From left to right, actors Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry-Housley stand side by side and look off into the distance. Tia wears a pink headscarf, a blue long-sleeve blouse, a brown beaded belt, and a silver necklace with a moon pendant. Tamera wears a pink blazer, a blue tank top, and a silver necklace with a sun pendant. Behind them is a large house with a statue of a woman holding a basket of flowers. Actor Sara Paxton looks on and wears a dark purple sweater and a maroon lace blouse. Actor Lucas Grabeel peeks around from Paxton’s right shoulder and looks on. Behind them are large green trees and tall light posts. Actors Ty Hodges, Jake Sakson, and Eric Chambers stand and face each other. Hodges wears a brown button-down shirt and brown pants. Sakson wears brown pants with a red and gray plaid button-down shirt with silver-framed glasses. Chambers wears a blue button-down shirt with a white floral pattern. They all stand in a whimsically decorated bedroom with white flowy curtains, posters, and dangling paper butterflies.

5 Fantastic Things to Watch This Weekend Presented by State Farm®

By Andie Hagemann

Spoooooky Disney Channel Original Movies will haunt your TV (and assorted streaming devices) this weekend! From peculiar events threatening a movie premiere to dynamic duos of witches testing their powers (and limits), we present five beloved DCOMs to binge on Disney+…

From left to right, actors Tamera Mowry-Housley and Tia Mowry face each other and touch fingertips. Mowry-Housley wears a pink tube top with a white pattern and silver necklace with a sun pendant. Mowry wears a purple headscarf and light blue blouse. She wears a silver necklace with a moon pendant. They stand inside a bedroom with pastel curtains covering the window behind them.

Twitches—Available on Disney+

Twin witches Alex Fielding (Tia Mowry) and Camryn Barnes (Tamera Mowry-Housley) are separated at birth and adopted by two different families. But on their 21st birthday, Alex and Camryn are reunited and quickly discover their unusual powers double in strength when they work together. Patrick Fabian stars as Thantos, with Kristen Wilson as Miranda, Jackie Rosenbaum as Beth, Arnold Pinnock as David Barnes, and Karen Holness as Emily Barnes.

From left to right, actors Ty Hodges, Rachel Kimsey, and Erin Chambers look on with surprised facial expressions. Hodges covers his over mouth with the back of his right hand. He wears a light brown button-down shirt, brown pants with brown leather chaps, suspenders, a brown belt, and a holster. Kimsey wears a red three-piece suit adorned with a floral pattern and frilly sleeves. Chambers wears a royal blue button-down blouse with a small floral pattern. Kimsey and Chambers each hold up their right pointer finger. They all stand in a whimsically decorated bedroom with white flowy curtains, posters, and dangling paper butterflies.

Don’t Look Under the Bed—Available on Disney+

Frances Bacon McCausland (Erin Chambers) refuses to believe in the supernatural—until she’s confronted with the Boogeyman (Steve Valentine) who resides under her bed! When strange occurrences plague her neighborhood and school, all signs point to Frances as the culprit. She turns to her younger brother’s imaginary friend, Larry Houdini (Ty Hodges), for help as she tries to make sense of the paranormal incidences. Rachel Kimsey stars as Zoe, with Robin Riker as Karen McCausland, and Stephen Tabolowsky as Michael McCausland.

Left side of the frame reads, “Disney Mom’s Got a Date with a Vampire.” Actor Caroline Rhea stands with her right hand on her hip. Rhea wears a black dress, black earrings, and a black necklace with a large pendant. Behind her are Matt O’Leary, Laura Vandervoort, and Myles Jeffrey. O’Leary wears a red T-shirt. Vandervoort wears a white T-shirt with a pink floral pattern. Jeffrey wears an orange, red, and green plaid shirt, yellow T-shirt, and black bicycle helmet. Spanning most of the frame is a man’s mouth agape with vampire teeth.

Mom’s Got a Date with a Vampire—Available on Disney+

Adam Hansen (Matt O’Leary) has tickets to his favorite band’s concert while his older sister, Chelsea (Laura Vandervoort) is eager for a romantic date with her boyfriend. The problem? Both siblings are grounded. But Adam and Chelsea hatch a plan to get their mother Lynette (Caroline Rhea) out of the house and set her up with a mysterious man named Dimitri (Charles Shaughnessy). However, things go awry when their younger brother, Taylor (Myles Jeffrey), suspects their mom’s date is out for blood. The movie also stars Robert Carradine as Malachi Van Helsing and Patrick Gallagher as Bone.

Actors Tyler Handley, Caitlin Wachs, and Jacob Smith stand back-to-back. They are wrapped with a large black film strip. Behind them is a large movie theater marquee reading “Premiere Tonight” on each side. The opposite side reads “Disney Phantom of the Megaplex” in black writing and highlighted in neon green.

Phantom of the Megaplex—Available on Disney+

After 17-year-old Pete Riley (Taylor Handley) lands a part-time job at the local movie theater, he’s delighted to find out that the theater will play host to the premiere of a major motion picture complete with Hollywood stars. However, when the big night arrives, Pete must contend with disappearing staff, malfunctioning equipment, and a broken popcorn machine. Can Pete halt the eerie occurrences so the premiere can go off without a hitch? Mickey Rooney stars as Movie Mason, with Caitlin Wachs as Karen Riley, Corinne Bohrer as Julie Riley, and Jacob Smith as Brian Riley.

A skeleton sits in the driver’s seat of a vintage yellow cab. It wears a yellow hat and dark blue Member’s Only jacket. Seated in the backseat are actors Joey Zimmerman and Sara Paxton. Zimmerman wears a white-striped cardinal polo shirt over a white T-shirt. Paxton wears a blue denim jean jacket with an orange scarf wrapped around her neck. Zimmerman and Paxton both look to the left with the window rolled down.

 Return to Halloweentown—Available on Disney+

The witch is back! The last entry in the Halloweentown franchise follows Marnie (Sara Paxton) and Dylan Piper (Joey Zimmerman) as they chase their dreams at Halloweentown University—aka Witch University. Marnie is reunited with her best friend, Aneesa (Summer Bishil), who is also a student at Witch U, and the bewitching duo soon find themselves in plenty of mischief and mayhem as they navigate college life. The movie also stars Debbie Reynolds as Agatha Cromwell, Lucas Grabeel as Ethan Dalloway, Millicent Martin as Professor Persimmon Periwinkle, and Judith Hoag as Gwen Cromwell Piper.