{
  "id": 266363,
  "title": "Disney Expands ‘Descendants’ Universe With New Movie Centered on Sidekicks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/disney-expands-descendants-universe-with-new-movie-centered-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-07T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/disney-new-descendants-movie-sidekicks-hidden-heroes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Disney is set to expand its \"Descendants\" universe further with the announcement of a new movie, \"Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story.\" This fresh addition will introduce viewers to the children of Disney sidekicks, including the Genie, Yzma, Kronk, Merryweather, and Lumiere. The film, described as \"music-and-dance-fueled,\" will follow the young sidekicks as they train at a secret facility, preparing to protect their fairytale world from villainous threats.\n\nThe movie, set to star Dior Goodjohn as the Genie's daughter, Jacke, and Momona Tamada as Yzma's daughter, Zara, will also feature Jacob Rodriguez, Eva Fossaceca Smedley, and Harry Jones. The ensemble cast includes Rhys Dawkins, Connor Wong, and Kyra Wong as the Potts siblings.\n\n\"Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story\" will be directed by Jude Weng and written by Tamara Chestna, Eydie Faye, and Emma Fletcher. The film is slated to join the ranks of the previous \"Descendants\" films, which have focused on the children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Cruella de Vil, Jafar, the Queen of Hearts, Cinderella, and Captain Hook. It remains to be seen if any of the original \"Descendants\" cast will reprise their roles in this latest installment.",
  "summary": "\"Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story\" will introduce the children of characters from \"Aladdin,\" \"The Emperor's New Groove\" and more The post Disney Expands ‘Descendants’ Universe With New Movie Centered on Sidekicks appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [
    "\"Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story\" introduces sidekicks' children.",
    "Jacke (Genie's daughter) and Zara (Yzma's daughter) star in the film.",
    "Jude Weng directs the music-and-dance-fueled movie."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/266363.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Disney’s ‘Descendants’ Universe Expands With New Film Following Children Of Sidekicks From ‘Aladdin,’ ‘Emperor’s New Groove’ & More",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/disneys-descendants-universe-expands-with-new-film-following-children",
        "published": "2026-08-07T13:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘Descendants’ Franchise Expands With Movie Featuring Iconic Disney Sidekicks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/descendants-franchise-expands-with-movie-featuring-iconic-disney",
        "published": "2026-08-07T13:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}