DESCENDANTS 2
Various Networks, 8:00 p.m. ET
MOVIE PREMIERE: This sequel to the 2015 Disney musical, aimed at and hitting the lucrative but fickle “tween” and pre-teen market, continues the story of the offspring of familiar Disney villains. Mal (Dove Cameron), the purple-haired daughter of Maleficent, reprises her lead role, and China Anne McClain is introduced as Uma, the daughter of Ursula from The Little Mermaid. Disney is hoping to make quite a splash here, by premiering the Descendants 2 musical simultaneously not only on the Disney Channel, but on sister networks ABC, Freeform, Lifetime and other Disney-owned networks. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.