Wizards of Waverly Place

Wizards of Waverly Place

 

Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel original fantasy television sitcom which premiered on October 12, 2007. It won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2009 for "outstanding children's program" and was nominated for another in 2010. The series was created by Todd J. Greenwald, and stars Selena Gomez, David Henrie and Jake T. Austin as three wizard siblings with magical abilities. Further main cast includes Jennifer Stone, Maria Canals Barrera and David DeLuise.
The series began filming its third season on July 7, 2009. It began airing in High Definition with the third season's premiere episode, "Franken Girl", on October 9, 2009, making this the second of three Disney Channel Shows to transition from Standard Definition to High Definition. The series wrapped up filming its third season on March 26, 2010.On June 3, 2010 Disney Channel announced that they had renewed Wizards of Waverly Place for a fourth season, which started production on August 2, 2010, according to Jake T. Austin's Twitter account. . Season 4 is set to debut in fall 2010 or possibly early 2011. It was also announced that a second film based on the series has been greenlit.
Selena Gomez confirmed in a recent MTV interview that the fourth season of Wizards of Waverly Place will be its last and that she will be leaving Disney Channel following the production and release of film #2.Which has yet to be named.