'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' TV Series Set to Premiere on Disney+
Author Rick Riordan Involved in Production, Promises Faithful Adaptation of Beloved Book Series
- The 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' TV series is set to premiere on Disney+ on December 20, 2023, promising a more faithful adaptation of the books than the previous film adaptations.
- Author Rick Riordan is intimately involved with the adaptation's production, serving as executive producer, co-writing the pilot episode, and creating a series bible for the series with co-showrunner Jonathan E. Steinberg.
- Walker Scobell has been cast as the titular character, Percy Jackson, with Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri portraying Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood, respectively.
- The series will follow the first book closely, with Percy discovering his lineage as the son of a Greek god and embarking on a journey to prevent an all-out war between the gods after being framed for stealing Zeus' lightning bolt.
- The series will be available to stream on both Disney+ and Hulu.