Jason La Padura

VIDEO: Disney Announces Premiere Date for DESCENDANTS 3, Previews Opening Number

'Descendants 3,' the third movie in Disney's global smash franchise, is set to premiere on FRIDAY, AUG. 2 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW.

Netflix Enters Into Multi-Year Overall Deal with Kenny Ortega

Netflix today announced that it has entered into a multi-year overall deal with producer, director, and choreographer Kenny Ortega. Ortega is known for the High School Musical franchise, which earned him a Primetime Emmy and Directors Guild of America Award. Widely acclaimed for his genre-bending work in musicals, drama, comedy, and family programs, Ortega has directed and choreographed international hits including the Descendants trilogy, Newsies, and Hocus Pocus, and choreographed classic films including Dirty Dancing, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Pretty in Pink, among others. Truman Alfaro will serve as Ortega's development executive.

Disney Channel Original Movie DESCENDANTS 2 Ranks as Top Cable TV Telecast

Live + 7 Day ratings for the premiere of Disney's 'Descendants 2' made it the #1 cable TV telecast since the original 'Descendants' (July 31, 2015) in Total Viewers (10.9 million), all major youth Kids 2-11 (5.2 million/13.1 rating), Kids 6-11 (3.9 million/16.4 rating), Tweens 9-14 (3.5 million/14.4 rating), Kids 6-14 (5.3 million/14.8 rating) demographics and Adults 18-49 (3.0 million/2.3 rating).

21 Million Viewers Tune In to Simulcast Premiere of Disney's DESCENDANTS 2

In Live + 3 measurements, the simultaneous premiere of 'Descendants 2' (Friday, July 21, 2017, 8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT) has now reached 21 million Total Viewers, including 8.1 million Kids 2-14 and 6.9 million Adults 18-49 on ABC, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Freeform, Lifetime and Lifetime Movies.

Original Disney Movie DESCENDANTS 2 Amasses 13 Million Total Viewers

The Disney Channel Original Movie DESCENDANTS 2 reached an astounding 13 million Total Viewers with an unprecedented simultaneous premiere (Friday, July 21, 8:00 p.m. EDT) on Disney Channel, ABC, Disney XD, Freeform, Lifetime and Lifetime Movies as its telecast on Disney Channel was Friday's #1 scripted TV telecast in Total Viewers (5.3 million).

Original Movie DESCENDANTS 2 to Have Simultaneous Premiere on 5 TV Networks This July

A far-reaching, unprecedented and simultaneous premiere has been set for the Disney Channel Original Movie DESCENDANTS 2 across five networks within the Disney|ABC Television Group, FRIDAY, JULY 21 (8:00 p.m. EDT)

Original Movie DESCENDANTS 2 to Have Simultaneous Premiere on 5 TV Networks This July

A far-reaching, unprecedented and simultaneous premiere has been set for the Disney Channel Original Movie DESCENDANTS 2 across five networks within the Disney|ABC Television Group, FRIDAY, JULY 21 (8:00 p.m. EDT)

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Gets Skewered in 'Bad Lip Reading' for Disney XD Special

YouTube's Bad Lip Reading channel has partnered with Disney XD to mock the supremely popular HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL in a new special, set to air this coming Monday, July 11. Below, watch a clip from the special, featuring 'Bad Lip Reading' version of 'Stick to the Status Quo'!

Will Sharpay Return for HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 4? Ashley Tisdale Reveals!

Ashley Tisdale reveals that her HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL character Sharpay Evans will not appear in the 4th installment of the popular Disney Channel series.

Disney Channel Hosts Anaheim Open Call Audition for HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 4 Today

Disney Channel will continue its casting search for HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 4 with an in-person open call audition on SUNDAY, MAY 15 in Anaheim, California.

Disney Channel Announces Anaheim Open Call Audition for HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 4

Disney Channel will continue its casting search for HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 4 with an in-person open call audition on SUNDAY, MAY 15 in Anaheim, California.

Disney Channel Announces Open Casting Call for HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 4!

Disney Channel has announced that a HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 4 open casting search via the Disney Applause App will begin on MONDAY, APRIL 18 for young actors, singers and dancers ages 14-17.

Disney Channel Officially at Work on HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 4; Casting Now Underway!

More than 10 years after 'High School Musical' became a global phenomenon, Disney Channel is getting ready to return to East High one more time.