Gomez and Henrie played Alex and Justin Russo on the Disney Channel series from 2007-2012.
Grab your funky hats and wands -- the Russos are coming back!
Selena Gomez officially confirmed that she and David Henrie will reprise their roles and Alex and Justin Russo in Disney's upcoming Wizards of Waverly Place sequel.
On Thursday, Gomez took to her Instagram Story and shared a throwback picture of her and Henrie's character's sitting on the couch of their NYC apartment.
Confirming their magical return, the actress wrote, "We're Back."
In addition to sharing the image, the following slide on her Story featured the Deadline article that broke the news, along with the caption, "So excited."
Henrie took to his Instagram grid to announce the news with a picture of the script.
"The Russo’s are excited to become a part of your family, once again, but we’ve grown 😊 2024, the year magic comes back! 🪄 #WizardsOfWaverlyPlace #WoWP #DisneyChannel #BigAnnouncement #SelenaGomez #DavidHenrie #Disney #wereback," he wrote.
Disney got in on the news with a TikTok video. In the clip, shared on the official Disney Channel account, a montage of clips from the OG show flash, before Alex waves her wand and a picture of the script that reads "Wizards" appears on the table. Then, seconds later, it disappears.
The caption had a location pin drop emoji and the words "Waverly Place" next to it.
According to Deadline, a pilot has been ordered for series which will be a follow-up to the show that ran on Disney Channel from 2007-2012. Gomez and Henrie will each serve as executive producers and appear in the pilot episode, where they will reprise their roles.
Henrie has been tapped as a series regular and will be joined by Janice LeAnn Brown, Alkaio Thiele and Mimi Gianopulos.
According to Deadline, the series will pick up "after a mysterious incident at WizTech, where an adult Justin Russo has left his wizard powers behind, opting for a normal, human life with his wife and two sons. But he gets a surprise when a powerful young wizard in need of training shows up at his door… and Justin must embrace his past to ensure the future of the Wizard World."
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So far, the inclusion of other former cast members including Jake T. Austin (Max Russo), Jennifer Stone (Harper Finkle), Maria Canals-Barrera (Theresa Russo), and David DeLuise (Jerry Russo) has yet to be announced.
Wizards of Waverly Place followed the three Russo kids, Alex, Justin and Max, as they learned how to handle the magic they inherited from their father's side of the family. The end goal was to become the kid that became the family wizard, all while helping their parents maintain their New York City sandwich shop.
Last year, Gomez joined DeLuise and Stone on their Wizards of Waverly Pod and got emotional as she opened up about her time on the series.
"I can't begin to tell you guys without making it such a little cry session, I felt like I was the happiest I'd been my whole life," she said during the episode. "I don't want that to be a sad thought because I'm really grateful and happy, but it was definitely the happiest times for me, and I recognize that because I obviously have this different attention on me that I didn't have then. It was a really pure time."
She continued, "I am so lucky and grateful that I get to be a part of all these other projects, but I tell people all the time I've never had that feeling that I had with the whole Wizards crew, not just you guys."
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