There’s no need to wish upon a star or use your magic wand for another season of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, because it’s already happening. Your favorite wizard family, the Russos, and wizard in training, Billie, are returning to television screens for Season 2. The Disney+ comedy series is a continuation of its hit Selena Gomez-led Wizards of Waverly Place. It follows an all-grown-up Justin Russo (David Henrie) living a regular life with his wife and two children, Roman and Milo. Their lives in New York City seem like any other family until his sister, Alex (Gomez), needs his assistance to help train a young wizard named Billie. Justin finds himself balancing his revived magical skills to train Billie and his normal life while safeguarding the future of the Wizard World.
The continuation debuted on October 29, 2024, and instantly brought back a nostalgic, early Disney Channel vibe during its 21-episode first season. TVLine has confirmed the series’ return, giving many hopeful fans a sigh of relief now that they can look forward to a sophomore season. David Henrie and Selena Gomez both serve as executive producers on the series, and in a statement, Henrie revealed that there are many surprises in store for the upcoming season. “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. So many surprises in store for this second season. It’s going to be big, so stay tuned.”

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While Gomez guest stars, Henrie is holding down the Russo family legacy as a main cast member, which includes Janice LeAnn Brown (Billie), Alkaio Thiele (Roman Russo), Max Matenko (Milo Russo), Taylor Cora (Winter), and Mimi Gianopulos (Giada Russo). Catering to the new generation and OG fans has been crucial to Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’s success. The series occurs fifteen years after the events of the 2007 series, and sees Justin as a non-practicing wizard who is now 34 years old.
‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ Season 1 Didn’t Disappoint New and Old Fans

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It’s not often that a continuation series lives up to the expectations of fans, but somehow Wizards Beyond Waverly Place understood how to incorporate nostalgia with fresh content. In its first episode, viewers see an adult Alex as a member of the Wizard Tribunal (which is nostalgic in itself because she won the family wizard competition and was awarded full magic powers in the original series). Meanwhile, Justin gets to actually use his skills as the headmaster at WizTech, a boarding school for young wizards in training, to teach Billie (which is something he obtained at the end of Wizard of Waverly Place’s fourth season in 2012).
The new character additions fit perfectly, so nothing seems out of place with the show’s episode plots. That’s why the Disney Channel series’ first season had a mostly positive reception. From its 89% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes to Variety praising the performance of the newcomers, it seems like the series being renewed for a second season was always somewhere in its path.
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