Disney has greenlit a sequel to its successful 2015 original movie Descendants, the network said Friday.

The movie, which drew 6.6 million viewers in its July 2015 premiere, will bring back the original movie’s stars for the sequel, including Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart, Sofia Carson, and Mitchell Hope. The network will also add China Anne McClain (A.N.T. Farm) to the sequel in the role of Uma, the daughter of Ursula from The Little Mermaid, said network officials.

Emmy Award-winning director Kenny Ortega (Descendants, High School Musical franchise) will return as director, executive producer and choreographer, said the network.

Disney Channel’s original movie Descendants was magical from a ratings perspective, delivering 6.6 million viewers during its Friday night premiere, said network officials.

The film, which stars Dove Cameron (Liz & Maddie), ranks as the top cable TV movie of the year in total viewers and the top cable TV telecasts among kids ages 2-11 (3 million) and tweens ages 9-14 (2.3 million), said the network. (MCN Content review: Descendants.)

Along with Teen Beach 2, Disney Channel now has the top two most watched cable TV telecast in two years among those targeted youth demographics.

The premiere audience for Descendants is in addition to the 1.4 million views the movie generated on the WATCH Disney Chanel since its launch on the app July 24.

Disney Channel’s original movie Descendants jumped out to a fast start with over 1 million views from the WATCH Disney channel app over the past five days, the network said Thursday.

The movie, which premieres on Disney Channel tomorrow night (July 31), launched earlier this week on WATCH Disney Channel, which can be accessed on desktop, smartphone, tablet and connected TV devices, said network officials.

Descendants stars Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart and Sofia Carson as the teenage sons and daughters of Disney's most infamous villains.