While the news was a little too quiet about the series for some time, there is some excellent news for Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. The revival series has conjured up a second season at Disney+.
Variety confirmed the news, sharing that David Henrie is definitely back as Justin Russo. Janice LeAnn Brown, Alkaio Thiele, Max Matenko, Taylor Cora, and Mimi Gianopulos will also return to the series.
Production for Wizards Beyond Waverly Place season 2 begins this spring
While it took time to get the renewal (with the success of the first episodes, I thought a renewal would have happened before the season 1 finale), production will start up very soon. Within the news came the confirmation that Wizards Beyond Waverly Place season 2 will start production in Los Angeles in May 2025. This could potentially mean a later 2025 release date considering how quickly some of these streaming shows are able to film — thanks to reduce episode counts compared to traditional Disney Channel (and broadcast) shows.
However, we may need to wait until around May or June 2026. It can take about a year to get through production and post-production for a lot of visual effect-heavy shows, and this is certainly one of those!
Henrie, who is also an executive producer on the series as well as the star, shared that there are “so many surprises in store for this second season. It’s going to be big…”
The renewal arguably isn’t that surprising considering how much love the series garnered from its initial announcement. Wizards of Waverly Place brought some excellent storylines and lessons to learn for Millennials and younger members of Gen-Z. This new series has brought the nostalgia, while also bringing fresh storylines for the newer Gen Alpha generation.
What to expect in Wizards Beyond Waverly Place season 2
There are no details about the second season just yet. However, with the way the first season ended, there is a lot of hope that Billie’s past will be explored more in the second season. Many fans have theories that Billie may have been sent to protect the world from Roman should he end up inheriting full magical powers.
There is another theory that Billie is Alex Russo’s daughter from the future, and that Alex is currently pregnant with her. That could be a little far-fetched, but Wizards of Waverly Place did establish time travel as being possible.
Hopefully, there will be a few teases as the show enters production in May. There’s no doubt we’re ready for more magical mayhem.
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place is available to stream on Disney+.