Percy Jackson and the Olympians (TV series)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians
General Information
Created by	Rick Riordan Jonathan E. Steinberg
Music by	Bear McCreary Sparks & Shadows
Season	2
Episode	8+
Production Information
Rating	TV-PG
Channel/ Streaming Service	Disney+ Hulu
Original Run	December 19, 2023 – present
Status	Ongoing

“	Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. Being a half-blood is dangerous. It's scary. Most of the time, it gets you killed. If you think you might be one of us, my advice is: Turn away while you still can. Believe whatever lie your mom or dad told you about your birth. Try to live a normal life. Because once you know what you are, they'll sense it, too. And they'll come for you. Don't say I didn't warn you.	”
–Percy Jackson, "Teaser"

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is a television series based on the novel series of the same name by Rick Riordan who co-created the series with Jonathan E. Steinberg. It is produced by the Gotham Group, Mythomagic, Inc, Quaker Moving Pictures and 20th Television. The series premiered on December 19, 2023. Production for the second season began in early August 2024.

Premise

The 12 year-old demigod son of Poseidon, Percy Jackson, is accused of stealing Zeus' lightning bolt.Percy sets out on a quest with his friends Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood to uncover the truth and save his mother from the Underworld.

Cast

Main

• Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson
  • Azriel Dalman as Young Percy
• Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth Chase
• Aryan Simhadri as Grover Underwood
• Daniel Diemer as Tyson
• Tamara Smart as Thaila Grace
• Charlie Bushnell as Luke Castellan
• Dior Goodjohn as Clarisse La Rue

Recurring

• Virginia Kull as Sally Jackson
• Timm Sharp as Gabe Ugliano
• Glynn Turman as Chiron
• Jason Mantzoukas as Dionysus
• Andrew Alvarez as Chris Rodriguez

Guest

• Lance Reddick as Zeus (Season One)
• Toby Stephens as Poseidon
• Jay Duplass as Hades
• Adam Copeland as Ares
• Lin-Manuel Miranda as Hermes
• Timothy Omundson as Hephaestus
• Nick Boraine as Kronos
• Megan Mullally as Alecto/Mrs. Dodds
• Suzanne Cryer as Echidna
• Jessica Parker Kennedy as Medusa
• Jason Gray-Stanford as Maron
• Jennifer Shirley as the Oracle of Delphi
• Jelena Milinkovic as the Nereid
• Joyce Robbins, La Nein Harrison, and Cindy Piper as the Three Fates
• Sandra Bernhard as Anger
• Kristen Schaal as Tempest
• Margaret Cho as Wasp
• Julian Richings as Procrustes
• Timothy Simons as Tantalus
• Olivea Morton as Nancy Bobofit
• Peyton Amelia Feltham as Nancy Bobofit's friend #1
• Valencia Budijanto as Nancy Bobofit's friend #2
• Rick Riordan as Yancy staff member
• TBA as Silena Beauregard
• TBA as Charles Beckendorf
• TBA as Katie Gardner

Episodes

Season One (2023-24)

The Lightning Thief

12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson, is suddenly thrown into the world of Greek myths where he's accused of stealing Zeus' Master Bolt. Percy must trek across America alongside his friends, Annabeth and Grover, to restore order on Olympus and save the world.

Picture	Episodes	Airdate	Director	Description
	"I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher"	December 19, 2023	James Bobin	Expelled from school, Percy Jackson unravels the truth of his life as he confronts a world of gods and monsters.
	"I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom"	December 19, 2023	James Bobin	Percy finds his place at Camp Half-Blood and learns just how special his origins may be.
	"We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium"	December 26, 2023	Anders Engström	Percy is tasked with the quest to return Zeus’ stolen Master Bolt to stop a war between the gods.
	"I Plunge to My Death"	January 2, 2024	Anders Engström	The heroes search for a refuge in St. Louis and come face to face with the mother of all monsters.
	"A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers"	January 9, 2024	Jet Wilkinson	The quest deepens as Percy, Annabeth, and Grover are tasked with a request from a fearsome opponent.
	"We Take a Zebra to Vegas"	January 16, 2024	Jet Wilkinson	Percy, Annabeth, and Grover must resist the alluring pull of a casino and its mysterious power over time.
	"We Find Out the Truth, Sort Of"	January 23, 2024	Anders Engström	Our heroes journey across the Underworld and bargain for their safety with the god of the dead
	"The Prophecy Comes True"	January 30, 2024	Jet Wilkinson	Mount Olympus beckons... and Percy must face his greatest battle yet.

Season Two (2025)

The Sea of Monsters

In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Production

Development

It was first reported on We Got This Covered in September 2019, and three months later, Rick Riordan confirmed that he is in talks with Disney. On May 14th, 2020, Rick Riordan and his wife Becky announced that an adaptation for Disney+ is in development with the two of them being involved. On July 6th, 2020, Rick Riordan stated in a tweet response to that a likely release date for the series would be 2022 at the earliest. Rick Riordan stated that it would be live-action and he was writing a pilot script. On June 13, 2021, in a blog post, Riordan confirmed that the pilot script has been completed and the season outline is "in good shape". On December 10th, 2020, the show's logo was revealed. It's reported that the budget would be higher than the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars and that it initially took forever to "get off the ground".

The casting process has started for the title role of Percy Jackson on April 27, 2021. That same day, it was announced that Jonathan E. Steinberg, the co-creater of Black Sails, will executive produce and co-write the series' pilot with Riordan. Steinberg, along with Dan Shotz, are the series' showrunners. On May 12, 2021, it was announced that season 1 would consist of 8 episodes. The Percy Jackson writing room has started as of July 12, 2021. The next day on his blog, Riordan confirmed that other writers have joined the project: Daphne Olive, Monica Owusu-Breen, and Joe Tracz (writer of The Lightning Thief musical). Additionally, Xavier Stiles, Zoë Neary, and Stewart Strandberg serve as assistant writers for the series. On October 24, 2021, Riordan announced that the pilot of the show would be directed by James Bobin (director of Dora and the Lost City of Gold). He also stated that they have just turned in the script for episode 2 to the studio, and are now working on the outlines for episodes 3 and 4, which he expects to be completed and approved by January. On December 9, 2021, Riordan announced that the casting process has begun for characters Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood.

On January 25th, 2022, the project was officially given a green light at the studio. The pilot episode was written by Riordan and Jon Steinberg while James Bobin directed. On March 27, 2023, Riordan confirmed that the writers are developing scripts for season 2, based on the second novel, The Sea of Monsters. On July 14, 2023, an official teaser poster was released. On August 18, 2023 (Percy's birthday), a second teaser was released revealing the release date to be December 20, 2023. On September 19th, 2023, an official teaser trailer was released on the Disney+ YouTube channel. On September 28th, 2023, Knight Edge Media revealed that the writer's room consists of Rick Riordan, Jonathan E. Steinberg, Monica Owusu-Breen, Joe Tracz, Andrew Miller, and Craig Silverstein. Production on Season 1 wrapped on February 3, 2023. On September 30th, 2023, Knight Edge Media revealed the episode titles of the series. On November 16th, 2023, the official trailer was revealed for the first season was released on Disney+ and its YouTube channel.

On February 7, 2024, Disney renewed the series for a second season based on The Sea of Monsters. On April 4, it was announced that Albert Kim, the showrunner for Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender, will serve as executive producer for Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Tamara Becher, who had previously worked on Doom Patrol, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, The Runaways and the third season of Daredevil, is revealed to be one of the writers for season 2.

On August 9, 2024, at the D23 Expo, a small glimpse of Season 2, which is only a week into production, was shown to audiences. Season 2 will follow the events of The Sea of Monsters, the second book of Rick Riordan’s best-selling “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series, published by Disney Hyperion. The season will release in 2025.

Casting

On April 11th, 2022, it was announced that Walker Scobell was cast as Percy Jackson. On May 5th, 2022, it was announced that Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri were cast as Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood respectively. On June 2nd, Riordan confirmed that production has officially begun. It was also revealed that Sally Jackson would be portrayed by Virginia Kull, Gabe Ugliano would be portrayed by Timm Sharp, Dionysus is portrayed by Jason Mantzoukas, Alecto is portrayed by Megan Mullally, and Chiron is portrayed by Glynn Turman. On June 21st, it's revealed that Luke Castellan will be portrayed by Charlie Bushnell, Nancy Bobofit will be portrayed by Olivea Morton, and Clarisse La Rue will be portrayed by Dior Goodjohn. On October 13th, 2022, it was announced that Medusa will be portrayed by Jessica Parker Kennedy, Echidna will be portrayed by Suzanne Cryer, and Ares will be portrayed by Adam Copeland. On November 7th, 2022, it was announced that Lin-Manuel Miranda will play Hermes. On November 18th, 2022, it was announced that Jay Duplass will play Hades and Timothy Omundson will play Hephaestus. On January 26, 2023, it was announced that Lance Reddick will play Zeus and Toby Stephens will play Poseidon.

On July 25th, 2024, it was anounced that Daniel Diemer will play as Tyson in season 2. On August 10th, 2024, it was annnounced that Kristen Schaal would be playing Tempest, Margaret Cho would be playing Wasp, and Sandra Bernhard would be playing Anger, the Gray Sisters. On September 23, it was announced that Tamara Smart will play Thalia Grace.

Differences from the Book

Main article: Percy Jackson and the Olympians (TV series)/Differences from the book

Trivia

• Soon after announcing the series, Rick Riordan released a picture on Twitter showing the title page of the pilot script, which reveals that Riordan will be a scriptwriter on the series.
• The episode titles are all derived from the books' chapter titles.
• In commemoration of the TV series, Rick Riordan pitched a new trilogy of Percy Jackson and the Olympians novels called The Senior Year Adventures, which set between The Heroes of Olympus and The Trials of Apollo during Percy Jackson's senior year.
• The Season One finale marked the final TV appearance of Lance Reddick before his passing on March 17th, 2023.

Trailers

Teaser - Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Disney+

We’ve Been Expecting You - Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Disney+

Percy Jackson and The Olympians - Official Teaser Trailer - Disney+

Percy Jackson and The Olympians - Official Trailer - Disney+

Start of Production Tease - Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Disney+

Gallery

Promotional Images Promo artwork for the series. Disney+ Banner Disney+ Background Official Show Logo Promotional poster Teaser poster 2 Percy's character poster Annabeth's character poster Grover's character poster Medusa character poster Alecto character poster Minotaur character poster Season 2 Logo Season 2 Teaser Poster Promotional stills Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson. Capture the Flag