Selena Gomez ‘So Excited’ to Reunite with David Henrie for ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ Revival

Selena Gomez and David Henrie are returning for a new installment of Wizards of Waverly Place!

Disney announced that the two stars, who worked as siblings in the original series, are reuniting for what appears to be a sequel.

WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE - "Misfortune at the Beach" - Alex, Justin and Max ignore their father's warning and decide to get their fortunes from a machine on the beach, even though the fortunes actually come true for Wizards. The trio is shocked when Alex's fortune tells her to say goodbye to her life. In order to reverse the misfortune, Zelzar the fortune teller convinces Alex to let him out to spend a day at the beach, in a new episode of "Wizards of Waverly Place," premiering SUNDAY, JULY 24 (7:30-8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel. — WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE – “Misfortune at the Beach” – Alex, Justin and Max ignore their father’s warning and decide to get their fortunes from a machine on the beach, even though the fortunes actually come true for Wizards. The trio is shocked when Alex’s fortune tells her to say goodbye to her life. In order to reverse the misfortune, Zelzar the fortune teller convinces Alex to let him out to spend a day at the beach, in a new episode of “Wizards of Waverly Place,” premiering SUNDAY, JULY 24 (7:30-8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel. (Photo by Eric McCandless/Disney Channel via Getty Images).JENNIFER STONE, SELENA GOMEZ, JAKE T. AUSTIN, DAVID HENRIE, DAVID DELUISE, MARIA CANALS-BARRERA

Gomez 31, will be reprising her character, Alex Russo, as a guest star in the pilot. Meanwhile, Henrie, 34, will be playing Justin Russo as a series regular.

The sequel will be detailing the aftermath of “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,” according to an official synopsis.

NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 06: (L-R) Actors David DeLuise, Jennifer Stone, Selena Gomez, Jake T. Austin and David Henrie cast of “Wizards of Waverly Place” visits the World of Disney on September 6, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic)

Janice LeAnn Brown will star in the lead role of Billie, the powerful young wizard in need of training, on the new Disney Channel series. Alkaio Thiele will play Justin’s oldest son Roman while Mimi Gianopulos will take on the role of Justin’s wife Giada.

Disney Channel teased the news on Instagram, and even shared a snapshot of the pilot script with a wand from the series.

“📍Waverly Place 🎥: Wizards of Waverly Place,” the caption read.

Henrie responded in the comment section, writing, “Get ready for the Russo’s to become apart of your family once again, but we’ve grown! 2024, the year 🪄 comes back ;)”

Gomez also shared her thoughts on social media, reposting the Deadline story, writing that she was ‘so excited’ alongside a heart emoji.

Gomez and Henrie will also serve as executive producers for the series, which already served a pilot order from Disney Branded Television, Deadline reports.

Henrie previously revealed during a 2020 interview with Access that he had “talked” with the “Calm Down” singer about rebooting the show.

Gomez and Henrie starred on Wizards of Waverly Place alongside Jake T. Austin as three wizard siblings whose parents own a sandwich shop in New York City. The Disney Channel show premiered in 2007 and lasted four seasons, later spawning Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie in 2009 and the standalone special, The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex, in 2013.