A first look at the highly anticipated Disney+ series "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" was released at D23 Expo on Saturday.
The Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians has already been potentially renewed for season 2 if its lead star is to be believed. Set to premiere on the streaming platform in early 2024, the series is the latest live-action adaptation based on Rick Riordan's children's book series of the same name, which follows a young man named Percy Jackson who discovers that he is the son of Poseidon and is taken to Camp Half-Blood, a training ground for demigods. The property was originally adapted into a pair of films: 2010's Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and 2013's Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, starring Logan Lerman in the title role.
Creators: Rick Riordan, Jonathan E. Steinberg
Stars: Walker Scobell, Leah Jeffries, Jason Gray-Stanford
GoErie recently sat down with new Percy Jackson star Walker Scobell to discuss the upcoming series. During the interview, he discussed the timeline for the series, which he expects to premiere in 2024, as previously assumed, or by the end of 2023. He then revealed that season 1 hasn't finished yet, and filming will resume in the new Year. He said "that's when we film all the cool stuff like the Ares fight" (when Percy takes on the Greek god of war) and then "they'll wrap up to season 2", implying there may be another season already. in the cards. .
Greenlit for the first time in January, “Percy Jackson” is an adaptation of Rick Riordan's popular young adult fantasy book series, consisting of five books published between 2005 and 2009. The series was previously adapted into two feature films. released in 2010 and 2013, with Logan Lerman in the title role. The films grossed a combined $425 million worldwide.
The new series focuses on the titular 12-year-old boy (played by “Adam Project” star Walker Scobell), who discovers he is the son of the Greek god Poseidon and begins training to become a hero at Camp Half-Blood. a special camp training ground for demigods.
In addition to Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri lead the cast as Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood, Percy's best friends. Appearing in recurring roles in the series are Virginia Kull as Percy's mother Sally, Glynn Turman as the mythological centaur Chiron, Jason Mantzoukas as the Greek wine god Dionysus, Megan Mullally as Alecto Fury, Timm Sharp as Percy's stepfather, Gabe, Dior Goodjohn as Clarisse, daughter of the Greek god Ares, and Charlie Bushnell as Luke, son of the god Hermes. Principal photography for the series began in Vancouver this June.
The "Percy Jackson" series has some of the best-selling books of all time, selling more than 180 million copies worldwide. Its success led to two sequel series, "Heroes of Olympus" and "Trials of Apollo," published between 2010 and 2020. Additionally, Riordan is currently working on a sequel book with writer Mark Oshiro.
The television series is produced by Disney's 20th Television. Riordan co-wrote the series pilot with Jon Steinberg, while James Bobin is directing. All three are executive producers with Dan Shotz, Bert Salke, Monica Owusu-Breen, Jim Rowe, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell, D.J. Goldberg and Riordan's wife, Rebecca Riordan.
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is expected to premiere on Disney+.
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