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If you’re a fan of Rick Riordan’s books and liked Disney+’s “Percy Jackson”, we have great news.
“Percy Jackson” is the most recent adaptation of Rick Riordan’s books after the two films from the beginning of the last decade, with Logan LermanBrandon T. Jackson, Alexandra DaddarioJake Abel, Pierce BrosnanKevin McKidd, Leven Rambin, among many others.
The series premiered in December 2023 and has won its place in the hearts of book fans and Disney+ viewers. “Percy Jackson” was very well received, being considered a superior adaptation to the films.
(Possible spoilers if you haven’t seen the series yet)
The plot of the first season follows the story of Percy, a 12-year-old boy, who discovers that he is a demigod, son of Poseidon, with powers and has to adjust to a new reality with monsters as a constant threat. However, he is accused by Zeus of having stolen his master bolt and must prove his innocence so that the gods of Olympus do not go to war. To do this, he enlists the help of Grover and Annabeth to go on a mission to the Underworld, recover the lightning and save his mother.
The cast has Walker Scobell (“The Adam Project”) as Percy Jackson, Leah Sava Jeffries (“The Beast”) as Annabeth, Aryan Simhadri as Grover, Lin-Manuel Miranda (“The Little Mermaid”“Mary Poppins Returns”) as Hermes, Megan Mullally (“Where Are You Bernadette?”) as Alecto or Mrs. Dodds, Toby Stephens (son of Maggie Smith) as Poseidon, Virginia Kull (“Big Little Lies”) as Sally Jackson, Jason Mantzoukas (“The Dictator”) as Dionysus, Jay Duplass as Hades, Glynn Turman as Chiron or Mr. Burner, the late Lance Reddick (“John Wick”) as Zeus, Adam Copeland (WWE’s Edge) as Ares, Charlie Bushnell as Luke Castellan, Dior Goodjohn like Clarisse La Rue, Jessica ParkerKennedy (“Black Sails”) as Medusa, Olivea Morton as Nancy Bobofit, Suzanne Cryer as Echidna, Timm Sharp as Gabe Ugliano and Timothy Omundson (“Supernatural”) as Hephaestus.
Yesterday, February 7th, it was confirmed that the series had been renewed for a second season, something that was to be expected considering the popularity of the work. It is known that it will be an adaptation of the second book in the series, “The Sea of Monsters”, where Percy will have to embark on a new mission to recover the Golden Fleece to save Grover and the colony.
It is likely that many of the cast members will return for the new season, however, there will have to be a new search for Zeus. The author of the books, Rick Riordanparticipated in the creation of the series and even made a small cameo in the first episode.
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