Can Percy Jackson finish his quest to prevent the war brewing between the Olympian gods? Find out in the new series.
Move over, Logan Lerman, there's a new Percy Jackson in town. Previously adapted by Fox 2000 Pictures in 2010, a reimagining of Rick Riordan's best-selling Percy Jackson novels is coming to Disney+ as a television series.
Starring newcomer Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson, the unexpected demigod who fight to stop a war brewing between the Olympian gods with the help of his quest mates Grover (Aryan Simhadri) and Annabeth (Leah Jeffries), the series premieres on Disney+ on December 20.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Can Percy Jackson, with the help of his friends, prevent an epic battle between the Olympian gods? Find out when the series premieres on Disney+.
Author Riordan has previously expressed his unhappiness with the 2010 adaptation of his novels. In 2020, in a now-deleted tweet, Riordan said about the first films, "To you guys, it's a couple hours entertainment. To me, it's my life's work going through a meat grinder when I pleaded with them not to do it. So yeah. But it's fine. All fine. We're gonna fix it soon..." he said about the upcoming Disney+ remake.
This time around, Riordan is closely involved with the series. He is an executive producer and helped co-write the pilot. He has even shared a picture on X (formerly Twitter) of his chair on set with the caption, "Excuse me, is anyone sitting here?"
Needless to say, fans of the original book series can breathe a sigh of relief that this series will more closely follow the plotline of the books.
How to watch Percy Jackson and the Olympians:
The new Percy Jackson and the Olympians series will stream exclusively on Disney+. You'll need a membership to the streaming service to watch all eight episodes of the show, which premiere on December 20. Memberships start at $8 per month and grant users access to Disney classics, the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars franchises, in addition to the upcoming Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.
Disney+ is also the current home of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightening Thief and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.
What is Percy Jackson and the Olympians based on?
Percy Jackson and the Olympians is based on Rick Riordan's six Percy Jackson novels. These books are part of a larger series, Camp Half-Blood Chronicles.
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