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Vampirina: Teenage Vampire is coming back for a second season!

The music-driven Disney Channel series is based on the popular book saga and the Disney Jr series, “Vampirina.”

It’s been just nearly a year since the first season debuted, and its returning this fall, along with a few new faces!

What is Vampirina: Teenage Vampire about?

Vampirina: Teenage Vampire tells the story of a tween vampire girl who leaves the safety of Transylvania to attend a performing arts boarding school. Living among humans for the first time, she pursues her passion for music while keeping her vampire identity a secret. This season, after successfully performing for the entire school in front of her idol, Millie Eyelash — and inadvertently releasing a horde of monsters previously imprisoned in the mirror realm — Vee and her gang return to Wilson Hall with new musical dreams, while trying to make sense of a prophecy that dictates Vee and Elijah can never be together.

Who stars in the series?

Kenzi Richardson returns as the edgy and adorable Vee, alongside Jiwon Lee as Sophie, Vee’s kind and girly-girl roommate; Shaun Dixon as the intriguing and laid-back Elijah; Milo Maharlika as the 600-year-old ghost Demi; and Faith Hedley as Britney, a super-talented legacy student. Kim Coles will also return, reprising her role as Dean Merriweather.

Joining the cast in season two are Jodie Sweetin and Camp Rock 3‘s Ava Jean in recurring guest star roles. Camp Rock 3‘s Hudson Stone also joins as a guest star.

When does Vampirina: Teenage Vampire season two premiere?

Season two of Vampirina: Teenage Vampire is set to debut on October 6th on Disney Channel. The full season will become available to stream the next day on Disney+!

In case you missed it, it was recently announced that Kenzi Richardson will star in the pilot for the upcoming Aquamarine sequel TV series. Get all the details on Just Jared!

Check out more first look photos below from Vampirina: Teenage Vampire season two…

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The first photos from School Spirits season four have fans worrying about Milo Manheim‘s fate in the television show.

Paramount+ debuted two cast photos this past week, announcing that the upcoming for fourth season is now in production.

“back to school already? #schoolspirits season 4 is now in production,” the School Spirits Instagram account captioned the pics.

Noticeably missing was Milo Manheim, who commented, “Sorry I forgot to switch out of my ghost form for this photo.”

Is Milo Manheim returning for School Spirits season four?

Milo‘s comment on the Instagram post eases some fans’ minds about his return, while others commented on the pic asking where he was and wondering if he’ll even be returning at all.

At the time of this post, it is not officially confirmed whether Milo will reprise his role as Wally Clark. The character is “a lovable ghost from the 1980s who in his glory days was a star high school football player,” according to Deadline.

Milo has been in Spain for the past few months, where he’s filming the upcoming live-action adaptation of Disney’s hit animated musical Tangled. He will play the male lead, Flynn Rider.

This isn’t the first time Milo was not present for the first table read or at the start of production.

When filming for season three began, Milo was also not present at the first table read as, once again, he was working on another project.

It is highly possible that Milo will be back for School Spirits after filming on Tangled wraps, potentially lending to his role on the TV show being smaller than the past few seasons due to his current availability.

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Malachi Barton is launching a music career!

The 19-year-old Camp Rock 3 and Zombies star just released his debut single, “Stay for the Credits,” on Friday (August 29).

“Being able to have something that I have controlled from the ground up and being able to fully be a part of the creative process has been really cool. It’s my own thing,” he told Billboard of the song, co-written and produced by Aaron Shadrow.

“I don’t have to [make music]. I just get to do it carefreely and just [have] no pressure and no strings attached, which has been great. It’s allowed me to thrive during the creative process.”

What inspired “Stay for the Credits”?

“People [are] judging you based off of what they see online and not taking the time to get to know you as a person. The story is all about staying for the credits and really being willing to go deep and learn about who I am as a person, and not just the things that are portrayed online,” he shared with Billboard.

“I just hope that people can use the song as an escape. It can be one of those songs that just makes you feel good in the morning when you put it on in the car and you’re just kind of grooving out.”

Will he release more music?

“I’m kind of just gonna let ‘Stay for the Credits’ roll and see what it does. But you never know. I’m keeping it open. Not closing any doors,” he teased.

In just under a month, Malachi is heading back out on tour with several of his fellow Disney stars. Check out the dates and cities!

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We have new updates on the upcoming third Sidelined movie!

Tubi just announced on Tuesday (August 25) that the third and final installment in the trilogy will officially be titled Sidelined 3: End Game, and premieres this fall.

In addition, it was revealed that Sarah Levy has been added to the cast, alongside returning stars Noah Beck, Siena Agudong, and Charlie Gillespie.

Who is Sarah Levy and who will she play in Sidelined 3?

You may recognize Sarah Levy from starring in Schitt’s Creek, alongside her real-life dad, Eugene Levy, and her older brother, Dan Levy.

She has also appeared in United We Fall, All Rise, The Holiday Shift, The Monkey, and more.

In Sidelined 3: End Game, Sarah will play Christina, who is a “tenacious sports agent and PR strategist for Drayton Lahey (Beck). Determined, fast-talking, and unapologetic, Christina makes it her mission to control every aspect of Drayton’s life – from his diet to his love life.”

“I couldn’t be happier to join Noah, Siena, and the rest of the talented Sidelined family for the third and final installment of the franchise. It’s truly been a pleasure to be a part of such a special project.” – Sarah Levy

Sidelined 3 plot revealed

Set two years later, as USC quarterback Drayton Lahey (Beck) lands in New York City as a Heisman hopeful… but it may turn out he’s not just there for football. Somewhere in the city is his former high school sweetheart, Dallas Bryan (Agudong), who is building her new career, chasing her dreams, and not looking back. Now, in the city that never sleeps and with everything on the line, Drayton has one shot to prove he’s not just chasing a trophy… he’s chasing the one who got away.

In case you missed it, find out which other stars will be reprising their roles!

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Siena Agudong is returning to Netflix for a new movie!

The 21-year-old actress has joined the cast of the upcoming Extraction 3, according to Deadline. Plot details and Siena‘s role are being kept under wraps at this time.

“pinch [me],” Siena shared on Instagram with the casting news.

She joins several other new additions to the upcoming third installment, alongside returning star Chris Hemsworth.

This marks a return to Netflix for Siena, who previously starred in the series Resident Evil.

Siena actually has several other projects coming up outside of Netflix.

Later this year, she is set to star in the new Carrie series on Prime Video. Watch the recently released teaser trailer!

In addition, she will be reprising her role in the third Sidelined movie, and Siena is also reunited with co-star Charlie Gillespie for the new movie, The One Before the One, marking their third film together following Sidelined 2 and 3.

Siena will also be starring in the film adaptation of “The Upside of Unrequited,” the book by “Love, Simon” author Becky Albertalli, per Variety.

She is also set to appear in the movie Buzzkill, which stars Billy Magnussen, who co-stars with Siena‘s sister Sydney Agudong in the live-action Lilo & Stitch movie.

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Kenzie Ziegler is making her Broadway debut this fall!

It was just announced on Tuesday (August 18) that the 22-year-old singer and former Dance Moms star is joining the cast of & Juliet, starting in September.

Kenzie follows in the footsteps of fellow dancer Charli D’Amelio and Olympian Laurie Hernandez as she takes on the role of Charmion, which is a dance-heavy role.

On the & Juliet‘s Instagram, where they shared the casting news, Charli commented, “ahhhhh yayyyyy,” and Laurie wrote, “woooohoooooo!!!”

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“I can’t believe I actually get to make my Broadway debut in this amazing show,” she shared in a statement. “I’m so excited to work with the wonderful team at & Juliet.”

It was also just announced that Joey Fatone and Paulo Szot are extending their runs in the show, alternating the role of Lance, while Corey Mach is also extending his run as Shakespeare.

Kenzie will begin performances on on Tuesday, September 15th for a limited engagement through November 1st. She will take over from Halima Dodo, who will play her final performance on Sunday, September 13th.

It was also recently announced that social media star Anthony Gargiula will also be joining & Juliet on September 15th as Francois.

You can get tickets now to catch Kenzie Ziegler in & Juliet at andjulietbroadway.com!

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Fresh off of the release of Camp Rock 3, Sherry Cola has just been announced to be joining the cast of Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story!

The 36-year-old actress, who also starred in Freeform’s Good Trouble, is among six new additions to the cast of the upcoming Descendants spinoff, along with former Glee star Darren Criss.

Sherry is set to portray Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove, while Darren has been cast as Jiminy Cricket from Pinocchio.

Also joining the cast as well-known Disney sidekicks are James Monroe Iglehart, Hugo Ateo, Sean Yves Lessard, and Dan Bakkedahl.

James is reprising a role he is quite familiar with – Genie from Aladdin. He previously originated the role in the Broadway musical adaptation of Aladdin, which earned him the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical!

Hugo has been cast as Kronk from The Emperor’s New Groove; Sean will play Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast; and Dan will portray Yen Sid from The Sorcerer’s Apprentice in Fantasia.

The above actors join the previously announced young stars of the upcoming movie, which is the sixth in the Descendants franchise.

What is Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story about?

Hidden in the center of each fairy tale is a portal to a secret training facility where the descendants of legendary sidekicks are challenged to join the elite ranks of partners to heroes. When a villainous duo comes to Sidekick Academy, a group of fresh recruits must band together — without heroes, without parents — using only their new skills to save the fairytale realm before it’s too late.

Jude Weng is serving as director, with a script by Tamara Chestna, Eydie Faye and Emma Fletcher. If you didn’t know, Tamara also wrote the recently released Descendants: Wicked Wonderland, while Eydie wrote the upcoming Camp Rock 3 and Zombies 5: Secrets of the Sea!

“One of the things that has always made Descendants so special is the way it invites audiences to experience familiar Disney stories through an entirely new perspective,” Ayo Davis, president, Disney Kids & Family, shared in a statement. “With Hidden Heroes, we’re finally putting the sidekicks center stage, because they’ve always been an essential part of Disney’s greatest adventures. It’s a fun, surprising new chapter that expands the Descendants universe with all the music, dance and heart fans love and expect from the franchise.”

Filming on the music-and-dance-fueled movie is currently underway. Check out the first official photos from set!

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