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With production currently underway in Vancouver for a 2025 return, we have some huge casting news to pass along for Disney+'s Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase), and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood)-starring adaptation of award-winning author Rick Riordan's bestselling book series Earlier today, it was announced that Tamara Smart (Resident Evil) is joining[...]

Some great news coming out of this afternoon's earnings report for the first fiscal quarter of this year, with The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger in the mood to make fans of Disney+'s live-action series adaptation of award-winning author Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson" novels That's right – after strong viewing numbers and a passionate social[...]

Of course, Lance Reddick would play Zeus, father of the gods of Olympia! Who else could possibly play him? After the finale episode, there is a title card that reads: "In loving memory of Lance Reddick." Still from "Percy Jackson and the Olympians": Disney+ After Reddick's passing,  original book author Rick Riordan wrote a tribute to the[...]

Not surprisingly, there are toxic trolls who remain rigid despite author Rick Riordan's endorsement Jeffries spoke about embracing the role of Annabeth as her own to distinguish herself from the 20th Century Studios films' incarnation played by Alexandra Daddario. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS – "Episode 102" (Disney/David Bukach) LEAH JEFFRIES "I listen to people say things[...]

It's hard to believe it's been 13 years since Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson & the Olympians was first adapted to the screen in 2010's The Lightning Thief While the 20th Century Studios' film saw success at the box office, it was followed up with the lackluster sequel in 2013's Sea of Monsters Ten years later,[...]

It's been a long near-two-decade journey for Percy Jackson creator Rick Riordan Since first publishing his original Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief in 2005, his work was originally adapted to film for 20th Century Fox, now 20th Century Studios, that starred Logan Lerman, Brandon T Jackson, and Alexandra Daddario as Percy, Grover,[...]

Fans in-room were treated to a special sneak peek with never-before-seen clips from the upcoming series and received an even bigger surprise when best-selling author and series executive producer Rick Riordan, and fellow executive producer Rebecca Riordan, came out on stage to introduce the final clip. "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" key art: Disney+ Percy Jackson &[...]

Screencapped from YouTube courtesy of Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians is based on the Rick Riordan novels of the same name that follows 12-year-old demi-god (Scobell) "coming to terms with his newfound divine powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt," the series' logline read "With help from his[...]

With help from his friends Grover (Simhadri) and Annabeth (Jeffries), Percy must embark on an adventure of a lifetime to find it and restore order to Olympus." Percy Jackson and the Olympians, based on the Rick Riordan novels, is currently in production Also appearing will be Virginia Kull, Glynn Turman, Jason Mantzoukas, Megan Mullally, Timm Sharp,[...]

Whether you're a fan of author Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" YA novel series or just learning about it for the first time, what's been going on with the upcoming Disney+ series adaptation should be something on your pop culture radar Last week, Leah Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri were announced to be joining[...]

Fans of award-winning author Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson" series of novels were in for some great news on Tuesday, with Disney+ giving a series order for Percy Jackson and the Olympians Based on the best-selling book series, the series finds Riordan & Jon Steinberg (Black Sails, FX's The Old Man) writing the pilot and James[...]

As fans eagerly wait for the Percy Jackson franchise to make its way to television for Disney+, author Rick Riordan offered an update on his blog (via Entertainment Weekly) All they're looking for is the creative mind before everything starts coming together "So where are we?" he wrote "Well, if I haven't been giving you[...]

Author of the "Percy Jackson" book series, Rick Riordan, recently reminded fans of the upcoming Disney+series when he placed a call for auditions for the coveted lead character The limits for who are able to audition focuses on actors who can play around the age of 12- with no mention of ethnicity The character of Percy,[...]