Rick Riordan, the author of the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" book series is getting a shot at redemption with the new adaptation to be released on Disney+. The books will revolve around demigods or "half-bloods" sired by Greek gods and their prophesied adventures against mythical monsters. Here are things you might want to know about the upcoming young adult TV show.
The Release Date
The announcement for the adaptation came around May 2020 on Twitter, and "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" (PJO) fans were ecstatic. Some were even saying that it could be as big as "Harry Potter," which we all know still has a growing fanbase until now.
The House of Mouse greenlit the show in January 2022, but it appears that the show has a long way to go. According to the author himself, filming would be done around January 2023, but considering the mythical theme of the show, post-production might take a while.
Riordan suggested that the series might be released around early 2024, as mentioned in Looper. Although, Walker Scobell, the actor playing the demigod Percy Jackson, said that the release might even be as early as late 2023.
The Cast
The book fanbase will also get to watch the actors grow along with the progression of the show, just as they did with "Harry Potter." There was not much room for maturity in the PJO movie franchise since they started off with the characters at the age of 16.
If they stick to the source material, then we won't be seeing Kronos as soon as we did in the movie franchise, wherein the trio immediately defeated the biggest villain in "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters" and fans were deprived of the epic battle scenes in the last book.
Who knows, if the show achieves a certain level of success, it might continue to the next book series associated with PJO, which is the "Heroes of Olympus" series. It would certainly be exciting to see Roman demigods fight alongside Greek demigods.
