Star vs. the Forces of Evil is an American animated magical girl television series created by Daron Nefcy and developed by Jordana Arkin and Dave Wasson, which aired on Disney Channel and Disney XD. It is the first Disney XD series created by a woman, and the third overall for Disney Television Animation (following Pepper Ann from 1997 and Doc McStuffins from 2012).
The series follows the adventures of Star Butterfly (voiced by Eden Sher), the young turbulent heir to the royal throne in the dimension of Mewni, who is sent to Earth to mellow her reckless behavior. There she befriends and becomes roommates with human Marco Diaz (Adam McArthur) and begins a semi-normal life in Echo Creek, attending school and meeting new friends. Throughout the first season, the two travel to exotic dimensions using dimensional scissors while preventing the Mewman monster Ludo (Alan Tudyk) from stealing Star's magic wand. As the series progresses, Star and Marco meet new friends, take on new enemies, and travel to even more weird and wild dimensions.
Star vs. the Forces of Evil typically follows a format of two 11 minute-long independent "segments" per episode for the first three seasons. The fourth season has a few more half-hour episodes than prior seasons. Greenlit for Disney Channel in 2013, the first episode aired there on January 18, 2015, as a preview, then the series moved over to Disney XD on March 30, 2015, where its premiere on Disney XD became the most-watched animated series debut in the network's history. The fourth and final season premiered on March 10, 2019, in its return to Disney Channel, with two new episodes airing every Sunday. The series ended on May 19, 2019, with the episode "Cleaved". Reruns air occasionally on Disney XD in multi-episode marathons, and singly each week on the free DisneyNow app.
Cast and characters[]
- Eden Sher - Star Butterfly
- Adam McArthur - Marco Diaz
- Grey Griffin - Moon Butterfly, Jackie Lynn Thomas
- Alan Tudyk - River Butterfly
- Artt Butler - Rafael Diaz
- Nia Vardalos - Angie Diaz
- Jeff Bennett - Principal Skeeves
- Nate Torrence - Ferguson O'Durguson
- Matt Chapman - Alfonso Dolittle
- Jenny Slate - Pony Head
- Dee Dee Rescher - Miss Margaret Skullnick
- Nick Swardson - Sensei Brantley
- Joshua Rush - Jeremy Birnbaum
- Jon Heder - Oskar Greason
- Minae Noji - Brittney Wong
- Jeffrey Tambor - Glossaryck (seasons 1–3)
- Keith David - Glossaryck (seasons 3–4)
- Rider Strong - Tom Lucitor
- Fred Tatasciore - Yvgeny "Buff Frog" Bulgolyubov
- Abby Elliott - Janna Ordonia
- Dana Davis - Kelly
- Esmé Bianco - Eclipsa Butterfly
- Jaime Camil - Globgor
- John DiMaggio - Lord Brudo
- Tress MacNeille - Lady Avarius
International broadcast[]
| Country | Network | Local title |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Disney XD, Disney Channel | Star vs. the Forces of Evil |
| Africa | Disney XD | |
| Asia | Disney Channel | |
| Australia | Disney XD | |
| Canada (English) | Disney XD | |
| United Kingdom Ireland |
Disney XD | |
| Belgium (French) | Disney Channel | Star Butterfly |
| Canada (French) | La Chaîne Disney | |
| France | Disney Channel | |
| Hong Kong | Disney Channel | 公主闖天關 |
| Taiwan | Disney Channel | |
| Albania | Bang Bang | Ylli kundër forcave të së keqes |
| Arab World | Disney XD | نجمة ضد قوى الشر |
| Brazil | Disney XD, Disney Channel | Star vs. as Forças do Mal |
| Bulgaria | Disney Channel | Звезда срещу силите на злото |
| Czech Republic | Disney Channel | Star proti silám zla |
| Denmark | Disney Channel | Stella vs. mørkets kræfter |
| Finland | Disney+ | Star vs. pahuuden voimat |
| Germany | Disney XD, Disney Channel | Star gegen die Mächte des Bösen |
| Greece | Disney XD | Η Σταρ και οι δυνάμεις του κακού |
| Hungary | Disney Channel | Csillag kontra gonosz erők |
| Israel | Disney Channel, Disney XD | סטאר נגד כוחות הרשע |
| Italy | Disney XD, Disney Channel | Marco e Star contro le forze del male |
| Japan | Disney Channel, Dlife | 悪魔バスター★スター・バタフライ |
| Latin America | Disney Channel, Disney XD | Star vs. las fuerzas del mal |
| Malaysia | Disney Channel | Star Menentang Kuasa Jahat |
| Netherlands | Disney Channel, Disney XD | Star vs. de kracht van het kwaad |
| Norway | Disney Channel | Sara vs. mørkets krafter |
| Poland | Disney XD, Disney Channel | Star Butterfly kontra siły zła |
| Portugal | Disney Channel | Star Contra as Forças do Mal |
| Romania | Disney Channel | Printesa Stea contra fortelor raului |
| Russia | Disney Channel | Звёздная принцесса и силы зла |
| South Korea | Disney Channel | 프린세스 스타의 모험일기 |
| Spain | Disney Channel | Star contra las fuerzas del mal |
| Sweden | Disney Channel | Ester vs. mörkrets makter |
| Thailand | Disney Channel | เจ้าหญิงซ่ากับปีศาจเจ้าปัญหา |
| Turkey | Disney Channel | Star Kötü Güçlere Karşı |
| Ukraine | PlusPlus | Зоряна принцеса проти сил зла |