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Disney’s ‘Descendants’: A New Live-Action TV Movie Featuring Offspring Of Classic Disney Characters
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It’s official: Disney has announced the development of an original television movie called Descendants based on the teenage children of several fan-favorite villains. And with the ever-popular fairytale genre in both TV and film (Once Upon A Time, Grimm, Snow White and the Huntsman, the forthcoming Maleficent, among a multitude of others), why not?

The movie will be directed by Kenny Ortega, who’s worked with Disney in the past on projects like Hocus Pocus and the High School Musical movies, and written by Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott (Runaway Bride, Desperate Housewives), with a 2015 Disney Channel premiere planned.

Read Disney’s official blurb below.

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Disney In Depth: Disney Channel 30th Anniversary, A Retrospective
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Three decades later, Disney Channel is as strong as ever. With its original programming that draws millions of young viewers, the network catered to families has evolved almost as much as the company itself over the past 30 years. Journey back in time with me as we explore many of the much-missed shows of years yonder, and travel into the future as we view the positive potential of Disney Channel.

The Disney Channel, as it was called when it launched in 1983, was a premium network that did not even air for 24 hours each day. How things have changed. The channel aired a variety of programming blocks catering to different audiences, from the young ones during the daytime hours, to adults late at night. The shows reflected the time period, of course. Ready to exercise with Mickey and friends in Mousercise? And who could forget Welcome to Pooh Corner? Certainly not this young viewer.

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