‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ Gets Premiere Date; Raven-Symoné & Danielle Fishel To Direct Episodes

Katie Campione
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Wizards Beyond Waverly Place will debut just in time for Halloween.

The sequel series is set to premiere on Disney Channel with two episodes airing on October 29 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, the network announced Thursday. The first eight episodes will become available the next day on Disney+ and Disney Channel On Demand.

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Also, Disney Channel alums Raven-Symoné and Danielle Fishel are directing episodes in Season 1, it was revealed.

Earlier this month, audiences got a sneak peek at the upcoming series in a first look video that aired during the Disney Channel premiere of Descendants: The Rise of Red.

The video shows off David Henrie and Selena Gomez back on set as Justin and Alex Russo, as well as newcomers 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).

As of now, Gomez is only expected to guest star in the first episode. Henrie and the rest of the cast will star.

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.

Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas serve as writers and executive producers, along with executive producers Gary Marsh, Jonas Agin, Gomez and Henrie. Andy Fickman directed and executive-produced the pilot and will direct multiple episodes. Wizards of Waverly Place was created by Todd Greenwald.

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