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Oct 29, 2024

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place

Not bad
Reactions
498
Score confidence
very high
Score trend
Seasons
3
Status
Ended
Age rating
TV-G
66
Score
Where to watch
Buy
Amazon VideoFandango At Home

The show

Justin Russo has chosen to lead a normal, mortal life with his family, Giada, Roman and Milo. But when Justin's sister Alex brings Billie to his home seeking help, Justin realizes he must dust off his magical skills to mentor the wizard-in-training while also juggling his everyday responsibilities — and safeguarding the future of the Wizard World.

Created by
Todd J. Greenwald
Status
Ended

The Cast

Stills

The Real Review

The reception is pretty split, with about half the people talking about it feeling positive. The biggest draw is seeing David Henrie back as Justin Russo, now a family man reluctantly mentoring a new wizard, Billie, and the acting generally works. But the story and its originality get criticized a lot, feeling like a rehash without the original spark. That missing spark is tied directly to Alex, with constant, largely negative comparisons to Selena Gomez's absence and the original series characters, which really drags the mood down for a lot of viewers.

Synthesized from 498 real reactionsvery high confidence
PraisedVisuals · Humor · Acting
FaultedOriginality
DivisiveStory

By season

Season 1
78
32 reactions
Season 2
68
118 reactions
Season 3
60
102 reactions

Scored only from posts that clearly name a season. Seasons without enough of that conversation yet aren’t shown.

Sentiment split

54% positive
23% mixed
23% negative

By aspect

story55
acting75
originality44
visuals100
humor100
pacing33

How opinion moved

66
66
66
66
66
66
65
65
66
66
Aug 13
15
16
17
20
27
31
Sep 1
3
15

Buzz

Sep 12 reactions over two weeksSep 14

How much people are talking about this show: reactions counted per day they were posted.

Names & topics that came up

Selena Gomezperson70× · 36%+Alex Russocharacter42× · 33%+David Henrieperson38× · 47%+Alexcharacter14× · 57%+Billiecharacter13× · 54%+Janice LeAnn Brownperson12× · 33%+Jake T. Austinperson12× · 0%+Justincharacter11× · 27%+Jennifer Stoneperson11× · 45%+Gregg Sulkinperson10× · 30%+Masoncharacter9× · 33%+Wizards Beyond Waverly Placecharacter9× · 67%+Alkaio Thieleperson4× · 50%+Harper Finklecharacter4× · 50%+David DeLuiseperson4× · 0%+

Where the signal came from

Social Media
498

We show volume and platform mix, not posts. No comment text is stored or displayed. Every figure above is analysis output from public posts and reviews.