DCOMmentaries

Our favorite actor from Under Wraps 2, Jordan Conley joined us for an unendingly fun discussion on his career, goals, and how to stay grounded while reaching for big dreams! 

Keep up with Jordan @loljordancon1ey

Al and Val return to Wonderland to see what impacts the time travel had on Red and Chloe's worlds! And to review some real-life cast tea!

Descendents: Wicked Wonderland (July 16, 2026) 

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Directed by Kimmy Gatewood (Babysitters Club, Girls5Eva, Going Dutch - also acted in GLOW)

Written by Dan Frey (Rise of Red), Ru Sommer (Rise of Red), Tamara Chestna (Sneakerella)

Starring: 

Kylie Cantrall as Red (Gabby Duran & The Unsittables, music videos, HSMTMTS, Rise of Red show)

Malia Baker as Chloe Charming (Babysitters Club, Rise of Red show)

Liamani Segura as Pink (HSMTMTS, Camp Rock 3)

Leonardo Nam as Maddox Hatter (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, FATF: Tokyo Drift, Westworld, Maggie, Rise of Red show)

Brendon Tremblay as Max Hatter (Locker Diaries: Descendants)

Alexandro Byrd as Luis Madrigal (Locker Diaries: Descendants)

Kiara Romero as Hazel Hook (Locker Diaries: Descendants)

Joel Oulette as Robbie Hood (Trickster, Ruby and the Well, Don’t Even, Splinter Cell: Death Watch, My Life with the Walter Boys)

Zavien Garrett as Felix Facilier (Descendents 3, Monster High 1 & 2)

Ryan McEwen as Squirmy Smee (Prom Pact)

Dayton Paradis as Squeaky Smee (Camp Rock 3)

Rita Ora as the Queen of Hearts of Wonderland (music videos, Fifty Shades of Grey, Southpaw, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, Rise of Red show) 

Brandy as Cinderella (music videos, Cinderella, Moesha, The Game, Star, Rise of Red show, The Front Room, I Know What You Did Last Summer)

Paolo Montalban as King Charming (Cinderella, Mortal Combat: Conquest, Rise of Red show)

Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother (Happy Family, Notes from the Underbelly, Saving Mr. Banks, Descendants 1-5)

Awkwafina as the voice of Chessy Cheshire (Oceans 8, The Farewell, Crazy Rich Asians, Jumanji: The Next Level, Raya and the Last Dragon, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, The Little Mermaid, Quiz Lady, IF, Marvel Zombies)

Synopsis: Red and Chloe's peace is shattered when an unexpected new villain, Maddox Hatter, emerges and captures the Queen of Hearts, forcing them to join forces with a crew of allies to save Wonderland.

Next Movie: Camp Rock 3

Creators & Guests

Al and Val return to say their goodbyes to the ZOMBIES OGs (we missed you Bonzo!) in this...interesting installment of the franchise

Zombies 4: Rise of the Vampires (July 10, 2025) 

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Directed by  Paul Hoen (Luck of the Irish, Tru Confessions, You Wish!, Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff, Read it and Weep, Jump In!, CGOW, Dadnapped, Camp Rock 2, Let it Shine, How to Build a Better Boy, Cloud 9, Invisible Sister, ZOMBIES 1-4)

Written by David Light & Joseph Raso (Zombies 1-4, Sneakerella) & Josh A. Cagan (The Duff, Kim Possible movie, Upside Down Magic, Spin)

Starring: 

Milo Manheim as Zed (Zombies franchise, Prom Pact, School Spirits)

Meg Donnelly as Addison (Zombies franchise, Team Toon, American Housewife, The Winchesters, HSMTMTS, music videos)

Kylee Russell as Eliza (Zombies franchise)

Chandler Kinney as Willa (Zombies franchise, Lethal Weapon, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin)

Malachi Barton as Victor (Under Wraps 1-2, Stuck in the Middle, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Fancy Nancy, The Villains of Valley View, Zombies 4 & 5)

Freya Skye as Nova Bright (Locker Diaries: Zombies)

Julian Lerner as Ray (Escape from Virtual Island, The Wonder Years, Alma’s Way, Locker Diaries: Zombies)

Swayam Bhatia as Vera (Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Succession, Locker Room Diaries: Zombies)

Mekonnen Knife as Vargas (Locker Diaries: Zombies)

Lisa Chappell as Vampire Eldress (character actor - Glass, Shark in the Park, City Life, McLeod’s Daughters, Shortland Street)

Jonno Roberts as Commander Bright (character actor)

Synopsis: Zed and Addison discover the warring worlds of Sunnyside and Shadyside on a summer road trip after their first year of college, encountering two new groups of monsters.

Fun Facts: 

Milo & Meg were executive producers

Next Movie: Descendants: Wicked Wonderland

Creators & Guests

Stu Krieger, writer of 11 early DCOMs, joined us live in Chicago for a chat and audience Q&A

DCOMs

Zenon (1999) - Kenneth Johnson

Smart House (1999) - LeVar Burton

Phantom of the Megaplex (2000) - Blair Treu

Rip Girls (2000) - Joyce Chopra

Zenon: The Zequel (2001) - Manny Coto

The Poof Point (2001) - Neal Israel

Tru Confessions (2002) - Paul Hoen

Gotta Kick it Up (2002) - Ramon Menendez

Going to the Mat (2004) - Stuart Gillard

Zenon Z3 (2004) - Steve Rash

Now You See It… (2005) - Duwayne Dunham

Cow Belles (2006) - Francine McDougal

Other Notables

The Parent Trap II (1986) - Ron Maxwell (technically a DCOF?)

The Land Before Time (1988) - Don Bluth (EP Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas)

Freaky Friday (1995) - Starred Shelley Long & Gaby Hoffmann

Raft: https://www.amazon.com/Raft-Stu-Krieger/dp/1960146327

Al & Val strap on their glass Doc Martins and go down the rabbit hole for this time travel-y installment of the Descendents-verse.

Also, don't miss us IN PERSON with Stu Krieger at iO Theater on June 17th, 2026. Get your Tickets 

Descendents: Rise of Red (July 12, 2024) 

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Directed by Jennifer Phang (tv credits - Rise of Red TV show)

Written by Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott (Runaway Bride, Descendents 1-5) & Dan Frey (Rise of Red TV show)

Starring: 

Kylie Cantrall as Red (Gabby Duran & The Unsittables, music videos, HSMTMTS, Rise of Red show)

Malia Baker as Chloe Charming (Babysitters Club, Rise of Red show)

China Anne McClain as Uma (A.N.T. Farm, How to Build a Better Boy, Descendants-verse, Black Lightening, House of Payne)

Dara Reneé as Uliana (Freaky Friday, HSMTMTS, Rise of Red show)

Rita Ora as the Queen of Hearts of Wonderland (music videos, Fifty Shades of Grey, Southpaw, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, Rise of Red show) 

Ruby Rose Turner as Bridget, the young Queen of Hearts (Coop and Cami Ask the World, Eden, Rise of Red show)

Brandy as Cinderella (music videos, Cinderella, Moesha, The Game, Star, Rise of Red show, The Front Room, I Know What You Did Last Summer)

Morgan Dudley as Ella, the young Cinderella (The Prom, Rise of Red show)

Joshua Colley as the young Hook (Peter Rabbit, Dead Boy Detectives, Rise of Red show, Moonburn)

Peder Lindell as Morgie (Rise of Red show, Hidden Falls)

Paolo Montalban as King Charming (Cinderella, Mortal Combat: Conquest, Rise of Red show)

Tristan Padil as young Prince Charming (Rise of Red show)

Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother (Happy Family, Notes from the Underbelly, Saving Mr. Banks, Descendants 1-5)

Grace Narducci as Fay, the young Fairy Godmother (character actor - Rise of Red show)

Levin Valayil as Aladdin (Rise of Red show)

Kabir Bery as young Aladdin (Rise of Red show)

Shazia Pascal as Jasmine (music videos, Rise of Red show, Get Him Back for Christmas)

Aiza Azaar as young Jasmine (Rise of Red show)

Jeremy Swift as Merlin (The Smoking Room, Downton Abbey, Ted Lasso, Rise of Red show)

Leonardo Nam as Maddox Hatter (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, FATF: Tokyo Drift, Westworld, Maggie, Rise of Red show)

Mars as young Maleficent (Rise of Red show)

Anthony Pyatt as young Hades (Rise of Red show)

Julee Cerda as Evil Stepmother (character actor, Blindspot, Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Rise of Red show)

Synopsis: After the Queen of Hearts incites a coup on Auradon, her rebellious daughter Red and Cinderella's perfectionist daughter Chloe join forces and travel back in time to try to undo the traumatic event that set Red's mother down her villainous path.

Fun Facts: 

Brandy and Paolo Montalban reprised their roles from 1997’s Cinderella

Next Movie: Zombies 4: Rise of the Vampires

Creators & Guests

Have you ever asked the question "What if Ocean's Eleven was a child's Christmas movie and what if Danny Glover was in it?" then this movie is definitely for you! Listen for our take on The Naughty Nine!

Improvised DCOM Ticket Link: https://www.crowdwork.com/e/improvised-dcom

The Naughty Nine (November 22, 2023) 

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Directed by Alberto Belli (Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado)

Written by Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, Best Friends Whenever, Raven’s Home, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place)

Starring: 

Winslow Fegley as Andy Steele (Fast Layne, 8-Bit Christmas, Lyle Lyle Crocodile)

Camila Rodriguez as Dulce Gutierrez (Daredevil: Born Again)

Derek Theler as Bruno (Baby Daddy, 68 Whiskey - this was his last credit)

Deric McCabe as Jon Anthony Dizon (A Wrinkle in Time, Home Before Dark)

Clara Stack as Rose Wingert (Hawkeye, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, IT: Welcome to Derry)

Anthony Joo as Lewis Sobong (Bossy Bear, Left Arm Treasure Society)

Ayden Elijah as Albert Reyes (Morphle, Blaze and the Monster Machines)

Imogen Cohen as Ha-Yoon Si-u (The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder)

Madilyn Kellam as Laurel Steele (Full Out 2, Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet)

Liyou Abere as Bethany (Blues Clues & You, Locke & Key, The Boys, Lyla in the Loop)

Danny Glover as Santa (The Color Purple, Lethal Weapon, Angels in the Outfield, Beloved, The Prince of Egypt, The Royal Tenenbaums, Dreamgirls, Jumanji: The Next Level) 

Synopsis: Andy, a mischievous boy, discovers that he is on Santa's naughty list. He forms a team with other children from the list to claim their gifts.

Fun Facts: 

The first Disney Channel Original Movie to premiere in November since Geek Charming (2011) 12 years prior.

The two schools shown are named after the families in popular Christmas movies. McAllister Elementary is named after the McAlister family of Home Alone (1990) and Griswold Middle School is named after the Griswold family in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989).

Next Movie: Descendants: The Rise of Red

Creators & Guests

Al and Val watch The Hangover...we mean The Slumber Party as our first full-fledged DOM. What a wild hedgehog ride!

The Slumber Party (July 27, 2023) 

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Directed by Veronica Rodriguez (Chicken Girls, Dropout, Gabby Duran & the Unsittables)

Written by Eydie Faye (Fuller House, Camp Rock 3, Zombies 5) & Jen Malone (wrote the book)

Starring: 

Darby Camp as Megan Brookman (Big Little Lies, Gaslit)

Emmy Liu-Wang as Paige (Raven’s Home)

Alex Cooper Cohen as Veronica (only credit)

Valentina Herrera as Anna Maria Guerrero (Black Widow, Odd Squad)

Dallas Liu as Mikey (Hopefuls, Pen15, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Sakamoto Days)

Ramon Jose Rodriguez as Jake Ramirez (Love XO, Class of 1970)

Caroline Valencia as Penny Guerrero (Only Murders in the Building, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place)

Tituss Burgess as Mesmer (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Ratatouille: The Tik Tok Musical, Central Park, Schmigadoon, Snow White)

Paula Pell as Principal Petersen (SNL Writer, 30 Rock, Inside Out, The Awesomes, AP Bio, Girls5Eva, Big Mouth, The ‘Burbs)

Sean Hankinson as Dr. Patrick Brookman (character actor - Prom Queen, Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse)

Rodney Hicks as Dr. Conrad Brookman (broadway actor)

Synopsis: Depicting the aftermath of a sleepover birthday party hypnotism gone wrong as best friends Megan and Paige, along with soon-to-be step-sister Veronica, wake up with absolutely no memory of the night before.

Fun Facts: 

The movie is based on the novel "The Sleepover" by Jen Malone

Next Movie: The Naughty Nine

Baby's first DOM! And we LOVE it! Listen for all our gushing, plus TWO games!

Prom Pact (March 30, 2023) 

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Directed by Anya Adams (Speechless, Fresh Off the Boat, Ginny & Georgia, Yellowjackets, Bridgerton)

Written by Anthony Lombardo (American Housewife)

Starring: 

Peyton Elizabeth Lee as Mandy Yang (Andi Mack, Descendants 3, Doogie Kamealoha M.D.)

Milo Manheim as Ben Plunkett (Zombies franchise, School Spirits)

Blake Draper as Graham Lansing (Neighbours, The Imposter)

Monique Green as LaToya Reynolds (Big Shot - PP is her last credit)

Arica Himmel as Zenobia (Mixed-ish) 

Jason Sakaki as Charles (Devil in Ohio, The Dressing Room) 

Chelah Horsdal as Mrs. Lansing (character actor - The L Word, Level Up, When Calls the Heart, Hell on Wheels, You Me Her, Man in the High Castle, Firefly Lane, Star Trek: Discovery)

David S. Jung as Tom Yang (character actor)

Wendi McLendon-Covey as Alyssa Yang (character actor - Reno 911, The Goldbergs, Bridesmaids, Big City Greens, St. Denis Medical)

Christopher Shyer as Senator Lansing (Whistler, V, The Night Agent, Hallmark movies)

Margaret Cho as Ms. Chen (Standup - All-American Girl, Drop Dead Diva)

Synopsis: It is the height of prom season, but high school senior Mandy Yang has her sights set on a singular goal: attending Harvard. When she finds out she has been deferred, she is determined to do whatever she can to get herself off the waitlist, even if that means asking the one person who represents everything she abhors, all-star jock Graham Lansing, whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum.

Fun Facts: 

Milo became the 20th actor to be in 4+ DCOMs/DOMs

Next Movie: The Slumber Party

Creators & Guests

Al & Val reunite with new and old mummy pals, including Adam Wylie, who had the distinction of being in the first and last ever DCOM.

Listen in the first 10min for an announcement on the show's future (GOOD NEWS!)

Under Wraps 2 (September 25, 2022) 

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Directed by Alex Zamm (My Date with the President’s Daughter, A Christmas Prince, Under Wraps, The Baxters)

Written by Josh A. Cagan (The Duff, Kim Possible movie, Upside Down Magic, Spin, Zombies 4)

Starring: 

Malachi Barton as Marshall (Under Wraps, Stuck in the Middle, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Fancy Nancy, The Villains of Valley View, Zombies 4 & 5)

Christian J. Simon as Gilbert (Under Wraps, The Amazing World of Gumball, Disney Animals, Sydney to the Max, T.O.T.S.)

Sophia Hammons as Amy (Under Wraps, The Social Dilemma, Up Here, Freakier Friday)

Phil Wright as Harold (Under Wraps)

Melanie Brook as Buzzy (Under Wraps)

Jordan Conley as Larry (character actor)

Rryla McIntosh as Rose (character actor - hallmark movies)

T.J. Storm as Sobek (character & voice actor - V.R. Troopers, Conan the Adventurer, Resident Evil, Streetfighter, League of Legends)

Claude Knowlton as Pop (character actor - Lizzie McGuire Movie)

Antonio Cayonne as Carl (character actor - Christmas movies)

Adam Wylie as Bueller (OG Under Wraps, Can of Worms)

Synopsis: Three friends, Amy, Gilbert and Marshall, prepare for a wedding. However, they spring into action when they learn their mummy pal, Harold, and his beloved Rose face the wrath of an evil mummy with a 1,000-year-old grudge.

Fun Facts: 

First non-musical sequel since Twitches Too (2007)

First DCOM to premiere in September since Camp Rock 2 (2012)

First DCOM to premiere on a day other than Friday since Starstruck (2010)

First Halloween DCOM to not premiere in October

Next Movie: Prom Pact

Creators & Guests

Join us as we chat with Disney Zombies' very own Principal Lee, Naomi Snieckus! We talk improv, paying kindness forward, and how to be cool with the teens on set!

We pivot from improv to Disney/Zombies at the 31min mark if you are only interested in one of the two main topics of conversation

Naomi Snieckus

DCOMs

The Swap (2016) - Jamie Karas & Ron Oliver

ZOMBIES (2018) - Paul Hoen

ZOMBIES 2 (2020) - Paul Hoen

ZOMBIES 3 (2022) - Paul Hoen

Other Notables

The Casting Room (2011-2014)

Playdate (2015)

Mr. D (2012-2018)

I’m Also Here (2026)

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