Descendants: The Rise of Red is an American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Jennifer Phang. The film is the fourth installment in the Descendants franchise was released on July 12, 2024 on Disney+ and aired on August 9, 2024 on Disney Channel.
Synopsis[]
In this newest installment in the mega-hit "Descendants" franchise, former Villain Kid Uma, now headmaster of Auradon Prep, extends an invite to the school to another VK - Red, the rebellious daughter of the tyrannical Queen of Hearts from Wonderland. The Queen of Hearts has long had a grudge against Auradon, and especially Cinderella, and seizes the opportunity to seek revenge when she drops her daughter off at school. When the Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, Red must team up with Cinderella's perfectionist daughter Chloe and travel back in time to try to undo the traumatic event that set Red's mother down her villainous path.
Plot[]
Cast[]
The Descendants[]
- Kylie Cantrall as Red, the whip-smart and rebellious daughter of the Queen of the Hearts.
- Malia Baker as Chloe Charming, the perfectionist and athletic daughter of Cinderella and Prince Charming.
- China Anne McClain as Uma, the strong and fierce daughter of the infamous sea witch Ursula.
- Leonardo Nam as Maddox Hatter, the Mad Hatter's son, Red's tutor and her friend.
Villains[]
- Rita Ora as the withholding, tyrannical and villainous Queen of Hearts.
- Ruby Rose Turner as Bridget, who eventually became the Queen of Hearts.
- Alex Boniello as Jack of Diamonds, a captain in the Queen of Hearts'
- Dara Reneé as Uliana, the sister of Ursula and aunt of Uma.
- Joshua Colley as young Hook, the arrogant yet vain teen.
- Mars as teen Maleficent, delighted by her own evil ideas, is a core member of Uliana's Villain Kids Clique.
- Anthony Pyatt as teen Hades, the fiery bad boy is cheeky with a dark side.
- Peder Lindell as Morgie, the son of Morgana le Fay and one of Ulyana's adoring sycophants.
Heroes[]
- Brandy Norwood as the elegant, warm, good-hearted and diplomatic Cinderella.
- Morgan Dudley as Ella, the young Cinderella.
- Melanie Paxson as the wise and kind Fairy Godmother.
- Grace Narducci as Fay, teenage Fairy Godmother who is comical in her struggles with developing her magical ability.
- Paolo Montalban as King Charming.
- Tristan Padil as teen Prince Charming, who enjoys zooming down the school hall on a longboard.
- Levin Valayil as Aladdin
- Kabir Bery as teen Aladdin, who is inseperable from his girlfriend, Jasmine.
- Shazia Pascal as Jasmine
- Aiza Azaar as teen Jasmine, who is inseperable from her boyfriend, Aladdin.
- Jeremy Swift as Merlin, the principal of Merlin Academy.
Others[]
- Sam Morelos as Meadow, a student at Merlin Academy.
Production[]
Release Dates[]
Trivia[]
- While in production, the film was under the working titles The Pocketwatch and Descendants 4.
- Seven new songs and Disney classic songs advance the story.
- Dara Reneé and Kylie Cantrall appeared previously in the special Descendants Remix Dance Party.
- This is the first Descendants film to be released on Disney+ before airing on Disney Channel.
- This is the first installment of the Descendants franchise to not feature the main cast of the original film, those being Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos.
- The only cast members from the original films are China Anne McClain and Melanie Paxson.
- Brandy and Paolo Montalban played Cinderella and Prince Charming in the 1997 television production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella for ABC's Wonderful World of Disney.
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