Descendants 3 is a 2019 American musical fantasy television film directed by Kenny Ortega, and written by Sara Parriott and Josann McGibbon. It is a sequel to Descendants 2 (2017), and the third installment in the Descendants franchise, while being the last film focused on Mal (Dove Cameron) and her friends. It also stars Cameron Boyce, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart, Cheyenne Jackson, China Anne McClain, and Sarah Jeffery.
The film premiered on Disney Channel on August 2, 2019, and in other territories worldwide starting on October 12, 2019. It was followed by an animated television special, Descendants: The Royal Wedding, released in 2021, while a fourth film focusing on new characters, Descendants: The Rise of Red, premiered in 2024.
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Plot
Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos visit the Isle of the Lost to choose four new villain kids (VKs) to take to Auradon. They pick Dizzy, granddaughter of Lady Tremaine; Celia, daughter of Dr. Facilier; and Squeaky and Squirmy, the twin sons of Mr. Smee.