Percy Jackson and the Olympians (TV series)

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## *Percy Jackson and the Olympians*

### Language

English

*Percy Jackson and the Olympians* is an upcoming American fantasy television series made for the streaming service Disney+, based on the novel series of the same name by Rick Riordan

Season 1 is set to premier with 2 episodes on the 20th of December 2023.

## Cast

The series stars Walker Scobell (“Percy Jackson”), Leah Sava Jeffries (“Annabeth Chase”), Aryan Simhadri (“Grover Underwood”) and features notable guest stars Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Hermes”), Megan Mullally (“Alecto” aka “Mrs Dodds”), Toby Stephens (“Poseidon”), Virginia Kull (“Sally Jackson”), Jason Mantzoukas (“Dionysus” aka “Mr. D”), Jay Duplass (“Hades”), Glynn Turman (“Chiron” aka “Mr. Brunner”), the late Lance Reddick (“Zeus”), Adam Copeland (“Ares”), Charlie Bushnell (“Luke Castellan”), Dior Goodjohn (“Clarisse La Rue”), Jessica Parker Kennedy (“Medusa”), Olivea Morton (“Nancy Bobofit”), Suzanne Cryer (“Echidna”), Timm Sharp (“Gabe Ugliano”), Timothy Omundson (“Hephaestus”).

## Production

### Development

December 2019 - Rick pitchs an idea for an adaptation of the novels to Disney, which had acquired the film rights to the books in March that year.

May 2020, a Disney+ series based on *Percy Jackson* was in development.

### Writing

April 2021 - Steinberg was confirmed to be a co-writer and executive producer of the pilot alongside Riordan. The same day, Monica Owusu-Breen, Daphne Olive, Stewart Strandberg, Zoë Neary, Joe Tracz, and Xavier Stiles were also confirmed as writers.

### Casting

April 2021 - Preliminary casting begins.

January 2022 - Walker Scobell is cast as Percy.

The next month - It's announced that Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri will play Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood.

Annabeth's casting was met with controversy among fans due to her being a person of colour portraying a character that was described as white in the books.

One by one Rick announces the cast throughout the year on his blog.

January 2023 - The cast for Zeus and Posiedon is announced.

March 2023 - Rick Riordan pays tribute to Lance Reddick, the actor portraying Zeus who passed away recently.

### Filming

Filming starts on June 2, 2022 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and concludes on February 2, 2023.

### Possible second season

March 2023 - Writing for season 2 begins despite not yet being greenlit.

## Second Season

Writing for season 2 has begun despite not yet being greenlit.

## Videos

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

## References

1. ↑  https://www.hypable.com/disney-adapt-percy-jackson-campaign/
2. ↑  https://rickriordan.com/2021/07/vroom-vroom-in-the-writers-room/
3. ↑  https://collider.com/percy-jackson-disney-plus-show-casting/
4. ↑  https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/percy-jackson-disney-plus-series-cast-walker-scobell-1235228353/
5. ↑  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/disney-plus-percy-jackson-series-casts-annabeth-grover-roles-1235141310/
6. ↑  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/disney-plus-percy-jackson-series-casts-annabeth-grover-roles-1235141310/
7. ↑  https://rickriordan.com/news/
8. ↑  https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/percy-jackson-disney-plus-series-cast-lance-reddick-toby-stephens-1235503230/
9. ↑  https://rickriordan.com/2023/03/an-appreciation-for-the-king-of-olympus/
10. ↑  https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/percy-jackson-rick-riordan-writers-room-season-2/
11. ↑  https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/percy-jackson-rick-riordan-writers-room-season-2/