How to Watch ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ Season 3 Premiere For Free

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place is returning to Disney Channel for one final four-part event.

Selena Gomez will return as a guest star for the third season as her character, Alex, is trapped in a rift between life and death, while David Henrie is also set to return as main character Justin Russo. More familiar faces from the original series, Wizards of Waverly Place, are also set to reprise their roles this season.

Disney’s synopsis of the final season reads, “Billie, still reeling from losing Alex at the end of Season 2, discovers that the only way to rescue her mother is to reunite with her long-lost father. As her family bands together to find Alex, Billie realizes that their combined power is the only way the Russos can defeat the evil plaguing them.”

The third season will consist of four episodes, all airing this evening. The premiere episode also marks Gomez’s directorial debut.

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Season 3 Release Date

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Season 3 will be released today, Aug. 4, on the Disney Channel. It will then drop on Disney+ tomorrow, Aug. 5.

What Time Does Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Season 3 Come Out?

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Season 3 comes out at 8 p.m. ET tonight on Disney Channel.

How to Watch Disney Channel Live for Free

The only way to watch Disney Channel live without a cable subscription is by using a live TV streaming service. Our favorite is DIRECTV, which comes with a five-day free trial before payment begins.

DIRECTV offers a number of flexible subscription options, including Genre Packs, so you can best choose which streaming plans fit your needs and budget. Packs and plans that include Disney Channel start at $20.99/month.

If you don’t want to watch live and can wait until tomorrow, Disney+ offers a number of subscription options, so you can find the one that works for you. With ads, a subscription costs $11.99/month; without ads, it’s $18.99/month or $189.99/year.

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Episodes

All four episodes of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Season 3 will air back-to-back tonight, Aug. 4.

• Season 3, Episode 1: “The Rift that Keeps on Giving” – 8 p.m. ET
• Season 3, Episode 2: “The Right Stuffie” – 8:30 p.m. ET
• Season 3, Episode 3: “Billie Russo-Penwulf and the Prisoner of Wizcatraz” – 9 p.m. ET
• Season 3, Episode 4: “The Last Spell” – 9:30 p.m. ET

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Cast

Selena Gomez and David Henrie reprise their roles as Alex and Justin Russo, respectively. Here’s who else you’ll see on screen in Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.

• David Henrie as Justin Russo
• Janice LeAnn Brown as Billie
• Alkaio Thiele as Roman Russo
• Max Matenko as Milo Russo
• Taylor Cora as Winter
• Mimi Gianopulos as Giada Russo
• Selena Gomez as Alex Russo
• Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle
• Gregg Sulkin as Mason Greyback
• Maria Canals-Barrera as Theresa Russo
• Ramon Reed as Silas Evilini
• Tobias Jelinek as Lord Morsus
• Brandon Michael Hall as Damien Penwulf

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