Disney’s Hexed Release Date: Cast, Story, and What to Know Before November 25, 2026

Disney’s Hexed opens exclusively in theaters in the United States and Canada on November 25, 2026.
Hailee Steinfeld voices Billie, with Rashida Jones, Walton Goggins, Jodie Foster, Tracey Ullman, Stephen Fry, and others in the cast.
The PG-rated animated adventure follows a teenager and her mother into Hexe, a hidden world of witches and family secrets.

Disney’s Hexed release date and current status

Disney’s Hexed is scheduled to open exclusively in theaters on Wednesday, November 25, 2026. Walt Disney Animation Studios has confirmed the date for the United States and Canada, so families planning a Thanksgiving-week movie outing can put it on their late-November watch list.

This is not a sequel or a remake. Hexed is an original animated fantasy centered on a teenage girl, her cautious mother, and a hidden magical realm called Hexe. Disney has also released an official trailer, giving viewers a clearer look at the characters, visual style, and basic story setup before the theatrical release.

What is Disney’s Hexed about?

The film follows Billie Doe, an impulsive and unconventional 16-year-old who feels out of place in her ordinary suburban life. Billie discovers that she has secret magical abilities, and the powers quickly pull her into Hexe, a vast world inhabited by witches and other magical characters.

Billie’s mother, Alice, follows her into this unfamiliar realm. The relationship between them is central to the movie: Alice has been overprotective, while Billie wants more freedom and an explanation for the rules surrounding her life. As they travel through Hexe, they uncover long-buried family mysteries that could affect the entire witch world.

That makes Hexed more than a simple magical adventure. The story appears to combine fantasy spectacle with a mother-daughter conflict about trust, independence, and the reasons parents sometimes keep difficult information from their children.

Confirmed voice cast

Hailee Steinfeld voices Billie Doe, the teenager at the center of the story. Rashida Jones voices Alice, Billie’s mother and an important part of the film’s emotional core.

The supporting cast includes several recognizable performers:

Actor	Character
Hailee Steinfeld	Billie Doe
Rashida Jones	Alice
Walton Goggins	Beef Roger Crummchuk
Jodie Foster	Queen Celeste
Tracey Ullman	Ms. Quill
Stephen Fry	Elias Quire
Henry Winkler	Additional cast role
Dan Stevens	Additional cast role

Disney’s full cast listing also names performers including Brett Gelman, Samson Kayo, Jimmy O. Yang, Ron Funches, Cheri Oteri, Kathy Najimy, Wayne Knight, Alan Tudyk, Randall Park, Bill Farmer, Chris Parnell, Rachel Dratch, Yvette Nicole Brown, Josh Dallas, and others. Disney has not presented every supporting character as part of the main story material, so the central cast above is the most useful starting point for families deciding whether the film interests them.

The magical world of Hexe

Hexe is designed as a colorful but unusual witch realm rather than a familiar fairy-tale kingdom. The filmmakers have described the magic as tactile and personal, with each witch or wizard expressing abilities in a distinct way. Billie’s magic is tied to her own potential and personality, while Alice and Queen Celeste have their own visual styles.

Billie also encounters Beef Roger Crummchuk, a reclusive magical cat with three eyes. He forms an uneasy alliance with Billie and Alice, while an enchanted cauldron called Bucket becomes another companion during their journey. Ms. Quill, an enchanted feather quill, and Elias Quire, a magical journal, help introduce Billie to Hexe.

Queen Celeste, voiced by Jodie Foster, represents the story’s main threat. She wants to preserve her power over Hexe and sees Billie’s abilities as a possible danger to that control. The available material suggests a traditional fantasy conflict, but the film’s larger focus remains Billie’s identity and her changing relationship with her mother.

Is Disney’s Hexed appropriate for children?

Disney lists Hexed as PG. That makes it broadly aimed at families, but a PG rating is not a complete content guide. The official movie information does not currently provide detailed descriptors explaining whether the rating relates to fantasy peril, suspense, action, language, or other elements.

Parents should expect:

Magic, witches, supernatural abilities, and a fantasy world with its own rules.
Conflict involving a powerful queen who wants to maintain control.
Family tension between a teenager seeking independence and a protective parent.
Fantasy danger and action connected to Billie’s powers and the wider witch realm.

For most families, the central question will likely be how comfortable younger viewers are with magical threats and darker fantasy characters. Children who enjoy films such as Frozen, Encanto, or other Disney fantasy adventures may recognize the broad family-adventure tone, but Hexed has its own witch-focused setting and a more prominent mystery around Billie’s family.

Who is making the film?

Hexed is directed by Fawn Veerasunthorn and Jason Hand, with Josie Trinidad serving as co-director. Roy Conli and Yvett Merino are producing the film. The screenplay comes from Walt Disney Animation Studios Chief Creative Officer Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller, and Kris Bowers composed the original score.

The creative team has framed the movie as a mother-daughter story first and a magical adventure second. That distinction matters because the fantasy setting is not just background decoration. Billie’s journey through Hexe is also the way she learns more about Alice, her own abilities, and the family history that shaped both of them.

What families should know before November 25

The key practical detail is that Hexed is a theatrical release. Disney has not announced a same-day Disney+ release, a digital rental date, or a home-entertainment date in the official movie information currently available. Viewers should therefore plan around a cinema release rather than expect to watch it at home on November 25.

Disney has confirmed the release date and PG rating, along with the principal cast, premise, filmmakers, and official trailer. Ticketing details, individual theater listings, showtimes, and any special screenings are separate local theater matters and may become available closer to release.

For now, the best expectation is a family-oriented animated fantasy with a strong mother-daughter relationship, a teenage coming-of-age storyline, and a visually distinctive witch world. The film’s final suitability for very young children will be easier to judge once fuller content information and audience reactions are available after release.

What remains unknown

Disney has not yet confirmed a streaming date, digital purchase or rental date, Blu-ray release, or detailed rating descriptors beyond PG. It also has not announced whether there will be special preview screenings or location-specific theatrical events in Canada or the United States.

Those details may be added closer to opening day, but they should not be assumed in advance. The confirmed plan is straightforward: Disney’s Hexed opens exclusively in theaters on November 25, 2026.

Helpful Links

Disney’s Hexed official movie page – Verify the release date, PG rating, official synopsis, cast, filmmakers, and available trailers.
Inside Disney’s Hexed: A Mother-Daughter Adventure in a World of Witches – Read Disney’s behind-the-scenes overview of the story, characters, magical world, and creative team.
Disney official trailers – Find the official Hexed trailer and other current Disney studio previews.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. When does Disney’s Hexed come out?

A. Disney’s Hexed opens exclusively in theaters on November 25, 2026, in the United States and Canada.

Q. Is Disney’s Hexed a sequel?

A. No. Hexed is an original Walt Disney Animation Studios fantasy adventure rather than a sequel, remake, or adaptation of an announced Disney franchise.

Q. Who voices the main characters in Disney’s Hexed?

A. Hailee Steinfeld voices Billie Doe, and Rashida Jones voices her mother, Alice. Walton Goggins voices Beef Roger Crummchuk, while Jodie Foster voices Queen Celeste.