A first look at the highly anticipated Disney+ series "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" was released at the D23 Expo on Saturday.
First greenlit 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.
Stars: Walker Scobell, Leah Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri
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 event. 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 god of wine Dionysus, Megan Mullally as the Fury Alecto, 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. Filming 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, "The Olympians" and "The 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+ next year. Check out the official teaser below.