Admittedly, it is exhausting to realize an excessive amount of from a 30-second teaser, however there’s a truthful quantity of scope proven off within the temporary footage. This appears like a giant present with loads of particular results, huge places, and a giant solid. Regardless that this franchise is a TV sequence now versus the films that arrived greater than a decade in the past, it seems as if Disney spared little expense in bringing writer Rick Riordan’s world to life for a second time. For many who will not be acquainted with the story, the synopsis for the sequence reads as follows:
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” tells the fantastical story of a 12-year-old trendy 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 mates Grover and Annabeth, Percy should embark on an journey of a lifetime to seek out it and restore order to Olympus.
Jon Steinberg and Dan Shotz function the showrunners of the sequence, and so they labored carefully with Riordan to assist convey his books to life this time round. Riordan and Steinberg wrote the primary two episodes, which have been directed by James Bobin (“Alice By the Trying Glass”).
The stacked ensemble solid additionally consists of 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), and Timothy Omundson (Hephaestus).
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” premieres December 20, 2023, on Disney+.