The highly anticipated series will arrive Oct. 29.
The first eight episodes will be available the next day on Disney+ and Disney Channel On Demand, according to the press release.David Henrie
, who will return to his role as Justin Russo. His "Wizards of Waverly Place" co-star Selena Gomez will also return to her beloved role as Alex Russo in the first episode of the new series.Former Disney star turned registered nurse praises those on the front linesAccording to a synopsis, the new show will "follow an adult Justin Russo, who has chosen to lead a normal, mortal life with his family, Giada , Roman and Milo .
"When Justin's sister Alex brings Billie to his home seeking help, Justin realizes he must dust off his magical skills to mentor the wizard-in-training while also juggling his everyday responsibilities -- and safeguarding the future of the Wizard World," the synopsis continues.
He added, "But at the same time, the original fan is having children now -- I mean, I've got three kids -- or they have nieces and nephews that they're babysitting, so we wanted a show that the original fan could watch with their child or with someone they're babysitting or with a niece and a nephew and have the same feeling that they got from the original show, but just in a whole new way.
New episodes that follow will premiere on the Disney Channel on Fridays at 8 p.m. ET, with two episodes weekly.
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