Greater than a decade after their time on Wizards of Waverly Place got here to an finish, Selena Gomez and David Henrie are returning to their magical roots for a sequel collection.
Wizards Past Waverly Place follows an grownup Justin Russo (Henrie), who has chosen to lead a standard, mortal life together with his household; that’s, till his sister Alex (Gomez) introduces him to Billie (Janice LeAnn Brown), a wizard-in-training who wants Justin’s mentorship.
Together with showing onscreen, each Gomez and Henrie function government producers on the present, bringing their very own experiences as little one actors to the subsequent technology.
“We’ve both been doing this for a long time, and I think we seek to bring our best experiences forward when we’re working with young people — especially kids — so for me, it’s very much on the forefront of my mind to help enable an atmosphere that makes them the best they can be in that moment,” Henrie defined. “And it’s been wonderful, we cast some really talented kids, and they’ve just gotten better and better and better.”
Gomez added of supporting the younger forged, “I think the only thing I can provide is the love and support that they’re going to need during this time because hopefully it’s a life-changing experience.”
The pair additionally talked about their longtime friendship, as Wizards of Waverly Place started airing when Gomez was 15 and Henrie was 18.
“I think for me, it’s so important that I have someone in my life that knew me before,” Gomez mentioned of their relationship. “Most of my friends are definitely people that I’ve learned to love and trust, but David was there the first time I ever experienced any sort of fame-like things, and I think he saw and continues to see through that. He’ll tell me the truth, and I like that.”
Henrie echoed, “We’ve been friends a long time, and when you’re friends before big events happen, I think there’s that meaningful memory that you know of one of another,” as Gomez teased, “He’s stuck with me.”
Wizards Past Waverly Place premieres Tuesday on Disney Channel and might be out there Wednesday on Disney+.
Tiffany Taylor contributed to this report.
