Descendants (2015 film)

Descendants
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Genre	Musical fantasy
Written by	Sara Parriott Josann McGibbon
Directed by	Kenny Ortega
Starring	Dove Cameron Cameron Boyce Booboo Stewart Sofia Carson
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
Original release
Network	Disney Channel
Release	July 31, 2015 (2015-07-31)
Related
Descendants: School of Secrets Descendants: Wicked World
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Descendants is an American musical fantasy^[1] 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.

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,^[2] and a third film, Descendants 3, which premiered August 2, 2019.^[3]