Disney Channel Greenlights Descendants Sequel

BURBANK: Disney Channel has given the go-ahead to Descendants 2, a follow-up to the hit original movie about the teenage sons and daughters of Disney villains.

Descendants 2 is slated to begin production this summer for broadcast in 2017. The sequel will see Dove Cameron (Liv and Maddie), Cameron Boyce (Jessie), Booboo Stewart (X-Men: Days of Future Past), Sofia Carson (Adventures in Babysitting) and Mitchell Hope reprise their roles from the first film, with China Anne McClain (A.N.T. Farm) joining the cast as Uma, the daughter of Ursula from The Little Mermaid. Emmy winner Kenny Ortega will return as director, executive producer and choreographer.

Gary Marsh, the president and chief creative officer of Disney Channels Worldwide, remarked: “Just when you thought ‘Happily Ever After’ had come to the land of Auradon, Descendants 2 turns the page to reveal a whole new level of mystery and surprise.”