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Updated with latest: Selena Gomez revealed the Wizards of Waverly Place sequel title at Disney’s upfront Tuesday. The spinoff will be called Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. She also shared two first-look images which can be found below.

Deadline broke the news of the sequel series in January. Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas serve as writers and executive producers. Andy Fickman directed and executive-produced the pilot and will direct multiple episodes.

The original show ran four seasons, winning Emmys and doing well in the ratings until star Selena Gomez decided it was time to graduate to more adult roles. The show ran from 2007-2012, with Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie also airing on the Disney Channel in 2009. The cast returned for a stand-alone television special, The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex, in 2013.

There have been rumors of another reunion ever since and now, after a decade, Disney is making them a reality.

Selena Gomez and David Henrie return for ‘Wizards’ (Photos Courtesy of Disney Channel)

Filming’s expected to get underway in May 2024 on the Wizards of Waverly Place sequel, Wizards, which just received a series order from Disney Channel and Disney+. David Henrie will reprise his role as Justin Russo as a series regular, with Emmy nominee Selena Gomez appearing in a guest-starring role in the series premiere as Alex.

Wizards (the working title) will film in Los Angeles, with Disney+ and Disney Channel anticipating a 2024 premiere.

“Wizards of Waverly Place captivated hearts with its spellbinding adventures and big laughs, creating unforgettable memories for kids and families everywhere,” stated Ayo Davis, president, Disney Branded Television. “We can’t wait to step back into the magical world of Wizards, inviting both longtime fans and a new generation to experience the enchantment alongside Selena, David, and our incredible cast and crew.”

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Hanging out with family can be so magical, don’t you think?

That’s the vibe we’re getting from a new photo that has us very excited for Disney Channel’s in-the-works Wizards of Waverly Place sequel series.

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On Instagram Friday, David DeLuise and David Henrie — who played father and son Jerry and Justin Russo, respectively, in the original show — posted a...

Following the news that former Wizards of Waverly Place stars Selena Gomez and David Henrie are reprising their roles in a new Disney Channel sequel series, fans of the original show can’t help but wonder which other familiar faces might appear (as if by magic!) in the project.

Tentatively titled Wizards, the new show is a continuation of the original sitcom, which aired from 2007 to 2012. Both Gomez and Henrie are executive-producing, but only Henrie is expected to remain a regular if the pilot is picked up to series, whereas Gomez is only guest-starring in the first episode.

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Back to Waverly Place we go!

Disney Channel has ordered a pilot for a Wizards of Waverly Place sequel series, TVLine has confirmed.

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David Henrie, who co-starred in all four original Waverly seasons as teenage wizard Justin Russo, will reprise his role in a series-regular capacity for the potential follow-up. Selena Gomez, meanwhile, will guest-star in the pilot,...

Selena Gomez and David Henrie are returning to Waverly Place.

Disney Channel is looking at a revival of its comedy Wizards of Waverly Place, ordering a pilot for an updated take on the 2007-12 series. Gomez and Henrie will be executive producers of the project, with Henrie also attached as a series regular. Gomez will make a guest appearance in the pilot.

Henrie will play the grown-up Justin Russo, who has abandoned his wizarding powers for an everyday, magic-free life with his family. That’s upended when a young wizard (Janice LeAnn Brown of Disney’s Just Roll With It) finds him and asks him for help in both training and ensuring the future of the wizard world. Gomez will appear in the pilot as Alex Russo, Justin’s sister.

Mimi Gianopulos (Rutherford Falls) and Alkaio Thiele have also been cast in the pilot, playing Justin’s wife, Giada, and elder son,...

Exclusive: One of Disney’s signature comedies, Wizards of Waverly Place, is getting a sequel. Disney Branded Television has ordered a pilot for the follow-up, which is executive produced by original stars Selena Gomez and her small screen sibling David Henrie. Gomez will guest star in the pilot for Disney Channel as the character that helped launch her career, Alex Russo, with David Henrie reprising the role of Justin Russo as a series regular. He is joined by new cast members Janice LeAnn Brown (Disney’s Just Roll with It), Alkaio Thiele (Call Me Kat) and Mimi Gianopulos (American Princess).

The revival pilot comes from writers and executive producers Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas who are behind another Disney Channel comedy spinoff, Raven’s Home. It picks up after a mysterious incident at WizTech, where an adult Justin Russo has left his wizard powers behind, opting for a normal, human life...

Netflix has snapped up rights to Incoming, a comedy written and directed by The Mick creators Dave Chernin and John Chernin, in their feature debut.

First announced last summer, the film stars Mason Thames (The Black Phone), Bardia Seiri (Grey’s Anatomy), Ramon Reed (Just Roll with It) and Raphael Alejandro (Acapulco) as four high school freshmen who navigate the terrors of adolescence at their first-ever party. Among those rounding out the cast are Bobby Cannavale (Old Dads), Kaitlin Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Scott MacArthur (No Hard Feelings), Isabella Ferreira, Thomas Barbusca (The Mick), Ali Gallo (The Sex Lives of College Girls), and Loren Gray (100% Wolf).

Producers on the pic include Nicholas Stoller and Conor Welch for Stoller Global Solutions; Todd Garner, Peter Principato, Ben Silverman and Mark Korshak for Artists Road; and Peter Oillataguerre. Caroline James and Noah Nusinow served as executive producers.

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Danielle Fishel is an accomplished actress, television personality, and now, a rising director in the entertainment industry. She rose to fame in the ‘90s for her role as Topanga Lawrence on the beloved sitcom Boy Meets World, then returned for its spinoff Girl Meets World in 2014. However, Fishel has been expanding her repertoire in recent years by taking on a new role behind the camera. She has already made a name for herself as a director, with episodes of Lopez vs. Lopez, Raven’s Home, and Just Roll With It. Now, Fishel will make her feature film debut on Tubi with Classmates, written by her husband, Jensen Karp. The TV movie stars Kayden Mueller Janssen, Anjelica Bette Fellini, John Michael Higgins, and Boy Meets World alum Trina McGee. TV Insider spoke with Fishel about working with her husband, her responsibilities as a director, her future film about her relationship with Nsync’s Lance Bass,...

Boy Meets World, starring Danielle Fishel, Ben Savage and Rider Strong, was a hit coming-of-age TV series that ran from 1993-2000. It provided plenty of young viewers on-screen proxies for their own ups and downs with adolescence and young adulthood. Without a doubt, the element that made the show so meaningful to so many was the connections between the characters.

It’s hard to imagine that the show almost didn’t include one of its most famous couples: Cory and Topanga.

On ‘Boy Meets World,’ Danielle Fishel played Topanga

Boy Meets World is remembered today for its core cast of characters. That includes best friends Cory (Ben Savage) and Shawn (Rider Strong), their teacher Mr. Feeny (William Daniels), and Cory’s brother Eric (Will Friedle). The list would not be complete without Cory’s long-time girlfriend and eventual wife, Topanga (Danielle Fishel).

Topanga was an important part of the series for its entire seven-year run.

The “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series at Disney+ has found its Grover Underwood and Annabeth Chase.

Variety has learned exclusively that Aryan Simhadri will star as Grover with Leah Sava Jeffries set to play Annabeth. They join previously announced series lead Walker Scobell, who will play Percy.

The series adaptation of the Rick Riordan book series was ordered at the streamer back in January. The live-action show tells the fantastical tale of the titular 12-year-old modern demigod (Scobell), who’s just coming to terms with his newfound supernatural powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. With help from his friends Grover and Annabeth, Percy must embark on an adventure of a lifetime to find it and restore order to Olympus.

Grover is a satyr, half boy and half goat, disguised as a 12 year old boy. He cares deeply about others and will...

Dalip Sethi has been promoted to partner at Los Angeles-based management/production company Rain Management Group.

Dalip has been with Rmg since 2009, joining the company as an assistant. He was promoted to manager in 2012, and has since built an impressive television and film client roster with a focus on writers, filmmakers, producer-directors and showrunners. His client list includes Ryan Maldonado & Eduardo Canto, Ryan Shiraki, Bob Dearden, Nina Lopez-Corrado, Joe Chappelle, Stacey K. Black, Jorge Zamacona, Steve Robin, Jessica Kaminsky, Craig Siebels, Jim & Steve Armogida, Ron McGee, Ryan Zaragoza (Madres) and Daryl Wein (Something From Tiffany’s) among several others.

“Dalip’s partnership is greatly deserved and part of our...

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner has ruled the death earlier this year of comedian, actor, producer and sketch-comedy group The Whitest Kids U Know co-founder Trevor Moore an accident.

Moore died August 6 after a fall from a second-story balcony at his Los Angeles home. He was 41.

The cororner said in its report that the accident occurred in Moore’ backyard, where he was found on the patio. He died of blunt force head trauma. The report also found that Moore’s blood alcohol content was well over the legal limit.

The report said it viewed security camera footage that showed Moore exit the residence and “jump over the railing.”

In addition to being a founding member of The Whitest Kids U Know, Moore wrote and directed on the Disney Xd series Walk the Prank, about a group of kids who pull off real pranks on unsuspecting people. Most recently, he...

Will FBI: International’s fall finale be a bit ruff? Which Chicago Fire twosome is reuniting? What does the future bring on The Flash? Read on for answers to those questions plus teases from other shows. (Email any brand-new Qs to InsideLine@tvline.com.)

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It sounds like there might be some major doggo drama in this Tuesday’s episode, the last of 2021. “I love winter finales, and I alway try to throw some haymakers at the audience,” EP Derek Haas told me. “And there might be a Tank haymaker coming.

The exciting Disney Channel Original Movie Spin is getting ready to premiere on August 13th. Directed by Manjari Makijany (Skater Girl), the film features Avantika (Diary of a Future President) in the lead role of Rhea. Spin also features an international cast of talented veteran and burgeoning young actors, including Bollywood renowned actor Abhay Deol (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara), UK comedienne/actress Meera Syal (Yesterday), Aryan Simhadri (Adventures in Wonder Park), Michael Bishop (Grace Beside Me), Anna Cathcart (Descendants franchise), Jahbril Cook (A Week Away) and Kerri Medders (Alexa & Katie).

Spin follows Rhea, an Indian American teen who discovers her passion for creating DJ mixes that blend the rich textures of her South Asian culture and the beats of the world around her. Her life revolves around her eclectic group of friends, Molly, Watson, and Ginger, her family’s Indian restaurant, and her tight-knit, multi-generational family, including her father Arvind,...

Trevor Moore, the comedian best known for co-founding the cult sketch comedy group The Whitest Kids U Know, died Friday night at age 41. His manager, Kara Welker, confirmed the comedian’s death to Variety in a statement on behalf of Moore’s family. A specific cause of death was not immediately available, but Welker said he died in “a tragic accident.”

“We are devastated by the loss of my husband, best friend and the father of our son,” the statement read. “He was known as a writer and comedian to millions,...

Trevor Moore, the comedian, actor and producer who co-founded sketch comedy group “The Whitest Kids U Know,” died Friday in an accident. He was 41.

Moore’s manager confirmed the news to Variety and provided a statement on behalf of Moore’s wife, Aimee Carlson, and family. “We are devastated by the loss of my husband, best friend and the father of our son. He was known as a writer and comedian to millions, and yet to us he was simply the center of our whole world,” Carlson wrote. “We don’t know how we’ll go on without him, but we’re thankful for the memories we do have that will stay with us forever. We appreciate the outpouring of love and support we have received from everyone. This is a tragic and sudden loss and we ask that you please respect our privacy during this time of grieving.”

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Trevor Moore, a co-founder of the sketch comedy group The Whitest Kids U Know, passed away Friday as a result of an unknown accident, our sister site Deadline reports. The comedian, actor and producer was 41.

His death was confirmed by his manager, who issued the following statement on behalf of his wife, Aimee Carlson:

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Trevor Moore, a comedian, actor and co-founder of the sketch comedy group, “The Whitest Kids U Know,” has died at age 41.

Moore’s manager confirmed to Deadline that his client passed on Friday evening following an accident. He also issued a statement on behalf of his wife Aimee Carlson and the Moore family.

“We are devastated by the loss of my husband, best friend and the father of our son. He was known as a writer and comedian to millions, and yet to us he was simply the center of our whole world,” the statement read. “We don’t know how we’ll go on without him, but we’re thankful for the memories we do have that will stay with us forever. We appreciate the outpouring of love and support we have received from everyone. This is a tragic and sudden loss and we ask that you please respect...

Trevor Moore, a comedian, actor, producer, and co-founder of the sketch comedy group The Whitest Kids U Know, died Friday evening at 41 from an accident. His death was confirmed by his manager, who issued this statement on behalf of his wife Aimee Carlson and the Moore family:

“We are devastated by the loss of my husband, best friend and the father of our son. He was known as a writer and comedian to millions, and yet to us he was simply the center of our whole world. We don’t know how we’ll go on without him, but we’re thankful for the memories we do have that will stay with us forever. We appreciate the outpouring of love and support we have received from everyone. This is a tragic and sudden loss and we ask that you please respect our privacy during this time of grieving.”

Moore received...

Just about everybody in the streaming world is laser-focused on competing with Netflix and Disney+. AT&T recently announced that it would be spinning off WarnerMedia and merging with Discovery, Inc. with that exact goal in mind. How does Disney react to such corporate posturing? By releasing one of its biggest series yet, of course!

Loki, the third and biggest arrow in Disney+’s Marvel quiver, headlines Disney+’s list of new releases for June 2021. This series about the God of Mischief encountering the Time Variance Authority is set to arrive on June 9, two days ahead of its original June 11 release date. Disney+ has enjoyed some success in the weekly release model. Now it is going to experiment with release days. Every episode of Loki will arrive on Wednesday, rather than the usual Friday for other Disney+ series.

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Exclusive: Netflix has locked down the cast to its upcoming feature adaptation of Broadway’s 13: The Musical.

The musical, which ran from October 2008 to January 2009 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre follows Evan Goldman (12) who following a move from NYC to small-town Indiana, grapples with his parents’ divorce, prepares for his impending Bar Mitzvah, and navigates the complicated social circles of a new school.

The Broadway version featured the first and only all-teenage cast and band and served as professional debuts of Ariana Grande and Elizabeth Gillies. The musical has since been a popular production of high school theater groups.

Of the 14 starring in 13: The Musical include Eli Golden (The Wizard of Lies), Gabriella Uhl, Jd McCrary, Frankie McNellis, Lindsey Blackwell (The Change-Up), Jonathan Lengel, Ramon Reed (Disney Channel’s Just Roll With It...

With the long weekend upon us, there’s a good chance you’ll be looking for some new shows or movies to watch, especially if you’ll be sheltering-in-place. Thankfully, there’s a lot of fresh content coming to all your favorite streaming platforms, so we thought we’d provide a bit of a rundown on what you can watch this Memorial Day weekend.

Over on Netflix, the biggest addition comes in the form of The Lovebirds, a new comedy starring Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae as a couple who have been wrongfully accused of committing a murder. While it released to somewhat mixed reception, it’s certainly scoring much higher than The Wrong Missy, while also proving to be equally as popular with Netflix subscribers.

For those who like raunchier content, the second season of Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series debuted, while reality TV fans will want to check out Selling Sunset,...

Nickelodeon and Disney Channel are doing their part to help kids during the Covid-19 crisis.

Nickelodeon will air #KidsTogether: The Nickelodeon Town Hall, an hour-long special offering a kids-eye view of life during the coronavirus pandemic. It will premiere Monday, March 30 at 7 Pm Et/Pt. The special will directly address kids’ questions and concerns, include tips and insights from medical experts on ways to be healthy, and give first-person accounts from kids and families around the country who are social distancing and making changes to their everyday lives and relationships.

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With host Bell and all guests connecting via video from locations across the Us, the taped special will feature Dr. Nadine Burke Harris (California Surgeon General) and Dr. Vivek H.

Exclusive: CAA has signed multicamera TV series director Kelly Park for representation. Her helming résumé include such comedies as The Neighborhood, Family Reunion, The Big Show Show, the Mad About You revival and the upcoming Country Comfort.

After launching her career as a marketer and project manager in the technology and advertising industries, Park made her directing debut on a Season 2 episode of Netflix’s Alexa & Katie — one of seven series honored recently by the Television Academy as programs that have harnessed the power of television to inspire social change.

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The streaming space is a crowded one. Between Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Apple TV+ and the 2020 launches of NBCUniversal’s Peacock and WarnerMedia’s HBO Max, the competition for your money and attention is fierce.

Now Disney has made the splashiest entrance into the streaming landscape with Disney+. The service’s library features Disney live-action and animated classics, and content from Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and National Geographic.

Disney+ is more than just the greatest hits from the House of Mouse. The service is set to roll out original feature films, TV shows, and documentaries. For instance, more episodes of The Clone Wars season 7 are set to arrive this month.

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Below we have details on the new content that will be available to stream this April 2020. We’ll continue to update this article each month when Disney+ announces its new programming slate.

This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings.

With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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Disney Channel is ready to roll. The network just announced the premiere date for season two of Just Roll With It.

The live-action family comedy allows the studio audience to choose in which direction key scenes will advance, and then the actors improvise. The series centers on preteens Blair (Kaylin Hayman) and Owen (Ramon Reed), newly minted step-siblings in Bennett-Blatt family. Blair’s mom Rachel (Suzi Barrett) recently married Owen’s dad, Byron (Tobie Windham), her co-worker at Beatz 101. Now, with their lighthearted parents, Owen and Blair are trying to get the hang of everyday family life in a brand-new blended family.

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In today’s TV news roundup, Ozy Media announced Tan France, Jameela Jamil and others as headliners of Ozy Fest, and Netflix dropped the official trailer of “On My Block” Season 3.

Dates

Disney Channel‘s second season of “Just Roll With It” will premiere on Sunday, March 15 at 8:45 p.m. The sitcom follows the Bennett-Blatt family as they navigate everyday family life and adolescence. The series stars Tobie Windham, Suzi Barrett, Ramon Reed and Kaylin Hayman, as well as J.C. Currais, who is now a regular cast member. “Just Roll With It” is executive produced by co-creators Adam Small and Trevor Moore, with a production crew led by co-exec producer Skot Bright.

First Looks

Netflix released the trailer of Season 3 of “On My Block.” The eight-episode coming-of-age comedy follows four street-savvy friends as they navigate their way through the “triumph, pain and the newness” of high school in a rough inner city.

Walt Disney Television has named its 13 writers for its 2020 Writing Program. The initiative offers advanced professional development before participants are hired as staff writers on Walt Disney Televsision shows during the program year.

Of the 13 is news marketing associate and former writers’ assistant Darnell Jones who has been named the Disney Channel Eunetta T. Boone Comedy Writer Scholar, established by the network in honor of the late writer/producer for diverse and aspiring comedy writers. Boone was best known as an executive producer and showrunner of the third season of Disney Channel’s comedy series Raven’s Home.

On the comedy side, participants include Family Guy writers’ assistant Allyson Philobos, stand-up comedian Feraz Ozel, feature film line producer Gabriela Lugo, reality television producer Tasha Henderson and advertising exec-turned-development-assistant Vicky Castro. Drama writers include television feature writer Adrian Vina, Evil writers’ production assistant David Ramirez, black-ish production assistant Keisha Ansley, Narcos writers’ assistant Paola Villegas, writer/producer T Zhang, Grey’s Anatomy producers’ assistant Zaiver Sinnett and “Dynasty” writers’ production assistant Zoe Cheng. News marketing associate and former writers’ assistant Darnell Jones has been named the Disney Channel Eunetta T. Boone Comedy Writer Scholar.

“The Creative Talent Development & Inclusion team is proud to launch this extremely talented group of writers into the next phase of their career,” said Tim McNeal, vice president, Creative Talent Development & Inclusion. “Their drive and diverse backgrounds represent today’s storytelling, and we look forward to seeing them shape the next generation of producers and showrunners.”

This past season, the 2019 writers from the program secured staffing assignments on ABC shows including The Good Doctor, The Rookie, mixed-ish, United We Fall, The Baker and the Beauty, The Goldbergs as well as Disney Channel’s Just Roll With It.

Formerly known as the Disney|ABC Writing Program, the program was a starting point for notable show creators such as Veena Sud, Jane Espenson (Warehouse 13) and Erica Montolfo-Bura (Zoe Ever After). The program was also an entry point for showrunners Dailyn Rodriguez (Queen of the South), Saladin Patterson (The Last O.G.), Ayanna Floyd Davis (The Chi) and Aseem Batra (I Feel Bad); and alumni with production overall deals at Wdt including Peter Saji (mixed-ish) and Tim Doyle (The Kids Are Alright).

Exclusive: Talent manager Johnny Webster has joined Beverly Hills-based management/production company Thruline Entertainment.

Webster moves to Thruline from Industry Entertainment, where he spent the last three years, after stints training at management companies Impression Entertainment and New Wave Entertainment. He began his Hollywood career in production and then casting.

Webster brings a client list to Thruline that includes J. Alex Brinson (All Rise), Tobie Windham (Just Roll With It), Corey Reynolds (Resident Alien), Keala Settle (The Greatest Showman), Chyna Layne (She’s Gotta Have It), Jake Borelli (Grey’s Anatomy), Catherine Haena Kim (Ballers), Henri Esteve (Grown-ish) and Natalie Hall (Unreal).

“We are in a growth-oriented mindset at the moment, and were so pleased when we had the opportunity to meet Johnny, said Thruline principals Chris Henze, Jb Roberts, Willie Mercer and Ron West in a joint statement. “The film and television marketplace is in a unique transition. More...

In today’s TV news roundup, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow are among the celebrity contestants on “25 Words or Less.” Also, Ruby Rose, Sarah Snook and Dacre Montgomery will be honored at the Australian in Film Awards.

Castings

Fox TV announced Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Chelsea Handler, Jane Lynch and Rick Fox are among the celebrity contestants to appear on new game show “25 Words or Less.“ The half-hour game show is produced by Dino Bones Prods. and executive produced by Kudrow, Dan Bucatinsky, Mary McCormack, Michael Morris, Michael Canter (who also showruns) and Bruce Sterten. Two teams comprised of celebrities and civilians are pitted against each other as they compete to see who will win the top prize of $10,000. Hosted by Meredith Vieira, “25 Words or Less” will debut Sept. 16.

Renewals

Food Network has renewed “Delicious Miss Brown” for a 13-episode second season. Starring Kardea Brown, the daytime series, shot on-location in South Carolina,...

Exclusive: Disney Channel has ordered a second season of multicamera comedy Just Roll With It, a unique scripted/improvisational hybrid that includes the live participation of the studio audience. Additionally, the network has entered into an overall development deal with the show’s creators and executive producers Adam Small and Trevor Moore to write and produce programming for Disney Channel and Disney+. Production on season two will begin this month.

Just Roll With It blends a scripted family sitcom with improvisational elements and allows the studio audience the opportunity to vote on the outcome of certain scenes. It follows the newly blended Bennett-Blatt family as they navigate everyday family life and the ups and downs of adolescence. Tobie Windham (Walk the Prank) and Suzi Barrett star as fun-loving newlyweds and parents Byron and Rachel. Ramon Reed (Disney’s The Lion King...

Disney Channel has scheduled its first live, interactive sitcom telecast with an upcoming episode of Just Roll With It.

The show, which features a blend of scripted and improvisational comedy, will feature a Halloween-themed special titled Just Roll With It: You Decide Live! at 9 p.m. Et/6 p.m Pt on Oct. 4.

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The title of the new Disney Channel series “Just Roll With It” appears to be as much a directive for its cast and crew as it is a description of the multi-camera hybrid sitcom, which is part scripted and part improv.

The plot revolves around the blended Bennett-Blatt family — strict mom Rachel (Suzi Barrett), radio host dad Byron (Tobie Windham) and their tweenage kids.

At three junctures during the show a horn sounds and the actors are sequestered backstage as the studio audience determines what happens next, voting from among three outrageous options — for instance, whether an aerialist suddenly enters the scene, a cast member must eat strange food combinations, or one or more of the thesps wind up drenched by something wet and messy.

For the union crew members who work on the show, the unscripted elements mean they must prepare for a minimum of nine possible scenarios each episode,...

Along with Nick, Disney is one of the few purveyors of live-action scripted series for pre-teens and young teens. With their new Just Roll With It TV show, the House of Mouse is upping the ante, by mixing in improvisation, with a sort of a choose-your-own adventure element for the studio audience. Will home viewers -- particularly those in Nielsen households -- roll with this new format and make the series a hit? Will Just Roll With It be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.

A Disney Channel family comedy, Just Roll With It stars Tobie Windham, Suzi Barrett, Ramon Reed, and Kaylin Hayman. Despite being scripted, it allows the studio audience to choose in which direction key scenes will advance, and then the actors improvise. The series centers on preteens Blair (Hayman)...

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Is the Bennett-Blatt family on a roll? Has the Just Roll With It TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Disney Channel? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Just Roll With It, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?

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A Disney Channel family comedy, Just Roll With It stars Tobie Windham, Suzi Barrett, Ramon Reed, and Kaylin Hayman. Despite being scripted, it allows the studio audience to choose in which direction key scenes will advance, and then the actors improvise. The series centers on preteens Blair (Hayman) and Owen (Reed), newly minted step-siblings in Bennett-Blatt family. Blair’s mom Rachel (Barrett) recently married Owen’s dad, Byron (Windham), her...

Is the first season of the Just Roll With It TV show on Disney Channel rolling along smoothly? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Just Roll With It is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the Just Roll With It season one episodes here.

A Disney Channel family comedy, Just Roll With It stars Tobie Windham, Suzi Barrett, Ramon Reed, and Kaylin Hayman. Despite being scripted, it allows the studio audience to choose in which direction key scenes will advance, and then the actors improvise. The series centers on preteens Blair (Hayman) and...

Disney Channel is ready for some more laughs. The network just announced the premiere date for their new TV show, Just Roll With It.

The series "blends improvisational comedy with a family sitcom to seize an audacious opportunity that allows the studio audience to vote on the direction of key scenes, throughout the filming, while the actors are backstage." The cast includes Tobie Windham, Suzi Barrett, Ramon Reed, and Kaylin Hayman.

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