Photo:Frazer Harrison/Getty; Bob D’Amico/Disney Channel via Getty
Frazer Harrison/Getty; Bob D’Amico/Disney Channel via Getty
Selena Gomezis celebrating the return ofWizards of Waverly Place!
On Friday, Disney officially announced that a reboot of the popular series is arriving this Fall — and former star of the show, Gomez, 31, shared her excited reaction to the news on Instagram.
“Making magic, then and now 🪄,” the caption read. “The newWizards of Waverly Placeseries is coming this fall!”
“WE ARE BACK!! SOOOO GRATEFUL 😍MAGIC🪄🪄,” Gomez wrote in response in the comment section.
Selena Gomez and David Henrie in the “Wizards vs. Angels” episode of ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’.Ron Tom/Disney Channel via Getty
Ron Tom/Disney Channel via Getty
Shared alongside the message was a throwback photo from the show of Gomez resting her head on Henrie’s shoulder spliced with a teaser photo from the upcoming series of Gomez in the same position with Henrie as the pair sat on a couch.
Gomezrepostedthe announcement post on her Instagram Story as she wrote, “Guess what? WE GOT PICKED UP FOR SEASON 1!”
Henrie, 34, also shared his reaction to the news on his Instagram Story, writing, “🧙🪄🙌🏻 … CAN’T WAIT!!! See you this Fall! 🙌🏻.”
According toDeadline,the upcoming sequel toWizards of Waverly Placeis titledWizardsand sees Gomez and Henrie, who played siblings on the original show, both returning.
Henrie will be back as Justin Russo in a series regular role, while Gomez, who played Alex Russo, will make a guest appearance. The show will also feature new faces Janice LeAnn Brown, Alkaio Thiele, Max Matenko and Mimi Gianopulos.
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“📍Waverly Place,” the caption read.
At the time,Deadlinerevealed that Gomez and Henrie would have roles as executive producers on the upcoming sequel toWizards of Waverly Place.
Later that month, Henrie and Gomez posed together in a photo alongside the new cast of the revival and its new writers Scott Thomas and Jed Elinoff, which was shared on his Instagram Story. At the time, the actor captioned the photo, “Let’s make some 🪄 [magic].”
Gomez was also pictured reuniting with her costars on the show, Henrie, David DeLuise and Maria Canals-Barreraon Instagrama few days later.
PEOPLE has reached out to Disney for further comment.
Wizards of Waverly Placecan be streamed on Disney+.
source: people.com
