Second Season for Wizards of Waverly Place

BURBANK, August 29: Disney
Channel has placed an order for a second season of the hit comedy Wizards of
Waverly Place, which year-to-date
across all of cable is the number one program among kids 6 to 11 and tweens.

Created by Todd Greenwald
(Hannah Montana) and executive
produced by Peter Murrieta (Greetings from Tucson, Hope & Faith), Greenwald, Vince Cheung and Ben Montanio, the
series stars Selena Gomez, David Henrie, Jake T. Austin, Jennifer Stone, Maria
Canals-Barrera and David DeLuise. The comedy is seen around the world on 27
Disney Channel and begins rolling out on terrestrial broadcasters in September.

Gary Marsh,
the president of entertainment for Disney Channels Worldwide, said: "Wizards is an unqualified hit, and it has turned its cast
into bonafide superstars. The producers have done a masterful job hand-crafting
every story, and adding more episodes will give them the creative freedom and
flexibility to be even more adventurous in their storytelling."

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski