Descendants: The Pocket Watch
The first Descendants movie was released back in 2015 and has been a huge hit for Disney. Since the first movie was released, the franchise has had two squeals and even an animated TV special. The new film Descendants: The Pocket Watch tells a new plot with new characters set in the same universe rather than continuing the story from the first three Descendants films. The main plot follows Mal, portrayed by Dove Cameron, Maleficent’s daughter, as she makes an effort to give up her mischievous ways in order to gain the affections of the kind-hearted Prince Ben, portrayed by Mitchell Hope, Belle and the Beast’s son. The film franchise has spurred its own universe of sorts with short films, a book series, and animated one-off stories such as last year’s Descendants: The Royal Wedding.
Plot, Cast and Release Date
Disney officially confirmed during D23 in September 2022 that Descendants 4 is in the works. The plot will be strongly inspired by Alice in Wonderland, and centres on an upcoming coup in Auradon, which threatens to occur as people are celebrating a new royal baby. Red and Chloe must work together to use the White Rabbit’s pocket watch to go back in time and avert a serious tragedy in order to save Auradon.  The film will feature seven brand new songs, in addition to several Disney classic songs that fans will recognize.
Cast– China Anne McClain will return as Uma, Ursula’s daughter, with new cast members Kylie Cantrall as Red, the daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Dara Renée will be Chloe, the daughter of Cinderella and Prince Charming. some old cast members are also set to appear, like Kristen Chenoweth as Maleficent, Kathy Najimy as the Evil Queen, and Keegan Connor Tracy as Belle.
Jennifer Phang is directing and co-executive producing, with a story by Dan Frey and Russell Sommer.