'Descendants 3' is coming in 2019; Disney Channel makes it official with a teaser release

Bryan Alexander | USA TODAY

The Disney Channel is calling for a Descendants "trequel."

Descendants 3 is coming to the channel in summer 2019.

The legion of fans who follow the original movie franchise chronicling the teenage sons and daughters of Disney's most infamous villains found out Friday night that production for the third edition will begin this summer in Vancouver.

The returning cast includes Dove Cameron as Mal, Cameron Boyce as Carlos, Sofia Carson as Evie, Booboo Stewart as Jay, Mitchell Hope as King Ben and China Anne McClain as Uma.

The teaser released Friday also alludes to a new villain character, Mal's father. No further details on that casting were announced.

High School Musical director Kenny Ortega is the director, executive producer and choreographer for the franchise.

Descendants 2 has reached more than 71.5 million total viewers across 159 countries and 32 languages.