Cinderella’s shoes have been filled!
Disney has finally announced the full cast for its upcoming movie, Descendants: Wicked Wonderland, which marks the fifth installment of the popular Disney Channel franchise. Brandy will be reprising her iconic role of Cinderella, as will Rita Ora as the Queen of Hearts.
Also returning are Malia Baker, who plays Cinderella’s daughter Chloe, and Kylie Cantrall, the Queen of Hearts’ daughter Red. They shared the “huge news” — while in costume as the project is currently in production — in a YouTube Short on Tuesday, May 6.
“Should we tell them?” Cantrall whispered to Baker, who replied, “I think so.”
After revealing the movie’s title, the pair were joined by other cast members as they all jumped and cheered in excitement.
According to the official logline, “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland explores what ‘happily ever after’ really means for Red and Chloe following their time-traveling adventures in the 2024 hit film Descendants: The Rise of Red.”
“Set primarily in present-day Wonderland with a host of new and familiar characters, this sequel delves into the warning at the end of the previous movie: There are consequences when you alter the fabric of time.”
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The rest of the cast includes Liamani Segura as Red’s sister Pink, Brendon Tremblay as Maddox Hatter’s son Max, Alexandro Byrd as Luisa Madrigal’s son Luis, Kiara Romero as Captain Hook’s daughter Hazel Hook, Joel Oulette as Robin Hood’s son Robbie, Zavien Garrett as Dr. Facilier’s son Felix, Ryan McEwen and Dayton Paradis as the Smee Twins, Squirmy and Squeaky and Leonardo Nam as the Mad Hatter’s son Maddox.
Paolo Montalban is also taking on King Charming for a second time in the franchise, more than two decades after starring as Prince Charming alongside Brandy as Cinderella in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Melanie Paxson will once again play Fairy Godmother, making her the only actor to appear in all five films.
The Descendants series follows the children of beloved Disney characters. The first three movies starred Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart and the late Cameron Boyce, before Baker and Cantrall stepped in for the fourth in 2024.
Descendants is celebrating its 10th anniversary after making its Disney Channel debut in July 2015.
Per the press release, each of the first three films ranked as the most-watched cable movies of their year, and the fourth became “the most-watched original movie among kids and girls ages 6-11.”
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Descendants: Wicked Wonderland is set to release in 2026 on Disney Channel and Disney+.
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