Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place will debut just in time for Halloween. The sequel series is set to premiere on Disney Channel with two episodes airing on October 29 at 8 p.m.
ET/PT, the network announced Thursday. The first eight episodes will become available the next day on Disney+ and Disney Channel On Demand.
Also, Disney Channel alums Raven-Symoné and Danielle Fishel are directing episodes in Season 1, it was revealed. Earlier this month, audiences got a sneak peek at the upcoming series in a first look video that aired during the Disney Channel premiere of Descendants: The Rise of Red.
The video shows off David Henrie and Selena Gomez back on set as Justin and Alex Russo, as well as newcomers Janice LeAnn Brown (as Billie), Alkaio Thiele (as Roman Russo), Max Matenko (as Milo Russo), Taylor Cora (as Winter) and Mimi Gianopulos (as Giada Russo).
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