Percy Jackson – The Series, December 20 on Disney+

Percy Jackson series coming to Disney+

Percy Jackson The live TV series becomes a reality, and this time it’s official! Series Percy Jackson and the Olympians was officially ordered by Disney+ on January 25, 2022

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For the first time, this series about Percy Jackson was talked about back in 2020, in fact, in May of that year, the author of the novels Rick Riordan announced that it was working to help Disney develop a potential Percy Jackson television series.

After two years, the official confirmation has finally arrived! Rick Riordan signs the script for the first episode with John Steinberg (black sails), which will be directed by the director James Bobin (Mysterious Young Genius Academy). Riordan, Steinberg and Bobin are Executive Producers of Next to Percy Jackson. Bert Salke (former President of Touchstone Television) who initiated the original project.

When will the Percy Jackson series come out?

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What is the release date for the Percy Jackson series? New series registered Disney-branded television AND 20s TV debuts with first two episodes December 20, 2023 An epic series based on the award-winning author’s best-selling saga. Rick clean updebuts on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 on Disney+ with the first two episodes and new episodes every week.

The cast of Percy Jackson

Walker Scobell – Percy Jackson

Thirteen year old actor Walker Scobell (Project Adam) got the role young protagonist Percy Jackson in a new series coming to Disney+, EW will announce it in April 2022.

Also Rick Riordanthe author of the books of the saga, wanted to announce the casting of Walker Scobell on his website, here are his words:

Leah Sawa Jeffries as Annabeth

Leah Sava Jeffries (Empire, Rel.) interprets Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athenagifted with a curious and strategic mind. He has spent the last five years at Camp Half-Blood for the demigods and therefore has very little memory of the human world. She has to train Percy and teach him to survive in the world of Greek myths. At the same time, Percy will teach her everything he knows about people and help her connect with this world.

Aryan Simhadri – Grover

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Aryan Simhadri interprets Grover Underwood, satyr 12-year-old half man and half goat. He is a very sensitive little boy who cares deeply for people and often puts the needs of others ahead of his own at his own peril. He is Percy’s best friend, and despite being very cautious by nature, he doesn’t hesitate to charge into battle to protect his friends.

Virginia Kull, Glynn Thurman, Jason Mantzoukas, Megan Mullally and Timm Sharp complete the cast of the series. Virginia Kull brings in Sally Jackson, Percy’s loving, protective, and selfless mother. Sally raised her son knowing that one day she would have to send him into the dangerous world of the Olympians, and Timm Sharp plays Gabe Ugliano, Sally’s “selfish, brash and combative husband and Percy’s stepfather.” Glynn Thurman as Chiron, also known as Mr. Brunner, disguised as Percy’s Latin teacher. Chiron is a famous centaur and mentor to the heroes who provides moral guidance to Percy when needed. Jason Mantzoukas plays Dionysus, also known as Mr. D, the cranky and sarcastic manager of Camp Half-Blood, a demigod camp. As for Megan Mullally, Will & Grace’s iconic Karen plays Alecto, aka Mrs. Dodds, Percy’s strict and grumpy math teacher who sometimes acts monstrous because she is. She is one of the three Furies, known as the Alectos, who faithfully serve Hades, the god of the underworld.

Adam Copeland, Suzanne Cryer and Jessica Parker Kennedy they were cast for the first season. Copeland will play Ares, the god of war, Cryer will play Echidna, the mother of monsters, and Kennedy will play Medusa, the infamous gorgon. Also in the cast Charlie Bushnell

like Luke Castellan, Dior Goudjon as Clarissa La Rue and, finally, Olivia Morton like Nancy Bobofit. In the end Lin-Manuel Miranda this is Hermes. Lance Reddick offers his face to Zeus, while Toby Stephens played by Poseidon.

The series Percy Jackson, what is it about

TV series live Percy Jackson and the Olympians At the center of the story, we will see a very young Percy Jackson, a 12-year-old boy who is a modern-day demigod. Percy has just mastered his supernatural powers when the god Zeus accuses him of stealing his lightning bolt. To clear himself of the charges, Percy must travel across America to restore order to Olympus.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians tells the fantasy story of modern day 12-year-old demigod Percy Jackson, who begins to assume his new god-like powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. With the help of his friends Grover and Annabeth, Percy must embark on the adventure of a lifetime to find him and restore order to Olympus.

Percy Jackson series trailer, first teaser

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Disney+ has released the first teaser trailer for a new Disney+ original series. Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Find the video at the beginning of the article.

Episodes of the TV series Percy Jackson, how many of them

The first season has eight episodes. Rick Riordan, famed creator of Percy Jackson, has worked closely with the creative team and showrunners Jon Steinberg and Dan Shotz to bring his books to life and create a series that stays true to his vision of these heroic characters loved by millions of fans of the saga. know and love. The first two episodes were written by Riordan and Steinberg and directed by James Bobin. Steinberg and Shotz are executive producers along with Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein of Gotham Group, Bert Salke, Jeremy Bell and DJ Goldberg of The Gotham Group, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Monica Owusu-Bryn, Anders Engström and Jet Wilkinson.

Percy Jackson series online, where to watch

In streaming, the series is exclusive to Disney+ in all territories where the service operates.

Percy Jackson movie

Based on the literary saga of Percy Jackson, two films with the main characters have already been shot. Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario and Brandon T. Jackson.

Two films are inspired by the first two novels in the series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians – The Lightning Thief released theatrically in 2010 and Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Sea of ​​Monsters which debuted in 2013.

Percy Jackson books

Below is the complete list novels sagas about Percy Jackson and the Olympians:

1. lightning Thief,
2. sea ​​of ​​monsters
3. Curse of the Titan
4. Battle in the maze
5. Final confrontation

The story of Percy then continues in a second cycle of novels called Heroes of Olympus. In this series, the main character is no longer just Percy (together with Annabeth), but there are other demigods, and among them there are children of the Roman gods (the gods are the same, but they manifested themselves in different “personalities”). In the second cycle of novels we meet Frank (son of the Roman god Mars) hazel (daughter of the Roman god Pluto)Jason (son of the Roman god Jupiter) Piper (daughter of the Greek goddess Aphrodite) e Leo (son of the Greek god Hephaestus).