A spinoff film to the previous three, Descendants: The Rise of Red, starring Kylie Cantrall and Malia Baker, released on Disney+ on July 12, 2024.

[8] Sara Parriott and Josann McGibbon came up with the idea for the Descendants franchise after being approached by a former assistant, who had become a development executive at Disney Channel.

They were asked to create a story centered on the teenage children of Disney's iconic villains, which led to the development of the Descendants series.

They selected the featured characters based on their favorite Disney films, focusing on human villains, and decided to include two male and two female teens.

The four VKs find themselves fitting in and enjoying a normal childhood, and Mal begins a relationship with Ben, supplanting Audrey, daughter of Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip.

Mal struggles with her new celebrity life as Ben's girlfriend, secretly using magic to maintain a lifestyle she feels is a façade.

While Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos are recruiting a new generation of villain kids, Hades is trying to breach through the barrier, then Audrey steals Maleficent's crown and the scepter and becomes an evil version of herself.

The VKs return to the Isle of the Lost on a mission to retrieve Hades' ember and later, Uma, Harry and Gil team up with Mal and the others to stop Audrey from destroying Auradon.

The Queen of Hearts coerces Red into punishing Cinderella as part of her revenge for a prank played on her during her student days at Auradon, then known as Merlin Academy.

The film concludes with a cliffhanger, as Uma's voiceover delivers closing lines amidst a scene of general merriment and dancing.

[26] Descendants was viewed more than one million times on the Watch Disney Channel app before the film made its TV debut.

[29] Shortly after the premier air date, ratings showed the film was the fifth most watched original movie in cable history.

[30] In Australia, the film attracted 151,000 viewers, making it the sixth highest-rated broadcast on pay television on its premiere day.

[35] On Disney Channel, the film was watched by 5.33 million viewers, and topped the night on cable television, receiving a 1.20 rating.

[56] Analytics company Samba TV, which gathers viewership data from certain Smart TVs and content providers, reported that The Rise of Red was the eighth top streaming programs for the week of August 5–11, 2024.

[26][59] In 2020, Robot Chicken parodied Descendants by having X-23, the clone of Wolverine, appear at the school attended by the children of Disney villains.

[59] Before Descendants' premiere air date, Disney Channel announced a live action mini series leading up to the event.

[165] Right after the film finished airing on Disney Channel, it was announced that an animated short spinoff entitled Descendants: Wicked World would be released on September 18, 2015.

[166] Furthermore, former Phineas and Ferb storyboard artist Aliki Theofilopoulos Grafft announced on Twitter that she was directing the series, with Jenni Cook as producer, and that the original cast would be reprising their roles.

The series follows Mal and Evie as they prepare for the royal wedding with Dove Cameron and Sofia Carson reprising their roles.

The story revolves around Mal (Dove Cameron) who tells her friends on Halloween night, about the legend of the Headless Horseman, one of Auradon's first villains, who is said to be lost in the woods of the city and has haunted them for hundreds of years.

[176] It centers around Red, Chloe, and Bridget getting their hands on the Sorcerer's Cookbook, but Uliana shows up and together, the four sing, dance, and cook some "wickedly sweet" treats.

The short was animated using dolls from the Descendants: The Rise of Red Mattel toy line with Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker, Ruby Rose Turner, and Dara Reneé reprising their roles.

Descendants: The Royal Wedding was nominated for Best Original Score - Short Film (Animated) at the 12th Hollywood Music in Media Awards.

[189][190] This tour will bring together stars from both the Descendants and Zombies franchises, with confirmed appearances by the Descendants: The Rise of Red and Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires stars Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker, Dara Reneé, Ruby Rose Turner, Freya Skye and Malachi Barton, with more to be announced later.

The tour will be an immersive and interactive live concert experience celebrating the high-energy music from both franchises and will be held in arenas across the United States with ticket sales to begin in November 2024.

While Ben is running Auradon while his parents are on a cruise, Mal, Jay, Carlos, and Evie receive threatening messages to return to the Isle of the Lost at the time when it ends up in worse shape ever since Maleficent's defeat and the fact that Cruella de Vil, the Evil Queen and Jafar have gone missing.

The main plot details Uma planning to get the migrating trident of King Triton in order to help bring down the barrier surrounding the Isle of the Lost.

[209] In November 2015, a mobile game based on the first Descendants film was released, where players can create their avatar and on an adventure through Auradon Prep.