Descendants is a 2015 American musical fantasy[1][2] adventure-comedy television film directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega. The film stars Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart, and Cameron Boyce as the teenage children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella de Vil, respectively. The film 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. It debuted on July 31, 2015, as a Disney Channel Original Movie, to positive reviews and 6.6 million viewers.
Descendants
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Promotional poster
Genre
Musical
Fantasy
Adventure-Comedy
Teen
Written by
Josann McGibbon
Sara Parriott
Directed by
Kenny Ortega
Starring
Dove Cameron
Cameron Boyce
Booboo Stewart
Sofia Carson
Narrated by
Dove Cameron
Composer
David Lawrence
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
Production
Producers
Tracey Jeffrey (line producer)
Judy Taylor (executive producer)
Cinematography
Thomas Burstyn
Editor
Don Brochu
Running time
112 minutes
Production companies
Bad Angels Productions
5678 Productions
Disney Channel Original Productions
Distributor
Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network
Disney Channel
Original release
July 31, 2015
Chronology
Followed by
Descendants 2
Related shows
Descendants: School of Secrets
Descendants: Wicked World
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 first installment in the Descendants franchise, Descendants was spun off into a CGI animated short-form series titled Descendants: Wicked World, and was followed by a sequel, Descendants 2, which premiered on July 21, 2017,[3] and a third film, Descendants 3, which premiered August 2, 2019.[4]
