Fantasy sequence Percy Jackson and the Olympians, primarily based on a best-selling e-book sequence by writer Rick Riordan, will display in December on Dianey+.
The sequence stars Walker Scobell (“Percy Jackson”), Leah Sava Jeffries (“Annabeth Chase”), Aryan Simhadri (“Grover Underwood”) and options visitor stars Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Hermes”), Megan Mullally (“Alecto” aka “Mrs. Dodds”), Toby Stephens (“Poseidon”), Virginia Kull (“Sally Jackson”), Jason Mantzoukas (“Dionysus” aka “Mr. D”), Jay Duplass (“Hades”), Glynn Turman (“Chiron” aka “Mr. Brunner”), the late Lance Reddick (“Zeus”), Adam Copeland (“Ares”), Charlie Bushnell (“Luke Castellan”), Dior Goodjohn (“Clarisse La Rue”), Jessica Parker Kennedy (“Medusa”), Olivea Morton (“Nancy Bobofit”), Suzanne Cryer (“Echidna”), Timm Sharp (“Gabe Ugliano”), Timothy Omundson (“Hephaestus”).
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” tells the fantastical story of a 12-year-old fashionable demigod, Percy Jackson, who’s simply coming to phrases together with his newfound divine powers when the sky god, Zeus, accuses him of stealing his grasp lightning bolt. With assist from his associates Grover and Annabeth, Percy should embark on an journey of a lifetime to seek out it and restore order to Olympus.
Renowned “Percy Jackson” creator Rick Riordan labored carefully with the inventive group and showrunners Jon Steinberg and Dan Shotz to convey his books to life and ship a sequence that stays true to his imaginative and prescient for these heroic characters that tens of millions of e-book followers know and love. The first two episodes are written by Riordan and Steinberg and directed by James Bobin. Steinberg and Shotz function government producers alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Monica Owusu-Breen, Anders Engström and Jet Wilkinson.
Two episodes Wednesday, December 20 then weekly on on Disney+.
