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Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS to be released on December 20th as first teaser is released.
Previously the book series had been adapted into two films, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013), both of which stared Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson and Alexandra Daddario as Annabeth Chase.
Unlike the movie series, Disney has stated that the team of this series worked closely with Rick Riordan to bring his books to life in a way that stays true to his vision. He is even involved creatively in the series as both an executive producer and co-wrote some episodes. Based on Rick Riordan’s beloved middle-grade fantasy series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians centers on its title character Percy (Walker Scobell), a 12-year-old boy who, following an incident at school, learns about his godly heritage. So, her hand forced, Percy’s mother (Virginia Kull) sends him to Camp Half-Blood, a place made just for demigod children to hone their divine powers and learn more about themselves. While there, Percy discovers his father his Poseidon (Toby Stephens), god of the sea. He also learns that someone has stolen Zeus’ (the late Lance Reddick) lightning bolt, and Zeus believes it was Percy. To prove his innocence and stop the mounting tension on Olympus, Percy and his new friends Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) and Grover (Aryan Simhadri) journey across America, encountering frightening new dangers along the way.
The first two episodes of Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1 were written by Riordan and Jon Steinberg, with James Bobin as director. All three serve as executive producers along with Dan Shotz, Rebecca Riordan, Jim Rowe, Monica Owusu-Breen, Anders Engstrōm, Jet Wilkinson, and Bert Salke. The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell, and D.J. Goldberg also executive produced. Alongside the mentioned cast, it stars Lin-Manuel Miranda, Megan Mullally, Jason Mantzoukas, Jay Duplass, Glynn Turman, Adam Copeland, Charlie Bushnell, Dior Goodjohn, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Olivea Morton, Suzanne Cryer, Timm Sharp, and Timothy Omundson.
The series stars Walker Scobell (“Percy Jackson”), Leah Sava Jeffries (“Annabeth Chase”), Aryan Simhadri (“Grover Underwood”) and features notable guest 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”),
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