Like the immortal gods themselves, valuable IP is never truly dead. In the case of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson novels, a successful big-screen adaptation in 2010 didn’t lead to the mega-franchise Fox was hoping for. Now under the Disney banner, it’s being given a second shot as Percy Jackson and the Olympians, a Disney+ series coming our way next month and featuring an all-new cast.
Sorry, Alexandra Daddario fans. She ain’t got nothin’ to do with this one. I miss her, too.
Anyway, the cast is led by Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson, a normal kid who discovers that he’s actually a powerful demigod, attending a high school for other teens just as gifted as himself. When he’s accused of stealing Zeus’ lightning bolt, Percy and his friends must go on a dangerous adventure to clear his name.
Also in the cast are Aryan Simhadri and Leah Sava Jeffries as Percy’s best friends Grover the satyr and Annabeth Chase who is the daughter of Athena. They’re joined by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Megan Mullally, Toby Stephens, Virginia Kull, Jason Mantzoukas, Jay Duplass, Glynn Turman, Lance Reddick, Adam “Edge” Copeland, Charlie Bushnell, Dior Goodjohn, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Olivea Morton, Suzanne Cryer, Timm Sharp, and Timothy Omundson. James Bobin directed the first two episodes, while Riordan is aboard as a writer.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians hits Disney+ on December 20th.
