Meet Maddox Hatter in ‘Descendants: Wicked Wonderland’
Meet Maddox Hatter in ‘Descendants: Wicked Wonderland’
Learn everything you need to know to watch the new ‘Descendants’ movie here!
The new Descendants movie is finally here to brighten up fans’ summers! “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland” premieres on Disney Channel on Thursday, July 16, at 8 p.m. ET, and streams on-demand on Disney+ the next day. The movie follows Red, Chloe, and friends as they attempt to take down a sinister new villain: Maddox Hatter. To watch the movie live on Disney Channel, we recommend using a subscription to Sling TV.
How to watch ‘Descendants: Wicked Wonderland’
- When: Premieres Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET
- TV: Disney Channel
- Stream: Watch with a subscription to Sling TV or stream on Disney+ the next day.
- From anywhere: Watch with a subscription to a VPN.
Everything you need to know about ‘Descendants: Wicked Wonderland’
What is the release schedule for ‘Descendants: Wicked Wonderland’?
“Descendants: Wicked Wonderland” will air live on the Disney Channel at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 16. The movie will become available to stream on Disney+ on Friday, July 17, starting at 3:01 a.m. ET.
Why do we recommend watching ‘Descendants: Wicked Wonderland’ on Sling TV?
Sling TV will allow subscribers to watch “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland” live on Disney Channel for as little as $5 per day! Disney Channel is available in the Sling Orange package, which has multiple subscription options available. Viewers can sign up for $46 per month, or use Passes to watch Sling Orange’s channels for $5 per day, $10 per three days, or $15 per seven days.
With such an inexpensive option available to watch “Descendants: Wicked World” on Disney Channel, it’s impossible not to recommend Sling TV to stream the movie. One day of Sling Orange is less than half the cost of a month’s subscription to Disney+, and a fraction of the price of one month of a streamer like Fubo or YouTube TV.
Sling TV
Sling TV is The Streamable’s choice for cord-cutters on a budget. Sling is a live TV streaming service with multiple channel packages. The $45.99/month Sling Orange plan offers about 30 channels, including Disney Channel and ESPN. The $45.99/month Sling Blue plan offers about 40 channels, including ABC, Fox, and NBC in major markets.
You can combine Orange+Blue for a total of $60.99 / month. Sling also offers many channel add-on packages starting at $6/month.
Watch the trailer for ‘Descendants: Wicked Wonderland’
Can you watch ‘Descendants: Wicked Wonderland’ for free?
You can watch “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland” with a free trial to one of several services that include Disney Channel in their plans. Disney+ does not include a free trial of any kind.
DIRECTV has a five-day free trial for new subscribers and includes Disney Channel in all Signature plans, starting with the $90-per-month ENTERTAINMENT plan. The MyKids Genre Pack also has Disney Channel, along with 10+ other networks and Disney+ for $21 per month. Hulu + Live TV has a three-day free trial for new subscribers, after which its core plan with the Disney Bundle included costs $90 per month.
YouTube TV offers Disney Channel for $83 per month, as well as numerous genre plans. Its free trial lasts between two and 21 days, depending on several factors.
Fubo offers Disney Channel in its Pro and Elite plans, starting at $89 and $99 per month, respectively. The service has a free trial of between one and seven days, depending on variables such as what time of month the user subscribes.
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free Trial | Free 3-Day Trial | Save with Sling | Free Trial | |||||
| $20.99 | $9.99 | $28.99 | $19.99 | $29.99 | $45.99 | $45.99 | $64.99 | ||
| Disney Channel | + $0 | + $59 | + $61 | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | + $18 | |
What are all the services you can use to watch ‘Descendants: Wicked Wonderland’?
You can watch “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland” with a subscription to DIRECTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV. As we explained above, Sling TV is our favorite choice for watching the movie live.
You can also stream “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland” on Disney+, with plans starting at $12 per month.
Disney+
Disney+ is a video streaming service with over 13,000 series and films from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, The Muppets, and more. It is available in 61 countries and 21 languages. It is notable for its popular original series like “The Mandalorian,” “Ms. Marvel,” “Loki,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” and “Andor.”
What is ‘Descendants: Wicked Wonderland’ about?
“Descendants: Wicked Wonderland” finds Red and Chloe feeling secure. The Queen of Hearts is nice now, and with Cinderella safe, there’s little to trouble them. But changing the past had an unexpected consequence: the creation of a new villain named Maddox Hatter.
Maddox soon captures the Queen of Hearts, and it’s up to Red and Chloe to rescue her. With the help of Red’s new sister Pink, Luisa Madrigal’s son Luis, Captain Hook’s daughter Hazel, and Maddox’s son Max, Red and Chloe must save the Queen — and Wonderland, too!
Descendants: Wicked Wonderland
Now that the Queen of Hearts is nice and Cinderella is safe, things seem perfect for Red and Chloe… But little do they know that changing the past created a new villain — Maddox Hatter. When Maddox captures the Queen of Hearts, Red and Chloe must work alongside Red’s new sister Pink, Luisa Madrigal’s son Luis, and Maddox’s son Max to save her and Wonderland.
