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Wizards Beyond Waverly Place will return for one more season. Disney has renewed the sequel series for a shortened third season, which will air on Disney Channel and Disney+ this summer. The four-episode season begins filming next week.
David Henrie, Janice LeAnn Brown, Max Matenko, Alkaio Thiele, Mimi Gianopulos, and Taylor Cora star in the series, which is a continuation of the popular Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired between 2007 and 2012.
Disney shared the following about the series’ renewal:
“Wizards Beyond Waverly Place,” the continuation of the Emmy(R) Award-winning “Wizards of Waverly Place,” returns for one last spell this summer on Disney+, Disney Channel and Disney Channel On Demand. The four-part event goes into production next week.
Executive producer Selena Gomez to make her directorial debut with the premiere episode. She will also reprise her role as Alex Russo in multiple episodes.
About the Four-Part Event: Billie, still reeling from losing Alex at the end of Season 2, discovers that the only way to rescue her mother is to reunite with her long-lost father. As her family bands together to find Alex, Billie realizes that their combined power is the only way the Russos can defeat the evil plaguing them.
The revival has been a hit with both new and returning fans. From launch, the series has amassed over 101 million views on Disney Channel YouTube* and emerged as a top streaming series across key youth and young adult audiences at the series’ launch, ranking among the top five titles overall with kids 6-11, teens 12-17 and adults 18-24 in views.**
The series stars David Henrie (as Justin Russo), Janice LeAnn Brown (as Billie), Alkaio Thiele (as Roman Russo), Max Matenko (as Milo Russo), Taylor Cora (as Winter) and Mimi Gianopulos (as Giada Russo).
Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas serve as writers and executive producers, along with executive producers Gary Marsh, Jonas Agin, Rick Williams, Gomez and Henrie. “Wizards of Waverly Place” was created by Todd Greenwald.”
The season three premiere date will be announced later.
What do you think? Will you watch the return of this Disney series this summer?
