Descendants: Wicked World (also abbreviated simply as Wicked World) is an animated short-form series based on the Descendants franchise. It premiered on September 18, 2015 on the Disney Channel and its digital platforms, including WATCH Disney Channel. The series finale premiered on February 24, 2017.
Plot[]
After Ben's coronation in Descendants, the villain kids Mal, Evie, Carlos and Jay settle in at being good while their villainous parents are still roaming the Isle of the Lost. The story goes deeper at the arrival of new villain kids, Freddie (Dr. Facilier's daughter), CJ (Captain Hook's daughter) and Zevon (Yzma's son).
Cast[]
Villain Kids[]
- Dove Cameron as Mal
- Cameron Boyce as Carlos De Vil
- Sofia Carson as Evie
- Booboo Stewart as Jay
- China Anne McClain (season 1)/Lauryn McClain (season 2) as Freddie Facilier
- Bradley Steven Perry as Zevon
- Myrna Velasco as CJ Hook
Auradon Kids[]
- Mitchell Hope as King Ben
- Sarah Jeffrey as Princess Audrey
- Dianne Doan as Lonnie
- Brenna D'Amico as Jane
- Ursula Taherian as Jordan
- Jennifer Veal as Ally
Production[]
The production of the series was announced right after the film, Descendants finished airing on Disney Channel. Former Phineas and Ferb storyboard artist Aliki Theofilopoulos Grafft directed the first season, with Jenni Cook as producer. Each episode of the series is under five minutes long, and features the original cast reprising their roles. Director Eric Fogel directed the second season.
Trivia[]
- The animation design of the characters are closely modeled after their live-action counterparts, and also take inspiration from the Descendants doll line.
- The series features four original songs that were released as bonus tracks on the Descendants soundtrack. The songs include a retro-soul "Rotten to the Core" remix performed by Sofia Carson, "Night Is Young" performed by China Anne McClain, "Good is the New Bad" performed by Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, and China Anne McClain, and "I'm Your Girl" performed by Felicia Barton.
- This is the first animated series produced exclusively to Disney Channel after Mickey Mouse.
- The intro was first shown at the end of the Rotten to the Core remix music video.
- In the series, Villain Kids are referred as VKs while the kids from Auradon are called AKs.
- No character originating from this show, appeared in the subsequent sequels, or was even acknowledged.
- The series takes place between Descendants and Descendants 2.
Gallery[]
External links[]
- Descendants: Wicked World on Internet Movie Database
- Descendants Wiki: Descendants: Wicked World
- Disney Wiki: Descendants: Wicked World
- Wikipedia: Descendants: Wicked World