- Disney+ released a new trailer for "Percy Jackson and the Olympians."
- The new series is based on Rick Riordan's novel series about modern Greek demigods.
The newest trailer for "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" breaks open the glorious world of demigods, deities, and mythical weapons — and so far, it looks glorious.
Based on Rick Riordan's novel series of the same name, the show follows Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell), a young man who has to grapple with monster attacks and godly parents on top of school bullies and being labeled a "troubled kid."
After taking refuge at Camp Half-Blood, a safe haven and training ground for demigod children, Percy learns that he's a rare son of Poseidon, and sets out on a quest to recover Zeus' stolen master bolt. Along the way, he's accompanied by his friends Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries), a daughter of Athena, and Grover Underwood (Aryan Simhadri).
The new teaser, set to an epic version of Vance Joy's "Riptide" (surely a reference to Percy's iconic sword of the same name), gives viewers a more comprehensive look at Riordan's world on the small screen than prior teasers.
In addition to Scobell, Jeffries, and Simhadri, the "Percy Jackson" show cast includes Jason Mantzoukas as the wine god Dionysus, Glynn Turman as the centaur Chiron, Lin-Manuel Miranda as the messenger god Hermes, and the late Lance Reddick as Zeus, the god of the sky.
The show will hit Disney+ on December 20 with a two-episode premiere, after which new episodes will be released weekly.