Disney Channel asked the executive team of the series, including Murrieta and Greenwald, to adapt the series into a made-for-television film. "" aired on the network on August 28, 2009, and starred Gomez, Henrie, Austin, Stone, Canals-Barrera and DeLuise. It was filmed on location in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and depicts the Russo family on a Caribbean vacation. In the film, which was written by Dan Berendsen, Alex unintentionally performs a magic spell which alters history so that her parents have never met. The broadcast received 11.4 million viewers, and won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2010 for Outstanding Children's Program. A second television film was ordered in June 2010, scheduled to enter production in 2011, however in 2012, Austin stated that it had been cancelled due to the advancing careers of the cast. The screenplay was to be again written by Berendsen.