Selena Gomez is about to reprise her iconic Wizards of Waverly Place character, Alex Russo, within the latest spin-off collection. On Tuesday, November 12, Gomez took to social media to share a Deadline article in regards to the sequel collection Wizards Past Waverly Place’s viewership data.
The actress expressed her pleasure over the present’s heat reception whereas teasing her character’s potential sooner or later. “You all made this potential . . . don’t fear, Alex is coming again ahead of you assume,” she wrote over the publish.
On the premiere of the reboot collection of the hit Disney present—which accomplished a profitable run between 2007 and 2012—Gomez gushed about reprising her beloved character after years. “It is the perfect feeling in the entire world to have the ability to deliver this again for you and to all of the individuals who have by no means seen it earlier than,” she instructed PEOPLE on the October premiere.
She additional added that bringing again the nostalgia felt refreshing. The Solely Murders within the Constructing actress admitted that the present gave her every part she has right now. “I will always remember that that is the place I began,” she added.
The spin-off collection follows David Henrie’s character, Justin Russo, the eldest of the Russo household siblings. The wizarding prodigy Justin has embraced on a regular basis life to lift a household simply as his dad (David DeLuise) did to lift them.
Nonetheless, issues exit of proportion when Alex (Gomez) introduces her brother to Billy, a wizard in coaching who wants Justin’s mentorship. The latter should discover a approach to tutor his new mentee whereas sustaining the key of the Russo household’s wizarding historical past from his spouse and youngsters.
In keeping with the official synopsis, Henrie’s character “realizes he should mud off his magical expertise to mentor the wizard-in-training whereas additionally juggling his on a regular basis obligations — and safeguarding the way forward for the Wizard World.”
In a earlier interview with PEOPLE, Henrie revealed that his and Gomez’s aim in reviving the wizarding world was to “recreate” the group tradition they felt for the unique present and attain the brand new viewers.
Wizards Past Waverly Place is accessible to stream on Disney+.