Disney Channel Officially Green Lights New ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ Series

Disney Channel has officially given the green light on the Wizards of Waverly Place ontinuation series! The new series, currently titled, Wizards, will go into production in Los Angeles next month, and will premiere on Disney Channel and Disney+ later this year.

Selena Gomez and David Henrie will return not only as Alex and Justin Russo, respectively, but also serve as executive producers. “Gomez will guest star in the premiere episode, while Henrie will appear in a leading series-regular role. New series regular Max Matenko (“Platonic”) plays Justin’s youngest son, Milo, and joins the previously announced cast, including Janice LeAnn Brown (Disney’s “Just Roll with It”) in the lead role as a young, powerful wizard Billie; Alkaio Thiele (“Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends”) as Justin’s oldest son, Roman; and Mimi Gianopulos (“Rutherford Falls”) as Justin’s wife, Giada.”

The series follows an adult Justin Russo, who has chosen to lead a normal, mortal life with his family, Giada, Roman and Milo. When Justin’s sister Alex brings Billie to his home seeking help, Justin realizes he must dust off his magical skills to mentor the wizard-in-training while also juggling his everyday responsibilities — and safeguarding the future of the Wizard World.

So happy to see this get picked up! I can’t wait to see what is in store for the Russos.

Source: Disney Channel