Selena Gomez will be playing Wizards of Waverly Places’ Alex Russo again. Deadline reported this afternoon that Gomez will be joining her on-screen brother David Henrie in a sequel to the Disney Channel series that made them famous. Gomez confirmed the news on her Instagram Story
Gomez will be a guest star in the show’s pilot, which Disney Branded Television has ordered, while Henrie will be a series regular as his character, Justin Russo.
Gomez and Henrie will be executive-producing the series, along with the series’ writers, Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas. Gary Marsh and Andy Fickman will also serve as executive producers, and Fickman will direct as well.
No information has come out yet about what Gomez’s character, Alex, is up to.