Disney has announced that it has renewed the hit original series, “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place,” for a second season.  The show is a continuation of the Emmy Award-winning “Wizards of Waverly Place”.

“Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” 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.

The first episode of “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” was Disney Channel’s most-watched series premiere ever on Disney+, driving 3.2 million views globally in the first 12 days. The premiere episode was also posted to Disney Channel YouTube and has amassed over 2.3 million views and 320 thousand hours to date.   On social media, the series has generated more than 294 million total impressions and 23+ million engagements across the show handles, as well as the Disney Channel and Disney+ accounts, on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook as of March 28, 2025.

Executive Producer and series star David Henrie said in a statement regarding the renewal:

“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!”

Disney also released a short video of the cast of the show confirming the show’s renewal.

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, Selena Gomez and Henrie. “Wizards of Waverly Place” was created by Todd Greenwald.

The new season is set to begin production in Los Angeles next month. 

The first season of “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place”, along with the original series,  “Wizards of Waverly Place” is available to stream on Disney+.

Roger’s Take:  Considering the success of the first season, it should come as no suprrise that the show was picked up for another season and I’d be surprised if the new season doesn’t return with new episodes before Halloween this year.

What do you think of the renewal of “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place”?  Let me know on social media!

Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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