“Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” brought back a beloved franchise back to The Disney Channel. Now after an exciting two-part season finale, fans can watch all 12 episodes on Disney+. In the series we continue to follow these characters through Justin Russo’s family, played by David Henrie. Throughout the series we see the same family comedy that made it so popular, seeing new and recurring characters along the way that allows for moment of nostalgia as we move forward.

A CHAT WITH A FAN-FAVORITE TV MOM

With the release of “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” on Disney+, I had the pleasure to catch up with Maria Canals-Barrera. Fans of the franchise will recognizer her as the mortal mom of Justin, Max, and Alex Russo, Theresa. She is a guest star in the episode, “When You Wish Upon A Squonk”.

Through our conversation, we talk about what it meant to her to be able to return to the franchise. Especially now as the their original fans now probably have families of their own just like the characters. She also shares with us what makes that time period great for family television shows that have been able to be picked up once again by studios. It was a fabulous conversation that you can check out below!

ABOUT ‘WIZARDS BEYOND WAVERLY PLACE’

Billie, a powerful young wizard at the center of a mysterious prophecy, is sent to live in the mortal world with the only wizard teacher who can help her control her powers—Justin Russo.

In the episode “When You Wish Upon A Squonk”, after finding out about the prophecy, Billie avoids using magic, but when a magical creature causes mayhem in the Russo house, Billie worries it’s somehow still her fault.