Descendants 2
{{short description|2017 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Kenny Ortega}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2021}}
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Descendants 2 is an American musical fantasy{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2017/07/12/review-descendants-2-is-a-darker-deeper-better-sequel/|title=Review: 'Descendants 2' Is A Darker, Deeper, Better Sequel|last=Mendelson|first=Scott|website=Forbes|language=en|date=2017-07-12|access-date=2019-08-05|archive-date=August 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805045246/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2017/07/12/review-descendants-2-is-a-darker-deeper-better-sequel/|url-status=live|url-access=limited}} television film. It premiered as a Disney Channel Original Movie on July 21, 2017, and was simulcast on Disney-owned networks ABC, Disney XD, Freeform, Lifetime, and Lifetime Movies. It is the second installment in the Descendants franchise and the sequel to the 2015 film Descendants. The film stars Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart, Mitchell Hope, and China Anne McClain.{{cite web|last1=Swift|first1=Andy|title=Descendants 2 Premiering in 2017; China Anne McClain Cast as Ursula|url=https://tvline.com/2016/06/10/descendants-2-cast-china-anne-mcclain-ursula-2017-premiere-date/|work=TVLine|date=June 10, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016|archive-date=July 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729183710/http://tvline.com/2016/06/10/descendants-2-cast-china-anne-mcclain-ursula-2017-premiere-date/|url-status=live}} A third film, Descendants 3, premiered on August 2, 2019.{{cite magazine |first=Derek |last=Lawrence |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/02/16/disney-channel-descendants-3/ |title=Disney Channel officially announces Descendants 3 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 16, 2018 |access-date=February 16, 2018 |archive-date=February 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217074636/http://ew.com/tv/2018/02/16/disney-channel-descendants-3/ |url-status=live }}
Plot
Mal struggles with her new celebrity life as the girlfriend of King Ben, putting a spell on her hair making it blonde, and uncomfortably maintaining a princess-like personality everywhere she goes. She confides her issues in her friends Evie, Carlos, and Jay, but they are content with their new lives in Auradon.
Evie scolds Mal for relying on her mother's spell book to solve her issues. Carlos, wishing to ask Jane to the upcoming Cotillion dance, turns to Mal for help. She gives him a sweet that will make him speak the truth, but his dog, Dude, eats it, magically speaking the blunt truth in English.
Ben eventually discovers Mal's reliance on magic, and she comes clean about her insecurities, causing a falling-out. Mal returns to the Isle of the Lost, now ruled by her former rival Uma, Ursula's daughter, along with Harry and Gil, the sons of Captain Hook and Gaston. Mal visits hairstylist Dizzy Tremaine, Drizella's daughter, who restores her signature purple hair and adds some bangs. Harry learns of Mal's return and informs Uma.
Ben, Evie, Jay, and Carlos learn of Mal's departure so sneak onto the Isle to find her, but Gil recognizes them. Ben confronts Mal, who rejects his feelings for both his sake and Auradon's. He leaves dejected, only to be captured by Uma. Mal and Uma arm wrestle for Ben and Fairy Godmother's wand, which Uma wins. Uma then orders Mal and her friends to retrieve the Fairy Godmother's wand in exchange for Ben's safe return.
Carlos and Jay return to Auradon Prep, where they create a replica of the wand using a 3D printer. They are caught by Lonnie, Mulan's daughter, who blackmails them into letting her come, having previously been rejected by Jay's sports team based on her gender.
Uma tells Ben of her bitterness that she and the others were not chosen to go to Auradon. He takes this into account and invites her to Auradon, but she instead plots to make her own way there. Mal's group returns, handing over the fake wand in exchange for Ben, but Uma discovers the forgery.
The group flee back to Auradon, but Mal and Ben's relationship is still rocky. The villains' children come to terms with the fact that they cannot run from their pasts and agree to be honest with themselves and each other. Carlos confesses to Jane but struggles, while Jay appoints Lonnie as the captain of his team.
Aboard a ship during the Cotillion, Ben stuns everyone by appearing with Uma, who he declares as his true love and announces he will destroy the barrier on the Isle. Jane unveils a stained glass display Ben commissioned to show his affection for Mal, who realizes he loved her for who she was all along.
Suspecting Uma has given him a love potion, Mal confesses her love for Ben and kisses him, breaking the spell. Enraged, Uma leaps into the water using Ursula's magic seashell necklace to transform into a sea monster, with her legs as tentacles, and Mal fights back as a dragon. Ben intervenes, quelling the battle, and Uma returns the ring that Ben had originally given her when he had declared her as his true love and leaves. Mal and Ben reunite, Mal surrendering her spell book to Fairy Godmother. Evie requests that Dizzy be allowed to attend Auradon Prep; when Dizzy is offered, she excitedly accepts.
In a mid-credits scene, Uma addresses the audience, promising that the story is not over.
Cast
- Dove Cameron as Mal, daughter of Maleficent
- Cameron Boyce as Carlos, son of Cruella de Vil
- Sofia Carson as Evie, daughter of The Evil Queen
- Booboo Stewart as Jay, son of Jafar
- Mitchell Hope as Ben, son of Belle and Beast
- Brenna D'Amico as Jane, daughter of the Fairy Godmother
- Melanie Paxson as the Fairy Godmother, the headmistress of Auradon Prep and Jane's mother
- Bobby Moynihan as the Voice of Dude, Carlos' dog who gains the power of speech.
- Thomas Doherty as Harry Hook, son of Captain Hook
- Dylan Playfair as Gil, son of Gaston{{cite magazine|title='Descendants 2' casts Gaston's son — exclusive|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/19/descendants-2-gaston|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 19, 2016|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=November 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112053809/https://ew.com/article/2016/08/19/descendants-2-gaston/|url-status=live}}
- Dianne Doan as Lonnie, daughter of Fa Mulan and Li Shang
- Jedidiah Goodacre as Chad Charming, son of Cinderella and Prince Charming
- Zachary Gibson as Doug, son of Dopey the Dwarf
- Anna Cathcart as Dizzy Tremaine, daughter of Drizella Tremaine and granddaughter of Lady Tremaine{{cite web|url=https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2016/08/25/drizellas-daughter-has-been-cast-in-descendants-2-and-she-is-adorable/?cmp=smc%7C553817365|title=Drizella's Daughter Has Been Cast in Descendants 2 and She is Adorable|website=Oh My Disney|date=August 25, 2016|access-date=August 26, 2016|archive-date=September 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919142423/https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2016/08/25/drizellas-daughter-has-been-cast-in-descendants-2-and-she-is-adorable/?cmp=smc%7C553817365|url-status=live}}
- Dan Payne as the Beast, Queen Belle's husband and Ben's father
- Keegan Connor Tracy as Belle, Beast's wife and Ben's mother{{Cite press release|url=https://www.wdtvpress.com/disneychannel/shows/descendants-2/press-releases/|title=In an Unprecedented, Far-reaching Programming Event, the Disney Channel Original Movie 'Descendants 2' Will Have a Simultaneous Premiere on Five Television Networks Within the Disney|ABC Television Group|publisher=Disney|ABC Television Group|date=April 25, 2017|access-date=June 15, 2017|archive-date=April 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420020958/https://www.wdtvpress.com/disneychannel/shows/descendants-2/press-releases/|url-status=live}}
- China Anne McClain as Uma, daughter of Ursula
Production
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= Development =
At the 2015 D23 Expo, Disney announced that a Descendants sequel film had been ordered.{{cite web|first=Andy|last=Swift|url=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/s/descendants-sequel-ordered-disney-channel-200158025.html|title=Descendants Sequel Ordered at Disney Channel|publisher=Yahoo!|date=August 15, 2015|access-date=August 13, 2016|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202130752/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/s/descendants-sequel-ordered-disney-channel-200158025.html|url-status=live}} An official announcement was made on Disney Channel's Facebook page on October 15, 2015.{{cite web |date=October 15, 2015 |title=It's official. Descendants 2 is in the works! |url=https://www.facebook.com/DisneyChannel/photos/np.1444921252262547.646808682/1159156290779502/?type=3¬if_t=notify_me_page |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202130753/https://www.facebook.com/DisneyChannel/photos/np.1444921252262547.646808682/1159156290779502/?type=3¬if_t=notify_me_page |archive-date=December 2, 2020 |access-date=October 15, 2015 |publisher=Disney Channel |via=Facebook}} Deadline Hollywood reported that Parriott and McGibbon would return as screenwriters and executive producers for the sequel and that the cast from the first film was expected to return.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/descendants-sequel-disney-channel-1201583693/|title='Descendants' Sequel Set At Disney Channel|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 15, 2015|access-date=October 15, 2015|archive-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016134714/https://deadline.com/2015/10/descendants-sequel-disney-channel-1201583693/|url-status=live}}
According to China Anne McClain, the post-credits scene featuring Uma saying to the public that "You didn’t think this was the end of the story?" was not included in the original script that she read. However, it was eventually decided to include it in order to foreshadow a possible further sequel, like in the case of the original film.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/07/21/descendants-2-cast-cliffhanger/|title='Descendants 2' Cast Talks About That Cliffhanger and Hopes for 'Descendants 3'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=January 7, 2018|archive-date=January 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125150736/http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/21/descendants-2-cast-cliffhanger/|url-status=live}}
= Casting =
On June 10, 2016, China Anne McClain, who was already voicing Freddie on the Descendants spinoff series Descendants: Wicked World, was announced to be playing Ursula's daughter, Uma, in Descendants 2.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/descendants-2-disney-channel-china-anne-mcclain-1201770262/|title='Descendants 2' Greenlighted By Disney Channel For 2017, New Characters Added|first=Ross A.|last=Lincoln|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 10, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016|archive-date=July 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709230900/http://deadline.com/2016/06/descendants-2-disney-channel-china-anne-mcclain-1201770262/|url-status=live}} In July 2016 it was revealed that Thomas Doherty would play the role of Harry, the son of Captain Hook.{{cite web |first=Jean |last=Bentley |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/788396/meet-descendants-2-s-newest-villain-offspring-captain-hook-s-son-harry |title=Meet Descendants 2's Newest Villain Offspring: Captain Hook's Son, Harry |work=E! Online News |date=August 18, 2016 |access-date=August 18, 2016 |archive-date=August 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819204943/http://www.eonline.com/news/788396/meet-descendants-2-s-newest-villain-offspring-captain-hook-s-son-harry |url-status=live }} In August 2016, Sarah Jeffery who portrays Audrey revealed that she would not be returning, while Brenna D'Amico revealed that she would be returning in Descendants 2, as were Dianne Doan, Jedidiah Goodacre, and Zachary Gibson.{{cite web |first=Kristine Hope |last=Kowalski |url=http://www.twistmagazine.com/posts/are-there-major-cast-shakeups-happening-in-descendants-2-110671/photos/descendants-3-104637 |title=OMG: Are There Major Cast Shakeups Happening In 'Descendants 2'? |work=Twist |date=August 12, 2016 |access-date=August 18, 2016 |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817015903/http://www.twistmagazine.com/posts/are-there-major-cast-shakeups-happening-in-descendants-2-110671/photos/descendants-3-104637 |url-status=dead }} On July 19, 2017, it was announced on The View that Whoopi Goldberg would be providing the voice for Ursula, the Sea Witch and Uma's mother.{{cite magazine|title=Whoopi Goldberg cast as Ursula in Descendants 2|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/07/20/whoopi-goldberg-ursula-descendants/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=April 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419025049/https://ew.com/tv/2017/07/20/whoopi-goldberg-ursula-descendants/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Whoopi Goldberg Is the Voice of Uma's Mom Ursula in Descendants 2|url=https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2017/07/20/whoopi-goldberg-is-the-voice-of-umas-mom-ursula-in-descendants-2/|work=Oh My Disney|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=October 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004193637/https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2017/07/20/whoopi-goldberg-is-the-voice-of-umas-mom-ursula-in-descendants-2/|url-status=live}}
= Filming =
Filming began on September 8, 2016,{{cite web|title=Disney Descendants 2 Starts Filming in British Columbia in September|url=http://www.whatsfilming.ca/2016/06/21/descendants-2-from-disney-starts-filming-in-british-columbia-in-august/|work=whatsfilming.ca|date=June 21, 2016|access-date=March 1, 2020|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804174621/http://www.whatsfilming.ca/2016/06/21/descendants-2-from-disney-starts-filming-in-british-columbia-in-august/|url-status=live}} and wrapped on October 27, 2016.{{Cite tweet |number=791791738264301568 |user=DisneyBrandTVPR |title=That's a wrap! #Descendants2 cast wrapped production today -- and we're eager to debut their work in 2017. #D2Deets |date=October 27, 2016 |access-date=September 22, 2024}} Like Descendants, mostly took place in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Broadcast
Descendants 2 made its debut on Disney Channel in Canada on July 21, 2017, at the same time as the United States. In the United States, the film premiered simultaneously across six-Disney owned networks: Disney Channel, Disney XD, Freeform, ABC, Lifetime, and Lifetime Movies.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/scene/vpage/descendants-2-premiere-dove-cameron-disney-channel-1202493764/|title='Descendants 2' Cast Talks 'Bigger' Sets and Musical Numbers at Disney Channel Premiere|first=Malina|last=Saval|date=July 12, 2017|work=Variety|access-date=July 17, 2017|archive-date=July 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716015914/http://variety.com/2017/scene/vpage/descendants-2-premiere-dove-cameron-disney-channel-1202493764/|url-status=live}} On Disney Channel, the film premiered alongside the world premiere of Raven's Home, which premiered immediately after.{{cite web|author=|url=https://tvline.com/what-to-watch/ravens-home-series-premiere/|title=What to Watch Tonight – Raven's Home Begins, Descendants 2, Ozark and More|work=TVLine|date=July 21, 2017|access-date=February 3, 2018|archive-date=February 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204000025/http://tvline.com/what-to-watch/ravens-home-series-premiere/|url-status=live}} In the UK, the film premiered on Disney Channel and Disney XD on October 20, 2017.{{cite web |last1=Currinn |first1=Jonathan |title=The UK Release Date of Descendants 2 Has Been Announced |url=https://celebmix.com/uk-release-date-descendants-2-announced/ |website=CelebMix |access-date=19 March 2023 |date=September 9, 2022}} In South Africa, the film premiered on October 6, 2017.{{cite web |title=Disney's Descendants Descend on SA |url=https://www.news24.com/life/disneys-descendants-visit-south-africa-20171006-2 |website=news24 |access-date=19 March 2023 |date=October 6, 2017}} In India, the film premiered on December 23, 2018, on Disney International HD.{{cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/descendants-2-to-premier-on-disney-international-hd-on-dec-23-93625.html|title='Descendants 2' to premier on Disney International HD on Dec 23 - Exchange4media|website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media|access-date=June 6, 2019|archive-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607003554/https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/descendants-2-to-premier-on-disney-international-hd-on-dec-23-93625.html|url-status=live}}
Home media
Descendants 2 was released on DVD on August 15, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/news/224280830-Home-Market-Releases-for-August-15th-2017|title=Home Market Releases for August 15th, 2017|date=August 16, 2017|publisher=The Numbers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306082053/https://www.the-numbers.com/news/224280830-Home-Market-Releases-for-August-15th-2017|archive-date=March 6, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=March 6, 2021}} The film sold 123,760 DVDs in its first week, making it the most sold film in the United States. Overall, the film sold 837,912 DVDs and made $13 million through home media releases.{{cite the numbers|id=Descendants-2 |title=Descendants 2 |access-date=March 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306083735/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Descendants-2 |archive-date=March 6, 2021 |url-status=live}}
Reception
= Ratings =
In total, the film was viewed by 8.92 million viewers across six networks on the night of its premiere, up from its predecessor in 2015; at least 13 million people watched a minute of the film.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/more-tv-news/descendants-2-is-bigger-but-also-smaller-than-its-predecessor/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723005113/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/more-tv-news/descendants-2-is-bigger-but-also-smaller-than-its-predecessor/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 23, 2017|title='Descendants 2' is bigger (but also smaller) than its predecessor [Updated]|work=TV by the Numbers|date=July 24, 2017|access-date=July 24, 2017}} On Disney Channel, the film was watched by 5.33 million viewers, and topped the night on cable television, receiving a 1.20 rating. Although down from the first film, it was the most-viewed telecast on the network since the first film.{{cite web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2017/07/22/disneys-descendants-2-amasses-13-million-total-viewers-across-its-disney-channel-abc-disney-xd-freeform-lifetime-and-lifetime-movies-simulcast-premieres-248311/20170722disney01/|title=Disney's "Descendants 2" Amasses 13 Million Total Viewers Across Its Disney Channel, ABC, Disney XD, Freeform, Lifetime and Lifetime Movies Simulcast Premieres|work=The Futon Critic|date=July 24, 2017|access-date=July 24, 2017}} ABC's broadcast of the film received a 0.6/3 rating/share, drawing 2.41 million viewers; 0.47 million viewers watched the film on Disney XD with a 0.12 rating, 0.30 million viewers watched the film on Lifetime with a 0.09 rating, 0.26 million viewers watched the film on Freeform with a 0.08 rating, and 0.15 million viewers watched the film on Lifetime Movies with a 0.05 rating.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-cable-ratings-july-21-2017/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725035854/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-cable-ratings-july-21-2017/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 25, 2017|title=Friday cable ratings: 'Descendants 2' gives Disney the win|work=TV by the Numbers|date=July 24, 2017|access-date=July 24, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-july-21-2017/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725025653/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-july-21-2017/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 25, 2017|title='Big Brother' and 'Descendants 2' adjust up: Friday final ratings|work=TV by the Numbers|date=July 24, 2017|access-date=July 24, 2017}} In delayed viewing, the film rose to a total of 21 million viewers.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/descendants-2-delayed-viewing-ratings-1202507508/|title='Descendants 2' Rises to 21 Million Viewers in Delayed Viewing|work=Variety|date=July 26, 2017|access-date=July 26, 2017|archive-date=July 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726225322/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/descendants-2-delayed-viewing-ratings-1202507508/|url-status=live}}
On Disney Channel, the film placed second in the week of its DVR ratings, jumping 92% to a 2.3 rating, and topped the week in viewer gains, jumping 104% with an additional 5.54 million viewers, the biggest viewer gain on cable television in two years, totaling to 10.90 million viewers on Disney Channel. On Freeform, the film jumped 207% with an additional 0.54 million viewers, totaling to 0.80 million viewers on the network; on Lifetime Movie Network, the film gained 96% with an additional 0.14 million viewers, totaling to 0.29 million viewers on the network.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/cable-live-7-ratings-for-july-17-23-2017/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804003012/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/cable-live-7-ratings-for-july-17-23-2017/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 4, 2017|title='Game of Thrones,' 'Descendants 2' make big gains in cable Live +7 ratings for July 17–23|work=Variety|date=August 3, 2017|access-date=August 10, 2017}}
= Accolades =
Soundtrack
{{Main|Descendants 2 (soundtrack)|l1=Descendants 2 (Original TV Movie Soundtrack)}}
Descendants 2 (Original TV Movie Soundtrack) is the soundtrack accompanying the film of the same name.{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/descendants-2-stars-debut-ways-to-be-wicked-the-first-single-from-the-movies-soundtrack-tomorrow-on-radio-disney-300438820.html|title="Descendants 2" Stars Debut "Ways To Be Wicked," The First Single From The Movie's Soundtrack, Tomorrow On Radio Disney|publisher=Walt Disney Records|via=PR Newswire|date=April 12, 2017|access-date=April 12, 2017|archive-date=April 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415022313/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/descendants-2-stars-debut-ways-to-be-wicked-the-first-single-from-the-movies-soundtrack-tomorrow-on-radio-disney-300438820.html|url-status=live}} The soundtrack and lead single, "Ways to Be Wicked", was announced on April 12, 2017. The soundtrack was released on July 21, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2017/04/12/the-tracklist-for-the-descendants-2-soundtrack-has-dropped-and-we-are-intrigued/|title=The Track List for the Descendants 2 Soundtrack Has Dropped and We Are Intrigued|work=OhMyDisney|date=April 12, 2017|access-date=April 12, 2017|archive-date=April 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417154457/https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2017/04/12/the-tracklist-for-the-descendants-2-soundtrack-has-dropped-and-we-are-intrigued/|url-status=live}}
Sequel
{{Main|Descendants 3}}
On February 16, 2018, Disney Channel announced that a sequel, Descendants 3, was scheduled to premiere mid-2019. It premiered on August 2, 2019.
Novel: ''Rise of the Isle of the Lost''
A prequel novel called Rise of the Isle of the Lost was released on May 23, 2017.{{cite web |author=Laura Yeffeth, Clamp Design |url=http://melissa-delacruz.com/book/rise-isle-lost-descendants-novel/ |title=Rise of the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel |publisher=Melissa de la Cruz |date=2017-06-23 |access-date=2017-08-09 |archive-date=July 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728061926/http://melissa-delacruz.com/book/rise-isle-lost-descendants-novel/ |url-status=live }} The novel details Uma's rise to power and her earlier history with Mal. The main plot details Uma planning to get the migrating trident of King Triton in order to help bring down the barrier surrounding the Isle of the Lost.
In addition to the mentioning of Genie, Grumpy, and Merriwether being teachers at Auradon Prep, a third school called the Serpent Preparatory School for the Education of Miscreants is located on the Isle of the Lost which Uma and Harry Hook attended. Serpent Prep is a rival of Dragon Hall, where Mal, Jay, Carlos, Gil, and eventually Evie were educated.
The book also introduced Yen Sid's Auradon intern Sophie, Ariel's niece Arabella, and Mulan and Shang's son Li'l Shang who is Lonnie's brother. There was a mentioning that the Stabbington brothers from Tangled are also on the Isle of the Lost where they have Stabbington Cousins. Other information listed here that was later referenced in the film was Audrey and Chad breaking up, the introduction of R.O.A.R., Mal keeping Maleficent's lizard form as a pet, and Evie having her magic mirror placed in the museum.
References
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Category:2010s musical fantasy films
Category:2017 television films
Category:American crossover films
Category:American fantasy films
Category:American sequel films
Category:Disney Channel Original Movie films
Category:Films based on fairy tales
Category:Films directed by Kenny Ortega
Category:Films shot in Vancouver
Category:Television sequel films
Category:Descendants (franchise)
Category:Fantasy crossover films
Category:American musical television films
Category:Films about witchcraft