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PERCY JACKSON

THE NEW SERIES

Staying true to the source, the first season will be based on the first book. The official plot synopsis reads: 

12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson, is coming to terms with his newfound divine powers when the sky god, Zeus, accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt; with his friend's help, Percy must restore order to Olympus.

With a mixed cast of established names (mainly playing Gods) and new talent, this show is setting up to be a very faithful retelling of the books. 

PREVIOUS & NEW CAST

PERCY

Two images. Left is Percy in the new show, right is Percy in the movies.

ANNABETH

Two images. Left is Annabeth in the new show, right is Annabeth in the movies.

GROVER

Two images. Left is Grover in the new show, right is Grover in the movies.

OTHER CASTINGS

ZEUS

Lance Reddick smiles for a photo

Played by: Lance Reddick

POSEIDON

Toby Stephens poses for a photo

Played by: Toby Stephens

HADES

Jay Duplass smiles in a photo

Played by: Jay Duplass

HERMES

Lin-Manuel Miranda smiles in front of an Encanto backdrop

Played by: Lin-Manuel Miranda

DIONYSUS

Jason Mantzoukas looks surprised for a photo

Played by: Jason Mantzoukas

LUKE CASTELLAN

Charlie Bushnell looks at the camera

Played by: Charlie Bushnell

MEDUSA

Jessica Parker Kennedy looks off into the distance

Played by: Jessica Parker Kennedy

ARES

Adam Copeland looks serious into the camera

Played by: Adam Copeland

Percy wears an orange shirt and looks confused
Percy and Annabeth sit together in a boat
Annabeth looks determined wearing armour

HOW WILL THE SERIES BE DIFFERENT?

POSEIDON'S FURY

Percy Jackson looks concerned in the forest

Percy's actor, Walker Scobell, teased that his version of Percy will be a lot more hot-headed, and not as calm as Logan Lerman's version had been throughout the movies.

FAITHFUL ADAPTATION

A group of campers stand in the forest

With some heavy criticism coming from fans of the books, the author, Rick Riordan, confirmed that this series was his new opportunity to try and create a faithful adaptation to screen. Whether that actually happens is yet to be seen, but Riordan seems to be happy with the choices made so far.

MORE TIME

Percy Jackson looks up at a statue in a museum

The show is committing to one book per season, just as the movies did one book per film. The difference here is obviously timing. With 8 full episodes to cover the event of one book, rather than a 1.5 hour movie, we're going to get a lot more detail, character development, and time with these characters, locations, and plots.

WATCH THE TRAILER NOW

For those who haven't seen it, now is a great time to catch up on the trailer for the new Disney Plus series.