It was reported in September 2012 that an hour-long television special, entitled "" would be produced for the network, with Gomez in an executive producer role alongside Cheung, Dan Cross and David Hoge. Gomez, Austin, Stone, Canals-Barrera, DeLuise and Sulkin returned for the special, which began filming in October in Los Angeles. The special depicts the Russo family travelling to Tuscany, Italy to meet with relatives, before Alex accidentally casts a spell which creates a "good" and "evil" Alex. The screenplay was written by Cheung, Montanio and Berendsen, and directed by Victor Gonzalez. The special premiered on March 15, 2013, and was viewed by 5.9 million.