Release & Production Premiered July 10, 2025 on Disney Channel (7 p.m. ET/PT) and on Disney+ (and globally including India via Jio Hotstar) on July 11, 2025 Bleeding Cool News +13 What's On Disney Plus +13 Indiatimes +13 . Directed by Paul Hoen , with a screenplay by David Light, Joseph Raso and Josh Cagan. Filmed in Auckland, New Zealand IMDb +6 Wikipedia +6 What's On Disney Plus +6 . Main Cast Milo Manheim as Zed Donnelly, Meg, as Addison Kylee Russell ( Eliza ), Chandler Kinney ( Willa ), Julian Lerner, Swayam Bhatia, and Mekonnen Knife are returning friends. New leads: Nova (Freya Skye, a Daywalker) and Victor (Malachi Barton, a Vampire) YouTube +13 People.com +13 On Disney+ +13 . Music & Choreography Dondraico Johnson choreographs the show with vivacity, and Tom Howe scores it with nine brand-new original songs and two covers (Someday and "Ain't No Doubt About It"). Wikipedia +5 What's On Disney Plus +5 Bleed...
Release & Production
Premiered July 10, 2025 on Disney Channel (7 p.m. ET/PT) and on Disney+ (and globally including India via Jio Hotstar) on July 11, 2025 Bleeding Cool News+13What's On Disney Plus+13Indiatimes+13.
Directed by Paul Hoen, with a screenplay by David Light, Joseph Raso and Josh Cagan. Filmed in Auckland, New Zealand IMDb+6Wikipedia+6What's On Disney Plus+6.
Main Cast
Milo Manheim as Zed
Donnelly, Meg, as Addison
Kylee Russell (Eliza), Chandler Kinney (Willa), Julian Lerner, Swayam Bhatia, and Mekonnen Knife are returning friends.
New leads: Nova (Freya Skye, a Daywalker) and Victor (Malachi Barton, a Vampire) YouTube+13People.com+13On Disney++13.
Music & Choreography
Dondraico Johnson choreographs the show with vivacity, and Tom Howe scores it with nine brand-new original songs and two covers (Someday and "Ain't No Doubt About It"). Wikipedia+5What's On Disney Plus+5Bleeding Cool News+5.
The soundtrack features 13 tracks including lead singles “The Place to Be” (May 2) and “Don’t Mess With Us” (June 13), released by Walt Disney Records on July 11 Decider+7Wikipedia+7Wikipedia+7.
👥 Cast & Crew
Returning Leads: Milo Manheim (Zed) and Meg Donnelly (Addison) — who also serve as executive producers Decider+15Wikipedia+15People.com+15.
Supporting Friends: Kylee Russell (Eliza), Chandler Kinney (Willa), plus others from Seabrook Indiatimes+12Wikipedia+12Rotten Tomatoes+12.
New Blood: Freya Skye as Nova (a solar-powered Daywalker), Malachi Barton as Victor (a wind-powered Vampire) Reddit+15People.com+15On Disney++15.
Creative Team: Directed by Paul Hoen; script by David Light, Joseph Raso, Josh Cagan; composer Tom Howe; choreography by Dondraico Johnson Josh At The Movies+7Wikipedia+7What's On Disney Plus+7.
Reception & Critiques
Rotten Tomatoes shows a 75% audience score, though critics note the story is familiar in structure TechRadar+2Rotten Tomatoes+2Decider+2.
Reviews are mixed:
Decider criticizes the narrative as “redundant,” recommending “skip it” Wikipedia+3Decider+3Josh At The Movies+3.
Screenrant and fan-sources highlight a strong message of unity, engaging music, and fresh dynamics for a 3½ ★ review Screen Rant+1Decider+1.
📖 Plot Summary
Zed and Addison go to summer camps after their freshman year, but they end up at a mysterious wilderness camp instead. There, they find two feuding supernatural clans: Daywalkers led by Nova and Vampires led by Victor, each fighting over magical Blood Fruit. As camp counselors, Zed and Addison—with Eliza and Willa—guide both sides toward unity against a looming energy crisis tied to the dying orchard. The teens introduce a powerful “passing‑the‑torch” theme as they help Nova and Victor save their clans—and themselves
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