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The cast of The Wizards Beyond Waverly Place told us how “nervous” they were for the sequel series, and it’s so adorably sweet how they prepared

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New episodes from Wizards beyond Waverly Place will air weekly as part of TV schedule 2024. However, if you have a Disney+ subscriptionyou can watch the first eight episodes on the streaming platform right now.

When it comes to Wizards beyond Waverly Placea spinoff of Wizards of Waverly Placethere is much that is needed to bring it to life. With child stars like Selena Gomez and David Henrie returning to the helm as the new adults, the new kids had a lot of pressure on them to bring the magic for the sequel series. So when I interviewed them Wizards beyond Waverly Place cast, I had a chance to ask the young actors if they had ever seen the original show and what they did to prepare, and their response was adorable.

For some background information, Wizards beyond Waverly Place is the new series that follows Justin (David Henrie) training a new wizard at the request of his sister (Selena Gomez). Of course, Justin now has children: two sons – Milo and Roman, played by Max Matenko and Alkaio Thiele. Matenko had admitted that he never watched it again, but that he got confused after booking the show — and then instantly became “a little nervous” about continuing the series, but he relied on the fan base from before:

I never really watched it, but once I got into the show, I binge-watched it, and it was amazing. I think it made me a little nervous because I was thinking how are we ever going to live up to this amazing legacy of a show? But then I realized that it’s a little bit of a start for a show because we already have a whole fan base and all that. And I think the show is really amazing and fun. And although I haven’t watched it, I wish I had.

Thiele also agreed that he was nervous, especially taking the same energy as the “original show” and putting it into this new one. But the way he prepared was to rely on Henrie and Gomez to help him in the process, and from there it was “easy” to play with their comedy and bring that magic:

I was nervous that we weren’t going to capture the same elements from the original series. Because it should be for the new generation, but also for some old tidbits that fans of the original show would enjoy. But then I realized that with David Henrie in the series and Selena Gomez in the first episode, they really bring the original energy of the show, so it’s so easy to play them and capture that feeling and that energy and bring those back. old themes that those original fans will really love.

It makes sense that Henrie and Gomez almost unconsciously helped the kids relax on the show, which is honestly the sweetest thing — it’s almost like they’re passing the torch to the next generation of Disney actors. Gomez even gave advice to Janice LeAnn Brownthe leader of the series. As both producers and stars of the new show, it’s clear that she and Henrie have influenced the entire young cast of Wizards beyond Waverly Place in the best way with these two.

But like any fun Disney show, there’s always the main character who has a best friend. In Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, is Winter, Billie’s best friend, played by Hollywood newcomer Taylor Cora.

Cora also admitted that she had never seen the original show before, but that the nervousness was still there even before landing the role for the same reason – living up to the hype. Finally, she watched an episode so she could base her audition on Harper, Alex’s best friend from the original series:

I hadn’t even heard of the show before the audition, but I watched an episode during the audition process. I only watched one because I was worried that I would have that nervousness of having to live up to all the characters in the original series. And so, I really wanted to bring my own, but I also based a lot of my auditions on Harper. Because Winter and Harper really are alike. But yeah, I think the original show is really great and I think this show is going to be just as great.

I’ve seen the first two episodes and can’t wait to see where their friendship goes and if they end up being one of Disney Channel’s best friends. Judging by Cora’s devotion, I have a feeling she might be.

Even so, it’s nice to hear how excited and nervous the kids were about filming this show, all of them being pretty much newcomers to the world of Hollywood. But personally, as someone who grew up with the original series and waited years for a Wizards of Waverly Place reunion or a sequel, I can honestly say they killed it and I’m so thankful that the older cast members were there to help. It just makes me want to review Wizards of Waverly Place all over again.

Now it’s all about where the story is going to go and how much trouble these kids will get into, just like Alex, Justin and Max, and hopefully they won’t end up in the darkest moments on the Disney list as these original Russian brothers did. But I was surprised before.

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The cast of The Wizards Beyond Waverly Place told us how “nervous” they were for the sequel series, and it’s so adorably sweet how they prepared

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