Star Darlings is a Disney publishing book franchise about an extraordinary group of twelve teenage girls from the all-girls' school Starling Academy who have been chosen to go to Earth and grant twelve very special wishes in order to save Starland from an unknown evil force. The first two books were released on September 15, 2015. An animated online series premiered on October 1, 2015.
The first TV special Becoming Star Darlings aired on January 29, 2016 on Disney Channel. This was followed by the second TV special Star Darlings Friendships on March 25, 2016.[1]
The third and final TV special The Power of Twelve aired on November 27, 2016.
The franchise went defunct in January 2017, and three books that were planned to be released after Star Darlings: Stealing Starlight were cancelled. The franchise's official website was removed in 2023.
Characters[]
Students[]
- Adora (voiced by Libe Barer (Power of Twelve))
- Astra (voiced by Julie Nathanson (Power of Twelve))
- Cassie (voiced by Kate Micucci, Libe Barer (Power of Twelve))
- Clover (voiced by Julie Nathanson)
- Gemma (voiced by Marieve Herington)
- Leona (voiced by Corrin Reto (episode 1), Alisha Wainwright (episodes 2-12), Dana Davis (Power of Twelve))
- Libby (voiced by Marieve Herington)
- Piper (voiced by Stephanie Sheh)
- Sage (voiced by Libe Barer)
- Scarlet (voiced by Sarah-Nicole Robles)
- Tessa (voiced by Eden Riegel (Power of Twelve))
- Vega (voiced by Stephanie Sheh)
- Ganymede (voiced by Lucas Grabeel)
- Ophelia
- Mira
- Gloryah
- Aerabelle
- Leebeau
- Violetta
Staff[]
- Bot-Bot MO-J4 (voiced by Parvesh Cheena)
- Lady Stella Albright (voiced by Jennifer Hale)
- Lady Cordial (voiced by April Stewart)
- Professor Findley Claxworth
- Professor Eugenia Bright
- Professor Dolores Raye
- Professor Nicola Cecella
- Professor Margaret Dumarre
- Professor Rupert Dag
- Professor Elara Ursa (voiced by April Stewart)
- Professor Lucretia Delphinus
- Professor Illumia Wickes
Antagonists[]
- Lady Rancora (voiced by April Stewart)
- Vivica (voiced by Romi Dames)
Books[]
Main Series[]
- Sage and the Journey to Wishworld (September 15, 2015)
- Libby and the Class Election (September 15, 2015)
- Leona's Unlucky Mission (January 5, 2016)
- Vega and the Fashion Disaster (January 5, 2016)
- Scarlet Discovers True Strength (January 5, 2016)
- Cassie Comes Through (February 2, 2016)
- Piper's Perfect Dream (March 1, 2016)
- Astra's Mixed-Up Mission (April 5, 2016)
- Tessa's Lost and Found (May 3, 2016)
- Adora Finds a Friend (June 7, 2016)
- Clover's Parent Fix (July 5, 2016)
- Gemma and the Ultimate Standoff (August 2, 2016)
- Star Darlings: Good Wish Gone Bad (Stellar Edition) (October 4, 2016)
- Star Darlings: Stealing Starlight (January 17, 2017)
- Star Darlings: Star-Crossed Summer (Cancelled)
- Star Darlings: Dark Starling (Cancelled)
- Star Darlings: One Star Too Far (Cancelled)
Collections[]
- Star Darlings Collection Vol.1 (books 1-3) (May 31, 2016)
- Star Darlings Collection Vol.2 (books 4-6) (June 14, 2016)
- Star Darlings Collection Vol.3 (books 7-9) (July 5, 2016)
- Star Darlings Collection Vol.4 (books 10-12) (September 20, 2016)
Other Books[]
- Star Darlings A Wisher's Guide to Starland (September 15, 2016)
- Star Darlings Stellar Style (May 15, 2016)
- Disney Star Darlings Style and Sparkle: Dress, Style and Accessorize the Star Darlings! (August 5, 2016)
- Star Darlings Wish-a-Day Diary (September 6, 2016)
Photo Comics[]
- Disney Star Darlings Cinestory Comic: Volume 1 (December 27, 2016)
Episodes[]
- Star Charmed (October 1, 2015)
- Wish-House Rocked (October 15, 2015)
- Wisher's 101 (October 29, 2015)
- Illuminated (November 12, 2015)
- Super Zoomy (November 26, 2015)
- Rising Starlings (December 10, 2015)
- The Star Dipper (January 21, 2016)
- Shining Starlings (January 21, 2016)
- Super Stars! (February 18, 2016)
- Just Dancing (February 28, 2016)
- Dear Libby (February 28, 2016)
- Paint by Numbers (March 17, 2016)
- The Power of Twelve Part 1 (December 2, 2016)
- The Power of Twelve Part 2 (December 9, 2016)
- The Power of Twelve Part 3 (December 16, 2016)
Shorts[]
- Glow Fur It (October 8, 2015)
- Taming Star (October 22, 2015)
- Cooking with Tessa (November 5, 2015)
- Astra-nomical (November 19, 2015)
- Piper's Dream (December 3, 2015)
- MO-J4's Day (January 22, 2016)
- Voice Activated (February 25, 2016)
- Shoot For The Stars (February 26, 2016)
- Star Party (February 26, 2016)
- Science of Fashion (March 13, 2016)
- Choc It Up (March 17, 2016)
- Lib-erated (March 17, 2016)
Specials[]
Becoming Star Darlings and Star Darlings Friendships are compilation specials that are comprised of the episodes that have been released online prior to the specials with extra material that features MO-J4.
The Power of Twelve is a loose adaptation of Gemma and the Ultimate Standoff.
Trivia[]
- Starland was originally going to be called Star Planet.[2]
- Every character was going to have the surname Starling.[2] However, the dolls' boxes and ID cards have the name printed after the given name. Astra also uses Starling as her surname in Astra's Mixed Up Mission.
- Lady Stella was originally named Cassiopeia. This was changed probably to avoid confusion with the Star Darling Cassie.[2]
- Scarlet was originally going to be the main antagonist of the series alongside an unnamed character who was described as having acid yellow hair.[2] This later got carried over to Vivica.
- The original title for Sage and the Journey to Wishworld was Sage's Story.[3]
- Starling Academy was originally going to be called Star Academy. This was changed at the last minute to avoid trademark infringement with the Star Academy franchise.[4]
- Astra was originally named Arly.[4]
- Vega was originally named Virginia.[4] The name is later given to Vega's mother in Vega and the Fashion Disaster.
- A Star Darling named Prudence was cut in the final version and was replaced by Scarlet.[4]
- Adora was originally named Aquamarine.[5]
- The Wish Blossom looked completely different compared to the final version.[6]
- The book Star Darlings: Stellar Style had the working title Star Darlings: Hairstyles & Looks and was originally going to be released on April 1, 2016.
- Gemma and the Ultimate Standoff was originally going to be called Gemma and the Worst Wish Ever.
- Leona's Unlucky Mission was originally called Leona's Last Chance.
- Star Darlings; Stealing Starlight was originally called Star Darlings: When We Shine.
- Disney Star Darlings Cinestory Comic: Volume 1 was originally going to be released in November 29, 2016.
- Books 15-17 were planned to be released on April 7, 2017, July 11, 2017 and October 17, 2017, but all have been cancelled for currently unknown reasons.
- One Star Darlings comic story was published in the Disney Stars magazine in the U.K. and Poland.
- Each of the Star Darlings are named after a sign in the Zodiac:
- Astra - Aries
- Tessa - Taurus
- Gemma - Gemini
- Cassie - Cancer
- Leona - Leo
- Vega - Virgo
- Libby - Libra
- Scarlet - Scorpio
- Sage - Sagittarius
- Clover - Capricorn
- Adora - Aquarius
- Piper - Pisces
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