First Trailer of Selena Gomez’s ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ Sequel Seemingly Has the Same Problem as All Other Reboots

Everyone remembers the good old days when Selena Gomez used to reign the Disney Channel with projects like Wizards of Waverly Place, Another Cinderella Story, Princess Protection Program, and Ramona and Beezus.

The singer-actress has broken out of her Disney mold and acted in diverse movies, from drama to thrillers. Her latest show Only Murders in the Building is breaking records and becoming a global phenomenon with every subsequent season.

Wizards of Waverly Place reboot releases trailer

Wizards of Waverly Place was undoubtedly a fan favorite when it aired back in 2007. The unique concept of the show with incredible humor made it relatable to all teen and young adult fans.

Starring Selena Gomez, David Henrie, and Jake T. Austin in lead roles, the show followed the life of a family that knew magic but had to keep it a secret from their acquaintances and people around them.

Titled Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, the sequel-reboot show has been in the works for quite some time now, and is reportedly set to release soon. The first trailer of the show reveals Justin leading a normal life with his mortal family. Things start to turn upside down quite literally when Alex brings in Billie, a young wizard in need of mentorship.

The trailer brings back all the nostalgia fans have been reeling with since the original Disney show ended. The golden era of such shows was unmatched. with great acting and exceptionally relevant stories. Only time will tell how the show performs and if it manages to enchant the audiences quite like the original show did.

Fans react to the trailer of Wizards of Waverly Place reboot

The Disney sequel show Wizards Beyond Waverly Place brings back Justin and Alex Russo, who were the lifelines of the original show. Though we are unsure of Gomez’s involvement in the series since she has other commitments, David Henrie and Janice LeAnn Brown seem to headline the rebooted show.

With the release of the first trailer, fans have started forming opinions and expressing their take on social media. The initial reviews claim there is a certain awkwardness in the rebooted shows since they fail to emulate the same magic as the previous ones.

why do they keep saying these reboots are for the adults now who originally watched the original show, and then turn it into a cheesy children’s show. this is not what we wanted at all. this actually is painful.

— MINAJS MULLET (@MINAJS_MULLET) September 24, 2024

My issue with this is the people who watched this show as kids are too old for the way they made this show now I wish if they did reboots they would cater to the people who watched it originally

— gotit 🎯 (@iagotit1) September 24, 2024

This makes sense and I thought ICarlys return did a really good job of this

— Mike Ayer (@Michael44856350) September 24, 2024

The problem with that is the kids who this was made for don't care and don't have an attachment to this. The adults who grew up on it either have no interest or may watch a few episodes because of nostalgia. They tried this with proud family and boy meets world and both failed

— De Andre (@DeAndre15942404) September 24, 2024

Many reboots like this have failed to garner popular support because they just seem to be shallow attempts at capitalizing on fans’ nostalgia. There should be significant substance in the narrative for a story to continue and pull people back into the fictional world.

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place premieres on October 29, 2024 on Disney Channel.