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'Wizards Beyond Waverly Place' Announces Final Chapter, with Selena Gomez Making Her Directorial Debut and Guest Starring in Multiple Episodes

'Wizards Beyond Waverly Place' Announces Final Chapter, with Selena Gomez Making Her Directorial Debut and Guest Starring in Multiple Episodes

Entertainment

April 2, 20263 min. read

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, the continuation of the Emmy® Award-winning Wizards of Waverly Place, will return for one last spell this summer on Disney+, Disney Channel, and Disney Channel On Demand. The four-part event will go into production next week.

Executive producer Selena Gomez will make her directorial debut with the premiere episode. She will also reprise her role as Alex Russo in multiple episodes.

In the four-part event, Billie (Janice LeAnn Brown) - still reeling from losing Alex (Gomez) 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 also stars David Henrie as Justin Russo, Alkaio Thiele as Roman Russo, Max Matenko as Milo Russo, Taylor Cora as Winter, and Mimi Gianopulos as Giada Russo. Writers Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas executive produce with Gary Marsh, Jonas Agin, Rick Williams, Gomez, and Henrie. Wizards of Waverly Place was created by Todd Greenwald.

Streaming on Disney+

Catch Up on Seasons 1-2

'Wizards Beyond Waverly Place' follows an adult Justin Russo, who has chosen to lead a normal, mortal life with his family. 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.

2024-2026

All episodes of the first two seasons are now streaming on Disney+.

Wizards of Waverly Place (2007-2012) followed the Russo family, where three siblings navigated the challenges of adolescence while mastering their magical abilities. The series launched the career of Gomez who went on to become a multiplatinum, GRAMMYⓇ Award-nominated recording artist and popular actress across film and TV.

*Source: YouTube Analytics. All Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. Lifetime through 2/16/26*.

**Source: Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings, Live Viewing for month 1, 10/30/24-11/26/24. Content with 3+ eps & 8+ min duration.

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