Overview

• Courtney B. Vance delivered an emotional speech to cast and crew on the first day of filming to honor Lance Reddick’s performance as Zeus.
• Executive producers and author Rick Riordan consulted closely with Vance on preserving Reddick’s legacy in the new portrayal.
• Stephanie Reddick attended set and publicly approved the decision to entrust Zeus’s role to Vance.
• Showrunners opted against addressing the recasting on-screen, citing the source material’s depiction of gods appearing in varied forms.
• Season 2, based on The Sea of Monsters, is now in production and slated to premiere on Disney+ in December 2025.