‘Descendants 2’: Meet the Cast & Characters of Disney’s New Movie

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Disney Channel/Bob D'Amico Thomas Doherty stars as Harry, China Anne McClain as Uma and Dylan Playfair as Gil.

Disney’s Descendants returns to television tonight with Descendants 2, which picks up after the events of the first hit 2015 TV movie. The franchise gathers the children of heroes and villains from the classic Disney movies and sends them on their own adventures. The film will debuts at 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday, July 21 on six networks – ABC, Freeform, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Lifetime and Lifetime Movies. Read on to meet the main cast and check out the trailer.

The first film introduced viewers to the world of Auradon, where Ben, the son of King Adam and Queen Belle (a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast), is about to take the throne. Ben decides to give four kids the opportunity to live in Auradon. But they aren’t just any kids – they are the children of Cruella De Vil, Jafar, Snow White‘s Evil Queen and Maleficent.

In the sequel, King Ben is still hoping the quartet will adjust to life in Audaron, but it hasn’t been easy. Maleficent’s daughter also returns to the Isle of the Lost, where she learns that Ursula’s daughter, Captain Hook’s son and Gaston’s son have taken over.

Descendants 2 was written by Josann McGibbson and Sara Parriott and directed by Kenny Ortega, the same team who worked on the first film.

Now it’s time to meet the main cast!

Dove Cameron as Mal, the daughter of Maleficent

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Disney Channel/Bob D’AmicoDove Cameron.

Live and Maddie star Dove Cameron returns to play Mal, the daughter of Sleeping Beauty villain Maleficent. She also starred in NBC’s Hairspray Live! as Amber Von Tussle. She also voiced Mal for the Descendants: Wicked World animated series. In 2015, she starred in R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls.

Cameron Boyce as Carlos de Vil, the son of Cruella de Vil

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Disney Channel/Bob D’AmicoCameron Boyce.

Cameron Boyce is another longtime Disney star, having played Luke Ross in Jessie from 2011 to 2015. In the Descendants franchise, he plays Carlos, the son of The One Hundred And One Dalmatians‘ Cruella De Vil. Boyce’s other credits include Mirrors, Eagle Eye, Bunk’d, Austin & Ally and Grown Ups.

Booboo Stewart as Jay, the son of Jafar

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Disney Channel/Bob D’AmicoBooboo Stewart.

Booboo Stewart starred as Warpath in X-Men: Days of Future Past and Seth in the Twilight movies. In Descendants, he stars as Jay, the son of Aladdin villain Jafar. He has also appeared in episodes of Grimm, Hawaii Five-0, CSI: Cyber and Kickin’ It. He also starred in the 2015 movie He Never Died.

Sofia Carson as Evie, the daughter of The Evil Queen

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Disney Channel/Bob D’Amico Sofia Carson.

Sofia Carson stars as Evie in Descendants, playing the daughter of The Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Technically, the character’s real name is “Queen Grimhilde.” Carson also starred in Disney’s 2016 version of Adventures in Babysitting. The singer also appeared in 2016’s A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits.

China Anne McClain as Uma, the daughter of Ursula

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Disney Channel/Bob D’AmicoChina Anne McClain.

China Ann McClain joins the Descendants franchise as Uma, the daughter of The Little Mermaid‘s Ursula. Although this is her first appearance in the franchise, she should be familiar to Disney viewers as one of the stars from A.N.T. Farm. She also played Jazmine Payne in Tyler Perry’s House of Payne series. She stars in The CW’s upcoming Black Lightning.

Mitchell Hope as Ben, the son of Belle and Beast

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Disney Channel/Bob D’AmicoMitchell Hope.

Mitchell Hope stars as Ben, the son of Queen Belle and King Adam, better known as the heroes of Beaty and the Beast. Hope only has a few credits to his name outside of the Descendants films and animated series. He did have a small role in the 2014 mini-series Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS, which tells the story of the band INXS. You can follow him on Twitter.

Thomas Doherty as Harry Hook, the son of Captain Hook

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Disney Channel/Bob D’Amico Thomas Doherty.

Thomas Doherty is a newcomer. He plays Harry Hook, the son of Captain Hook. Doherty’s only other credits include a small role in a 2013 episode of Dracula and a role in Disney’s new series The Lodge, which kicked off last year. You can follow the Scottish actor on Twitter.

Brenna D’Amico as Jane, the daughter of the Fairy Godmother

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Brenna D’Amico stars as Jane, the daughter of the Fairy Godmother. She’s a veteran of the franchise, but hasn’t been in anything else yet. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram to follow her young career.

Dylan Playfair as Gil, the son of Gaston

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Disney Channel/Bob D’Amico Dylan Playfair.

Dylan Playfair joins the Descendants franchise to play Gil, the son of Beauty and the Beast villain Gaston. Descendants 2 will introduce Playfair to American audiences for the first time, since he’s best known for his role in Letterkenny, a Canadian sitcom. He was also seen in a three episodes of Netflix’s Haters Back Off!. He also starred in every episode of the Canadian teen comedy Some Assembly Required.

Whoopi Goldberg as Ursula

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GettyWhoopi Goldberg is the voice of Usrula.

Whoopi Goldberg took some time out of her busy schedule to voice Ursula, the villain from The Little Mermaid. She is a member of the EGOT Club, as she has an Oscar, Tony, Grammy and Emmy to her name. She’s currently a moderator on ABC’s The View, which earner her the Emmy in EGOT. In 2017, the Walt Disney Company named her a Disney Legend.

Other Air Dates

Descendants 2 is also scheduled to air on the Disney Channel at:

Friday, July 21 at 10:40 p.m. ET
Saturday, July 22 at 11:00 a.m. ET
Sunday, July 23 at 6:00 p.m. ET
Monday, July 24 at 10:00 a.m. ET
Wednesday, July 26 at 8:00 p.m. ET
Friday, July 28 at 6:00 p.m. ET
Saturday, July 29 at 8:00 p.m. ET
Thursday, August 3 at 10:00 a.m. ET

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