“Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” has been renewed for a second season at Disney Channel and Disney+.
The followup to the classic Disney sitcom “Wizards of Waverly” place originally debuted in October 2024. Production on the new season of the Disney Branded Television series will begin in May in Los Angeles.
“I’m overwhelmed by all the love for the series and ready to keep serving this new generation of ‘Wizards’ fans with more Russo magic, while continuing to deliver a big warm hug to the original fan!” said executive producer and series star David Henrie. “So many surprises in store for this second season. It’s going to be big, so stay tuned!”
Henrie reprised the role of Justin Russo in the new series, and is joined by castmates Janice LeAnn Brown, Alkaio Thiele, Max Matenko, Taylor Cora, and Mimi Gianopulos.
The official description of the series states that it “follows an adult Justin Russo, who has chosen to lead a normal, mortal life with his family, Giada (Gianopulos), Roman (Thiele) and Milo (Matenko). When Justin’s sister Alex (Selena Gomez) brings Billie (Brown) 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.”
Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas serve as writers and executive producers, along with executive producers Gary Marsh, Jonas Agin, Gomez and Henrie. “Wizards of Waverly Place” was created by Todd Greenwald.
Per Disney, the first episode of “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” was the Disney Channel’s most-watched series premiere ever on Disney+, drawing 3.2 million views in its first 12 days. A view is defined as total runtime divided by hours viewed. It also drew 2.3 million views when it was posted in full to YouTube.
