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.
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.
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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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