Disney announces premiere date for ‘Descendents 3’

Disney has announced “Descendants 3,” the third movie in global smash franchise, is set to premiere Friday, August 2, 2019, on the Disney Channel and DisneyNow.

“Descendants 3,” debuting from 8 to 10 p.m. EDT, is directed by Emmy and DGA Award-winning Kenny Ortega (“Descendants,” “High School Musical”) and choreographed by Jamal Sims (Disney’s “Aladdin”) and Ortega.

Disney is banking that the third movie in the series will be the big kids and tween television event if 2019. The first two movies ranked as the most watched cable movie in the 6 to 11 age and 9 to 14 age ranges.

The franchise focuses on the teenage sons and daughters of Disney’s most infamous villains, all friends who are wrestling with whether or not they have inherited the evilness of their parents.

“Descendants 3” unfolds on “VK Day” as fair-minded Mal, Evie, Carlos and Jay—the Villain Kids AKA “The VKs”—cross the barrier and return to their birthplace, the Isle of the Lost, to bring four deserving Villain Kids to the coveted Auradon Prep in a land where they have a chance at success, happiness and fulfillment. But, it’s Mal who knows she must resolve to permanently close the barrier to the Isle of the Lost, fearing that nemeses Uma and Hades will wreak vengeance on her new home, the idyllic kingdom now ruled by her beloved King Ben. Despite her decision, an unfathomable dark force still threatens the people of Auradon, and Mal and her friends face their biggest challenge yet. 

Reprising their starring roles are Dove Cameron as Mal, Sofia Carson as Evie, Cameron Boyce as Carlos, Booboo Stewart as Jay, Mitchell Hope as King Ben, China Anne McClain as Uma, Thomas Doherty as Harry Hook, Dylan Playfair as Gil, Anna Cathcart as Dizzy, Sarah Jeffery as Audrey, Jedidiah Goodacre as Chad Charming, Zachary Gibson as Doug, Brenna D’Amico as Jane, Judith Maxie as Queen Leah, Dan Payne as Beast, Keegan Connor Tracy as Belle and Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother. New to the cast is Cheyenne Jackson as Hades, Jadah Marie as Dr. Facilier’s daughter Celia, Jamal Sims as Dr. Facilier, and Christian Convery and Luke Roessler as Smee’s sons Squeaky and Squirmy. 

A preview of its opening musical number—”Good To Be Bad,” performed by Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Sofia Carson and Booboo Stewart—is available today on DisneyMusicVEVO.