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Prepare to journey into a world you never thought possible as Disney adapts Percy Jackson into a new series. Prepare to journey into a world you never thought possible as Disney adapts Percy Jackson into a new series.
Percy Jackson series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief starring Logan Lerman. Fox brought in Chris Columbus, the director of early Harry Potter movies, to start this new franchise. The Lightning Thief became a worldwide hit, grossing $226.4 million with a $95 million production budget. The sequel, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, also became a modest hit and a third film, The Titan’s Curse, was set to be the next installment, but it never manifested.Now, Disney brings you the teaser trailer for the new Disney+ series,
Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Today is Percy Jackson’s birthday, so the news was revealed. The show will be an epic adaptation based on the Rick Riordan novels. The books are a series of best-selling books from Disney Hyperion. The series will debut with a 2-episode premier on Wednesday December 20, 2023 and new episodes will be released every week. The official synopsis reads,
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians tells the fantastical story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson, who’s just coming to terms with his newfound divine powers when the sky god, Zeus, accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. Percy, with the help of Grover and Annabeth Chase, must embark on a journey to restore order to Olympus. Toby Stephens (Poseidon), Virginia Kull (Sally Jackson), Jason Mantzoukas (Dionysus aka “Mr. Renowned Percy Jackson
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