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  "id": 1752928,
  "title": "‘Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story’ Adds 6 to Cast, Including Darren Criss as Jiminy Cricket and Sherry Cola as Yzma From ‘Emperor’s New Groove’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/hidden-heroes-a-descendants-story-adds-6-to-cast-including-darren",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
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  "summary": "The Disney Channel and Disney+ movie “Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story” is rounding out its cast with six new additions. The new cast members are: Darren Criss (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” “Maybe Happy Ending”) as Jiminy Cricket from “Pinocchio;” Sherry Cola (“Joy Ride,” “Camp Rock 3”) as Yzma from “The Emperor’s […]",
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story’ Adds Darren Criss, Sherry Cola, James Monroe Iglehart & More As Iconic Disney Characters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/hidden-heroes-a-descendants-story-adds-darren-criss-sherry-cola-james",
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Darren Criss, Sherry Cola Join Disney’s ‘Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story’",
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        "title": "Disney’s Next ‘Descendants’ Story Taps Sherry Cola as Yzma, Darren Criss as Jiminy Cricket",
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        "published": "2026-08-18T17:00:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story Adds Darren Criss As Jiminy Cricket, Sherry Cola As Yzma, And More",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/hidden-heroes-a-descendants-story-adds-darren-criss-as-jiminy-cricket",
        "published": "2026-08-18T17:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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