure to be royal becomes too much for Mal, she returns to her rotten roots on the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma, the daughter of Ursula, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed queen of the run-down town. Uma, still resentful over not being selected by Ben to go to Auradon Prep with the other Villain Kids, stirs her pirate gang including Captain Hook’s son Harry and Gaston’s son Gil, to break the barrier between the Isle of the Lost and Auradon, and unleash all the villains imprisoned on the Isle, once and for all.

Starring as the new villains are China Anne McClain as Uma, the daughter of Ursula; Thomas Doherty as Harry, son of Captain Hook; Dylan Playfair as Gil, son of Gaston; and Anna Cathcart as Dizzy, daughter of Cinderella’s evil stepsister Drizella and granddaughter of wicked stepmother Lady Tremaine. Also reprising their roles in this sequel are Brenna D’Amico as Jane, the daughter of Fairy Godmother; Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother; Dianne Doan as Lonnie, the daughter of Mulan; Jedidiah Goodacre as Chad, the son of Cinderella; Zachary Gibson as Doug, the son of Dopey; Keegan Connor Tracy as Belle and Dan Payne as Beast.

Descendants 2 Cast
‘Descendants 2’ stars Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart, Cameron Boyce, Dove Cameron and Mitchell Hope (Disney Channel/Bob D’Amico)
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Thomas Doherty, China Anne McClain, and Dylan Playfair in ‘Descendants 2’ (Disney Channel/Bob D’Amico)
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