DescendantsComplete Watch Order Guide
We got all the ways to be W-I-C-K-E-D! The Descendants movies unfurled an imaginative mythology of two new lands, idyllic Auradon and the ragtag Isle of the Lost, home to the teenage progeny of Disney's most iconic characters and notably, its most notorious villains. The bold new story of "Descendants: The Rise of Red" returns to these lands and also takes audiences through the rabbit hole to the hostile unincorporated territory of Wonderland, a magical, mysterious place made famous in "Alice in Wonderland".
Descendants Release Timeline
What order should you watch the Descendants movies?
Release order — click any era to expand or collapse. All 5 movies shown below.
3 films released between 2015 and 2019.
2 films released between 2024 and 2026.
Watch Descendants in Order
Watch the Descendants movies in release order, starting with Descendants (2015) and continuing through Descendants: Wicked Wonderland (2026). The series spans 5 films, released between 2015 and 2026. Audiences rate the franchise 7.2/10 on average.
What order should you watch Descendants?
For most viewers, release order is the recommended way to watch Descendants. This is how the story was crafted and revealed to audiences — earlier films seed details, callbacks, and twists that pay off in later entries. Watching in release order preserves those reveals and matches the pacing the filmmakers intended.
Descendants largely tracks its own in-universe chronology, so release order and chronological order overlap closely. You can use either without losing much, though release order is still the safest first watch.
About the Descendants franchise
We got all the ways to be W-I-C-K-E-D! The Descendants movies unfurled an imaginative mythology of two new lands, idyllic Auradon and the ragtag Isle of the Lost, home to the teenage progeny of Disney's most iconic characters and notably, its most notorious villains. The bold new story of "Descendants: The Rise of Red" returns to these lands and also takes audiences through the rabbit hole to the hostile unincorporated territory of Wonderland, a magical, mysterious place made famous in "Alice in Wonderland".
Each film builds on the previous one, rewarding viewers who watch in sequence.
Descendants Fun Facts & Trivia
The Descendants franchise spans 11 years, from 2015 to 2026.
The highest-rated entry is Descendants 3 with a 7.7/10 audience score.
Across all films, the franchise averages a 7.2/10 rating from audiences.
Descendants films have collected over 6k audience ratings combined.
Watching all 5 Descendants films back-to-back takes well over a full day's viewing commitment.
The most recent entry, Descendants: Wicked Wonderland (2026), continues a franchise that began 11 years earlier.
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